An easy kick-off in German Cup, with scope for surprise
The first round of the German Cup generally has a bit of a pre-season feel to it. Due to the seeding, the top division giants are guaranteed to face lower-league minnows. There's one drawback though: they all play away.
A relative minnow in the top flight Bundesliga, last season's surprise package Augsburg is the first to take to the pitch in the German Cup on Friday night, traveling to lower league side Wilhelmshaven. Augsburg was the side that shocked everyone by surviving its first ever Bundesliga season last time out, then surprised them even more by ditching the majority of its coaching staff even after dodging the drop. The 17 remaining Bundesliga clubs will all travel to minnows playing below the German second division over the course of the weekend, along with 15 teams from the second division. The three sides that secured promotion to the Zweite Bundesliga last season are included in the "amateur" half of the 64-team draw. The first round of the cup is all about survival, as home crowds get to cheer on rank underdogs against their high-profile visitors. This system is not entirely designed to favor the established sides, which are hardly in need of charity; it's also meant to be a chance for tiny teams to rack up higher gate receipts at least once in a season. Upsets are rare, but by no means unprecedented. Last season, Felix Magath's Wolfsburg fell at the first hurdle versus Red Bull Leipzig, while Bayer Leverkusen lost to Dynamo Dresden and Freiburg were beaten by Unterhaching. Those results are very much the exceptions. It's more common to see a demolition job by the favorites. Schalke, who went on to secure third in the league last season, won their first round match against FC Teningen 11-1. Even a second division side, the admittedly strong Paderborn, put 10 goals past its first round opponents last time out. Potential upsets? Paderborn have a tougher draw this year for their Sunday game, facing Arminia Bielefeld - a side surprisingly relegated from the second division last season. Bielefeld were in the top German league just four seasons ago. On the subject of fallen giants, Karlsruhe now qualify for the "amateur" side of the draw and are liable to provide Hamburg with a relatively tough first round test on Sunday. These two sides last met in the Bundesliga in February 2009, with Karlsruhe winning 3-2 just a few months ahead of dropping out of the top division. Borussia Mönchengladbach, who have a tricky midweek Champions League qualifier against Dynamo Kyiv to worry about, could have drawn better too. They will travel to the Dutch border on Saturday to play Allemania Aachen, the third of a trio of shock second division rejects last season. German giants Bayern Munich take on Jahn Regensburg, one of the newly-promoted second division sides, in the last match of the weekend late on Monday evening. Augsburg's new coach Markus Weinzierl will be watching that game keenly; he led Regensburg to promotion last season. Bayern lost last year's final in Berlin, getting taken apart 5-2 by double-winners Borussia Dortmund.
German Cup
DFB-Pokal BBL-Pokal DFB-Pokal_(women) DHB-Pokal German_Cup_(ice_hockey) 2011–12_DFB-Pokal 2009–10_DFB-Pokal 2012–13_DFB-Pokal 2016–17_DFB-Pokal 2006–07_DFB-Pokal 2008–09_DFB-Pokal 2018–19_DFB-Pokal 2015–16_DFB-Pokal 2010–11_DFB-Pokal 2005–06_DFB-Pokal German_Rugby_Union_Cup
German Cup
DFB-Pokal BBL-Pokal DFB-Pokal_(women) DHB-Pokal German_Cup_(ice_hockey) 2011–12_DFB-Pokal 2009–10_DFB-Pokal 2012–13_DFB-Pokal 2016–17_DFB-Pokal 2006–07_DFB-Pokal 2008–09_DFB-Pokal 2018–19_DFB-Pokal 2015–16_DFB-Pokal 2010–11_DFB-Pokal 2005–06_DFB-Pokal German_Rugby_Union_Cup
Bundesliga
Bundesliga Frauen-Bundesliga Basketball_Bundesliga Austrian_Football_Bundesliga 2016–17_Bundesliga 2013–14_Bundesliga Handball-Bundesliga 2007–08_Bundesliga Bundesliga_(baseball) 2012–13_Bundesliga 2014–15_Bundesliga 2011–12_Bundesliga Handball-Bundesliga_(women) 2008–09_Bundesliga 2009–10_Bundesliga 2015–16_Bundesliga
Augsburg
Augsburg Augsburg_Eiskanal FC_Augsburg Augsburg_Hauptbahnhof Augsburg_(district) Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Augsburg Prince-Bishopric_of_Augsburg Augsburg_University German_frigate_Augsburg_(F213) Battle_of_Lechfeld_(910) University_of_Augsburg Augsburger_Panther BC_Augsburg Augsburg_Auggies_football Augsburg_Arena Augsburg,_Arkansas
German Cup
DFB-Pokal BBL-Pokal DFB-Pokal_(women) DHB-Pokal German_Cup_(ice_hockey) 2011–12_DFB-Pokal 2009–10_DFB-Pokal 2012–13_DFB-Pokal 2016–17_DFB-Pokal 2006–07_DFB-Pokal 2008–09_DFB-Pokal 2018–19_DFB-Pokal 2015–16_DFB-Pokal 2010–11_DFB-Pokal 2005–06_DFB-Pokal German_Rugby_Union_Cup
Friday night
Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven Bombing_of_Wilhelmshaven_in_World_War_II Wilhelmshaven_railway_station JadeWeserPort Wilhelmshaven_Imperial_Shipyard Submarine_pen
Augsburg
Augsburg Augsburg_Eiskanal FC_Augsburg Augsburg_Hauptbahnhof Augsburg_(district) Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Augsburg Prince-Bishopric_of_Augsburg Augsburg_University German_frigate_Augsburg_(F213) Battle_of_Lechfeld_(910) University_of_Augsburg Augsburger_Panther BC_Augsburg Augsburg_Auggies_football Augsburg_Arena Augsburg,_Arkansas
Bundesliga
Bundesliga Frauen-Bundesliga Basketball_Bundesliga Austrian_Football_Bundesliga 2016–17_Bundesliga 2013–14_Bundesliga Handball-Bundesliga 2007–08_Bundesliga Bundesliga_(baseball) 2012–13_Bundesliga 2014–15_Bundesliga 2011–12_Bundesliga Handball-Bundesliga_(women) 2008–09_Bundesliga 2009–10_Bundesliga 2015–16_Bundesliga
Bundesliga
Bundesliga Frauen-Bundesliga Basketball_Bundesliga Austrian_Football_Bundesliga 2016–17_Bundesliga 2013–14_Bundesliga Handball-Bundesliga 2007–08_Bundesliga Bundesliga_(baseball) 2012–13_Bundesliga 2014–15_Bundesliga 2011–12_Bundesliga Handball-Bundesliga_(women) 2008–09_Bundesliga 2009–10_Bundesliga 2015–16_Bundesliga
German
Zweite Bundesliga
2._Bundesliga
Felix Magath
Felix_Magath
Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg VfL_Wolfsburg VfL_Wolfsburg_(women) Volkswagen_Challenger Wolfsburg_Hauptbahnhof Wolfsburg_(film) Grizzlys_Wolfsburg Volkswagen_Arena Wolfsburg_Volkswagen_Plant VfL_Wolfsburg_II Wolfsburg_Castle Hanover–Berlin_high-speed_railway 2011_Volkswagen_Challenger_–_Doubles Volkswagen 2012_Volkswagen_Challenger 2009_Volkswagen_Challenger
Red Bull Leipzig
RB_Leipzig
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer_04_Leverkusen Bayer_04_Leverkusen_(handball) Bayer_04_Leverkusen_(women) Bayer_Giants_Leverkusen Bayer RTHC_Bayer_Leverkusen
Dynamo Dresden
Dynamo_Dresden Dynamo_Dresden_II
Freiburg
Freiburg_im_Breisgau University_of_Freiburg SC_Freiburg Freiburg_Hauptbahnhof SC_Freiburg_(women) Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Freiburg Canton_of_Fribourg Freiburg_(region) Fribourg Freiburg_Open Świebodzice Freiberg_University_of_Mining_and_Technology Freiburg,_Lower_Saxony University_of_Freiburg_Faculty_of_Biology Deutsch-Französisches_Gymnasium_Freiburg_im_Breisgau Hochschule_für_Musik_Freiburg
Unterhaching
Unterhaching SpVgg_Unterhaching Generali_Unterhaching
Schalke
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FC Teningen
FC_Teningen
Paderborn
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Paderborn
Paderborn Paderborn_Hauptbahnhof Prince-Bishopric_of_Paderborn SC_Paderborn_07 Paderborn_(district) Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Paderborn Paderborn_University Paderborn_Lippstadt_Airport Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Paderborn Paderborn,_Illinois Paderborn_Cathedral Barker_Barracks Westfalen_Garrison Paderborn_Baskets
Sunday
Arminia Bielefeld
Arminia_Bielefeld
Bielefeld
Bielefeld Bielefeld_Hauptbahnhof Bielefeld_University Arminia_Bielefeld Bielefeld_Opera
German league
Basketball_Bundesliga Handball-Bundesliga Frauen-Bundesliga Handball-Bundesliga_(women) Bundesliga Bundesliga_(baseball) Deutsche_Volleyball-Bundesliga Bundesliga_(table_tennis) 2015–16_Basketball_Bundesliga Catholic_League_(German) German_football_league_system
Karlsruhe
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Hamburg
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Sunday
Bundesliga
Bundesliga Frauen-Bundesliga Basketball_Bundesliga Austrian_Football_Bundesliga 2016–17_Bundesliga 2013–14_Bundesliga Handball-Bundesliga 2007–08_Bundesliga Bundesliga_(baseball) 2012–13_Bundesliga 2014–15_Bundesliga 2011–12_Bundesliga Handball-Bundesliga_(women) 2008–09_Bundesliga 2009–10_Bundesliga 2015–16_Bundesliga
February 2009
Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe Karlsruhe_Hauptbahnhof Karlsruher_SC Karlsruhe_(district) Karlsruhe_Institute_of_Technology German_cruiser_Karlsruhe Weltklasse_in_Karlsruhe Europahalle Karlsruhe_(region) Baden_Open German_frigate_Karlsruhe_(F212) Karlsruhe,_North_Dakota Dm-Arena SMS_Karlsruhe Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft_Karlsruhe Köln-class_frigate
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia_Mönchengladbach
Champions League
UEFA_Champions_League UEFA_Women's_Champions_League 2012–13_UEFA_Champions_League 2013–14_UEFA_Champions_League 2009–10_UEFA_Champions_League 2014–15_UEFA_Champions_League 2010–11_UEFA_Champions_League Women's_EHF_Champions_League 2011–12_UEFA_Champions_League 2008–09_UEFA_Champions_League 2015–16_UEFA_Champions_League 2016–17_UEFA_Champions_League 2006–07_UEFA_Champions_League 2017–18_UEFA_Champions_League 2007–08_UEFA_Champions_League Basketball_Champions_League
Dynamo Kyiv
FC_Dynamo_Kyiv BC_Dynamo_Kyiv WBC_Dynamo_Kiev YFS_Dynamo_Kyiv_of_Valeriy_Lobanovsky FC_Dynamo-2_Kyiv FC_Spartak_Moscow Sokil_Kiev Kiev
Dutch
Saturday
Allemania Aachen
German
Bayern Munich
FC_Bayern_Munich FC_Bayern_Munich_(basketball) FC_Bayern_Munich_(women) FC_Bayern_Munich_Junior_Team FC_Bayern_Munich_II 1975–76_FC_Bayern_Munich_season
Jahn Regensburg
SSV_Jahn_Regensburg
Monday evening
Augsburg
Augsburg Augsburg_Eiskanal FC_Augsburg Augsburg_Hauptbahnhof Augsburg_(district) Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Augsburg Prince-Bishopric_of_Augsburg Augsburg_University German_frigate_Augsburg_(F213) Battle_of_Lechfeld_(910) University_of_Augsburg Augsburger_Panther BC_Augsburg Augsburg_Auggies_football Augsburg_Arena Augsburg,_Arkansas
Markus Weinzierl
Markus_Weinzierl
Regensburg
Regensburg Regensburg_(district) Regensburg_Hauptbahnhof Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Regensburg Bishopric_of_Regensburg University_of_Regensburg Principality_of_Regensburg Armin-Wolf-Arena SSV_Jahn_Regensburg Regensburg_Cathedral Regensburg_(electoral_district) Bishops_of_Regensburg Stone_Bridge_(Regensburg) Perpetual_Diet_of_Regensburg Battle_of_Ratisbon Regensburg–Hof_railway
Bayern
Bavaria FC_Bayern_Munich Bayern_(horse) FC_Bayern_Munich_(basketball) Bayern_(song) German_frigate_Bayern FC_Bayern_Munich_(women) Bayern-class_battleship Bavarian_Cup SMS_Bayern FC_Bayern_Munich_II Regionalliga_Bayern Kingdom_of_Bavaria Hamburg-class_destroyer
Berlin
Berlin Humboldt_University_of_Berlin Berlin_(band) German_Open_(WTA) Berlin,_New_Hampshire Berlin_Hauptbahnhof Olympiastadion_(Berlin) Berlin,_Connecticut Berlin_International_Film_Festival Berlin,_Maryland Berlin_(Lou_Reed_album) Berlin,_New_Jersey Berlin,_Massachusetts Berlin,_Wisconsin East_Berlin Battle_of_Berlin
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia_Dortmund Borussia_Dortmund_(Superleague_Formula_team) Borussia_Dortmund_Youth_Sector Borussia_Dortmund_Handball Borussia_Dortmund_II FC_Bayern_Munich
German league
Bundesliga
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German Cup
DFB-Pokal
iptc::15000000 slot::keyword sport::20001065 sport_event::20001116 topic::sport type::competition type::entity type::event type::sport_competition
Augsburg
FC_Augsburg
iptc::15000000 slot::keyword sport::20001065 topic::sport type::entity type::organization type::sport_team
Zweite Bundesliga
2._Bundesliga
iptc::15000000 slot::keyword sport::20001065 sport_event::20001115 topic::sport type::competition type::entity type::event type::sport_competition
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia_Mönchengladbach
iptc::15000000 slot::keyword sport::20001065 topic::sport type::entity type::organization type::sport_team
Bayern Munich
FC_Bayern_Munich
iptc::15000000 sport::20001065 topic::sport type::entity type::organization type::sport_team
Jahn Regensburg
SSV_Jahn_Regensburg
iptc::15000000 sport::20001065 topic::sport type::entity type::organization type::sport_team
Arminia Bielefeld
Arminia_Bielefeld
iptc::15000000 sport::20001065 topic::sport type::entity type::organization type::sport_team
Friday night
topic::none type::time type::value
Wilhelmshaven
SV_Wilhelmshaven
iptc::15000000 sport::20001065 topic::sport type::entity type::organization type::sport_team
German
topic::none type::gpe0-x type::other
Felix Magath
Felix_Magath
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Wolfsburg
VfL_Wolfsburg
iptc::15000000 sport::20001065 topic::sport type::entity type::organization type::sport_team
Red Bull Leipzig
RB_Leipzig
iptc::15000000 sport::20001065 topic::sport type::entity type::organization type::sport_team
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer_04_Leverkusen
iptc::15000000 sport::20001065 topic::sport type::entity type::organization type::sport_team
Dynamo Dresden
Dynamo_Dresden
iptc::15000000 sport::20001065 topic::sport type::entity type::organization type::sport_team
Freiburg
SC_Freiburg
iptc::15000000 sport::20001065 topic::sport type::entity type::organization type::sport_team
Unterhaching
SpVgg_Unterhaching
iptc::15000000 sport::20001065 topic::sport type::entity type::organization type::sport_team
Schalke
FC_Schalke_04
iptc::15000000 sport::20001065 topic::sport type::entity type::organization type::sport_team
FC Teningen
FC_Teningen
iptc::15000000 sport::20001065 topic::sport type::entity type::organization type::sport_team
Paderborn
SC_Paderborn_07
iptc::15000000 sport::20001065 topic::sport type::entity type::organization type::sport_team
Sunday
topic::none type::time type::value
Karlsruhe
Karlsruher_SC
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Hamburg
Hamburger_SV
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February 2009
topic::none type::time type::value
Champions League
UEFA_Champions_League
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Dynamo Kyiv
FC_Dynamo_Kyiv
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Dutch
topic::none type::gpe0-x type::other
Saturday
topic::none type::time type::value
Allemania Aachen
Alemannia_Aachen
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Monday evening
topic::none type::time type::value
Markus Weinzierl
Markus_Weinzierl
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Berlin
Berlin
topic::none type::entity type::gpe type::gpe2 type::location
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia_Dortmund
iptc::15000000 sport::20001065 topic::sport type::entity type::organization type::sport_team
Germany
Netherlands
Ukraine