7.12.2025DFB-Pokal

DFB Pokal 2025/26: Bayer 04 host FC St. Pauli in quarter-finals

The next opponents in the 2025/26 DFB Pokal have been announced: Bayer 04 will host Bundesliga rivals FC St. Pauli in the quarter-finals. That was the outcome of the draw held this Sunday evening, 7 December, at the German Football Museum in Dortmund, where long-time Bundesliga player and coach Friedhelm Funkel made the draw. The Werkself will play their quarter-final tie on 3-4 or 10-11 February 2026. The exact dates have yet to be finalised.

"We're looking forward to the home game, and we are also looking forward to attractive opponents," said Simon Rolfes, Managing Director Sport at Bayer 04. "It will be a great game at our BayArena and we want to win it, of course."

Bayer 04 will provide further information via the club media channels as soon as the specific match date and details of ticket sales for this DFB Pokal tie have been finalised.

The semi-finals will be played on 21/22 April 2026, the final is on 23 May 2026 as usual at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.

Quarter final ties:

Bayern Munich vs RB Leipzig

Hertha Berlin vs SC Freiburg

Holstein Kiel vs VfB Stuttgart

Bayer 04 vs FC St. Pauli

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