2025–26 DFB-Pokal Frauen

2025–26 DFB-Pokal Frauen
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Venue(s)RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Dates16 August 2025 – 14 May 2026
Teams48
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored180 (4.5 per match)
Attendance56,966 (1,424 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Emma Kusch
Nina Penzkofer
(5 goals)

All statistics correct as of 16 November 2025.
Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included.

The 2025–26 DFB-Pokal will be the 44th season of the annual German football cup competition. Several teams participate in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Frauen-Bundesliga and the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, excluding second teams. The competition will begin on 16 August 2025 with the first of six rounds and will end on 14 May 2026 with the final at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 2010.[1]

Participating clubs

The following clubs qualified for the competition:

Bundesliga
the 12 clubs of the 2024–25 season 		2. Bundesliga
11 of the 14 clubs of the 2024–25 season[note 1] 		Regionalliga
4 of 5 champions of the 2024–25 season[note 1]
Verbandspokal
the 21 winners of the regional association cups

Baden

Bavaria

  • Greuther Fürth

Berlin

  • Borussia Pankow

Brandenburg

  • FSV Babelsberg 74

Bremen

  • ATS Buntentor

Hamburg

Hesse

  • Kickers Offenbach

Lower Rhine

  • TSV Solingen-Aufderhöhe

Lower Saxony

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Middle Rhine

Rhineland

  • 1. FFC Montabaur

Saarland

Saxony

Saxony-Anhalt

Schleswig-Holstein

South Baden

  • FC Freiburg-St. Georgen

Southwest

  • SC Siegelbach

Thuringia

  • Saalfeld Titans

Westphalia

Württemberg

Format

This year will see a format change, as the 21 regional cup winners, the five promoted teams from the Regionalliga and six teams from the 2. Bundesliga compete in a play-off round. Teams from the Bundesliga and the four-highest 2. Bundesliga teams will enter in the first round. After that, the first round will be played by the remaining 32 teams without restrictions.[2]

Schedule

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

Round Matches
Play-offs 16–19 August 2025
First round 27–29 September 2025
Round of 16 15–17 November 2025
Quarter-finals 11 March 2026
Semi-finals 4–6 April 2026
Final 14 May 2026 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Matches

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.[3][4] 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.

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
17 August 2025 VfB Stuttgart 0–2 Mainz 05 Stuttgart
14:00 Report
Stadium: Rasenplatz PSV Stuttgart
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Daniela Kottmann
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
17 August 2025 Holstein Kiel 0–1 SV Meppen Kiel
15:00 Report Bröring 84' Stadium: Stadion Waldwiese
Attendance: 239
Referee: Thao-Vy Nguyen
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.[5][6] The matches took place between 27 and 29 September 2025.

27 September 2025 ATS Buntentor 0–11 VfL Wolfsburg Bremen
13:00 Report
Stadium: SPA Stadtwerder
Attendance: 1,496
Referee: Lara Wolf
27 September 2025 1. FFC Montabaur 0–3 Turbine Potsdam Westerburg
15:00 Report
Stadium: Westerburg-Rasenplatz
Attendance: 363
Referee: Sina Gieringer
28 September 2025 FC Ingolstadt 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 1. FC Nürnberg Ingolstadt
11:00
  • Wolski 56'
  • Penzkofer 120'
 Report
Stadium: BSA Ingolstadt-Mitte
Attendance: 182
Referee: Davina Lutz
Penalties
  • Frank
  • Kuya-Strobel
  • Keul
  • Keitel
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
28 September 2025 SV Elversberg 0–5 Bayer Leverkusen Sankt Ingbert
12:00 Report
Stadium: Waldstadion Betzental
Attendance: 521
Referee: Naemi Breier
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
28 September 2025 VfR Warbeyen 0–6 1. FC Köln Kleve
13:00 Report
Stadium: Bresserberg
Attendance: 640
Referee: Anke Hölscher
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
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
28 September 2025 SG Andernach 0–7 RB Leipzig Andernach
14:00 Report
Stadium: Stadion am Bassenheimer Weg
Attendance: 385
Referee: Julia Boike
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
28 September 2025 Viktoria Berlin 1–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Berlin
14:00 Metzker 40' Report
Stadium: Stadion Lichterfelde
Attendance: 2,784
Referee: Riem Hussein
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
28 September 2025 SC Victoria Hamburg 0–7 Werder Bremen Hamburg
15:00 Report
Stadium: Sportpark Hinschenfelde
Attendance: 1,058
Referee: Celina-Sophie Böhm
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
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.[7][8] The matches will take place on 15 and 16 November 2025.

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
15 November 2025 VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 SC Freiburg Wolfsburg
16:30
Report Nachtigall 86' Stadium: AOK Stadion
Attendance: 1,745
Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer
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
16 November 2025 SC Sand 3–2 1. FC Köln Willstätt
13:00
  • Schneider 2'
  • Reininger 22'
  • Fischer 66'
 Report
Stadium: Adams-Arena
Attendance: 1,235
Referee: Naemi Breier
16 November 2025 TSG Hoffenheim 4–6 Eintracht Frankfurt Sinsheim
14:00
Report
Stadium: Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion
Attendance: 1,304
Referee: Davina Lutz
16 November 2025 FC Ingolstadt 0–3 Bayern Munich Ingolstadt
14:00 Report
Stadium: ESV-Stadion
Attendance: 2,986
Referee: Annika Kost
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
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

Quarter-finals

The draw took place on 7 December 2025 with Friedhelm Funkel drawing the matches.[9][10] The matches will take place on 11 March 2026.

11 March 2026 VfL Wolfsburg v Eintracht Frankfurt Wolfsburg
18:30 Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
11 March 2026 SGS Essen v Werder Bremen Essen
18:30 Report Stadium: Stadion Essen
11 March 2026 Hamburger SV v Bayern Munich Hamburg
18:30 Report Stadium: Trainingsplatz 6 am Volksparkstadion
11 March 2026 Carl Zeiss Jena v SC Sand Jena
18:30 Report Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld

Semi-finals

The matches will take place between 4 and 6 April 2026.

Final

The match will take place on 14 May 2026.

Top goalscorers

Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.

As of 16 November 2025[11]
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Emma Kusch FC Ingolstadt 5
Nina Penzkofer FC Ingolstadt
3 Paula Vidović FC Ingolstadt 4
4 Nicole Anyomi Eintracht Frankfurt 3
Jana Bothmann SC Victoria Hamburg
Julia Dose Hannover 96
Giovanna Hoffmann RB Leipzig
Aida Manoukian VfR Warbeyen
Pija Reininger SC Sand
Magdalena Schwarz FC Ingolstadt
Maja Sternad Werder Bremen

Notes

  1. ^ a b Second teams are not eligible.

References

  1. ^ a b "Rahmenterminkalender der Frauen für Saison 2025/2026 verabschiedet". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Neues Format für DFB-Pokal der Frauen". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Was ändert sich im DFB-Pokal der Frauen ab der Saison 2025/2026?". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Play-offs ausgelost: BVB gegen Gladbach und Stuttgart gegen Mainz". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Turid Knaak lost erste Pokalrunde aus". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Erste Pokalrunde: BVB-Frauen empfangen Titelverteidiger FC Bayern". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Pokalachtelfinale: Auslosung mit Didi Hamann und Rudi Völler". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 25 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Pokal-Achtelfinale: Titelverteidiger Bayern München muss nach Ingolstadt". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Funkel lost Pokalviertelfinale der Frauen und Männer aus". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Viertelfinale: HSV gegen Bayern, Wolfsburg gegen Frankfurt". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 7 December 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
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