2025–26 DFB-Pokal Frauen

The 2025–26 DFB-Pokal will be the 44th season of the annual German football cup competition. Several teams participate in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Frauen-Bundesliga and the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, excluding second teams. The competition will begin on 16 August 2025 with the first of six rounds and will end on 14 May 2026 with the final at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 2010.^[1]

The following clubs qualified for the competition:

This year will see a format change, as the 21 regional cup winners, the five promoted teams from the Regionalliga and six teams from the 2. Bundesliga compete in a play-off round. Teams from the Bundesliga and the four-highest 2. Bundesliga teams will enter in the first round. After that, the first round will be played by the remaining 32 teams without restrictions.^[2]

The rounds of the 2025–26 competition are scheduled as follows:^[1]

Times up to 26 October 2025 and from 29 March 2026 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 27 October 2025 to 28 March 2026 are CET (UTC+1).

The draw took place on 26 June 2025, with Renate Lingor drawing the matches. The play-offs are split into a North group and a South group.^[3][4] The twelve Bundesliga teams and the four best-placed teams from the 2. Bundesliga had a bye. The matches will take place between 16 and 19 August 2025.

The matches will take place between 27 and 29 September 2025.

The matches will take place between 15 and 17 November 2025.

The matches will take place between 11 and 12 March 2026.

The matches will take place between 4 and 6 April 2026.

The match will take place on 14 May 2026.