The draw was made during the Sky programme "Skylights: Die #SkySportShow", with former German-Italian footballer Valentina Maceri pulling out the names, overseen by DFB director of professional football and long-time Bayer 04 sporting director Rudi Völler. The Werkself saw off SV 07 Elversberg 5-0 in the first round last Sunday, while HSV won 3-0 at 1. FC Magdeburg.
The winners in the last 16 will go through to the quarter-finals, to be played on 11 and 12 March 2026. The final four will contest the semi-finals between 4 and 6 April, while the final will take place on 14 May 2026, as usual at Cologne's RheinEnergieSTADION.
THE LAST-16 DRAW IN FULL
1. FC Union Berlin vs. FC Carl Zeiss Jena
RB Leipzig vs. SV Werder Bremen
FC Ingolstadt vs. FC Bayern Munich
SC Sand vs. 1. FC Köln
VfL Wolfsburg vs. SC Freiburg
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
Hamburger SV vs. Bayer 04
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam vs. SGS Essen
The Bundesliga has announced the nominees for the ‘Top Goal of the Month’ award for October. Fans of the Werkself can now vote for, amongst others, Robert Andrich’s stunning volley from the match against Mainz 05 or Moussa Diaby’s curling shot into the top corner from the same fixture. Voting, exclusively on the Bundesliga app, remains open until Sunday, 8 November (23:59 CET).
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Bayer 04 host Borussia Mönchengladbach at the BayArena on matchday 12 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season. The schedule for the game remains to be confirmed. The latest information on ticket sales.
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Bayer 04 host Eintracht Frankfurt at the BayArena on matchday 14 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season. The schedule for the game remains to be confirmed. The latest information on ticket sales.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04 Women's 0-1 loss at Bayern Munich in the round of 16 of the women's DFB-Pokal 2026/27
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“As far as mentality and determination are concerned, we have nothing to reproach ourselves for,” Robert Andrich said up after the first home defeat for the Werkself this term. In terms of their play, too, the Black and Reds put in a respectable performance for long stretches of this intense and physical match, outperforming VfB Stuttgart in most areas. It was only in terms of efficiency in front of goal that the Swabians had the edge over the Werkself. Head coach Carles Martínez wants to learn from this so that, in future, they can “win this sort of match too”. The Werkself review.
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