After the final is before the first round of the cup. Last Saturday (May 25th) Bayer Leverkusen secured the 2023/24 DFB Cup title. And the new cup season continues on Saturday evening (June 1st): The first round of the 2024/25 DFB Cup will be drawn from 6pm as part of the ARD Sportschau. In the following report we will give you all the information about the draw. Which teams are taking part? Which teams could the Lilies face? And when does which cup round take place?
The first round of the DFB Cup will be drawn on Saturday (June 1st) from 6pm in the German Football Museum in Dortmund. ARD takes over the live broadcast, Stephanie Müller-Spirra moderates the sports show, the drawing is managed by DFB Vice President Peter Frymuth.
The 36 teams from the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga from the previous season are seeded, plus the third division teams in places 1 to 4 – with the exception of secondary representatives. 21 additional places in the DFB Cup will be awarded to the state cup winners. If a third division team, which has already qualified through league placement, wins the state cup, the loser of the final automatically moves up – this is what happened in Saxony, where Aue was allowed to take part in the first round despite the final defeat against Dynamo Dresden because the SGD came fourth was in the 3rd league. The remaining three places go to clubs from the regional associations that have the most teams in play. Therefore, two teams from Westphalia, Bavaria and Lower Saxony each come into the “amateur pot”.
| „Amateur Pot“ | „Professional Pot“ |
| Eintracht Braunschweig (15. in 2. Bundesliga) | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| SV Wehen Wiesbaden (16. in 2. Bundesliga) | VfB Stuttgart |
| Hansa Rostock (17. in 2. Bundesliga) | FC Bayern München |
| VfL Osnabrück (18. in 2. Bundesliga) | Leipzig |
| SSV Ulm (1. in 3. Liga) | Borussia Dortmund |
| Preußen Münster (2. in 3. Liga) | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Jahn Regensburg (3. in 3. Liga) | TSG Hoffenheim |
| Dynamo Dresden (4. in 3. Liga) | 1. FC Heidenheim |
| Würzburger Kickers (Regionalliga Bayern Winners) | SV Werder Bremen |
| FC Ingolstadt (Bayern) | SC Freiburg |
| SV Meppen (Niedersachsen I) | FC Augsburg |
| Erzgebirge Aue (Sachsen) | VfL Wolfsburg |
| SV Sandhausen (Baden) | 1. FSV Mainz 05 |
| FC Viktoria Berlin 1889 (Berlin) | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| Bremer SV (Bremen) | 1. FC Union Berlin |
| FC Teutonia Ottensen (Hamburg) | VfL Bochum |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken (Saarland) | 1. FC Köln |
| Hallescher FC (Sachsen-Anhalt) | SV Darmstadt 98 |
| TSV Schott Mainz (South West) | FC St. Pauli |
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena (Thüringen) | Holstein Kiel |
| Greifwalder FC (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| Alemannia Aachen (Mittelrhein) | Hamburger SV |
| VfV Hildesheim (Niedersachsen II) | Karlsruher SC |
| TuS Koblenz (Rheinland) | Hannover 96 |
| 1. FC Phönix Lübeck (Schleswig-Holstein) | SC Paderborn |
| FC 08 Villingen (Südbaden) | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |
| Energie Cottbus (Brandenburg) | Hertha BSC Berlin |
| Rot-Weiss Essen (Niederrhein) | FC Schalke 04 |
| Kickers Offenbach (Hessen) | SV Elversberg |
| VfR Aalen (Württemberg) | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| Arminia Bielefeld (Westfalen) | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| Sportfreunde Lotte (Oberliga Westfalen Winners) | 1. FC Magdeburg |
The 18 Bundesliga teams and 14 best second division teams from the past season are in pot two (the professional pot), they all play against teams from pot one (the amateur pot). The first team drawn (always pot one) has home advantage. There can be a maximum of five duels between two second division teams, otherwise there are no duels between teams from the same league. The Lilies will definitely face an opponent from the first draw pot.
| Spielrunde | Zeitraum |
| 1st Round | 16th – 19th August 2024 |
| 2nd Round | 29th – 30th October 2024 |
| Last 16 | 3rd – 4th December 2024 |
| Quarter Finals | 4th/5th and 25th/26th February 2025 |
| Semi Finals | 1st/2nd April 2025 |
| Final in Berlin | 24. May 2025 |
A floodlit match at the Rudolf-Haribig-Stadion is always something special. Darmstadt 98 are aiming to take three points back to southern Hesse this Friday evening (February 27th). Kick-off is at 6:30pm. All the important information about the 24th matchday of the 2. Bundesliga is clearly summarised for you in our "Matchday Guide".
Darmstadt 98 aim to extend their unbeaten run to 14 games in Friday evening's match against Dynamo Dresden. While Darmstadt's potent attack has resulted in a respectable goal tally, they are wary at the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion. The Saxons have been on an upward trend since the winter break and will have a vociferous home crowd behind them. We've compiled all the facts and figures surrounding this clash in this report. Here you'll find the key facts for tomorrow's match.
Darmstadt and Dresden are 598 kilometres apart. On Friday evening (February 27th, 6:30pm), SV Darmstadt 98 will travel to the Saxon capital for the 24th matchday of the 2nd Bundesliga. The next away game will take place under the floodlights at the historic Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion. You can find all relevant fan information here.
Before SV Darmstadt 98 plays under floodlights in Dresden on Friday evening (27.02/18.30), Florian Kohfeldt spoke at the press conference about the strengths of Dynamo Dresden and the special atmosphere in the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion.
Raoul Petretta joined SV Darmstadt 98 in the winter and already feels very much at home. He talks about his arrival and his goals. Besides their sporting focus, the Lilies are also committed to sustainability: On March 15, 2026, over 3,500 trees will be planted as part of the fifth "In the Sign of the Lily" tree-planting campaign. In our "Lilies Across the Board" section, we provide you with the most important news from SV Darmstadt 98 every week.
Numerous Dynamo Dresden fans flock to the stadium on home match days. But one day, they came for a single reason: What should their stadium be called in the future? Tens of thousands of supporters gathered in front of the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, ready to cast their votes. In cooperation with regional partners, Dynamo Dresden's management took the unusual step of letting the club's supporters decide for themselves.
WirLilien – Together for nature conservation! Together with our partner Krombacher, we will once again plant more than 3,500 trees on Sunday (March 15th) – under the banner of the Lily. You can still register for the event at short notice.
On Friday (February 27th, 7:30pm), SV Darmstadt 98's U21 team begins the second phase of their Hessenliga season. With 23 points after 20 matchdays, the Lilies are currently in 14th place. Following intensive weeks of winter training, the team aims to start the upcoming challenges with renewed energy and secure crucial points.
A fast-paced, thrilling exchange between SV Darmstadt 98 and Fortuna Düsseldorf reached its ecstatic climax in the 88th minute. Thanks to Matej Maglica's header, Darmstadt secured a 2-1 victory in a wild battle that resembled a 12-round boxing match, with both sides neglecting their defences and constantly searching for the next hook or punch. A day later, sv98.de looks back on what was probably the most exciting home game of the season so far for the South Hessian side.
For every home goal scored by the Lilies, SV Darmstadt 98 fans will be doubly rewarded in the 2025/26 season. In addition to the joy and excitement, the Lilies' supporters will also receive 98 litres of Krombacher Pils for every home goal scored by Darmstadt at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor.
In an intense 90 minutes between SV Darmstadt 98 and Fortuna Düsseldorf, the Lilies fought back to secure three points shortly before the final whistle. The early lead taken by the team from southern Hesse was quickly erased by the Rhinelanders. The match became increasingly wild and physical. The second half remained evenly contested, but in the end, SV 98 once again demonstrated their fighting spirit: Matej Maglica's late header sealed the three points. What do the players and the two head coaches have to say about this thrilling encounter? We've compiled all the post-match reactions.
SV Darmstadt 98 remain a force to be reckoned with at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor! The Lilies defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf 2-1 (1-1) on matchday 23. It's their sixth consecutive home win, bringing their total to 45 points. Hornby opened the scoring for the home side after just seven minutes, before Maglica (88th minute) netted the decisive goal in the second half.