The German Cup, the abbreviation of the German Football Association Cup, is hosted by the German Football Association. The participating teams include professional teams and amateur teams. The winner of the German Cup can qualify for the German Super Cup that year and the Europa League group stage the following season. The German Cup was first held in 1935. The most successful team in the German Cup is Bayern Munich, which has won the championship 20 times. The number of participating teams is 64.

Lottery rules: The numbers of 18 Bundesliga teams and 14 Bundesliga teams are in the first lottery box, and the second lottery box contains 24 amateur teams and 4 newly promoted teams from Bundesliga 2. and the numbers of the four relegated Bundesliga 2 teams. The lottery draws two teams from two boxes respectively to play against each other. The 32 teams in the second box have home field advantage. The draws from the second to the fourth round are the same as those in the first round. The promoted teams are divided into lottery boxes 1 and 2 according to their strength. The team in the lottery box 2 has home field advantage. The two teams that won the semi-finals will compete in the final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. If there is a tie within 90 minutes, there will be overtime, and if there is a tie within 120 minutes, there will be a penalty shootout. Final location: Berlin Olympic Stadium (it has been played here since the 1984/85 season, but the location was not fixed before).

The first round of the German Cup ended with two games on Friday, with Hertha Berlin playing Braunschweig and Mainz playing Havels. Hertha Berlin suffered a huge upset in this game. The team lost 4-5 to their opponents and missed the promotion. The game scene was even more exciting. The two teams scored 9 goals in one game. It was very lively. . Hertha Berlin's ball possession rate in this game reached 65%, showing the ability of a Bundesliga team to control the field when facing a Bundesliga second team. Hertha Berlin had far more shots than its opponent Eintracht Braunschweig, but in the end Hertha Berlin was eliminated in the goal battle. This is the charm of football. In the 73rd minute, Braunschweig played simple and smooth cooperation in the frontcourt. Abdullahi had the upper hand in the confrontation for the ball and easily scored against the Hertha goalkeeper. In the 83rd minute, Hertha player Luke Baggio once again recovered a goal from a long shot, but it was still difficult for Hertha Berlin to save the defeat. In addition, this game was also the first time Hertha Berlin lost to its opponent since 2004, setting a record of 16 years of shame.