DFB President Reinhard Grindel (Photo courtesy: CPD Football)
The draw for the first round of the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) 2017/18 was held on Sunday evening at the Deutsches Fußballmuseum in Dortmund. DFB president Reinhard Grindel and former Germany international Sebastian Kehl carried out the draw.
Defending champions Borussia Dortmund travel to 6th Division side 1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen, while record champions FC Bayern Munich have to travel to the east to 3rd Division side Chemnitzer FC.
The matches would be played from Friday to Monday, August 11 to 14 across the country with the amateur clubs looking to welcome their more established opponents.
The draw ceremony was broadcasted live by German national tv channel ARD in their show Sportschau. Alexander Bommes and Julia Scharf were the hosts of the live broadcast.
DFB Pokal – Round 1
1860 München – FC Ingolstadt
VfB Germania Halberstadt – SC Freiburg
MSV Duisburg – 1.FC Nürnberg
VfL Osnabrück – Hamburger SV
Bonner SC – Hannover 96
1.FC Magdeburg – FC Augsburg
Chemnitzer FC – FC Bayern München
FC Hansa Rostock – Hertha BSC
FC Energie Cottbus – VfB Stuttgart
Sportfreunde Dorfmerkingen – RB Leipzig
FC RW Erfurt – TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
SC Paderborn – FC St. Pauli
Lüneburger SK – 1.FSV Mainz 05
Leher TS – 1.FC Köln
Rot-Weiss Essen – Borussia Mönchengladbach
Würzburger Kickers – Werder Bremen
1.FC Schweinfurt 05 – SV Sandhausen
SV Morlautern – SpVgg Greuther Fürth
1.FC Saarbrücken – 1.FC Union Berlin
FC Nöttingen – VfL Bochum
SSV Jahn Regensburg – SV Darmstadt 98
SV Wehen Wiesbaden – FC Erzgebirge Aue
Arminia Bielefeld – Fortuna Düsseldorf
FC Eintracht Norderstedt – VfL Wolfsburg
SpVgg Unterhaching – 1.FC Heidenheim
TuS Erndtebrück – Eintracht Frankfurt
TuS Koblenz – Dynamo Dresden
1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen – Borussia Dortmund
Karlsruher SC – Bayer 04 Leverkusen
SV Eichede – 1.FC Kaiserslautern
Holstein Kiel – Eintracht Braunschweig
Berliner FC Dynamo – FC Schalke 04