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 |
Attention Lilien fans: During SV Darmstadt 98’s training camp in Bad Wörishofen (Allgäu region)—taking place from July 19th to July 26th, 2026—there will once again be an opportunity to meet the team, chat with the players, and, of course, get autographs and photos. The fan meet-up is scheduled for Saturday, July 25th, following the friendly match against SG Sonnenhof Großaspach. Kick-off for the match is at 12pm.
SV 98 remains active in the transfer market. The "Lilies" have signed Christopher Lannert from Arminia Bielefeld.
Friendly matches, fundraising campaigns, and plenty of photos—that’s what the week looked like for SV 98 and the club’s community. Between their 5–1 victory over FC Homburg and the upcoming friendly in Walldorf this Friday (July 17), the „Lilies“ showed their best side for the cameras. In addition, the SV 98 legends team will face an Odenwald select squad on Sunday (July 19th). You can also win great prizes in competitions taking place in Erbach and at the pop-up store in downtown Darmstadt. Lilies Across the Board brings you all the latest news from life at SV 98.
The Bundesliga finalised the match schedules for matchdays three through six on Wednesday (July 15th): Darmstadt's home game against Hannover 96 on matchday three will take place on Sunday. This will be followed by their away game against 1. FC Kaiserslautern on Saturday at 1pm. The home game against Arminia Bielefeld on Friday evening and the away game in Wolfsburg, also on Friday evening, have also been confirmed.
The Lilies can welcome another new arrival at the Böllenfalltor: Florian Kleinhansl will now wear the SV 98 jersey. The 25-year-old joins on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract with 1. FC Kaiserslautern on June 30th.
Third test, third clear victory. SV 98 won the match against FC 08 Homburg 5-1 (3-0).
SV Darmstadt 98 and the fusion energy company Focused Energy are entering into an official partnership. The aim of the collaboration is to more closely link top-level football and high technology from the Darmstadt region and to jointly generate momentum for innovation and future societal issues.
Killian Corredor will be playing in his home country again in the future. SV 98 has reached an agreement with FC Nantes on the transfer of the Frenchman.
On Tuesday (July 14, 6pm), SV Darmstadt 98 hosts Regionalliga side FC Homburg and asks fans to take note of the following information.
A home game against KSV! SV Darmstadt 98 hosts Holstein Kiel for the opening matchday of the 2. Bundesliga season this Saturday (August 8 at 1pm). Here’s how you can be there: the member pre-sale for the new season's first home game begins this coming Wednesday (July 15) at 12pm —available online and at the ticket shop at the Merck-Stadion, as usual. You can find all further details in this announcement.
For every home goal scored by the "Lilies," SV Darmstadt 98 fans were doubly rewarded during the recent 2025/26 second-division season. Beyond the joy and excitement, supporters received 98 litres of Krombacher Pils for every goal Darmstadt scored at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor.
In recent days, various media outlets have published reports and graphics regarding the distribution of TV revenue for the 2026/27 season. Some of these reports included not only specific figures but also a comparison to the previous season. This comparison indicates a supposed revenue increase of €1.4 million for SV 98 compared to the 2025/26 season.