German Cup Final Held July 4 Without Attendance

German Cup illustration (Twitter @DFBPokal_en)

JAKARTA - After the head executive of the German League Association (DFL) Christian Seifert confirmed last week, Bundesliga matches will resume on May 16. Now the schedule for the German Cup final is released.

The German Football Federation (DFB) said Monday, May 11 local time, the summit of the all-cast German team tournament was scheduled to be played on July 4. However, without the presence of an audience.

Initially, the match will be played in Berlin on May 23. It's just that, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make the schedule shift.

The DFB said semi-final matches would be played on June 9 and 10. Defending champions Bayern Munich host Eintracht Frankfurt, while Bayer Leverkusen meet fourth-tier Saarbrucken.

However, DFB president Fritz Keller said their plans to reschedule the games were still pending Chancellor Angela Merkel's approval.

ℹ️ The DFB presidential board has set dates for the remaining #DFBPokal fixtures, should play resume 🗓️Semi-finals: 9th / 10th JuneFinal: 4th July pic.twitter.com/1GJYnMfCMu

- The DFB-Pokal (DFBPokal_EN) May 11, 2020

"Our plan is to move quickly so that we can end the trophy season on the pitch with a decent," said Keller told Soccerway, May 12.

The top match is scheduled to be played at the Hertha Berlin headquarters of the Olympic Stadium.

Government allows #Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 seasons to resume from mid-May - statement by #DFL CEO Christian Seifert ➡️ https://t.co/gySVwf9osf pic.twitter.com/Z6itZJAS2T

- DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL_Official) May 6, 2020

Meanwhile, the German League will resume on Saturday this week, making it the first European top flight to be held despite the threat of a pandemic in Germany.

The following is the schedule for Matchday 26:

16 May 16 - 15:30: Borussia Dortmund v Schalke

16 May - 15:30: RB Leipzig v Freiburg

May 16 - 15:30: Hoffenheim v Hertha Berlin

May 16 - 15:30: Fortuna Dusseldorf v Paderborn

May 16 - 15:30: Augsburg v Wolfsburg

May 16 - 18:30: Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Monchengladbach

May 17 - 15:30: Cologne v Mainz

May 17 - 18:00: Union Berlin v Bayern Munich

18 May - 20:30: Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen

The Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 season will resume from May 16th. In both leagues, the season will continue with the 26th matchday. The other matchdays will follow in the originally scheduled.ℹ️ https://t.co/7HVf6EwmkN pic.twitter.com/8NffqkFsaN

- Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) May 7, 2020