From Bayern to Bochum - our potential opponents in the DFB-Pokal

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·30 ottobre 2025

From Bayern to Bochum - our potential opponents in the DFB-Pokal

With the final second-round DFB-Pokal fixtures completed on Wednesday, the line-up for the upcoming draw is now set.

Ten Bundesliga clubs have booked their place in the next round, joined by six sides from the second division.

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Of the Bundesliga’s top sides, only Eintracht Frankfurt have been knocked out. That means RB Leipzig could face a big name in the round of 16.

A clash with FC Bayern is just as possible as a meeting with Borussia Dortmund, defending champions VfB Stuttgart or Bayer Leverkusen.

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There are also several eye-catching names from the 2. Bundesliga in the draw, including VfL Bochum, Hertha BSC, Kaiserslautern and Darmstadt.

A reunion with Ole Werner’s former club Holstein Kiel is also on the cards. He began his coaching career there in 2013 in the academy and later led the club as head coach all the way to the Bundesliga relegation play-off.