Eintracht Braunschweig away in the first round of the DFB-Pokal

FC Schalke 04 have been drawn against fellow second-division side Eintracht Braunschweig in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. The draw was made on Sunday (18/6) at the German Football Museum by pole vaulter Sarah Vogel.

Braunschweig were one of the unseeded teams in the draw after finishing 15th in the 2. Bundesliga last season. They therefore get to play at home.

“There are definitely easier draws than Eintracht Braunschweig. They are in our league and are starting the season with a new coach,” said Thomas Reis. “You can face anybody in this competition. We will be up for the challenge and give our best.”

30 of the 32 first-round ties will be played between 11th and 14th August 2023 – exact dates and times will be announced in the coming weeks. The two exceptions are the games involving Bundesliga winners FC Bayern and reigning Pokal holders RB Leipzig, who will face off in the Supercup on the weekend of the first round. They will play their ties at a later date.

Full draw:

2. Bundesliga – Bundesliga
VfL Osnabrück – 1. FC Köln
SV Elversberg – Mainz 05
SV Wehen Wiesbaden – RB Leipzig

3. Liga – Bundesliga
SpVgg Unterhaching – FC Augsburg
SC Preußen Münster – FC Bayern München
VfB Lübeck – TSG Hoffenheim
FC Viktoria Köln – SV Werder Bremen
Arminia Bielefeld – VfL Bochum

Regionalliga – Bundesliga
FC 08 Homburg – SV Darmstadt 98
TSG Balingen – VfB Stuttgart
TSV Schott Mainz – Borussia Dortmund
1. FC Lok Leipzig – Eintracht Frankfurt
FC-Astoria Walldorf – 1. FC Union Berlin
FC Teutonia Ottensen – Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Oberliga – Bundesliga
TuS Makkabi Berlin – VfL Wolfsburg
Rostocker FC – 1. FC Heidenheim
SV Oberachern – SC Freiburg
TuS Bersenbrück – Borussia Mönchengladbach

2. Bundesliga – 2. Bundesliga
Eintracht Braunschweig – FC Schalke 04

3. Liga – 2. Bundesliga
Hallescher FC – SpVgg Greuther Fürth
SV Sandhausen – Hannover 96
SSV Jahn Regensburg – 1. FC Magdeburg
Rot-Weiss Essen – Hamburger SV
1. FC Saarbrücken – Karlsruher SC

Regionalliga – 2. Bundesliga
FV Illertissen – Fortuna Düsseldorf
FC Energie Cottbus – SC Paderborn
FSV Frankfurt – FC Hansa Rostock
FC Carl Zeiss Jena – Hertha BSC
FC Gütersloh – Holstein Kiel

Oberliga – 2. Bundesliga
SV Atlas Delmenhorst – FC St. Pauli
FC Rot-Weiß Koblenz – 1. FC Kaiserslautern
FC Oberneuland – 1. FC Nürnberg

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