Bayern Munich begins DFB-Pokal season 2026/27 with away game against VfL Osnabrück, the promoted team from 2. Bundesliga. The draw took place at the German Football Museum in Dortmund. The defending champion FC Bayern Munich will face the promoted team VfL Osnabrück. This is the fourth DFB-Pokal encounter between the two clubs. In the second round of the 2004/05 season, Bayern and Osnabrück met each other, with Bayern winning 3-2. As participants in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup (August 22), the double winners from Munich and vice-champion Borussia Dortmund will play their first-round matches on September 1/2. The other matches will be played between August 21 and 24. In the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup, Bayern will face Borussia Dortmund on August 22.