DFB.TV launches ahead of German Cup final weekend
May 22, 2026 13.50 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German football association DFB has launched its new pay-TV channel DFB.TV on 22 May 2026 ahead of the weekend’s German Cup final and a slate of live football coverage spanning the professional, amateur and women’s games.

The linear channel begins broadcasting at 15:30 CEST with an opening programme featuring DFB President Bernd Neuendorf and DFB General Secretary and Chairman of the Management Board of DFB Holger Blask. DFB.TV will then operate as a linear 24/7 service, offering live matches, documentaries, news programming and archive content focused on German football.

The launch weekend centres on the men’s DFB-Pokal final between FC Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart in Berlin. On Friday, the channel will provide live coverage from the Olympiastadion, including the final pre-match press conference featuring coaches Vincent Kompany and Sebastian Hoeneß, as well as coverage of the teams’ final training sessions. The day will also see the debut of news programme DFB kompakt and conclude with live coverage of the DFB-Pokal final celebration party from the Hyatt Hotel in Berlin.

Saturday’s schedule will focus on amateur football, with four matches from the nationwide Finaltag der Amateure competition broadcast live. Coverage will then switch to the German Cup final, accompanied by a second-screen watch party hosted by Robby Hunke and Niklas Wilson Sommer.

Women’s football takes centre stage on Sunday, when DFB.TV premieres Der Weg ist das Team, a new documentary series following the German women’s national team. The first two episodes will air from 19:30 CEST, following live coverage of an international match between Germany’s U15 women and the United States.

Beyond the opening weekend, DFB.TV’s programming line-up includes archive matches such as Germany’s 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final victory over Brazil, daily shows focused on the 2026 FIFA World Cup, live press conferences from the men’s national team, youth international fixtures and the DFB Girls’ Cup final.

The channel is available through platforms including DAZN, HD+, Sky/WOW, Ocilion, Vodafone Deutschland and Zattoo. A dedicated mobile application, DFB.TV+, is also available via the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The service is priced at €5.99 per month or €59.99 annually. The channel’s first day of programming will also be streamed free of charge on YouTube.

“We are very much looking forward to the launch of the channel,” said Kay Dammholz, Director of Media Rights at DFB and Managing Director of DFB.TV. “With DFB.TV, we are creating a platform through which we want to showcase German football in all its facets. We hope to create a diverse offering that is both informative and entertaining and appeals to a wide range of football fans.”

“Our special thanks go to the platforms, the DFB partners, our marketing partner Publicis Media and our joint venture partner Sportainment, all of whom shared our vision from the outset and whose trust and commitment have made this project possible,” Dammholz added.

Further information about DFB.TV, including programming details and subscription information, is available on the DFB.TV website.