The draw for the DFB Cup quarterfinals 2020 will take place on Sunday in Dortmund. Dates, teams and possible problems are listed here.
- The DFB Cup quarter-finals will be drawn at the German Football Museum in Dortmund on Sunday (February 9).
- With 1. FC Saarbrücken is a blatant outsider, who is currently playing his home games elsewhere.
- After the draw, problems may arise due to the dates.
Dortmund - The DFB Cup quarter-finals have been complete since late Wednesday evening (February 5). In addition to seven Bundesliga clubs, the fourth division club 1. FC Saarbrücken is a blatant outsider , as RUHR24.de * reports.
DFB Cup draw in Dortmund: Which teams are in the quarter-finals?
The defending champion FC Bayern Munich is probably the top favorite for the title. In the second round, RB Leipzig (1: 3 at Eintracht Frankfurt) and BVB (2: 3 at Werder Bremen, the ticker for reading) * eliminated two supposedly large competitors.
To everyone's surprise, regional league 1. FC Saarbrücken is also represented in the DFB Cup quarter-finals. The fourth division team won 5-3 in the round of 16 after a penalty shootout against the second division club Karlsruher SC. The following teams are still there :
- FC Bayern Munich
- FC Schalke 04
- Bayer Leverkusen
- Eintracht Frankfurt
- Werder Bremen
- Fortuna Dusseldorf
- Union Berlin
- 1. FC Saarbrücken
DFB Cup quarter-finals: when will the draw take place?
The draw of the DFB Cup quarter-finals will take place on Sunday (February 9th) in the German Football Museum in Dortmund. The ARD will broadcast the drawing live in the "Sports Show" from 6 p.m. The broadcast lasts 30 minutes.
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Alexander Bommes (44) moderates the DFB Cup draw, which will also be broadcast on ARD's live stream. DFB general secretary Friedrich Curtius (44) acts as head of the drawing, while ex-international and current DFB integration officer, Cacau (38), pulls the loose balls out of the pot.
DFB Cup draw in Dortmund: which teams have home rights?
All eight teams are in one pot. The club drawn first automatically has home rights .
There is one exception to the draw for the DFB Cup quarter-finals. Since 1. FC Saarbrücken is underclass, he definitely enjoys home law. Even if it is first drawn as a second team in a pairing.
DFB Cup quarter-final draw: 1. FC Saarbrücken is playing home games in Völklingen
The Ludwigpark Stadium is currently being converted by 1. FC Saarbrücken into a pure football stadium without an athletics facility for over 40 million euros. That is why the regional league is currently playing its home games at the Hermann Neuberger Stadium in Völklingen .
1. FC Saarbrücken is currently playing in the tranquil stadium in Völklingen.
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The stadium in Saarland has space for 6,800 spectators. 594 are covered. It is, unsurprisingly, the smallest stadium of all teams that are still represented in the DFB Cup quarter-finals .
DFB Cup quarter-final draw: when are the dates?
The DFB Cup quarter-finals will take place on March 3rd and 4th . The DFB must offer four kick-off times.
So far, Tuesdays and Wednesdays have always been at 6.30 p.m. and 8.45 p.m. This year, however, there may be difficulties with appointments .
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Three games will take place on Sunday (March 1) on the 24th Bundesliga matchday. Union Berlin (against VfL Wolfsburg ), Werder Bremen and Eintracht Frankfurt are among others in action. The latter two meet directly.
MADNESS! The @ersterfcs moves into the quarter-finals with seven other Bundesliga teams #DFBPokal # Berlin2020 pic.twitter.com/S3yCZzeGoA
- DFB Cup (@DFB_Pokal) February 5, 2020RB Leipzig also receives Bayer Leverkusen . Since the teams from Wolfsburg, Frankfurt and Leverkusen were all in action in the Europa League on Thursday before, they were guaranteed Sunday for the Bundesliga.
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A DFB Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday would mean that there are less than 48 hours between two games. For legal reasons, however, it is not possible to put all cup games on Wednesday.
"We are aware of this scenario, a spokesman for the German Football League (DFL) told Sport1 . However, the draw will first be awaited before possible variants are discussed.
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