DFB Cup live: Where can I watch 1. FC Köln vs. FC Bayern on TV? Follow the match here in the live ticker

In the second round of the DFB Cup, there are several Bundesliga duels: FC St. Pauli faces Hoffenheim, Mainz 05 hosts VfB Stuttgart, Heidenheim plays against HSV, and Eintracht Frankfurt faces Borussia Dortmund.

Another cup highlight is the match between 1. FC Köln and FC Bayern Munich, which can also be seen on free TV. We'll show you where and when here.

The cup match between 1. FC Köln and FC Bayern Munich will be broadcast live on ARD . Kick-off at Cologne's RheinEnergieStadion is on Wednesday, October 29, at 8:45 p.m.

In addition to being broadcast on free TV, the match between Cologne and Bayern can also be seen live on Sky . As usual, the pay-TV broadcaster holds the broadcasting rights for the entire tournament.

The game is available via live stream free of charge in the ZDF media library and on the paid Sky streaming service WOW .

Information about the game and the broadcast in a quick overview:

• Match : DFB-Pokal, 2nd main round, 1. FC Köln – FC Bayern Munich
• Date and kick-off : Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 8:45 p.m.
• Stadium : RheinEnergieStadion
• Free TV : Das Erste
• Pay TV : Sky
• Livestream : ARD Mediathek, WOW

You can follow the match on October 29th in the live ticker here:

A total of 16 matches will be played in the second round of the DFB-Pokal. In addition to the aforementioned Bundesliga matches, Energie Cottbus and RB Leipzig will face off against each other in the Eastern Bundesliga, FV Illertissen (the only remaining Regionalliga team) will face 1. FC Magdeburg , and Union Berlin will face cup-scarred Arminia Bielefeld . Three of the matches ( Hertha vs. Elversberg , Fürth vs. Kaiserslautern, and Darmstadt vs. Schalke ) will be purely second-division matches.

The games at a glance:

1. FC Köln and FC Bayern have faced each other six times in the DFB-Pokal, with the Munich club prevailing five times. However, Effzeh's moment struck once: over 50 years ago, Cologne swept Bayern away 5-1. Twenty-seven years later, the Rhinelanders took their bitter revenge: in 2003, Cologne lost 8-0 in the quarterfinals – thus not only losing the match but also ending a proud streak of 23 competitive matches without a loss.

Both teams have had strong starts to the current season. FC Bayern is the undisputed league leader and currently seems difficult to beat. Cologne are also in a good position after their return to the Bundesliga. After eight matchdays, FC Bayern Munich are in eighth place in the table – far from a relegation spot.

The first round of the cup, however, was bumpy. Cologne only avoided elimination against third-division Jahn Regensburg in stoppage time (2-1), after trailing at one point. Bayern Munich also had to tremble: third-division Wehen Wiesbaden spectacularly equalized from a 0-2 deficit before Harry Kane secured a 3-2 victory in stoppage time.