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
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