The match will be played at the Waldstadion Betzental in St. Ingbert. If coach Roberto Pätzold's team goes through, the Round of 16 tie will be between 15 and 17 November. The quarter-finals follow on 11 and 12 March 2026, before the semi-finals for the remaining four teams take place from 4 to 6 April 2026. The final will be played on Ascension Day, 14 May 2026, as usual at FC Köln’s RheinEnergieSTADION.
Before the DFB Pokal tie, the Black and Reds start the new Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga season next Saturday. The game away to Germany champions Bayern Munich kicks off at 17:45 CEST (live on ARD, MagentaSport and DAZN) at the Allianz Arena and is the official opening fixture. Over 50,000 tickets have already been sold - a Bundesliga record. The first home game follows on Monday, 15 September (18:00 CEST) against Union Berlin. Tickets for that match are available HERE.
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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