| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Venue(s) | RheinEnergieStadion,Cologne |
| Dates | 16 August 2025 – 14 May 2026 |
| Teams | 48 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 40 |
| Goals scored | 180 (4.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 56,966 (1,424 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Emma Kusch Nina Penzkofer (5 goals) |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → All statistics correct as of 16 November 2025.Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included. | |
The2025–26DFB-Pokal will be the 44th season of the annual Germanfootball cup competition. Several teams participate in the competition, including all teams from the previous year'sFrauen-Bundesliga and the2. 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 theRheinEnergieStadion inCologne, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 2010.[1]
The following clubs qualified for the competition:
| Bundesliga the 12 clubs of the2024–25 season | 2. Bundesliga 11 of the 14 clubs of the2024–25 season[note 1] | Regionalliga 4 of 5 champions of the2024–25 season[note 1] |
| Verbandspokal the 21 winners of the regional association cups | ||
Baden Bavaria Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hesse | Lower Rhine Lower Saxony Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Middle Rhine Rhineland Saarland Saxony | Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein South Baden Southwest Thuringia Westphalia Württemberg |
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]
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 | 11–12 March 2026 |
| Semi-finals | 4–6 April 2026 |
| Final | 14 May 2026 atRheinEnergieStadion,Cologne |
Times up to 26 October 2025 and from 29 March 2026 areCEST (UTC+2). Times from 27 October 2025 to 28 March 2026 areCET (UTC+1).
The draw took place on 26 June 2025, withRenate 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.) (4–2p) | Fortuna Köln | Sankt Ingbert |
| 14:00 | Klein 85' | Report | Streller 38' | Stadium:Waldstadion Betzental Attendance: 150 Referee: Sina Gieringer |
| Penalties | ||||
| 16 August 2025 | 1. FFC Montabaur | 3–0 | SC Siegelbach | Montabaur |
| 14:00 | 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 |
| Report | Stadium:Sportanlage Aurach Attendance: 299 Referee: Marie-Theres Mühlbauer |
| 16 August 2025 | Karlsruher SC | 0–4 | SG Andernach | Bruchsal |
| 16:00 | Report |
| Stadium:Sportzentrum Attendance: 120 Referee: Paula Mayer |
| 16 August 2025 | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 3–2 | FC Freiburg-St. Georgen | Leipzig |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium:Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark Attendance: 751 Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer |
| 17 August 2025 | Viktoria Berlin | 2–1 | VfL Bochum | Berlin |
| 12:00 | 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 | Stadium:Jahnstadion Attendance: 100 Referee: Tim Gerstenberg |
| 17 August 2025 | TSV Solingen-Aufderhöhe | 0–6 | SC Victoria Hamburg | Hilden |
| 13:00 | Report | 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 | Stadium:Tönnies-Arena Attendance: 150 Referee: Annika Kost |
| 17 August 2025 | FSV Babelsberg 74 | 1–1 (1–4p) | ATS Buntentor | Potsdam |
| 14:00 | Löwe 36' | Report | Rößeling 21' | Stadium:Sportanlage Am Stern Attendance: 240 Referee: Sophie Olivie |
| Penalties | ||||
| 17 August 2025 | VfL Herrenberg | 0–2 | Kickers Offenbach | Herrenberg |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium:Volksbank-Stadion Attendance: 300 Referee: Theresa Hug |
| 17 August 2025 | Saalfeld Titans | 0–23 | FC Ingolstadt | Saalfeld |
| 14:00 | Report | 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 | 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 | Report | Arici 76' | Stadium:Stadion Rote Erde Attendance: 3,320 Referee: Julia Boike |
The draw took place on 19 August 2025 withTurid 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.) (4–2p) | 1. FC Nürnberg | Ingolstadt |
| 11:00 | Report |
| Stadium:BSA Ingolstadt-Mitte Attendance: 182 Referee: Davina Lutz | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 28 September 2025 | Hannover 96 | 0–4 | SC Freiburg | Hanover |
| 11:00 | Report |
| 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 | 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 | Stadium:Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 430 Referee: Sarah Willms |
| 28 September 2025 | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 0–5 | Carl Zeiss Jena | Leipzig |
| 14:00 | Report | 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 | 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 | 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 |
The draw took place on 5 October 2025 withDietmar 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 | 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.) (4–2p) | 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.) (4–5p) | Werder Bremen | Leipzig |
| 16:00 | Müller 7' | Report | Wirtz 45+2' | Stadium:Trainingszentrum am Cottaweg Attendance: 1,473 Referee: Nadine Westerhoff |
| Penalties | ||||
The draw will take place on 7 December 2025.[9] The matches will take place between 11 and 12 March 2026.
Qualified teams
The matches will take place between 4 and 6 April 2026.
The match will take place on 14 May 2026.
Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.
| 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 |
