The draw for the first round of the German Cup has been made on Sunday and Hamburg, where plays Egyptian forward Mohamed Zidan, will face FC Ingolstadt 04. Hamburg will have to make the trip for their season opener that will be played on August 9. Bayern Munich are set to face Rot-Weiß Erfurt, Werder Bremen will have an easy task against Eintracht Nordhorn while Schalke will be playing against FC Homburg. The first round matches will be played on August 7-10, the second on September 23/24 and the third on January 27/28. The final stages begin in March as the quarter final will take place on March 3/4, 2009, the semis on April 21/22, 2009 and the final game will be held in Berlin on May 30.