Toto Cup 2025: Bavaria's football teams are preparing for the showdown!

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Numerous Toto Cup games start in Bavaria on July 18th, 2025, including exciting games with regional teams.

Am 18.07.2025 starten zahlreiche Toto-Pokalpartien in Bayern, darunter spannende Spiele mit regionalen Teams.
Numerous Toto Cup games start in Bavaria on July 18th, 2025, including exciting games with regional teams.

Toto Cup 2025: Bavaria's football teams are preparing for the showdown!

The eagerly awaited first main round of the Bavarian Toto Cup 2025/26 begins this weekend. In this round, numerous teams from Bavaria will compete to test their strengths and overcome the first hurdle on the way to the DFB Cup. Loud BFV Twelve exciting games will take place on Saturday. This includes the first competitive game of the season for 1. FC 06 Bad Kissingen, who have to prove themselves against the newly promoted third division team 1. FC Schweinfurt 05.

Sunday brings three more matches, and Tuesday marks the end of the first main round with five additional games. The SC Reichmannsdorf fan base is waiting for the duel against TSV 1860 Munich, which team manager Martin Ehrbar is looking forward to. He hopes that up to 4,000 spectators will enrich the visit to the stadium. 1860.lu highlights that a total of 64 teams will compete in this first round, although second teams from higher-class clubs are not admitted.

Chances for district cup winners

Particular attention could be paid to the match between SSV Jahn Regensburg and SG Alerheim. This encounter confirms the importance of cup games for smaller clubs. Alerheim's chairman Florian Schnell emphasizes the crucial importance of the game for his club and speaks of it as a sporting highlight. Benny Töpfer, the sporting director, is excited about the opportunity to compete against a team with so much tradition.

The regulations for the Toto Cup are clearly defined: There is a knockout system, with the losing teams being eliminated after the first round. For the winners, there is the prospect of taking part in the next round of the DFB Cup and for women's teams the chance to play in the DFB Cup for women. The Bavarian Toto Cup was founded in 1946 and the first competition took place in 1947 Wikipedia notes.

Views and anticipation

The draw for the second main round of the cup will take place next Thursday, and viewers can follow the event live on Instagram from 10:30 a.m. This promises not only exciting games, but also an interesting selection for the next round. FV Illertissen, who won last year, brings with them experience as title holders and multiple cup winners that could also be important for the newcomers to the group.

Fans and players can look forward to an entertaining sporting weekend. The first main round of the Toto Cup will not only show the performance of the clubs, but also provide insights into the surprises that are always possible in football. With teams and players who will give everything to go one step further in the competition, the nervousness before kick-off is palpable both on the pitch and in the spectators.