Bayern Munich draw Carl Zeiss Jena in DFB Pokal

The draw for the first round of the 2016-17 DFB Pokal took place today in Germany, and the reigning champions Bayern Munich now know who they will be facing. The Bavarians will be heading up to Thüringen to face Regionalliga Nordost fourth tier side Carl Zeiss Jena in the first round. The two have never played each other in any competition.

Carl Zeiss Jena earned a spot in the German cup by winning the Thuringia Cup.

As always with the Pokal, Bayern will be expected to win the entire thing, so a first round match against a club like Jena should present no challenges to the side. The first round matches will take place between August 19-22 and will be officially announced closer to the date.

2016-17 DFB Pokal First Round Draw

Eintracht Trier vs. Borussia Dortmund

SG Wattenscheid 09 vs. 1. FC Heidenheim 1846

Sportfreunde Lotte vs. Werder Bremen

MSV Duisburg vs. 1. FC Union Berlin

SV Drochtersen/Assel vs. Bor. Mönchengladbach

Würzburger Kickers vs. Eintracht Braunschweig

FSV Frankfurt vs. VfL Wolfsburg

Jahn Regensburg vs. Hertha BSC

TSV 1860 München vs. Karlsruher SC

Eintracht Norderstedt vs. SpVgg Greuther Fürth

SV Babelsberg 03 vs. SC Freiburg

Kickers Offenbach vs. Hannover 96

FC Astoria Walldorf vs. VfL Bochum

Viktoria Köln vs. 1. FC Nürnberg

Rot-Weiss Essen vs. Arminia Bielefeld

1. FC Magdeburg vs. Eintracht Frankfurt

Erzgebirge Aue  vs. FC Ingolstadt 04

FSV Zwickau vs. Hamburger SV

SpVgg Unterhaching vs. 1. FSV Mainz 05

FC 08 Villingen   vs. FC Schalke 04

Dynamo Dresden vs. RB Leipzig

VfB Lübeck vs. 1. FC St. Pauli

Germania Egestorf/Langreder vs. 1899 Hoffenheim

BFC Preussen vs. 1. FC Köln

FV Ravensburg vs. FC Augsburg

Hansa Rostock vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf

SC Paderborn 07 vs. SV Sandhausen

SC Hauenstein vs. Bayer Leverkusen

FC 08 Homburg vs. VfB Stuttgart

FC Carl Zeiss Jena vs. Bayern München

Bremer SV vs. SV Darmstadt 98

Hallescher FC vs. 1. FC Kaiserslautern