Tough draw: BVB face away trip to Frankfurt in the DFB-Pokal | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund will face Eintracht Frankfurt away in the second round of the DFB-Pokal. Particularly explosive: The Frankfurt team will meet their former coach Niko Kovac.

The second round of the DFB-Pokal 2025/26 promises an exciting encounter for all BVB fans. Borussia Dortmund will face Eintracht Frankfurt away - a real tough draw. For the Frankfurt team, it's a reunion with former coach Niko Kovac, with whom they won the cup in 2018. BVB narrowly won the first round with a 1:0 against Rot-Weiss Essen, while Frankfurt celebrated a confident 5:0 victory against FV Engers.

Dortmund's local rival Schalke 04 has to play away again, this time against second division team Darmstadt 98. VfL Bochum travels to Bundesliga team FC Augsburg, while 1. FC Köln enjoys home advantage against record champion Bayern Munich. Defending champion VfB Stuttgart also has to play away, at FSV Mainz, while Energie Cottbus has to face RB Leipzig. The only regional league team FV Illertissen will host 1. FC Magdeburg.

Dortmund travels to Frankfurt: Explosive reunion for BVB coach Kovac

The second round will be held on October 28 and 29. In addition to sporting excitement, there are also hefty premiums: Participation in the second round earns 423,772 euros, reaching the round of 16 brings 847,544 euros.

The draw, conducted by former referee Dr. Felix Brych at the German Football Museum, gave Borussia Dortmund anything but an easy task. Frankfurt celebrated two confident victories in the first two Bundesliga match days and will be a serious challenge for BVB.

The matches of the 2nd round in the DFB-Pokal:

FC St. Pauli – TSG Hoffenheim

1. FC Köln – FC Bayern Munich

VfL Wolfsburg – Holstein Kiel

FSV Mainz 05 – VfB Stuttgart

SC Paderborn – Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Fortuna Düsseldorf – SC Freiburg

FC Augsburg – VfL Bochum

SV Darmstadt 98 – FC Schalke

Eintracht Frankfurt – Borussia Dortmund

Greuther Fürth – 1. FC Kaiserslautern

Hertha BSC – SV Elversberg

Borussia Mönchengladbach – Karlsruher SC

1. FC Heidenheim – Hamburger SV

Union Berlin – Arminia Bielefeld

Energie Cottbus – RB Leipzig

FV Illertissen – 1. FC Magdeburg

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