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 |
On Tuesday evening (October 13th), the SilberLilien took part in SV Darmstadt 98’s Stolperstein tour for the first time. Along the approximately six-kilometre route, the participants made several stops to learn more about the fates of Jewish club members who were persecuted and driven out during the Holocaust.
From new grassroots sports offerings and a look back at the club's history to birthdays and the latest updates from the media briefing—there is plenty to report from SV Darmstadt 98 again this week. In "Lilien Across the Board," we round up the news, insights, and stories from life at the club.
Tickets for the home match against 1. FC Heidenheim on November 22nd are available for purchase now.
SV Darmstadt 98's U21 team proved their mettle at home against KSV Hessen Kassel II in the Hessenliga on Sunday (Oct. 11th). After a convincing 90-minute performance, the Young Lilies secured another three points, finishing with a decisive 4–0 victory that lifts them to sixth place in the standings.
The Lilies overturned an early deficit to celebrate a 3–1 home victory against Energie Cottbus—a win that boosts confidence and confirms the progress being made. Read our analysis to find out why there is still work to be done and what positives SV 98 takes away from the match.
This season, too, Lilien fans will be doubly rewarded for every home goal scored by SV Darmstadt 98. In addition to the joy and excitement of the goals, the team's supporters will receive 98 litres of Krombacher Pils for every home goal scored by Darmstadt at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor.
After the international break, Darmstadt 98 returned to the Bölle with a home win! Against Energie Cottbus, SV Darmstadt 98 put on a spirited performance in front of their home crowd and rewarded themselves with three points after an intense match. We've compiled the post-match reactions for you here:
Despite falling behind, Darmstadt secured their second consecutive home win! Darmstadt defeated Energie Cottbus 3-1 (1-1). The home side equalised after conceding an early goal in the four-minute period through Weißhaupt before halftime. Vukotic headed his team into the lead in the second half, before Lührs sealed the victory with the third goal. This home win brings Darmstadt's season total to seven points.
Homegame at Böllenfalltor (10/10, 1pm): Florian Kohfeldt has made two changes to his starting XI compared to the away match in Wolfsburg three weeks ago. Richter and Mikelbrencis come into the starting lineup for Sickinger (calf issues) and Lannert (illness).
On Saturday afternoon (October 10th, 1pm), SV 98 hosts Energie Cottbus at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor for Matchday 7. What do the two head coaches have to say ahead of kick-off? Who is officiating the match, and where can you follow the action live? As always, we have compiled all the key information regarding the game against Cottbus in our "Matchday Guide" feature.
Tickets for the league match in Nürnberg (Nov. 7th) and the cup match in Elversberg (Oct. 27th) are available for purchase now.
For the upcoming home match on Saturday (October 10th, 2026, at 1pm), SV 98 asks you to take note of the following information. Since the start of the season, we have been offering dedicated entrances for women at the west side of the stadium. Additionally, there is a "Bölle Bande" family entrance with easier access at the Karl-Hess-Platz entrance. Please also take note of the information provided by HEAG regarding the autumn break.