S04 travel to face FC Augsburg in second round of DFB-Pokal

FC Schalke 04 have been drawn away against FC Augsburg in the second round of the DFB-Pokal. The draw took place on Sunday (1/9) at the German Football Museum. The second round of matches will take place on 29th and 30th October 2024.

The Royal Blues have come up against FCA once before in the DFB-Pokal, back in the 2010/11 season. The two sides met in the round of 16, with Schalke winning 1-0 away thanks to Jefferson Farfan’s winning goal in the 84th minute. That season, the Royal Blues went on to lift the cup for the fifth time. 

Overview of all the second-round fixtures:

Arminia Bielefeld – 1. FC Union Berlin
Dynamo Dresden – SV Darmstadt 98
Kickers Offenbach – Karlsruher SC
SC Freiburg – Hamburger SV
Hertha BSC – 1. FC Heidenheim
1. FSV Mainz 05 – FC Bayern München
VfB Stuttgart – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Eintracht Frankfurt – Borussia Mönchengladbach
FC Augsburg – FC Schalke 04
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim – 1. FC Nürnberg
SC Paderborn 07 – SV Werder Bremen
SSV Jahn Regensburg – SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Bayer 04 Leverkusen – SV Elversberg
VfL Wolfsburg – Borussia Dortmund
RB Leipzig – FC St. Pauli
1. FC Köln – Holstein Kiel