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Saarbrücken in the DFB Cup: Who will be the opponents in the home game?
The draw for the DFB Cup will take place at the German Football Museum on June 15, 2025, where 1. FC Saarbrücken will face possible top opponents.
Saarbrücken in the DFB Cup: Who will be the opponents in the home game?
The draw for the first round of the DFB Cup will take place on Sunday, June 15, 2025. 1. FC Saarbrücken, who failed in relegation to the 2nd Bundesliga last season and therefore remains in the 3rd league, qualified for the tournament by finishing third in the league. The draw will be held in the German Football Museum in Dortmund and broadcast live on ZDF, as reported by suedwest24.de. The event begins at 5:15 p.m.
1. FC Saarbrücken is in the so-called amateur pot of the draw and is represented as a lottery ticket by Owen Ansah, a well-known track and field athlete and the first 100-meter runner under 10 seconds from Germany. Last season was mixed for the club; They failed in the first round of the DFB Cup on penalties against 1. FC Nürnberg and reached the semi-finals in the 2023/24 season, where they were eliminated by 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
Course of the first round
The first round of the DFB Cup will be played from August 15th to 18th, 2025. However, the games of FC Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart have to be postponed to August 26th and 27th due to the Supercup game on August 16th. In this first round, the Saarlanders can face top-class opponents; Possible opponents include FC Bayern Munich, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, VfB Stuttgart and 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
| pot | Examples of teams |
|---|---|
| Professional pot | FC Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, 1. FC Union Berlin |
| Amateur pot | 1. FC Saarbrücken, Preußen Münster, Dynamo Dresden, Hansa Rostock |
1. FC Saarbrücken will do everything in its power to play a home game in the first round and to delight the spectators with a strong performance. Looking back on the past season and gaining new strength and experience will help the team cement their cup ambitions.
A total of 64 teams could take part in the first round, consisting of 32 first and second division teams as well as other legally qualified teams from the upper leagues. Spectators can look forward to exciting encounters when the draw takes place on June 15th, as kicker.de explains in detail. The anticipation for this opening event is great and makes the football hearts of the fans beat faster.