Number one in Berlin? Usually yes, but at times that is wishful thinking on Hertha’s part. Particularly bitter was the cup defeat to western Berlin neighbors Tennis Borussia Berlin in the DFB Cup round of 16 on October 28, 1998. The then second-tier Violets blackened Hertha’s eye and won 4:2 in the Olympiastadion.\n\nThe same happened again in autumn 2019 when Hertha lost the first Bundesliga derby against Union Berlin in Köpenick 1:0.