The matches of the first round of the German Cup (DFB Pokal) 2017/18 were played from Friday to Monday, August 11 to 14 across the country with the amateur clubs welcoming their more established opponents.
Defending champions Borussia Dortmund travelled to sixth division side 1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen and beat them 4-0, while record champions Bayern Munich defeated 3.Liga side Chemnitzer FC rather easily 5-0.
But there were also upsets with Hamburger SV losing at VfL Osnabrück and FC Augsburg at 1.FC Magdeburg with both winning teams from the 3.Liga.
DFB Pokal – Round 1
Friday
TuS Koblenz 2-3 Dynamo Dresden
Rot-Weiss Essen 1-2 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Karlsruher SC 0-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen [after extratime]
Holstein Kiel 2-1 Eintracht Braunschweig
Saturday
VfB Germania Halberstadt 1-2 SC Freiburg
Chemnitzer FC 0-5 FC Bayern München
Lüneburger SK 1-3 1.FSV Mainz 05
Leher TS 0-5 1.FC Köln
SpVgg Unterhaching 0-4 1.FC Heidenheim
TuS Erndtebrück 0-3 Eintracht Frankfurt
1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen 0-4 Borussia Dortmund
SV Eichede 0-4 1.FC Kaiserslautern
FC RW Erfurt 0-1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
SSV Jahn Regensburg 3-1 SV Darmstadt 98
Arminia Bielefeld 1-3 Fortuna Düsseldorf [after penalties]
Würzburger Kickers 0-3 Werder Bremen
Sunday
1860 München 1-2 FC Ingolstadt
VfL Osnabrück 3-1 Hamburger SV
Bonner SC 2-6 Hannover 96
Sportfreunde Dorfmerkingen 0-5 RB Leipzig
1.FC Schweinfurt 05 2-1 SV Sandhausen
SV Morlautern 0-5 SpVgg Greuther Fürth
1.FC Saarbrücken 1-2 1.FC Union Berlin [after extratime]
FC Nöttingen 2-5 VfL Bochum
FC Eintracht Norderstedt 0-1 VfL Wolfsburg
1.FC Magdeburg 2-0 FC Augsburg
FC Energie Cottbus 2-2,3-4 VfB Stuttgart [after penalties]
SV Wehen Wiesbaden 2-0 FC Erzgebirge Aue
Monday
MSV Duisburg 1-2 1.FC Nürnberg
SC Paderborn 2-1 FC St. Pauli
Berliner FC Dynamo 0-2 FC Schalke 04
FC Hansa Rostock 0-2 Hertha BSC