Acyloxythiophenes of the formula ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 represents alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, halogenoalkyl, cyanoalkyl, trialkylsilylmethyl, alkenyl or alkinyl,R.sup.2 represents alkyl,n represents 0 or 1 andR.sup.3 to R.sup.5 are identical or different and represent hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, halogenoalkyl, halogenoalkoxy, halogenoalkylthio, halogenoalkylsulphinyl, halogenoalkylsulphonyl, N-halogenoalkyl-N-halogenoalkylthioamino, chlorine or fluorine andR.sup.6 and R.sup.7 represent hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, nitro or trifluoromethyl, with the proviso that one of the radicals R.sup.3 to R.sup.7 is a fluorine-containing radical or at least 3 of the radicals R.sup.3 to R.sup.7 represent fluorine and/or chlorine,which possess fungicidal activity.