On Saturday evening the DFB Cup final is between Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig at. However, after the final is before the first main round of the coming season. This will finally (at least for the first division teams) as usual be the starting signal for the coming season. We have all the information about DFB Cup-Season 2023/24 summarized.
The first main round of the 2023/24 DFB Cup season will take place from August 11th to 14th. As usual, the matches are scheduled a week before the start of the Bundesliga.
The dates at a glance:
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round |
Deadline |
|---|---|
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1st main round |
11.-14. August 2023 |
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2nd round |
31. October-1. November 2023 |
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round of 16 |
5th-6th December 2023 |
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Quarterfinals |
30-31 January, 6-7 February 2024 |
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semifinals |
2.-3. April 2024 |
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Finale |
25. May 2024 |
For the reigning champions (FC Bayern) and the DFB Cup winners (Leipzig/Frankfurt), the 1st main round will not start until 26/27 in view of the DFL Supercup. September.
The draw for the 1st main round will take place on June 18th.
The 18 clubs in the Bundesliga and the top 14 in the 2nd Bundesliga are in pot one and are drawn to a lower-class opponent who can claim home rights.
A total of 64 teams are taking part in the first main round. These include the 36 professional teams from the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga and the four best-placed clubs from the 3rd division. In view of the fact that Freiburg II is not eligible, Saarbrücken is fifth in the table.
The now 40 teams are joined by the 21 state cup winners and one team each from Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony, since these are the state associations with the most members.
In view of the fact that Elversberg and Saarbrücken were able to qualify via the league in Saarland and are also contesting the state cup final, FC Homburg, who lost the semi-final and won the decider against SV Auermacher, are moving up.
Bundesliga (22/23): 1. FC Cologne, 1. FSV Mainz 05, 1. FC Union Berlin, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Eintracht Frankfurt, FC Augsburg, FC Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig, SC Freiburg, TSG Hoffenheim, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Bochum, VfL Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen, FC Schalke 04, Hertha BSC
2. Bundesliga (22/23): 1st FC Heidenheim, 1st FC Magdeburg, 1st FC Nuremberg, 1st FC Kaiserslautern, Arminia Bielefeld, Eintracht Braunschweig, FC St. Pauli, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, Hansa Rostock, Holstein Kiel, Karlsruher SC, SC Paderborn, SpVgg Greuther Fürth, SV Darmstadt 98, Jahn Regensburg, SV Sandhausen
3. Liga (22/23): SV Elversberg (champion), VfL Osnabrück, SV Wehen Wiesbaden, 1. FC Saarbrücken (all about the final placing)
Regional League (22/23): SpVgg Unterhaching (champion RL Bayern), Preussen Münster (champion RL West), FC 08 Homburg (about the decider in Saarland), Atlas Delmenhorst (state cup finalist Lower Saxony)
Oberliga (22/23): TuS Bersenbrück (Lower Saxony State Cup Winner Amateurs)
As usual, the final on May 25, 2024 will take place in the Berlin Olympic Stadium
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