Union Berlin has made it to the top tier, but now face tough opponents. The club from the capital has qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal through its league affiliation and the placement in the previous season. The VSG Altglienicke, as the Landespokalsieger from Berlin in the DFB-Pokal, is also participating, but is in the amateur tier and will definitely face a club from the 1. or 2. Bundesliga – making a duel with Union and Hertha possible. However, this duo does not face only simple opponents. With Eintracht Braunschweig and SpVgg Greuther Fürth, who have secured their league place, as well as Energie Cottbus and VfL Osnabrück, who have made it to the 2. Bundesliga, but also with the 2. Bundesliga relegation teams Fortuna Düsseldorf and Preußen Münster, very tough opponents await the two top-class clubs from the capital. The first round of the DFB-Pokal takes place from August 21 to 24, the quarterfinals on December 1 and 2, and the semifinals on February 2, 3, 9, and 10 of the following year.