Eight teams will take part in the DFB-ePokal 2026 final event. Four of them have already been determined – the other half will be decided in the upcoming play-offs. Who is fighting for the tickets?
Unlike in previous years, places in the DFB-ePokal final are in short supply: only eight teams will take part in the two-day final event at the DFB campus in Frankfurt. Four participants have already been confirmed. Bayer Leverkusen, FC St. Pauli, RBLZ Gaming, and Borussia Mönchengladbach secured their tickets by winning a showdown in the VBL Club Championship.
The remaining four starting places will be decided in the play-offs. These will be contested by the winners of the Community Qualifiers and will be played on February 10, 15, and 24, as well as March 1. An interesting match-up awaits right at the start: BLACKYELLOW will face RBLZ Gaming International. But aren’t the Leipzig team already qualified?
BLACKYELLOW vs. RBLZ Gaming International
The background: International offshoots or second teams of professional organizations or clubs were also allowed to compete in the Community Qualifiers. For example, BLACKYELLOW won the seventh qualifying tournament under the banner of Borussia Dortmund.
The team included internationally experienced top eSports players Raffaele Cacciapuoti from Italy and Razvan Puiu from Romania. The Leipzig team also used this model: Alfie Calder, Donovan Hunt, and Guilherme Barros, also big names, competed for RBLZ Gaming International.
In addition to this duel, there will be another highlight: FC St. Pauli eAcademy will host Hamburger SV II in the city derby. Defending champions FOKUS will face SV Drensteinfurt, with Jonas Wirth and Richard Hormes taking control of the controllers.
The playoff field is completed by the clash between MBCeSports (Can Tuna and ‘Krausinhoo’) and Rot-Weiß Erfurt. The Thuringians recently qualified via the regional association community qualifier. The final event will take place on March 20 and 21. The winner will not only receive the trophy, but also prize money of €30,000.
