2. Bundesliga
2024/25 DFB Cup: Second-round fixtures
Holders Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig are safely through to the 2024/25 DFB Cup second round, but who from the Bundesliga has joined them?
bundesliga.com details all the fixtures for the 2024/25 road to Berlin, where the final will be played on 24 May 2025...
Red bold text = Bundesliga club
Red normal text = Bundesliga 2 club
Italicised text = third division or lower
Second-round fixtures
Tuesday, 29 October (6pm CET)
Bayer Leverkusen vs. SV Elversberg
Kickers Offenbach vs. Karlsruhe
Augsburg vs. Schalke
RB Leipzig vs. St. Pauli
Tuesday, 29 October (8.45pm CET)
VfB Stuttgart vs. Kaiserslautern
Cologne vs. Holstein Kiel
Wolfsburg vs. Borussia Dortmund
Jahn Regensburg vs. Greuther Fürth
Wednesday, 30 October (6pm CET)
Freiburg vs. Hamburg
Hertha Berlin vs. Heidenheim
Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
Paderborn vs. Werder Bremen
Wednesday, 30 October (8.45pm CET)
Arminia Bielefeld vs. Union Berlin
Hoffenheim vs. Nuremberg
Dynamo Dresden vs. Darmstadt
Mainz vs. Bayern Munich
Watch: Leverkusen celebrate domestic double in 2024
First-round results
Carl Zeiss Jena 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Preußen Münster 0-5 VfB Stuttgart
Energie Cottbus 1-3 Werder Bremen
TuS Koblenz 0-1 Wolfsburg
Kickers Offenbach 2-1 Magdeburg
Eintracht Braunschweig 1-4 Eintracht Frankfurt
Viktoria Berlin 1-4 Augsburg
Saarbrücken 1-1 Nuremberg (Nuremberg win 5-3 on pens.)
Teutonia Ottensen 1-3 Darmstadt
Jahn Regensburg 1-0 Bochum
Bremer SV 0-4 Paderborn
VfV Hildesheim 0-7 Elversberg
Sandhausen 2-3 Cologne (AET)
Hansa Rostock 1-5 Hertha Berlin
Dynamo Dresden 2-0 Fortuna Düsseldorf
Sportfreunde Lotte 0-5 Karlsruhe
Meppen 1-7 Hamburg
Schott Mainz 0-2 Greuther Fürth
Erzgebirge Aue 1-3 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Greifswalder FC 0-1 Union Berlin
Villingen 0-4 Heidenheim
Rot-Weiss Essen 1-4 RB Leipzig
Ingolstadt 1-2 Kaiserslautern
VfR Aalen 0-2 Schalke
Osnabrück 0-4 Freiburg
Alemannia Aachen 2-3 Holstein Kiel
Arminia Bielefeld 2-0 Hannover
Phönix Lübeck 1-4 Borussia Dortmund
Ulm 0-4 Bayern Munich
Würzburger Kickers 2-2 Hoffenheim (Hoffenheim won 5-3 on pens.)
Wehen Wiesbaden 1-3 Mainz (aet)
Hallescher FC 2-3 St. Pauli (aet)
First round recap!
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Wolfsburg
Union Berlin
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Thirty down, two to go
That's almost it for the first round. Two more fixtures remain, with Stuttgart away to Bundesliga 2's Münster on 27 August, and holders Leverkusen at fourth-tier Jena a day later. Join us for coverage of those two next week!
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89' GOAL! Braunschweig 1-4 Frankfurt
Levente Szabo with a late consolation for the Bundesliga 2 side. It's an easy finish from inside the box after a quick breakaway, but too little, too late...
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88' GOAL! Braunschweig 0-4 Frankfurt
Matanović adds the gloss, the young Croatian heading in from Marmoush, who's been a real handful since the restart.
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73' Frankfurt want more...
Summer signing Igor Matanović, who's just come on for Ekitiké, forces a full-stretch save from Grill with a well-struck shot from inside the area.
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56' GOAL! Braunschweig 0-2 Frankfurt
Frankfurt strike again. Ekitiké beats three Braunschweig shirts, exchanges passes with Marmoush and sends a cool finish past Grill from 10 yards.
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52' GOAL! Braunschweig 0-1 Frankfurt
There's the breakthrough. It's lovely play between Ekitiké and Marmoush, with the former sending in a superb outside-of-the-boot pass towards the back post - Marmoush can't miss.
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45' Braunschweig again!
Frankfurt wobble from another corner directed towards Gomez. He miscues, though, and Bicakcic - surprised to be on the receiving end of the opening - can't do anything with it.
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27' Almost!
Trapp doesn't deal with a corner, allowing Ould-Chikh to keep the chance alive. He tees up Gomez, whose goal-bound shot is blocked by Kristensen. Big let-off for the Bundesliga side!
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21' Half chance!
Kristensen and Marmoush combine to set up a shooting chance for Ekitiké, but he doesn't catch it cleanly. Frankfurt asking the questions...
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11' Close!
Koch with Frankfurt's first meaningful attempt, but his 12-yard header from Chaïbi's cross doesn't trouble the goalkeeper.
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The ball's rolling!
Can Frankfurt dodge a potential banana skin and join the likes of Bayern, Dortmund and Leipzig in the second round?
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Braunschweig vs. Frankfurt up next
The Eagles have landed in Braunschweig, and they're at full strength. Rasmus Kristensen, a summer loan signing from Leeds United, makes his competitive debut for the club. Hugo Ekitiké and Omar Marmoush lead the line, with Mario Götze in support.
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Wins for Wolfsburg and Bremen
Wolfsburg were made to work for it by Koblenz, but they advance. Bremen had a far easier ride in Cottbus.
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74' GOAL! Offenbach 2-1 Magdeburg
Magdeburg fall behind for the second time. Wachs is involved again, crossing for substitute Valdrin Mustafa to turn home from close range.
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70' GOAL! Cottbus 1-3 Bremen
Henry Rorig with the pick of the bunch. A sensational hit from a good 20 yards out, but surely just a consolation...
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55' GOAL! Cottbus 0-3 Bremen
Topp completes his hat-trick! Lovely pass from Ducksch, albeit a hint off offside. There's no VAR for these games, though.
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54' GOAL! Offenbach 1-1 Magdeburg
Martijn Kaars levels for Magdeburg, firing home from 11 yards. Game on!
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Half-time!
Leads for Bundesliga duo Bremen and Wolfsburg, but second-tier Magdeburg are behind.
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31' GOAL! Offenbach 1-0 Magdeburg
The Bundesliga 2 club trail to an Alexander Sorge goal, the Offenbach defender heading in a cross from Wachs. The hosts play in Germany's fourth tier...
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32' GOAL! Cottbus 0-1 Bremen
Advantage Werder as Keke Topp opens his account with a confident finish, after Campulka mistimed his challenge.
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Under way!
The first three of four Monday games kick off around Germany!
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Monday's fixtures
There are four more games left to be played over this bumper long weekend: Energie Cottbus vs. Werder Bremen TuS Koblenz vs. Wolfsburg, Kickers Offenbach vs. Magdeburg (all 6pm CEST), Eintracht Braunschweig vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (8.45pm).
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That's all for today!
A busy day of DFB Cup action comes to an end with our first two upsets, Jahn Regensburg beating Bochum 1-0, while Dynamo Dresden took down Fortuna Düsseldorf 2-0. We'll be back for more tomorrow with Werder Bremen, Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt all in action.
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90' GOAL! Meppen 1-7 Hamburg
If that's the last goal of the match, Meppen can still end on somewhat of a high after their battering. Daniel Haritonov decides to do it all himself, coming inside from the right and curling home a nice souvenir.
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89' GOAL! Meppen 0-7 Hamburg
There he is. Last season's top scorer Glatzel gets his goal off the bench. The lofty striker raises highest and a bullet header from a corner can't be stopped.
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82' GOAL! Lotte 0-5 Karlsruher
Bambasé Conté is next on the scoresheet for Karlsruher, curling into the corner from inside the penalty area.
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71' GOAL: Meppen 0-5 Hamburg
It's some more gloss on an already brilliant win for Hamburg who have Pherai to thank once more. The midfielder comes in off the right hand side and can't be stopped as he shifts the ball to Fabio Balde for an easy finish into the back of the net.
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69' GOAL! Lotte 0-4 Karlsruher
Another goal to celebrate for the travelling Karlsruher fans. This time, Budu Zivzivadze taps home from the penalty spot unmarked.
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68' GOAL: Dresden 2-0 Düsseldorf
Dresden are in full control against Düsseldorf now, as Robin Meißner fires into the corner leaving Kastenmeier no chance between the sticks.
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56' GOAL: Meppen 0-3 Hamburg
Davie Selke comes off the bench and scores with his second touch as he starts and finshes off a lovely passing move/
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49' GOAL: Lotte 0-3 Karlsruher
More breathing space for Karlsruher, as Johannes Sabah heads into his own net from a corner. Karlsruher close to being home and dry now.
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Half-time: Dresden 1-0 Düsseldorf
Just one goal separates the two teams in Dresden - the goal has been awarded as an own goal from Florian Kastenmaier.
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Half-time: Lotte 0-2 Karlsruher
A relatively comfortable half for the away side, who are two goals to the good.
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21' GOAL: Lotte 0-2 Karlsruher
Marvin Wanitzek doubles the visitors advantage. Karlsruher had hit the post shortly prior, but the upright doesn't come to their rescue on this occasion.
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18' GOAL: Dresden 1-0 Düsseldorf
Dresden move in front inside the opening 20 minutes. Christoph Daferner is the goalscorer, firing home with his right boot.
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2' GOAL! Lotte 0-1 Karlsruher
The hosts take the lead through David Herold with less than two minutes played. The Karlsruher man shoots from 20 yards and finds the corner.
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Next round of games underway!
The three 6pm games - Lotte vs Karlsruher, Meppen vs Hamburg and Dynamo Dresden vs Fortuna Düsseldorf - are up and running.
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116' GOAL! Sandhausen 2-3 Cologne
Just as the game appeared to be heading to penalties, the visitors may have found a winner. Olesen turns goalscorer after previously providing, heading into the back of the net with just a few minutes remaining.
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Extra-time half-time: Sandhausen 2-2 Cologne
The score remains level after the first 15 of 30 extra minutes.
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End of normal-time: Sandhausen 2-2 Cologne
We will play 30 more minutes in Sandhausen after the hosts recovered from a two-goal deficit to draw level.
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90'+6 GOAL! Sandhausen 2-2 Cologne
Despite leading 2-0 at the break, Cologne are going to extra-time against Sandhausen after Richard Meier's last-gasp equaliser!
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88' GOAL! Rostock 1-5 Hertha
Despite being on the pitch for less than 10 minutes, Niederlechner has his brace from close range.
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85' GOAL! Rostock 1-4 Hertha
That should get the job done for Hertha, as a clinical finish from Florian Niederlechner gives them a three-goal buffer as we approach the final stages.
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78' GOAL! Hildesheim 0-7 Elversberg
You have to feel for Hildesheim - they have no answer for Elversberg right now. Another header, this time from Joseph Boyamba, adds extra salt to the hosts' wounds.
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77' GOAL! Hildesheim 0-6 Elversberg
The visitors are showing no mercy here. Carlo Sickinger is next to find the back of the net, with Elias Baum providing the assist for his header.
Further key dates
Second round
Draw on 1 September 2024, ties to be played on 29-30 October 2024
Round of 16
Draw on 3 November 2024, ties to be played on 3-4 December 2024
Quarter-finals
Draw on 8 December 2024, ties to be played on 4-5 and 25-26 February 2025
Semi-finals
Draw on 2 March 2025, ties to be played on 1-2 April 2025
Final
24 May 2025 at Berlin's Olympiastadion