2025–26 DFB-Pokal Frauen

The following clubs qualified for the competition:

This year saw a format change, as the 21 regional cup winners, the five promoted teams from the Regionalliga and six teams from the 2. Bundesliga competed in a play-off round. Teams from the Bundesliga and the four-highest 2. Bundesliga teams entered in the first round. After that, the first round was played by the remaining 32 teams without restrictions.^[3]

The rounds of the 2025–26 competition were scheduled as follows:^[1]

Times up to 26 October 2025 and from 29 March 2026 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 27 October 2025 to 28 March 2026 are CET (UTC+1).

Play-offs

The draw took place on 26 June 2025, with Renate Lingor drawing the matches. The play-offs are split into a North group and a South group.^[4][5] The twelve Bundesliga teams and the four best-placed teams from the 2. Bundesliga had a bye. The matches will take place between 16 and 19 August 2025.

SV Elversberg v Fortuna Köln

16 August 2025	SV Elversberg	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Fortuna Köln	Sankt Ingbert
14:00	Klein 85'	Report	Streller 38'	Stadium: Waldstadion Betzental Attendance: 150 Referee: Sina Gieringer
	Penalties
	Walker Kirps Andres Wittling		Kreitz Graßinger

1. FFC Montabaur v SC Siegelbach

16 August 2025	1. FFC Montabaur	3–0	SC Siegelbach	Montabaur
14:00	Theis 8', 13' Helwing 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Sportplatz Eschelbach Attendance: 165 Referee: Amelie Lainka

SV 67 Weinberg v Greuther Fürth

16 August 2025	SV 67 Weinberg	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Greuther Fürth	Aurach
15:00	Hofrichter 37' Thornley 70' (o.g.)	Report	Mauch 41' Wolfram 48' (pen.) Wölfel 111'	Stadium: Sportanlage Aurach Attendance: 299 Referee: Marie-Theres Mühlbauer

Karlsruher SC v SG Andernach

16 August 2025	Karlsruher SC	0–4	SG Andernach	Bruchsal
16:00		Report	Schumacher 11' Schraa 37' Weingarz 45+2' Kossmann 80'	Stadium: Sportzentrum Attendance: 120 Referee: Paula Mayer

BSG Chemie Leipzig v FC Freiburg-St. Georgen

16 August 2025	BSG Chemie Leipzig	3–2	FC Freiburg-St. Georgen	Leipzig
17:00	Schneider 14' Hüllmann 50' Koster 80' (pen.)	Report	Bianchi 3' Kniza 20' (o.g.)	Stadium: Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark Attendance: 751 Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer

Viktoria Berlin v VfL Bochum

17 August 2025	Viktoria Berlin	2–1	VfL Bochum	Berlin
12:00	Zaugg 7' (o.g.) Urbanek 67'	Report	Way 46'	Stadium: Stadion Lichterfelde Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Miriam Schwermer

1. FC Neubrandenburg 04 v VfR Warbeyen

17 August 2025	1. FC Neubrandenburg 04	0–8	VfR Warbeyen	Neubrandenburg
12:00		Report	Verkuijl 6', 73' Guyens 29' Manoukian 32', 54', 56' Barbara 34' Masseling 42'	Stadium: Jahnstadion Attendance: 100 Referee: Tim Gerstenberg

TSV Solingen-Aufderhöhe v SC Victoria Hamburg

17 August 2025	TSV Solingen-Aufderhöhe	0–6	SC Victoria Hamburg	Hilden
13:00		Report	Bothmann 7', 89', 90+2' Üstün 9' Paape 23', 86'	Stadium: Stadion Am Bandsbusch Attendance: 400 Referee: Anna-Lena Weiss

FSV Gütersloh v 1. FC Magdeburg

17 August 2025	FSV Gütersloh	0–2	1. FC Magdeburg	Rheda-Wiedenbrück
14:00		Report	Bach 1' Giese 71'	Stadium: Tönnies-Arena Attendance: 150 Referee: Annika Kost

FSV Babelsberg 74 v ATS Buntentor

17 August 2025	FSV Babelsberg 74	1–1 (1–4 p)	ATS Buntentor	Potsdam
14:00	Löwe 36'	Report	Rößeling 21'	Stadium: Sportanlage Am Stern Attendance: 240 Referee: Sophie Olivie
	Penalties
	Haeberlin		Meyer Watzlawik Hillje Zabel

VfL Herrenberg v Kickers Offenbach

17 August 2025	VfL Herrenberg	0–2	Kickers Offenbach	Herrenberg
14:00		Report	Klich 18' (pen.) Petrov 34'	Stadium: Volksbank-Stadion Attendance: 300 Referee: Theresa Hug

Saalfeld Titans v FC Ingolstadt

17 August 2025	Saalfeld Titans	0–23	FC Ingolstadt	Saalfeld
14:00		Report	Schwarz 6', 12', 89' Kömm 10', 37' Kusch 15', 22', 32', 39', 45' Winter 20', 88' Penzkofer 24', 47', 68', 75' Reischmann 35', 80' Vidović 48', 57', 60', 85' Hein 78'	Stadium: Stadion An den Saalewiesen Attendance: 350 Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer

VfB Stuttgart v Mainz 05

17 August 2025	VfB Stuttgart	0–2	Mainz 05	Stuttgart
14:00		Report	Pageler 4' Bouziane 11'	Stadium: Rasenplatz PSV Stuttgart Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Daniela Kottmann

Borussia Pankow v Hannover 96

17 August 2025	Borussia Pankow	0–6	Hannover 96	Berlin
15:00		Report	Obara 16' Seliger 27' Dose 39', 76', 80' Seifert 47'	Stadium: Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark Attendance: 495 Referee: Maurice Schmidt

Holstein Kiel v SV Meppen

17 August 2025	Holstein Kiel	0–1	SV Meppen	Kiel
15:00		Report	Bröring 84'	Stadium: Stadion Waldwiese Attendance: 239 Referee: Thao-Vy Nguyen

Borussia Dortmund v Borussia Mönchengladbach

19 August 2025	Borussia Dortmund	3–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Dortmund
19:00	Leubner 40' Enderle 69' Marquardt 89'	Report	Arici 76'	Stadium: Stadion Rote Erde Attendance: 3,320 Referee: Julia Boike

First round

The draw took place on 19 August 2025 with Turid Knaak drawing the matches.^[6][7] The matches took place between 27 and 29 September 2025.

ATS Buntentor v VfL Wolfsburg

27 September 2025	ATS Buntentor	0–11	VfL Wolfsburg	Bremen
13:00		Report	Endemann 7' (pen.), 48' Küver 17' Bergsvand 40' Bussy 44', 68' Huth 58' Kielland 66' Vallotto 69' Saelen 75' Zicai 80'	Stadium: SPA Stadtwerder Attendance: 1,496 Referee: Lara Wolf

1. FFC Montabaur v Turbine Potsdam

27 September 2025	1. FFC Montabaur	0–3	Turbine Potsdam	Westerburg
15:00		Report	Okuma 6', 22' Lindner 40'	Stadium: Westerburg-Rasenplatz Attendance: 363 Referee: Sina Gieringer

FC Ingolstadt v 1. FC Nürnberg

28 September 2025	FC Ingolstadt	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	1. FC Nürnberg	Ingolstadt
11:00	Wolski 56' Penzkofer 120'	Report	Woś 41' (pen.) Kuya-Strobel 107' (o.g.)	Stadium: BSA Ingolstadt-Mitte Attendance: 182 Referee: Davina Lutz
	Penalties
	Frank Kuya-Strobel Keul Keitel		Ličina Pollak

Hannover 96 v SC Freiburg

28 September 2025	Hannover 96	0–4	SC Freiburg	Hanover
11:00		Report	Csillag 3' Maas 7' Nachtigall 48' Birkholz 78'	Stadium: Eilenriedestadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Annika Kost

SV Elversberg v Bayer Leverkusen

28 September 2025	SV Elversberg	0–5	Bayer Leverkusen	Sankt Ingbert
12:00		Report	Vidal 14' Wittling 19' (pen.) Kögel 23' Bender 30' Mickenhagen 89'	Stadium: Waldstadion Betzental Attendance: 521 Referee: Naemi Breier

Kickers Offenbach v SGS Essen

28 September 2025	Kickers Offenbach	0–7	SGS Essen	Offenbach
13:00		Report	Platner 37' Van Belle 44', 55' Potsi 57' Elmazi 64' Maier 72' Flach 89'	Stadium: SANA Sportpark Attendance: 524 Referee: Paula Mayer

VfR Warbeyen v 1. FC Köln

28 September 2025	VfR Warbeyen	0–6	1. FC Köln	Kleve
13:00		Report	Leimenstoll 2' Hegering 3', 35' Jessen 62', 79' Andrade 87'	Stadium: Bresserberg Attendance: 640 Referee: Anke Hölscher

SV Meppen v SC Sand

28 September 2025	SV Meppen	0–3	SC Sand	Meppen
14:00		Report	Reiniger 11', 36' Farwick 78' (o.g.)	Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 430 Referee: Sarah Willms

BSG Chemie Leipzig v Carl Zeiss Jena

28 September 2025	BSG Chemie Leipzig	0–5	Carl Zeiss Jena	Leipzig
14:00		Report	Jaron 30' Margraf 40' Andersson 51' Mühlemann 68' Gentile 75'	Stadium: Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark Attendance: 1,164 Referee: Marie-Theres Mühlbauer

SG Andernach v RB Leipzig

28 September 2025	SG Andernach	0–7	RB Leipzig	Andernach
14:00		Report	Hoffmann 6' (pen.), 35', 38' Schimmer 17' Boboy 32' Kadowaki 77', 90'	Stadium: Stadion am Bassenheimer Weg Attendance: 385 Referee: Julia Boike

1. FC Magdeburg v Hamburger SV

28 September 2025	1. FC Magdeburg	0–3	Hamburger SV	Magdeburg
14:00		Report	Schulz 30' Meyer 53' Sierra 75'	Stadium: Avnet Arena Attendance: 2,203 Referee: Miriam Schwermer

Viktoria Berlin v Eintracht Frankfurt

28 September 2025	Viktoria Berlin	1–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Berlin
14:00	Metzker 40'	Report	Anyomi 36', 70' Chiba 45+8'	Stadium: Stadion Lichterfelde Attendance: 2,784 Referee: Riem Hussein

Mainz 05 v Union Berlin

28 September 2025	Mainz 05	0–2	Union Berlin	Mainz
14:00		Report	Campbell 77', 88'	Stadium: Bruchwegstadion auf dem Wolfgang Frank Campus Attendance: 620 Referee: Selina Menzel

SC Victoria Hamburg v Werder Bremen

28 September 2025	SC Victoria Hamburg	0–7	Werder Bremen	Hamburg
15:00		Report	Sternad 4', 20', 83' Beck 22' Walkling 30' Wirtz 78' Walkling 80'	Stadium: Sportpark Hinschenfelde Attendance: 1,058 Referee: Celina-Sophie Böhm

Greuther Fürth v TSG Hoffenheim

28 September 2025	Greuther Fürth	1–2	TSG Hoffenheim	Fürth
15:00	Gruber 59' (pen.)	Report	Delacauw 8' Grimm 27'	Stadium: Julius Hirsch Sportzentrum Attendance: 450 Referee: Daniela Kottmann

Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich

29 September 2025	Borussia Dortmund	0–2	Bayern Munich	Dortmund
18:30		Report	Harder 28', 34'	Stadium: Stadion Rote Erde Attendance: 15,755 Referee: Anna-Lena Heidenreich

Round of 16

The draw took place on 5 October 2025 with Dietmar Hamann drawing the matches.^[8][9] The matches will take place on 15 and 16 November 2025.

Union Berlin v Carl Zeiss Jena

15 November 2025	Union Berlin	0–1	Carl Zeiss Jena	Berlin
14:30		Report	Ihlenburg 45+1'	Stadium: Stadion an der Alten Försterei Attendance: 4,664 Referee: Riem Hussein

VfL Wolfsburg v SC Freiburg

15 November 2025	VfL Wolfsburg	3–1	SC Freiburg	Wolfsburg
16:30	Beerensteyn 23' Szenk 49' (o.g.) Zicai 64'	Report	Nachtigall 86'	Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 1,745 Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer

Turbine Potsdam v SGS Essen

16 November 2025	Turbine Potsdam	0–1	SGS Essen	Potsdam
13:00		Report	Meißner 89'	Stadium: Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion Attendance: 512 Referee: Anna-Lena Heidenreich

SC Sand v 1. FC Köln

16 November 2025	SC Sand	3–2	1. FC Köln	Willstätt
13:00	Schneider 2' Reininger 22' Fischer 66'	Report	Stolze 8' Degen 37'	Stadium: Adams-Arena Attendance: 1,235 Referee: Naemi Breier

TSG Hoffenheim v Eintracht Frankfurt

16 November 2025	TSG Hoffenheim	4–6	Eintracht Frankfurt	Sinsheim
14:00	Grimm 9' Harsch 20' Janssens 55' Ampoorter 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Freigang 5' Blomqvist 23' Reuteler 31', 57' Memeti 35' Anyomi 65'	Stadium: Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion Attendance: 1,304 Referee: Davina Lutz

FC Ingolstadt v Bayern Munich

16 November 2025	FC Ingolstadt	0–3	Bayern Munich	Ingolstadt
14:00		Report	Dunst 48' Schüller 56' Padilla 90+7'	Stadium: ESV-Stadion Attendance: 2,986 Referee: Annika Kost

Hamburger SV v Bayer Leverkusen

16 November 2025	Hamburger SV	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Bayer Leverkusen	Hamburg
15:00	Hillebrand 68'	Report	Mickenhagen 73'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 3,993 Referee: Karoline Wacker
	Penalties
	Schulz Mikolajová Hillebrand Stoldt		Kögel Mickenhagen Grant Kehrer

RB Leipzig v Werder Bremen

16 November 2025	RB Leipzig	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Werder Bremen	Leipzig
16:00	Müller 7'	Report	Wirtz 45+2'	Stadium: Trainingszentrum am Cottaweg Attendance: 1,473 Referee: Nadine Westerhoff
	Penalties
	Schasching Magerl Baum Boboy Oteng		D'Angelo Ulbrich Wirtz Mühlhaus Németh

Quarter-finals

The draw took place on 7 December 2025 with Friedhelm Funkel drawing the matches.^[10][11] The matches took place on 11 March 2026.

VfL Wolfsburg v Eintracht Frankfurt

11 March 2026	VfL Wolfsburg	1–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Wolfsburg
18:30	Huth 35'	Report		Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 2,183 Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer

SGS Essen v Werder Bremen

11 March 2026	SGS Essen	1–0	Werder Bremen	Essen
18:30	Touon 44'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Essen Attendance: 1,702 Referee: Riem Hussein

Hamburger SV v Bayern Munich

11 March 2026	Hamburger SV	0–3	Bayern Munich	Hamburg
18:30		Report	Imade 6' Kett 66' Padilla 88'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 12,638 Referee: Miriam Schwermer

Carl Zeiss Jena v SC Sand

11 March 2026	Carl Zeiss Jena	4–1	SC Sand	Jena
18:30	Reuter 19' Alcaide 68', 81', 89'	Report	Takizawa 40'	Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Attendance: 750 Referee: Nadine Westerhoff

Final

The match took place on 14 May 2026.

14 May 2026

16:00

More information VfL Wolfsburg, 0–4 ...

VfL Wolfsburg	0–4	Bayern Munich
	Report	Stanway 45+2' (pen.) Harder 59' Tanikawa 77' Caruso 84'

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RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Attendance: 46,064

Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer

VfL Wolfsburg

Bayern Munich

GK 1 Stina Johannes RB 2 Thea Bjelde  71' CB 4 Sophia Kleinherne  71' CB 16 Camilla Küver LB 39 Sarai Linder DM 6 Janina Minge  71' RM 10 Svenja Huth CM 8 Lena Lattwein  58' CM 5 Ella Peddemors LM 9 Lineth Beerensteyn  81' CF 11 Alexandra Popp (c) Substitutes: GK 21 Martina Tufekovic DF 3 Caitlin Dijkstra  71' DF 15 Janou Levels  71' DF 20 Guro Bergsvand DF 24 Joelle Wedemeyer MF 14 Smilla Vallotto MF 18 Justine Kielland  71' FW 25 Vivien Endemann  58' FW 28 Cora Zicai  81' Manager: Stephan Lerch

GK 32 Ena Mahmutovic RB 7 Giulia Gwinn  87' CB 4 Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir (c) CB 5 Magdalena Eriksson  82' LB 20 Franziska Kett  68'  82' CM 15 Bernadette Amani CM 31 Georgia Stanway RW 10 Linda Dallmann AM 18 Momoko Tanikawa  78' LW 17 Klara Bühl CF 21 Pernille Harder  78' Substitutes: GK 1 Maria Luisa Grohs DF 3 Stine Ballisager DF 19 Katharina Naschenweng  87' DF 30 Carolin Simon  82' DF 2 Vanessa Gilles  82' MF 27 Arianna Caruso  78' MF 28 Barbara Dunst FW 23 Natalia Padilla FW 29 Edna Imade  78' Manager: José Barcala

Assistant referees: Anne Uersfeld Simone Jakob Fourth official: Davina Lutz Video assistant referee: Katrin Rafalski Assistant video assistant referee: Riem Hussein

Match rules[14][15] 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Maximum of nine named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions Maximum of three substitution opportunities

Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.^[16]

More information Rank, Player ...

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Emma Kusch	FC Ingolstadt	5
	Nina Penzkofer	FC Ingolstadt
3	Pernille Harder	Bayern Munich	4
	Paula Vidović	FC Ingolstadt
5	Olivia Alcaide	Carl Zeiss Jena	3
	Nicole Anyomi	Eintracht Frankfurt
	Jana Bothmann	SC Victoria Hamburg
	Julia Dose	Hannover 96
	Giovanna Hoffmann	RB Leipzig
	Edna Imade	Bayern Munich
	Aida Manoukian	VfR Warbeyen
	Pija Reininger	SC Sand
	Magdalena Schwarz	FC Ingolstadt
	Maja Sternad	Werder Bremen

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