This will be the fourth DFB Cup tie between the two Bundesliga rivals. The previous meeting was in the quarter-finals of the 2019/20 season with the Werkself Women winning 3-2 after extra time.
Bayer 04 beat second division RB Leipzig 3-1 in the second round to qualify for the Round of 16; TSG went through to the next round with a 5-0 win at Regional League FC Würzburger Kickers.
The Round of 16 ties will be played on 30 and 31 October. Sky will broadcast a top game in each round.
Turbine Potsdam vs FC Köln
SC Freiburg vs VfL Wolfsburg
Bayer 04 vs TSG Hoffenheim
Bayern Munich vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Werder Bremen vs SC Sand
Karlsruher SC vs FC Carl Zeiss Jena
Sportfreunde Siegen vs SV Henstedt-Ulzburg
Hamburg SV vs SGS Essen
Ecuador international Piero Hincapie, who moved to Arsenal FC on loan from Bayer 04 Leverkusen for the 2025/26 season, will join the English champions permanently on 1 July 2026.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro will lead a club delegation to Brazil from July 2-6 for a program of partner engagement, community activities and football development initiatives across São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
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In glorious sunshine and temperatures of around 30 degrees Celsius, the Bayer 04 Women have begun their preparations for the new season. With a relaxed first session at the Kurtekotten training centre, coach Roberto Pätzold’s team became the first Bundesliga side to resume training after a 37-day break.
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Black and Red stand out. Under the slogan ‘Diversity under the Cross’, Bayer 04 took part in Pride on the Rhine at the weekend alongside the queer fan club “Bayer 04 Junxx”. The club mascot, Brian the Lion, and several members of staff were also in attendance, championing diversity and solidarity.
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