Football fans in Germany can watch select matches from the German Cup live on ARD, a free-to-air broadcaster, from 2022-23 until the end of the 2025-26 season.

Following a deal that was agreed through SportA, the rights-buying agency for ARD, a total of 15 matches from the German Cup are shown on ARD each season, including the final in Berlin every May.

German Cup matches are aired live on ARD’s linear TV channel and their online streaming platform, ARD Mediathek, which is available on all iOS and Android mobile phones and tablets. German Cup highlights are also available on ARD throughout the season, with all coverage coming with German language commentary.

DAZN in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland holds the right to show highlights from every match in the German Cup each season.

As part of a deal signed with several broadcasters, DAZN can show highlights shortly after each match finishes on its platform from 2022-23 until the end of the 2025-26 season.

To access the German Cup highlights on DAZN, fans must pay a monthly subscription with the streaming service provider and then use either the DAZN website or the DAZN app to stream the content. The app is available on smartphones and tablets, allowing users to watch German Cup highlights on the go. All of the highlights are broadcast in German.

Fans in Germany can stream all DFB Pokal matches on RTL+, RTL’s subscription-based streaming service, from the 2026-27 season through the 2029-30 season. This follows RTL Group’s acquisition of Sky Deutschland, which holds exclusive pay-TV rights to all German cup games.

RTL initially struck a free-to-air rights deal with the German Football Association (DFB) to broadcast 15 top games live on the free RTL channel and on RTL+. However, after RTL Group acquired Sky, RTL announced that all DFB Pokal matches would be available on RTL+.

To stream live DFB Pokal games in Germany, viewers need the RTL+ app and the necessary subscription. Additionally, fans can watch the German cup on the RTL+ website after subscribing to the streaming service.

The RTL+ app is available for download on Android and iOS devices and is compatible with Amazon Fire TV Stick and Box, Telekom MagentaTV set-top boxes, Chromecast, AirPlay, Roku, and major smart TV brands such as LG, Samsung, Hisense, and Panasonic.

Meanwhile, fans can stream the DFB Pokal on the RTL+ website via a PC or Mac. Subscribers gain access to more than just live game coverage, as RTL also provides match highlights to its viewers.

Sky Deutschland is the only place in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland where you can watch all 63 matches from the German Cup live throughout the entire season.

Thanks to a deal signed by the subscription-based broadcaster and DFB, all matches from every round of the competition are available on Sky Deutschland until 2026. Of the 63 matches shown each year, 48 are exclusive to Sky.

Live coverage of the German Cup on Sky Deutschland is primarily on Sky Sports Mix, but when more than one match is on at any given time, other channels are used, including Sky Conference.

German Cup live streaming is available on Sky Go, the broadcaster’s online and mobile streaming platform. This is available through a web browser and an app on iOS and Android.

In addition to live coverage, Sky Deutschland also has the rights to on-demand highlights from the German Cup and in-match videos. All matches are available in high definition (HD) for those with an HD Sky package, and commentary is in German.

Sky Deutschland holds the official broadcast rights to the DFB Pokal in Germany. The deal covers seasons 2026-2030.

Live coverage of the DFB Pokal is available on Sport1 in Germany, providing fans in the country with free-to-air coverage of the knockout cup competition.

Sport1 only broadcasts four matches from the competition each year after a deal was agreed upon between their right-buying agency, Sport A, and the German Football Federation (DFB) until the end of the 2025-26 season.

Live coverage of the German Cup is available on Sport1’s linear TV channel and their app, which can be downloaded on all iOS and Android devices, including smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs. Sport1 also has the rights to broadcast free-to-air highlights of the German Cup until the end of the 2025-26 season.

Free-to-air coverage of the German Cup is available on ZDF in Germany, following a TV rights deal that runs until the 2025-26 season ends. Viewers can watch 15 matches from the German Cup each season on ZDF. The contract was initiated by the broadcaster’s rights-buying agency, SportA. The matches selected by ZDF often feature the biggest football teams in Germany, including Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.

Live coverage of the German Cup on ZDF is shown through their linear TV channel and the ZDF app, which is available on iOS and Android devices. Highlights from the German Cup are also available on the app.

In Germany, fans can watch live DFB Pokal matches on Onefootball, available on both TV and streaming platforms. Coverage is confirmed for seasons 2022-2026.