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Women’s DFB-Pokal Round of 16 draw conducted at Deutsches Fußballmuseum

Laura Wontorra, Nadine Keßler (Head of Women's Football, UEFA) and Hannelore Ratzeburg (Vice-President, DFB) during the Women's DFB-Pokal draw at the Deutsches Fußballmuseum in Dortmund. (Photo courtesy: DFB TV)

The draw ceremony for the German Women’s Cup (DFB-Pokal der Frauen) Round of 16 took place at the sidelines of the Women’s Bundesliga (Allianz Frauen-Bundesliga) season launch at the Deutsches Fußballmuseum (German Football Museum) in Dortmund today.

The draw was carried out by former Germany Women’s international and current UEFA Head of Women’s Football Nadine Kessler and DFB (German FA) Vice-President Hannelore Ratzeburg, while German sports tv presenter Laura Wontorra led through the proceedings.

Defending Women’s DFB-Pokal champions VfL Wolfsburg travel to 3rd Division side FC Forstern, while last season’s losing finalists FC Bayern Munich host fellow Bundesliga side SV Werder Bremen.

The Round of 16 matches will be played on November 17 and 18, while the final takes place at the RheinEnergieSTADION in Cologne on May 1, 2019.

DFB-Pokal der Frauen – Round of 16 Fixtures

DSC Arminia Bielefeld vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen
SGS Essen vs SC Freiburg
FC Forstern vs VfL Wolfsburg
MSV Duisburg vs 1. FFC Turbine Postdam
SC Sand vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
FC Bayern Munich vs SV Werder Bremen
Herforder SV vs Borussia Mönchengladbach
1. FC Saarbrücken vs 1. FFC Frankfurt