Braunschweig meets defending champion Stuttgart: A trophy thriller is imminent!

Braunschweig meets defending champion Stuttgart: A trophy thriller is imminent!

Stuttgart, Deutschland - Eintracht Braunschweig meets the defending champion

On June 16, 2025, the draw of the first round of the DFB Cup made large waves, especially in Braunschweig. Eintracht will record it with the reigning Champion VfB Stuttgart. The sports manager of Braunschweiger, Benjamin Kessel, is optimistic about the upcoming challenge. He refers to the possibilities that this competition offers and gives the example of Arminia Bielefeld, who made the leap into the final last year, despite all the adversities.

In recent years, the first round for Braunschweig was not a sugar slack. The team had had to give up in the previous draws against Eintracht Frankfurt (1: 4), Schalke 04 (1: 3) and after an exciting penalty shootout against Hertha BSC (6: 5), ultimately against VfL Wolfsburg. The mixed reactions of the fans are understandable: While some of the possibilities are sensitive to a surprise, other skepticism. Part of the appendix even believes that an early departure of the team could possibly release more energy for relegation in the league.

The first round encounters

The cup game against Stuttgart is expected to be held on August 26 or 27, as the Swabians compete against Bayern Munich on the original cup weekend in the Franz Beckenbauer Cup. The other encounters of the first round are determined for the period from August 15th to 18th. A detailed list of the exciting duels shows that there are no easy opponents in this round:

• Arminia Bielefeld vs. Werder Bremen
• Bahlingen SC vs. Heidenheim
• BFC Dynamo vs. Bochum
• BW Lohne vs. Greuther Fürth
• Delmenhorst vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
• Dynamo Dresden vs. Mainz
• Eintracht Braunschweig vs. VfB Stuttgart
• Energie Cottbus vs. Hannover
• Engers vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
• Gütersloh vs. Union Berlin
• Halle vs. Augsburg
• Hansa Rostock vs. Hoffenheim
• Homburg vs. Holstein Kiel
• Illertissen vs. Nuremberg
• Jahn Regensburg vs. 1. FC Köln
• Lokomotiv Leipzig vs. Schalke
• Lübeck vs. Darmstadt
• Nordestedt vs. St. Pauli
• Meuselwitz vs. Karlsruher SC
• pirmasens vs. Hamburg
• Prussia Münster vs. Hertha Berlin
• Red-Weiß Essen vs. Borussia Dortmund
• RSV Eintracht vs. Kaiserslautern
• 1. FC Saarbrücken vs. Magdeburg
• Sandhausen vs. RB Leipzig
• 1. FC Schweinfurt vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf
• Sportfreunde Lotte vs. SC Freiburg
• Sonnenhof Großaspach vs. Bayer Leverkusen
• SV Hemelingen vs. Wolfsburg
• Viktoria Cologne vs. Paderborn
• contractions Wiesbaden vs. Bayern Munich
• Ulm vs. Elversberg

The anticipation for the cup game increases, and the fans hope that Eintracht Braunschweig can use the opportunity this time to ensure a surprise. After all, the DFB Cup is known for its unpredictable turns. The Braunschweigers are faced with an exciting challenge, which should be both for the players and for the supporters in the stadium full of emotions and drama.

How it goes on remains to be seen. But one thing is certain: everything is possible in the cup, and that makes this event so unique. The fans can count themselves lucky to be part of this exciting journey. May the best team win!

For further information regarding the draw and the encounters in the DFB Cup, we refer to the reporting of T-Online and yahoo sports .