Bayern Munich to host Hannover in German Cup

Bayern Munich to host Hannover in German Cup

Published Aug. 10, 2013 9:39 p.m. ET

Defending champion Bayern Munich was drawn Saturday to host Bundesliga rival Hannover in the second round of the German Cup, while Borussia Dortmund will travel to second-division 1860 Munich.

Schalke, the 2011 winner, will play at third-division Darmstadt, which knocked out Borussia Moenchengladbach on penalties in the first round.

Hamburger SV hosts second-division Greuther Fuerth, Bayer Leverkusen visits third-division Arminia Bielefeld, and Freiburg hosts Stuttgart in a repeat of last season's semifinal.

Wolfsburg, Eintracht Frankfurt, Hoffenheim and Mainz have home advantage against second-division sides Aalen, Bochum, Energie Cottbus and Cologne, respectively.

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Hertha Berlin will play at second-division Kaiserslautern, Augsburg visits third-division Preussen Muenster, and FSV Frankfurt hosts Ingolstadt in a second-division clash.

Fourth-tier Wiedenbrueck, the lowest ranked remaining side, hosts second-division SV Sandhausen.

Third-division Saarbruecken's reward for knocking Werder Bremen out is a home game against second-division Paderborn, and third-tier Osnabrueck hosts second-division Union Berlin.

The games will be played on Sept. 24-25.

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