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
While most of the players from the Bayer 04 Women's Bundesliga squad are enjoying their summer break, four players are again away on international duty. Three of them are in action in the UEFA Women's Nations League and three are away with Germany junior teams.
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Welcome, Erik ten Hag! Bayer 04 have appointed the 55-year-old Dutchman as the new head coach on a contract to 30 June 2027. Bayer04.de provides a closer introduction to ten Hag who recently coached the English club Manchester United and above all had great success at Ajax.
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Bayer 04 were in the Bundesliga title race well into spring and also progressed to the latter stages of the DFB Pokal. Ultimately, the team were unable to defend either title, but the Werkself did set a new Bundesliga record in their final game of the season, having bid an emotional farewell to Xabi Alonso and Jonathan Tah at the BayArena the previous week. It was the end of an era, as bayer04.de looks back on the 2024/25 season, with part two looking at January through to May.
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With the clash at Mainz 05 on the 34th and final matchday of the 2024/25 Bundesliga, another eventful season came to an end. The Werkself finished as runners-up in second place and can be proud of the joint third-best points tally in the club's history. Bayer04.de takes a look back - firstly at the period from the summer until the end of the year, in which the Werkself had to deal with high expectations and fluctuated between impressive performances, squandered leads and absolute top form.
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Bayer 04 will carry out important optimisations and maintenance work on the club's digital platforms from 09:00 on 26 May until likely 30 May.
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