DFB-Pokal
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The DFB-Pokal (Deutscher Fußball Bund Pokal or German Football Association Cup) is an elimination football tournament held annually. It is the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga championship.
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[edit] Format
Each club which participates in the German football league system is entitled to enter the tournament. The 36 teams of the Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga, along with the four clubs demoted from 2nd Bundesliga to Regionalliga (III), are seeded directly into the first round.
The clubs of the semi-professional Regionalliga and all amateur leagues (level IV and lower) enter the tournament through 21 qualification cups staged by each regional football association. All cup winners and the runners-up of the three largest associations enter the following year's German Cup competition.
Each round played before the semi-finals is a single game knock out match. Since 1985 the final has been held each year at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
Any game tied after 90 minutes of play is decided in two 15 minute periods of extra time, followed by a penalty shoot-out if necessary.
[edit] The draw
The draw for the first round devides the 64 participating teams into two pots of 32 with the 18 Bundesliga sides and the best 14 sides from 2nd Bundesliga in the away pot and all other teams in the home pot.
The draw for second round splits the 32 teams which advance out of the first round into two pots with all the remaining clubs from the Regionalliga and lower divsions in the home pot and all other teams in the away pot. Once the home pot is emptied, all further fixtures are drawn from the away pot.
The matches for the Round of 16, quarter-finals, and semi-finals are drawn from one pot with teams from the Regionalliga and lower divisions having home field advantage when matched against teams from the Bundesliga or 2nd Bundesliga regardless of the order in which teams are drawn from the pot.
[edit] History
The first German Cup final was contested in the 1934-35 season between the great rivals of that era, 1. FC Nürnberg and Schalke 04, with Nürnberg winning 2:0. At the time it was known as the von Tschammer und Osten Pokal, or short Tschammerpokal, named after Reichssportführer (Sports Chief of the Reich) Hans von Tschammer und Osten. After a ten year interruption due to World War II, the West German Football Association re-introduced the competition in 1952 under its current name DFB-Pokal. The most recent winner, in the 2005-06 season, is Bayern Munich, which also won the Bundesliga title, winning "the Double" for the second conscutive season, a first since the creation of the Bundesliga. The last 4 winners of the DFB-Pokal have also won the league title during that same season.
[edit] Past German Cup finals
| Year | Winner | Finalist | Result | Date | Venue | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | In Progress | |||||
| 2006 | FC Bayern München | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1-0 | 29/04/06 | Berlin | 74,349 |
| 2005 | FC Bayern München | FC Schalke 04 | 2-1 | 28/05/05 | Berlin | 74,349 |
| 2004 | SV Werder Bremen | Alemannia Aachen | 3-2 | 29/05/04 | Berlin | 70,000 |
| 2003 | FC Bayern München | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | 3-1 | 31/05/03 | Berlin | 70,500 |
| 2002 | FC Schalke 04 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4-2 | 11/05/02 | Berlin | 70,000 |
| 2001 | FC Schalke 04 | 1.FC Union Berlin | 2-0 | 26/05/01 | Berlin | 73,000 |
| 2000 | FC Bayern München | SV Werder Bremen | 3-0 | 06/05/00 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1999 | SV Werder Bremen | FC Bayern München | 1-1 6-5 P | 12/06/99 | Berlin | 75,800 |
| 1998 | FC Bayern München | MSV Duisburg | 2-1 | 16/05/98 | Berlin | 75,800 |
| 1997 | VfB Stuttgart | Energie Cottbus | 2-0 | 14/06/97 | Berlin | 76,400 |
| 1996 | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | Karlsruher SC | 1-0 | 25/05/96 | Berlin | 75,800 |
| 1995 | B. Mönchengladbach | VfL Wolfsburg | 3-0 | 24/06/95 | Berlin | 75,700 |
| 1994 | SV Werder Bremen | Rot-Weiss Essen | 3-1 | 14/05/94 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1993 | Bayer Leverkusen | Hertha BSC (A) | 1-0 | 12/06/93 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1992 | Hannover 96 | B. Mönchengladbach | 0-0 4-3 P | 23/05/92 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1991 | SV Werder Bremen | 1.FC Köln | 1-1 4-3 P | 22/06/91 | Berlin | 73,000 |
| 1990 | Kaiserslautern | SV Werder Bremen | 3-2 | 19/05/90 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1989 | Borussia Dortmund | SV Werder Bremen | 4-1 | 24/06/89 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1988 | Eintracht Frankfurt | VfL Bochum | 1-0 | 28/05/88 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1987 | Hamburger SV | Stuttgarter Kickers | 3-1 | 20/06/87 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1986 | FC Bayern München | VfB Stuttgart | 5-2 | 03/05/86 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1985 | Bayer Uerdingen | FC Bayern München | 2-1 | 26/05/85 | Berlin | 70,000 |
| 1984 | FC Bayern München | B. Mönchengladbach | 1-1 7-6 P | 31/05/84 | Frankfurt | 61,000 |
| 1983 | 1.FC Köln | Fortuna Köln | 1-0 | 11/06/83 | Köln | 61,000 |
| 1982 | FC Bayern München | 1.FC Nürnberg | 4-2 | 01/05/82 | Frankfurt | 61,000 |
| 1981 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | 3-1 | 02/05/81 | Stuttgart | 71,000 |
| 1980 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1.FC Köln | 2-1 | 04/06/80 | Gelsenkirchen | 56,000 |
| 1979 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Hertha BSC | 1-0 ET | 23/06/79 | Hannover | 56,000 |
| 1978 | 1.FC Köln | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2-0 | 15/04/78 | Gelsenkirchen | 70,000 |
| 1977 | 1.FC Köln | Hertha BSC | 1-0 RM | 30/05/77 | Hannover | 35,000 |
| 1976 | Hamburger SV | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | 2-0 | 26/06/76 | Frankfurt | 61,000 |
| 1975 | Eintracht Frankfurt | MSV Duisburg | 1-0 | 21/06/75 | Hannover | 43,000 |
| 1974 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Hamburger SV | 3-1 ET | 17/08/74 | Düsseldorf | 52,000 |
| 1973 | B. Mönchengladbach | 1.FC Köln | 2-1 ET | 23/06/73 | Düsseldorf | 69,000 |
| 1972 | FC Schalke 04 | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | 5-0 | 01/07/72 | Hannover | 61,000 |
| 1971 | FC Bayern München | 1.FC Köln | 2-1 ET | 19/06/71 | Stuttgart | 71,000 |
| 1970 | Kickers Offenbach | 1.FC Köln | 2-1 | 29/08/70 | Hannover | 50,000 |
| 1969 | FC Bayern München | FC Schalke 04 | 2-1 | 14/06/69 | Frankfurt | 60,000 |
| 1968 | 1.FC Köln | VfL Bochum | 4-1 | 09/06/68 | Ludwigshafen | 60,000 |
| 1967 | FC Bayern München | Hamburger SV | 4-0 | 10/06/67 | Stuttgart | 67,000 |
| 1966 | FC Bayern München | Meidericher SV | 4-2 | 04/06/66 | Frankfurt | 62,000 |
| 1965 | Borussia Dortmund | Alemannia Aachen | 2-0 | 22/05/65 | Hannover | 55,000 |
| 1964 | TSV 1860 München | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2-0 | 13/06/64 | Stuttgart | 45,000 |
| 1963 | Hamburger SV | Borussia Dortmund | 3-0 | 14/08/63 | Hannover | 68,000 |
| 1962 | 1.FC Nürnberg | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2-1 ET | 29/08/62 | Hannover | 41,000 |
| 1961 | SV Werder Bremen | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | 2-0 | 13/09/61 | Gelsenkirchen | 18,000 |
| 1960 | B. Mönchengladbach | Karlsruher SC | 3:2 | 05/10/60 | Düsseldorf | 50,000 |
| 1959 | Schwarz-Weiss Essen | Borussia Neunkirchen | 5:2 | 27/12/59 | Kassel | 20,000 |
| 1958 | VfB Stuttgart | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 4:3 ET | 16/10/58 | Kassel | 28,000 |
| 1957 | FC Bayern München | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1:0 | 29/12/57 | Augsburg | 42,000 |
| 1956 | Karlsruher SC | Hamburger SV | 3:1 | 05/08/56 | Karlsruhe | 25,000 |
| 1955 | Karlsruher SC | FC Schalke 04 | 3:2 | 21/05/55 | Braunschweig | 25,000 |
| 1954 | VfB Stuttgart | 1.FC Köln | 1:0 ET | 17/04/54 | Ludwigshafen | 60,000 |
| 1953 | Rot-Weiss Essen | Alemannia Aachen | 2:1 | 01/05/53 | Düsseldorf | 40,000 |
| Before 1945 | ||||||
 The von Tschammer und Osten Pokal - Trophy for the Winner until 1943 |
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| 1943 | First Vienna FC | Luftwaffen-SV Hamburg | 3-2 ET | 31/10/43 | Stuttgart | 45,000 |
| 1942 | TSV 1860 München | FC Schalke 04 | 2-0 | 15/10/42 | Berlin | 80,000 |
| 1941 | Dresdner SC | FC Schalke 04 | 2-1 | 02/10/41 | Berlin | 65,000 |
| 1940 | Dresdner SC | 1.FC Nürnberg | 2-1 ET | 01/12/40 | Berlin | 60,000 |
| 1939 | 1.FC Nürnberg | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 2-0 | 08/04/40 | Berlin | 60,000 |
| 1938 | Rapid Wien | FSV Frankfurt | 3-1 | 08/01/39 | Berlin | 38,000 |
| 1937 | FC Schalke 04 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2-1 | 09/01/38 | Köln | 72,000 |
| 1936 | VfB Leipzig | FC Schalke 04 | 2-1 | 03/01/37 | Berlin | 70,000 |
| 1935 | 1.FC Nürnberg | FC Schalke 04 | 2-0 | 08/12/35 | Düsseldorf | 55,000 |
[edit] Performance by club
| Club | Wins | Runners-up | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Bayern Munich | 13 | 2 | 1957, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006 |
| SV Werder Bremen | 5 | 3 | 1961, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2004 |
| FC Schalke 04 | 4 | 7 | 1937, 1972, 2001, 2002 |
| 1. FC Köln | 4 | 6 | 1968, 1977, 1978, 1983 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 | 2 | 1974, 1975, 1981, 1988 |
| Hamburger SV | 3 | 3 | 1963, 1976, 1987 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3 | 2 | 1960, 1973, 1995 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 3 | 2 | 1935, 1939, 1962 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 3 | 1 | 1954, 1958, 1997 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2 | 5 | 1979, 1980 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2 | 5 | 1990, 1996 |
| Karlsruher SC | 2 | 2 | 1955, 1956 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2 | 1 | 1965, 1989 |
| Dresdner SC | 2 | - | 1940, 1941 |
| 1860 Munich | 2 | - | 1942, 1964 |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1 | 1 | 1993 |
| Rot-Weiss Essen | 1 | 1 | 1953 |
| Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 1 | - | 1985 |
| Hannover 96 | 1 | - | 1992 |
| VfB Leipzig | 1 | - | 1936 |
| Kickers Offenbach | 1 | - | 1970 |
| Rapid Wien | 1 | - | 1938 |
| Schwarz-Weiss Essen | 1 | - | 1959 |
| First Vienna FC | 1 | - | 1943 |
| Alemannia Aachen | - | 3 | - |
| MSV Duisburg | - | 3 | - |
| VfL Bochum | - | 2 | - |
| Hertha BSC Berlin | - | 2 | - |
| Borussia Neunkirchen | - | 1 | - |
| Energie Cottbus | - | 1 | - |
| SC Fortuna Köln | - | 1 | - |
| FSV Frankfurt | - | 1 | - |
| Hertha BSC Berlin (Amateur team) | - | 1 | - |
| Luftwaffen-SV Hamburg | - | 1 | - |
| Stuttgarter Kickers | - | 1 | - |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | - | 1 | - |
| SV Waldhof Mannheim | - | 1 | - |
| VfL Wolfsburg | - | 1 | - |
[edit] East German Cup (1949-1991)
East Germany also had its own national cup: the socialist-inspired FDGB Pokal (Freie Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund Pokal or Free German Trade Union Federation Cup) was introduced in 1949. It was awarded annually until 1991 after German reunification in 1990 led to the merger of the football leagues of the two Germanys.
[edit] Women's German Cup
Since 1981 women's football clubs have competed for the Women's German Cup (Frauen-DFB-Pokal).
[edit] External links
- (German) DFB Pokal German Cup page from DFB
- (German) News about DFB Pokal
