DFB Pokal Tickets

DFB Pokal Tickets get you into the knockout competition of German football, where a small team from a rural village can draw Bayern Munich and host them at home. The 2026/27 DFB Pokal is the 84th season of the competition. The competition begins on 21 August 2026 and ends with the final at Berlin's Olympiastadion on 29 May 2027. Sixty-four clubs take part in the competition, ranging from the 18 teams in the Bundesliga to local amateur clubs. Each tie before the final is contested over a single match at the home ground of one of the participating clubs. Bayern Munich are the defending champions, having won a record 21st DFB Pokal. DFB Pokal Tickets are available for all rounds of the competition and can be purchased with verified listings and full buyer protection.

DFB Pokal Tournament Info

The DFB-Pokal is the premier national cup competition in Germany and the second most prestigious domestic club trophy in the country after the Bundesliga title. Sixty-four teams play six rounds of single match knockout football, with the possibility of extra time and penalty shootouts if the score is tied at the end of regular time.

The teams in the competition come from all levels of the German football pyramid. The 18 teams from the Bundesliga and the 18 teams from the 2. Bundesliga are automatically entered into the competition, along with the top four teams from the 3. Liga and 24 teams representing the regional associations. This means you get to see the likes of a team from the Bundesliga travelling to a stadium that seats only 3,000 fans.

The winner of the competition receives a place in the Europa League league phase and hosts the next season's Franz Beckenbauer Supercup against the Bundesliga champions.

DFB Pokal History

The competition was founded in 1935 as the Tschammerpokal, and was renamed the DFB-Pokal in 1952. The final has been held at the Olympiastadion in Berlin since 1985, no matter which two teams reach the final, making the DFB Pokal Final one of the very few truly neutral finals in Europe.

Bayern Munich hold the record for the most wins with 21, followed by Werder Bremen and Schalke 04. Borussia Dortmund have five, RB Leipzig two in just a few years of existence, and Bayer Leverkusen two.

But it's the big shocks that make the competition special. Kaiserslautern came through the second division to reach the final in 2024, and Arminia Bielefeld did the same in 2025 after knocking out Leverkusen in the semi-finals. In almost every season, some lower league team knocks out a team from the Bundesliga.

DFB Pokal Format

Six rounds, each played over one game from August to the end of May.

The draw is the key feature of the competition. For the first two rounds, the teams are divided into two lots. One contains the 18 teams from the Bundesliga and the top 14 teams from the 2. Bundesliga, while the other lot consists of all other teams. The draw is made from the amateur lot first, ensuring that the team drawn first plays at home. The draw becomes a single lot from the round of 16 onwards, but the lower league teams still get to play at home against teams from the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. This ensures that the DFB Pokal always features the kind of atmosphere that we've mentioned above. You won't find a fifth-tier team travelling to the Allianz Arena, you'll find Bayern travelling to them instead.

There will be two changes for the 2026/27 campaign, with VAR in action from round two, and a new multiple ball system to reduce stoppage time. The DFB have also refreshed the competition's visual identity with a new logo.

Last Season's DFB Pokal Winner

Bayern Munich took the 2026 DFB-Pokal, defeating VfB Stuttgart 3-0 at the Olympiastadion on 23 May before a crowd of 74,036. Harry Kane netted a perfect hat-trick – all three goals coming in the second half without any interruption from the break or another scorer – to claim the tournament's top scoring honours with 10 goals.

That victory gave Bayern their 21st Pokal title, the first since 2020, and saw them secure a domestic double. Having already qualified for the Champions League by virtue of their league finish, Europa League qualification was passed down to sixth-placed Bayer Leverkusen.

The competition attracted 1,504,895 fans across 63 games last season, an average of 23,887 per match.

Key Contenders in the 2026/27 DFB Pokal

Bayern take their challenge to VfL Osnabrück, while Dortmund make the trip to Oberliga Hamburg outfit HEBC Hamburg – the fixtures being moved to 1 and 2 September as both teams meet in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup on 22 August.

The opening round has already delivered classic results, with Eintracht Frankfurt routing FC St. Tönis 11-0, Stuttgart thumping Hansa Rostock 4-0 and Kaiserslautern needing extra time to edge past Waldhof Mannheim.

As well as Bayern, Leverkusen, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Frankfurt and Borussia Mönchengladbach are all strong contenders for the tournament. Meanwhile, the return of Schalke to the Bundesliga and the presence of Kaiserslautern in the second division mean there's guaranteed to be plenty of clashes between big clubs and small venues.

2026/27 DFB Pokal Round Schedule

Round	Date
First Round	21–24 August 2026
First Round (Bayern and Dortmund)	1 & 2 September 2026
Second Round	27 & 28 October 2026
Round of 16	1 & 2 December 2026
Quarter-Finals	2/3 & 9/10 February 2027
Semi-Finals	20 & 21 April 2027
Final	29 May 2027, Olympiastadion Berlin

DFB Pokal Teams Tickets

The Bundesliga clubs competing in the 2026/27 DFB Pokal. Select a team and view their tickets:

FC Bayern Munich DFB Pokal Tickets — Allianz Arena, record 21-time winners and reigning champions
Borussia Dortmund DFB Pokal Tickets — Signal Iduna Park, five-time winners with the Yellow Wall behind them
VfB Stuttgart DFB Pokal Tickets — MHPArena, 2025 winners and beaten finalists last season
Bayer 04 Leverkusen DFB Pokal Tickets — BayArena, two-time winners of the competition
RB Leipzig DFB Pokal Tickets — Red Bull Arena, back-to-back winners in 2022 and 2023
Eintracht Frankfurt DFB Pokal Tickets — Deutsche Bank Park, five-time winners and 11-0 first-round scorers
Borussia Mönchengladbach DFB Pokal Tickets — Borussia-Park, three-time Pokal winners
FC Schalke 04 DFB Pokal Tickets — Veltins-Arena, five-time winners back in the Bundesliga
SV Werder Bremen DFB Pokal Tickets — Weserstadion, six-time winners and second only to Bayern
SC Freiburg DFB Pokal Tickets — Europa-Park Stadion, beaten finalists in 2022
FC Köln DFB Pokal Tickets — RheinEnergieStadion, four-time winners
Hamburger SV DFB Pokal Tickets — Volksparkstadion, three-time winners
1. FC Union Berlin DFB Pokal Tickets — Alte Försterei, beaten finalists in 2001
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim DFB Pokal Tickets — PreZero Arena, one of the easier tickets in the competition
FSV Mainz 05 DFB Pokal Tickets — MEWA Arena, Rhineland cup football
FC Augsburg DFB Pokal Tickets — WWK Arena, Bavaria's other Bundesliga side
SC Paderborn 07 DFB Pokal Tickets — Home Deluxe Arena, 2019 quarter-finalists
SV Elversberg DFB Pokal Tickets — Ursapharm-Arena, the smallest ground of any Bundesliga entrant

Enjoy the DFB Pokal Live

The Pokal presents matches that don't exist in league football. A local fifth-tier side hosting Bayern Munich in a stadium that holds 4,000 with a temporary grandstand erected for the event and the whole village showing up – that takes place in some corner of Germany every year during round one.

This is only possible thanks to the rules on home advantage. Amateur teams are given the chance to host professional opposition, which means the match is held in their home ground instead of the Allianz Arena. For a lower-league team, the fixture is likely the most significant they'll ever play and may well be the highest earning one too.

At the opposite end of the spectrum is the final. With 74,000 seats, the Olympiastadion has been the venue for every final since 1985, ensuring the final day of the German footballing year is always spent in Berlin, regardless of the qualifiers. The average attendance per tie throughout the competition last season was 23,887.

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A major issue facing the Pokal is availability. Matches are only determined just weeks before the event, and all tickets are distributed via the home team, generally in stages: member and season ticket holder access, followed by public availability for any remaining inventory. This presents a unique challenge when the home team is a regional outfit with a 4,000-seat stadium and the away team is Bayern Munich; essentially, there is no public release of tickets for such matches.

Finals are even more restrictive. Both teams involved in the final receive a specific number of tickets, with the rest placed in a DFB lottery, and the Olympiastadion's capacity is reduced for the match. Only a tiny fraction is available to the public.

DFB Pokal Ticket Costs

Ticket prices in Germany tend to be low by European standards, and while the Pokal may follow suit, limited availability plays its part.

For the initial rounds played at lower division venues or amateur grounds, these are likely the cheapest football fixtures featuring Bundesliga sides you can attend. Most tickets are priced between €15 and €30, though standing tickets are cheaper still.

In the second round and round of 16 at Bundesliga stadia, prices are usually similar to those of a standard league fixture, and sometimes less expensive, as clubs want to ensure their stadium is full for a rotated squad. As the tournament reaches the quarter-finals and semi-finals, the costs rise.

Finally, the match at the Olympiastadion is in a different league altogether. While ticket prices cover a wide range according to seat category, both participating clubs' share of tickets is used up, and the majority of the DFB lottery entries go unfulfilled, meaning virtually all neutral attendees must rely on resale markets.

When to Purchase DFB Pokal Tickets

The timing of the draws will dictate your approach. The initial round draw occurred on 6 June, the second round is drawn on 5 September, and subsequent rounds are drawn soon after the conclusion of the previous stage. Tickets are made available within days of each draw.

If your desired tie features a smaller venue, purchase immediately. Such tickets are limited in quantity (usually numbering in the thousands) and sell out within hours of the announcement.

For matches at top-flight stadiums, you have more time, with two to four weeks being ideal. The midweek round of 16 games in December provide the best opportunity to secure affordable tickets.

If you intend to attend the final on 29 May 2027, begin planning early. Accommodation in Berlin is booked well before the finalists are identified, and seasoned fans monitor the secondary market from the semi-final stage onwards.

Recent DFB Pokal Updates

The 2026/27 tournament began on 21 August, with 30 of the 32 first-round matches played over four days. Eintracht Frankfurt won 11-0 away to FC St. Tönis, the largest margin of victory, while Stuttgart beat Hansa Rostock 4-0 and Karlsruhe edged out Preußen Münster.

Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund don't have their first-round matches until 1 and 2 September respectively, as they both took part in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup on 22 August. They travel to VfL Osnabrück and HEBC Hamburg of the Oberliga respectively.

Two changes apply this year. Video assistant referees (VAR) will be used from the second round and a multi-ball system has been introduced to cut down stoppage time. The DFB has also rolled out a new brand identity for the competition.

The second round draw will take place on 5 September, with those matches played on 27 and 28 October. The final is at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Saturday 29 May 2027.

Common Questions

When is the 2027 DFB Pokal final?

Saturday 29 May 2027 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Since 1985, the Olympiastadion has been the venue for every DFB-Pokal final, regardless of the clubs that reach the final.

How many teams participate in the DFB Pokal?

Sixty-four. All 18 Bundesliga clubs and all 18 2. Bundesliga clubs participate, plus the top four 3. Liga clubs and 24 representatives of the regional associations.

What are DFB Pokal ticket prices?

Early-round matches at lower-level and amateur stadiums can often be bought for between €15 and €30 at face value, one of the cheapest matches you can attend featuring a Bundesliga team. Prices rise closer to league prices for the later stages and the final in Berlin is its own market, dictated by secondary ticketing.

Why do smaller clubs get to host larger clubs?

To protect them. In the first two rounds, a ball is drawn from the amateur pool first, meaning that club gets home advantage. In the round of 16 and onwards, any lower-league club drawn against Bundesliga or 2. Bundesliga clubs keeps home advantage.

Why aren't Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund playing their first-round matches until September?

They both competed in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup on 22 August, so their fixtures were moved to 1 and 2 September. Bayern will visit VfL Osnabrück, while Borussia Dortmund will take on Oberliga side HEBC Hamburg.

Does the winner of the DFB Pokal get a European spot?

Yes. The winner earns a place in the Europa League league phase. However, if the winner qualifies for the Champions League via the Bundesliga, then the spot is passed down the table instead. This happened to Bayer Leverkusen last season.

Are there VAR checks in the DFB Pokal?

This season, yes, from the second round onwards. VAR isn't available in the first round as most of those matches are at amateur venues that don't have the infrastructure.

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