Hertha BSC and Union Berlin have received different draws in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. Hertha will be facing Zweitliga-Absteiger Hansa Rostock, while Union will be playing against the Regionalligisten Greifswald. Meanwhile, Viktoria Berlin, a Viertligist, will be hosting the Bundesliga team FC Augsburg in the upcoming matches.
The defending champions, Bayer Leverkusen, are set to play against Regionalligist Carl Zeiss Jena in the first round. The VfB Stuttgart, the vice-champions, will be facing Zweitligaaufsteiger Preußen Münster. However, both the champion and the vice-champion will only start their matches at the end of August. The DFB-Pokal Supercup will be contested by the two Bundesliga sides on the Saturday of the cup weekend.
In other matches, Borussia Dortmund, the finalists of the Champions League, will be playing against Regionalligist 1. FC Phoenix Lübeck in the first round. This draw left Lübeck’s Clubvorstand Thomas Laudi speechless, considering it as the crowning achievement of a successful season. Rot-Weiss Essen, a Drittligist, will be hosting the two-time Pokal winners RB Leipzig. Lastly, the Zweitligaabsteiger SV Wehen Wiesbaden is set to face off against FSV Mainz 05 in a thrilling encounter.