DFB-Pokal
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The DFB-Pokal (ˈdeː.ɛf.beː poˈkaːl) or DFB
Cup is a German knockout football
cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga
and the 2nd Bundesliga
. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga
championship.
The competition was founded in 1935, then called Tschammer-Pokal. The first titleholder were FC Nuremberg. In 1937 Schalke
were the first team to win the double
. The Tschammer-Pokal was suspended in 1945 due to World War II
and disbanded with the demise of Nazi-Germany. In 1948 the cup was reinstated as the DFB-Pokal, named after the German Football Association (Deutscher Fußballbund or DFB). Again FC Nuremberg won the first title. Bayern Munich
have won the most titles, with 15 wins. The most recent winners are Schalke 04
.
and 2nd Bundesliga
, along with the top four finishers of the 3rd Liga
are automatically qualified for the tournament. Of the remaining slots 21 are given to the cup winners of the regional football associations. The three remaining slots are given to three the regional associations with the most men's teams. They may assign the slot as they see fit but usually give it to the runner up in the association cup. As every team is entitled to participate in local tournaments which qualify for the association cups every team can in principle compete in the DFB-Pokal. Reserve teams like Bayern Munich II
are not permitted to enter.
and the teams just being promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga
. The other pot contains the teams from the Bundesliga and the teams of the 2nd Bundesliga, which are not just being promoted. Therefore in the first round of the cup each professional team plays an amateur team. Since 1982
the amateur generally plays at home when facing a professional team.
For the second round the teams are again divided into two pots according to the same principles. This time the pots don't have to be of equal size though, depending on the results of the first round. Amateur teams get paired with professional teams until one pot is empty. The remaining teams are then drawn from the nonempty pot with the team first drawn playing at home.
For the remaining rounds other than the final the teams are drawn from one pot. Since 1985
the final is every year held in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin
.
until 1960
and 128 from 1973
through 1982
resulting in tournaments of two to seven rounds. Since the inception of the Bundesliga
in 1963 all clubs from the Bundesliga are automatically qualified for the DFB-Pokal as are all clubs from the 2nd Bundesliga
since its inception in 1974. Reserve sides have for most of the time been allowed to participate in the DFB-Pokal but are excluded since 2008.
The final has been held at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin
every season since 1985
. Before 1985 the host of the final was determined on short notice. In the decision, the German Football Association
took into consideration the ease with which supporters of both finalists could reach the site.
Originally the cup games were held over two times 45 minutes with two times 15 minutes extra time in case of a draw. If the score was still level after 120 minutes the game was replayed with the home field right reversed. In the 1939 Tschammer-Pokal the semi-final between SV Waldhof Mannheim
and Wacker Wien was a draw three times before the game was decided by lot. The German Football Association
decided to hold a penalty shootout if the replay was another draw after a similar situation arose in the 1970 cup
, when the match between Alemannia Aachen
and SV Werder Bremen
had to be decided by lot after two draws.
In 1971–72
and 1972–73 the matches were held over two legs. The second leg was extended by two times 15 minutes if the aggregate was a draw after both legs. In case the extension brought no decision a penalty shootout was held.
When in 1977
the final 1. FC Köln
vs. Hertha BSC had to be replayed this led to great logistic difficulties. In the aftermath the DFB decided not to let cup finals to be replayed in the future instead holding a penalty shootout after extra time. Eventually this change was extended to all cup games in 1991.
, the losing finalist moved into the European Cup Winners Cup.
After the season 1998–99 the winner of the DFB-Pokal moved into next season's UEFA Europa League (called the UEFA Cup until 2009). If the winner qualifies through the Bundesliga
for the Champions League, the losing finalist gets the spot. If both finalists qualify for the Champions League, the best placed team of the Bundesliga which is not already qualified for at least the Europa League gets the spot.
. The first final was contested between the two most successful clubs of that era, the 1. FC Nuremberg and Schalke 04, with Nuremberg winning 2 – 0. After the last Tschammerpokal was held in 1943 the cup was not held for almost 10 years, being re-introduced by the German Football Association
in 1952
under its current name DFB-Pokal. In 1965
the original trophy, Goldfasanen-Pokal, was substituted by the trophy which is still awarded today, because the original reminded DFB President Peco Bauwens
of the Nazi era.
in 1963. Semi-professional and amateur clubs could only enter the competition from 1974 onwards, when it was enlarged. Up until 2008, only the top two divisions of German football, the Bundesliga and 2nd Fußball-Bundesliga, where fully professional. From 2008, with the establishment of the 3rd Liga
, the third tier also became fully professional.
From the start, the new match ups Bundesliga versus amateurs, most usually third division clubs, became a source of surprises. Often titled the "mother of all cup sensations" , was Hamburger SV
's second round loss to VfB Eppingen in 1974, the first instance of an amateur side knocking out a Bundesliga club. It took until 1990 for a fourth division side to achieve the same, when SpVgg Fürth took Borussia Dortmund
out of the competition. Further milestones were the reserve side of Hertha BSC, Hertha BSC II, reaching the cup final in 1993, a first for a third division club and a reserve team. In 1997 Eintracht Trier proved too strong for both the UEFA-Cup and Champions League winner, knocking FC Schalke 04
and Borussia Dortmund
out of the competition. In 2000, the 1. FC Magdeburg
became the first fourth division side to eliminate two Bundesliga clubs in one season.
Surprise results in the cup attract a strong media covarage in Germany and, at times, abroad. When TSV Vestenbergsgreuth
took out FC Bayern Munich
, coached by Giovanni Trapattoni
at the time, La Gazzetta dello Sport
reported on its front page "Club di dilettanti elimina Trapattoni".
has been the most successful team in the cup since they won their fourth title in 1969
. Fortuna Düsseldorf
established a record for consecutive German Cup match victories (18 straight victories between 1978 and 1981, taking the trophy in 1979 and 1980). Schalke 04
holds the record for the biggest win in a DFB-Pokal final. They won 5–0 against Kaiserslautern
in 1972 and 5–0 against Duisburg
in 2011.
in 1990 led to the merger of the football leagues of the two Germanys.
until the 2009–10 season.
German Football Association
The German Football Association is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB organises the German football leagues, including the national league, the Bundesliga, and the men's and women's national teams. The DFB is based in Frankfurt and is...
Cup is a German knockout football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
and the 2nd Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
championship.
The competition was founded in 1935, then called Tschammer-Pokal. The first titleholder were FC Nuremberg. In 1937 Schalke
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
were the first team to win the double
The Double
The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...
. The Tschammer-Pokal was suspended in 1945 due to World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and disbanded with the demise of Nazi-Germany. In 1948 the cup was reinstated as the DFB-Pokal, named after the German Football Association (Deutscher Fußballbund or DFB). Again FC Nuremberg won the first title. Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
have won the most titles, with 15 wins. The most recent winners are Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
.
Format
The competition format has varied considerably since the inception of the Tschammer-Pokal in 1935.Participation
The DFB-Pokal begins with a round of 64 teams. The 36 teams of the BundesligaFußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
and 2nd Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
, along with the top four finishers of the 3rd Liga
3rd Liga
The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
are automatically qualified for the tournament. Of the remaining slots 21 are given to the cup winners of the regional football associations. The three remaining slots are given to three the regional associations with the most men's teams. They may assign the slot as they see fit but usually give it to the runner up in the association cup. As every team is entitled to participate in local tournaments which qualify for the association cups every team can in principle compete in the DFB-Pokal. Reserve teams like Bayern Munich II
FC Bayern Munich II
Bayern Munich II are the second team of German association football club Bayern Munich. In 2010–11 they played in the 3rd Liga, having qualified for its inaugural season in 2008, and have consistently played at the third level of German football — they played in the Regionalliga Süd from...
are not permitted to enter.
Seeding
The pairings for the DFB Cup are not entirely random as the teams are split into two pots of 32 teams each. One pot contains all the amateur teams including teams from the 3rd Liga3rd Liga
The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
and the teams just being promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
. The other pot contains the teams from the Bundesliga and the teams of the 2nd Bundesliga, which are not just being promoted. Therefore in the first round of the cup each professional team plays an amateur team. Since 1982
DFB-Pokal 1982–83
The DFB-Pokal 1982–83 was the 40th season of the competition. It began on 27 August 1982 and ended on 11 June 1983. In the only DFB-Pokal final ever held between two clubs from the same city FC Köln defeated Fortuna Köln 1–0.- 1st round :- Replays :...
the amateur generally plays at home when facing a professional team.
For the second round the teams are again divided into two pots according to the same principles. This time the pots don't have to be of equal size though, depending on the results of the first round. Amateur teams get paired with professional teams until one pot is empty. The remaining teams are then drawn from the nonempty pot with the team first drawn playing at home.
For the remaining rounds other than the final the teams are drawn from one pot. Since 1985
DFB-Pokal 1984–85
The DFB-Pokal 1984–85 was the 42nd season of the competition. It began on 31 August 1984 and ended on 26 May 1985. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds...
the final is every year held in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
.
Match Rules
Extra time will be played if the scores are level after 90 minutes with a penalty shootout following if needed.History
Historically the number of participants in the main tournament has varied between four from 1956DFB-Pokal 1955–56
The 1955–56 DFB-Pokal was the 13th season of a German football knockout competition and the fourth season played as DFB-Pokal. It began on 29 April 1956 and ended on 5 August 1956. Five teams, one from each regional federation, competed in the tournament during three rounds...
until 1960
DFB-Pokal 1959–60
The DFB-Pokal 1959–60 was the 17th season of the competition. It began on 7 September 1960 and ended on 5 October 1960. 4 teams competed in the tournament of two rounds...
and 128 from 1973
DFB-Pokal 1973–74
The DFB-Pokal 1973–74 was the 31st season of the competition. It began on 1 December 1973 and ended on 17 August 1974. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Hamburg 3–1 after extra time.-Mode:...
through 1982
DFB-Pokal 1981–82
The DFB-Pokal 1981–82 was the 39th season of the competition. It began on 28 August 1981 and ended on 1 May 1982. In the final Bayern Munich defeated FC Nuremberg 4–2. Bayern thus won the trophy for the sixth time. It was the last season, that the cup was held with 128 teams participating...
resulting in tournaments of two to seven rounds. Since the inception of the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
in 1963 all clubs from the Bundesliga are automatically qualified for the DFB-Pokal as are all clubs from the 2nd Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
since its inception in 1974. Reserve sides have for most of the time been allowed to participate in the DFB-Pokal but are excluded since 2008.
The final has been held at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
every season since 1985
DFB-Pokal 1984–85
The DFB-Pokal 1984–85 was the 42nd season of the competition. It began on 31 August 1984 and ended on 26 May 1985. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds...
. Before 1985 the host of the final was determined on short notice. In the decision, the German Football Association
German Football Association
The German Football Association is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB organises the German football leagues, including the national league, the Bundesliga, and the men's and women's national teams. The DFB is based in Frankfurt and is...
took into consideration the ease with which supporters of both finalists could reach the site.
Originally the cup games were held over two times 45 minutes with two times 15 minutes extra time in case of a draw. If the score was still level after 120 minutes the game was replayed with the home field right reversed. In the 1939 Tschammer-Pokal the semi-final between SV Waldhof Mannheim
SV Waldhof Mannheim
SV Waldhof Mannheim is a German association football club, located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. The club today has a membership of over 2,400.-History:...
and Wacker Wien was a draw three times before the game was decided by lot. The German Football Association
German Football Association
The German Football Association is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB organises the German football leagues, including the national league, the Bundesliga, and the men's and women's national teams. The DFB is based in Frankfurt and is...
decided to hold a penalty shootout if the replay was another draw after a similar situation arose in the 1970 cup
DFB-Pokal 1969–70
The DFB-Pokal 1970 was the 27th season of the competition. It began on 3 January 1970 and ended on 29 August 1970. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final Kickers Offenbach defeated FC Köln 2–1.- Mode :...
, when the match between Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen
Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play...
and SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...
had to be decided by lot after two draws.
In 1971–72
DFB-Pokal 1971–72
The DFB-Pokal 1971–72 was the 29th season of the competition. It began on 4 December 1971 and ended on 1 July 1972. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final Schalke 04 defeated Kaiserslautern 5–0, the largest margin by which a DFB-Pokal final was ever decided.- Mode :The...
and 1972–73 the matches were held over two legs. The second leg was extended by two times 15 minutes if the aggregate was a draw after both legs. In case the extension brought no decision a penalty shootout was held.
When in 1977
DFB-Pokal 1976–77
The DFB-Pokal 1976–77 was the 34th season of the competition. It began on 6 August 1976 and ended on 30 May 1977. 128 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds. In the final FC Köln defeated Hertha Berlin 1–0 in a replay after the first game ended in a draw after 120 minutes...
the final 1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....
vs. Hertha BSC had to be replayed this led to great logistic difficulties. In the aftermath the DFB decided not to let cup finals to be replayed in the future instead holding a penalty shootout after extra time. Eventually this change was extended to all cup games in 1991.
International Qualification
Since 1960 the winner of the DFB-Pokal qualified for the European Cup Winners Cup. If the Cup winner qualified for the European Club Champions CupUEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
, the losing finalist moved into the European Cup Winners Cup.
After the season 1998–99 the winner of the DFB-Pokal moved into next season's UEFA Europa League (called the UEFA Cup until 2009). If the winner qualifies through the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
for the Champions League, the losing finalist gets the spot. If both finalists qualify for the Champions League, the best placed team of the Bundesliga which is not already qualified for at least the Europa League gets the spot.
Tschammerpokal
The first German cup was held in 1935. It was then called von Tschammer und Osten Pokal, or short Tschammerpokal, named after Reichssportführer (Sports Chief of the Reich) Hans von Tschammer und OstenHans von Tschammer und Osten
Hans von Tschammer und Osten was a German sport official, SA leader and a member of the Reichstag...
. The first final was contested between the two most successful clubs of that era, the 1. FC Nuremberg and Schalke 04, with Nuremberg winning 2 – 0. After the last Tschammerpokal was held in 1943 the cup was not held for almost 10 years, being re-introduced by the German Football Association
German Football Association
The German Football Association is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB organises the German football leagues, including the national league, the Bundesliga, and the men's and women's national teams. The DFB is based in Frankfurt and is...
in 1952
DFB-Pokal 1952–53
The DFB-Pokal 1952–53 was the 10th season of the competition formerly known as Tschammer und Osten Pokal. It was the first time the cup was held after World War II. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. The competition began on 17 August 1952 and ended on 11 May 1953...
under its current name DFB-Pokal. In 1965
DFB-Pokal 1964–65
The DFB-Pokal 1965 was the 22nd season of the competition. It began on 16 January 1965 and ended on 22 May 1965. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final Borussia Dortmund defeated Alemannia Aachen 2–0.- 1st Round :- 2nd Round :...
the original trophy, Goldfasanen-Pokal, was substituted by the trophy which is still awarded today, because the original reminded DFB President Peco Bauwens
Peco Bauwens
Dr Peter Joseph Bauwens was a German international football player, referee and controversial administrator with the German Football Association...
of the Nazi era.
Giant killing
Originally, the DFB-Pokal was a competition open to clubs from the top divisions of German football only. This continued after the establishment of the Fußball-BundesligaFußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
in 1963. Semi-professional and amateur clubs could only enter the competition from 1974 onwards, when it was enlarged. Up until 2008, only the top two divisions of German football, the Bundesliga and 2nd Fußball-Bundesliga, where fully professional. From 2008, with the establishment of the 3rd Liga
3rd Liga
The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
, the third tier also became fully professional.
From the start, the new match ups Bundesliga versus amateurs, most usually third division clubs, became a source of surprises. Often titled the "mother of all cup sensations" , was Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...
's second round loss to VfB Eppingen in 1974, the first instance of an amateur side knocking out a Bundesliga club. It took until 1990 for a fourth division side to achieve the same, when SpVgg Fürth took Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
out of the competition. Further milestones were the reserve side of Hertha BSC, Hertha BSC II, reaching the cup final in 1993, a first for a third division club and a reserve team. In 1997 Eintracht Trier proved too strong for both the UEFA-Cup and Champions League winner, knocking FC Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
and Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
out of the competition. In 2000, the 1. FC Magdeburg
1. FC Magdeburg
1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club playing in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt.-History:Football has been played in Magdeburg since the end of the 19th century. On 15 June 1896 SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg was founded, a club that had its best days before World War II, when it participated...
became the first fourth division side to eliminate two Bundesliga clubs in one season.
Surprise results in the cup attract a strong media covarage in Germany and, at times, abroad. When TSV Vestenbergsgreuth
TSV Vestenbergsgreuth
The TSV Vestenbergsgreuth is a German association football club from the village of Vestenbergsgreuth, Bavaria. From 1996 to 2007, the club did not field a team due to a merger with SpVgg Fürth, but has since returned to competitive football as a separate side.TSV is best known for its 1–0 victory...
took out FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
, coached by Giovanni Trapattoni
Giovanni Trapattoni
Giovanni Trapattoni , sometimes known as "Trap" or "Il Trap", is an Italian football coach and former player, considered the most successful club coach in the history of Serie A. As a player he was part of Italy's squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup....
at the time, La Gazzetta dello Sport
La Gazzetta dello Sport
La Gazzetta dello Sport is an Italian newspaper dedicated to coverage of various sports. It was first published on April 3, 1896, allowing it to cover the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens...
reported on its front page "Club di dilettanti elimina Trapattoni".
Records
Having won 15 titles, Bayern MunichFC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
has been the most successful team in the cup since they won their fourth title in 1969
DFB-Pokal 1968–69
The DFB-Pokal 1969 was the 26th season of the competition. It began on 4 January 1969 and ended on 14 June 1969. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final Bayern Munich defeated Schalke 04 2–1, thereby winning their third title within four years and the fourth overall, making...
. Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...
established a record for consecutive German Cup match victories (18 straight victories between 1978 and 1981, taking the trophy in 1979 and 1980). Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
holds the record for the biggest win in a DFB-Pokal final. They won 5–0 against Kaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900...
in 1972 and 5–0 against Duisburg
MSV Duisburg
MSV Duisburg is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963.-Early years:...
in 2011.
Tschammer-Pokal
| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Result | Date | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 Tschammerpokal 1935 The 1935 Tschammerpokal was the first time a national cup tournament was held in Germany. Its name was chosen in honour of Reichssportführer Hans von Tschammer und Osten, then the highest ranking sports official in the Third Reich. The tournament began on 6 January 1935 and ended on 8 December... |
1. FC Nuremberg | Schalke 04 FC Schalke 04 Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major... |
2–0 | 08/12/35 | Düsseldorf | 55,000 |
| 1936 Tschammerpokal 1936 The 1936 Tschammerpokal was the 2nd season of the competition. 5,291 teams competed in the tournament which was divided into four stages. The final stage ended with the final which was held on 3 January 1937 in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin... |
VfB Leipzig | Schalke 04 FC Schalke 04 Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major... |
2–1 | 03/01/37 | Berlin | 70,000 |
| 1937 Tschammerpokal 1937 The 1937 Tschammerpokal was the 3rd season of the competition. In the final which was held on 9 January 1938 in the Müngersdorfer Stadion Schalke 04 defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf, 2–1... |
Schalke 04 FC Schalke 04 Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major... |
Fortuna Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf ' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga... |
2–1 | 09/01/38 | Köln | 72,000 |
| 1938 Tschammerpokal 1938 The 1938 Tschammerpokal was the 4th season of the competition. For the first time Austrian teams competed in the competition as Austria had been annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of the year... |
Rapid Wien | FSV Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. The club plays in the shadow of larger and much more successful Eintracht Frankfurt, which has recently returned to 2nd tier football... |
3–1 | 08/01/39 | Berlin | 38,000 |
| 1939 Tschammerpokal 1939 The 1939 Tschammerpokal was the 5th season of the competition. In the final which was held on 28 April 1940 in the Olympic Stadium FC Nuremberg defeated Waldhof Mannheim 2–0, thereby becoming the first club to win the cup twice.- 1st round :... |
1. FC Nuremberg | Waldhof Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim is a German association football club, located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. The club today has a membership of over 2,400.-History:... |
2–0 | 08/04/40 | Berlin | 60,000 |
| 1940 Tschammerpokal 1940 The 1940 Tschammerpokal was the 6th season of the competition. In the final which was held on 1 December 1940 in the Olympic Stadium Dresdner SC defeated FC Nuremberg 2–1 after extra time... |
Dresdner SC Dresdner SC Dresdner SC is a German multisport club playing in Dresden, Saxony. Founded on 30 April 1898, the club was a founding member of the German Football Association in 1900... |
1. FC Nuremberg | 2–1 aet | 01/12/40 | Berlin | 60,000 |
| 1941 Tschammerpokal 1941 The 1941 Tschammerpokal was the 7th season of the competition. It was divided into four stages with 64 teams competing in the final stage of six rounds... |
Dresdner SC Dresdner SC Dresdner SC is a German multisport club playing in Dresden, Saxony. Founded on 30 April 1898, the club was a founding member of the German Football Association in 1900... |
Schalke 04 FC Schalke 04 Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major... |
2–1 | 02/10/41 | Berlin | 65,000 |
| 1942 Tschammerpokal 1942 The 1942 Tschammerpokal was the 8th season of the competition. 64 teams competed in the final tournament stage of six rounds. In the final which was held on 15 November 1942 in the Olympic Stadium 1860 Munich defeated Schalke 04 2–0.- 1st round :... |
1860 Munich | Schalke 04 FC Schalke 04 Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major... |
2–0 | 15/11/42 | Berlin | 80,000 |
| 1943 Tschammerpokal 1943 The 1943 Tschammerpokal was the 9th season of the competition. It was the last time the tournament was held. After the war it was reconstituted as the DFB-Pokal. 32 teams competed in the final tournament stage of five rounds... |
First Vienna First Vienna FC First Vienna FC is an Austrian association football club based in the Döbling district of Vienna. Established on 22 August 1894, it is the country's oldest team and has played a notable role in the history of the game there... |
Luftwaffen-SV Hamburg Luftwaffen-SV Hamburg Luftwaffen-SV Hamburg was a short-lived military German association football club active during World War II and is notable as the most successful of the wartime military sides.-Military sports clubs:... |
3–2 aet | 31/10/43 | Stuttgart | 45,000 |
DFB-Pokal
| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Result | Date | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 DFB-Pokal 1952–53 The DFB-Pokal 1952–53 was the 10th season of the competition formerly known as Tschammer und Osten Pokal. It was the first time the cup was held after World War II. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. The competition began on 17 August 1952 and ended on 11 May 1953... |
Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia.- Early years :The club was formed as SV Vogelheim on 1 February 1907 out of the merger of two smaller clubs: SC Preussen and Deutsche Eiche. In 1910, Vogelheim came to an arrangement with Turnerbund... |
Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play... |
2–1 | 01/05/53 | Düsseldorf | 40,000 |
| 1954 DFB-Pokal 1953–54 The DFB-Pokal 1953–54 was the 11th season of the competition. 8 teams competed in the tournament of three rounds. It began on 1 August 1953 and ended on 17 April 1954. In the final VfB Stuttgart defeated FC Köln 1–0 after extra time.- Quarterfinals :... |
VfB Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons... |
1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07.... |
1–0 aet | 17/04/54 | Ludwigshafen | 60,000 |
| 1955 DFB-Pokal 1954–55 The DFB-Pokal 1954–55 was the 12th season of the competition. It began on 15 August 1954 and ended on 21 May 1955. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final Karlsruher SC defeated Schalke 04 3–2.- 1st Round :-Replays:... |
Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. KSC rose out of the consolidation of a number of predecessor clubs. They currently play in the 2... |
Schalke 04 FC Schalke 04 Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major... |
3–2 | 21/05/55 | Braunschweig | 25,000 |
| 1956 DFB-Pokal 1955–56 The 1955–56 DFB-Pokal was the 13th season of a German football knockout competition and the fourth season played as DFB-Pokal. It began on 29 April 1956 and ended on 5 August 1956. Five teams, one from each regional federation, competed in the tournament during three rounds... |
Karlsruher SC | Hamburg Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department... |
3–1 | 05/08/56 | Karlsruhe | 25,000 |
| 1957 DFB-Pokal 1956–57 The DFB-Pokal 1956–57 was the 14th season of the competition. It began on 1 April 1957 and ended on 29 December 1957. 4 teams competed in the tournament of two rounds. In the final Bayern Munich defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf 1 – 0, thereby winning their first... |
Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups.... |
Fortuna Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf ' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga... |
1–0 | 29/12/57 | Augsburg | 42,000 |
| 1958 DFB-Pokal 1957–58 The DFB-Pokal 1957–58 was the 15th season of the competition. It began on 25 June 1958 and ended on 11 November 1958. 4 teams competed in the tournament of two rounds. In the final VfB Stuttgart defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf 4–3 after extra time.... |
VfB Stuttgart | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 4–3 aet | 16/10/58 | Kassel | 28,000 |
| 1959 DFB-Pokal 1958–59 The DFB-Pokal 1958–59 was the 16th season of the competition. It began on 3 October 1959 and ended on 27 December 1959. Four teams competed in the tournament of two rounds. In the final Schwarz-Weiß Essen defeated Borussia Neunkirchen 5 – 2.- Qualification :... |
Schwarz-Weiss Essen Schwarz-Weiss Essen Schwarz-Weiß Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The side has its origins in the gymnastics club Essener Turnerbund founded in 1881... |
Borussia Neunkirchen Borussia Neunkirchen Borussia VfB Neunkirchen is a German association football club based in Neunkirchen, Saarland. The club SC Borussia Neunkirchen was founded out of the 1907 merger of FC 1905 Borussia and SC Neunkirchen.-History:... |
5–2 | 27/12/59 | Kassel | 20,000 |
| 1960 DFB-Pokal 1959–60 The DFB-Pokal 1959–60 was the 17th season of the competition. It began on 7 September 1960 and ended on 5 October 1960. 4 teams competed in the tournament of two rounds... |
Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth... |
Karlsruher SC | 3–2 | 05/10/60 | Düsseldorf | 50,000 |
| 1961 DFB-Pokal 1960–61 The 1960–61 DFB-Pokal was the 18th season of the competition. It began on 28 July 1961 and ended on 13 September 1961. 16 teams competed in the tournament of four rounds. In the final Werder Bremen defeated Kaiserslautern 2–0.-First round:------------... |
Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize... |
Kaiserslautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900... |
2–0 | 13/09/61 | Gelsenkirchen | 18,000 |
| 1962 DFB-Pokal 1961–62 The DFB-Pokal 1962 was the 19th season of the competition. It began on 28 July 1962 and ended on 29 August 1962. 16 teams competed in the tournament of four rounds. In the final FC Nuremberg defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–1 after extra time.- 1st Round :... |
1. FC Nuremberg | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–1 aet | 29/08/62 | Hannover | 41,000 |
| 1963 DFB-Pokal 1962–63 The DFB-Pokal is the second-most important national title in German football. The DFB-Pokal 1963 was the 20th season of the competition. It began on 1 June 1963 and ended on 14 August 1963. 16 teams competed in the tournament of four rounds... |
Hamburg | Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football... |
3–0 | 14/08/63 | Hannover | 68,000 |
| 1964 DFB-Pokal 1963–64 The DFB-Pokal 1964 was the 21st season of the competition. It began on 7 April 1964 and ended on 13 June 1964. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final 1860 Munich defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0.- 1st Round :- Replays :... |
1860 Munich | Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :... |
2–0 | 13/06/64 | Stuttgart | 45,000 |
| 1965 DFB-Pokal 1964–65 The DFB-Pokal 1965 was the 22nd season of the competition. It began on 16 January 1965 and ended on 22 May 1965. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final Borussia Dortmund defeated Alemannia Aachen 2–0.- 1st Round :- 2nd Round :... |
Borussia Dortmund | Alemannia Aachen | 2–0 | 22/05/65 | Hannover | 55,000 |
| 1966 DFB-Pokal 1965–66 The DFB-Pokal 1966 was the 23rd season of the competition. It began on 22 January 1966 and ended on 4 June 1966. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds... |
Bayern Munich | Meidericher SV MSV Duisburg MSV Duisburg is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963.-Early years:... |
4–2 | 04/06/66 | Frankfurt | 62,000 |
| 1967 DFB-Pokal 1966–67 The DFB-Pokal 1966–67 was the 24th season of the competition. It began on 25 December 1966 and ended on 10 June 1967. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds... |
Bayern Munich | Hamburg | 4–0 | 10/06/67 | Stuttgart | 67,000 |
| 1968 DFB-Pokal 1967–68 The DFB-Pokal 1967–68 was the 25th season of the competition. It began on 27 January 1968 and ended on 9 June 1968. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final the 1... |
1. FC Köln | Bochum VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:... |
4–1 | 09/06/68 | Ludwigshafen | 60,000 |
| 1969 DFB-Pokal 1968–69 The DFB-Pokal 1969 was the 26th season of the competition. It began on 4 January 1969 and ended on 14 June 1969. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final Bayern Munich defeated Schalke 04 2–1, thereby winning their third title within four years and the fourth overall, making... |
Bayern Munich | Schalke 04 | 2–1 | 14/06/69 | Frankfurt | 60,000 |
| 1970 DFB-Pokal 1969–70 The DFB-Pokal 1970 was the 27th season of the competition. It began on 3 January 1970 and ended on 29 August 1970. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final Kickers Offenbach defeated FC Köln 2–1.- Mode :... |
Kickers Offenbach Kickers Offenbach Kickers Offenbach is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun... |
1. FC Köln | 2–1 | 29/08/70 | Hannover | 50,000 |
| 1971 DFB-Pokal 1970–71 The DFB-Pokal 1970–71 was the 28th season of the competition. It began on 12 December 1970 and ended on 19 June 1971. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final Bayern Munich defeated FC Köln 2–1 after extra time... |
Bayern Munich | 1. FC Köln | 2–1 aet | 19/06/71 | Stuttgart | 71,000 |
| 1972 DFB-Pokal 1971–72 The DFB-Pokal 1971–72 was the 29th season of the competition. It began on 4 December 1971 and ended on 1 July 1972. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final Schalke 04 defeated Kaiserslautern 5–0, the largest margin by which a DFB-Pokal final was ever decided.- Mode :The... |
Schalke 04 | Kaiserslautern | 5–0 | 01/07/72 | Hannover | 61,000 |
| 1973 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1. FC Köln | 2–1 aet | 23/06/73 | Düsseldorf | 69,000 |
| 1974 DFB-Pokal 1973–74 The DFB-Pokal 1973–74 was the 31st season of the competition. It began on 1 December 1973 and ended on 17 August 1974. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Hamburg 3–1 after extra time.-Mode:... |
Eintracht Frankfurt | Hamburg | 3–1 aet | 17/08/74 | Düsseldorf | 52,000 |
| 1975 | Eintracht Frankfurt | MSV Duisburg MSV Duisburg MSV Duisburg is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963.-Early years:... |
1–0 | 21/06/75 | Hannover | 43,000 |
| 1976 DFB-Pokal 1975–76 The DFB-Pokal 1975–76 was the 33rd season of the competition. It began on 1 August 1975 and ended on 26 June 1976. 128 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds... |
Hamburg | Kaiserslautern | 2–0 | 26/06/76 | Frankfurt | 61,000 |
| 1977 DFB-Pokal 1976–77 The DFB-Pokal 1976–77 was the 34th season of the competition. It began on 6 August 1976 and ended on 30 May 1977. 128 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds. In the final FC Köln defeated Hertha Berlin 1–0 in a replay after the first game ended in a draw after 120 minutes... |
1. FC Köln | Hertha Berlin | 1–1 aet 1–0 replay |
28/05/77 30/05/77 |
Hannover | 54,000 35,000 |
| 1978 DFB-Pokal 1977–78 The DFB-Pokal 1977–78 was the 35th season of the competition. It began on 29 July 1977 and ended on 15 April 1978. 128 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds. In the final FC Köln defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–0, thus defending their title from the last season.- Mode :The tournament... |
1. FC Köln | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–0 | 15/04/78 | Gelsenkirchen | 70,000 |
| 1979 DFB-Pokal 1978–79 The DFB-Pokal 1978–79 was the 36th season of the competition. It began on 4 August 1978 and ended on 23 June 1979. 128 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds... |
Fortuna Düsseldorf | Hertha Berlin | 1–0 aet | 23/06/79 | Hannover | 56,000 |
| 1980 DFB-Pokal 1979–80 The DFB-Pokal 1979–80 was the 37th season of the competition. It began on 24 August 1979 and ended on 4 June 1980. 128 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds... |
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1. FC Köln | 2–1 | 04/06/80 | Gelsenkirchen | 56,000 |
| 1981 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Kaiserslautern | 3–1 | 02/05/81 | Stuttgart | 71,000 |
| 1982 DFB-Pokal 1981–82 The DFB-Pokal 1981–82 was the 39th season of the competition. It began on 28 August 1981 and ended on 1 May 1982. In the final Bayern Munich defeated FC Nuremberg 4–2. Bayern thus won the trophy for the sixth time. It was the last season, that the cup was held with 128 teams participating... |
Bayern Munich | 1. FC Nuremberg | 4–2 | 01/05/82 | Frankfurt | 61,000 |
| 1983 DFB-Pokal 1982–83 The DFB-Pokal 1982–83 was the 40th season of the competition. It began on 27 August 1982 and ended on 11 June 1983. In the only DFB-Pokal final ever held between two clubs from the same city FC Köln defeated Fortuna Köln 1–0.- 1st round :- Replays :... |
1. FC Köln | Fortuna Köln SC Fortuna Köln SC Fortuna Köln is a German association football club playing in the city of Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The club was formed as on 21 February 1948 through the merger of three local sides: Victoria Köln 1911 , Bayenthaler SV 1920, and Sparkassen-Verein Köln 1927... |
1–0 | 11/06/83 | Köln | 61,000 |
| 1984 DFB-Pokal 1983–84 The DFB-Pokal 1983–84 was the 41st season of the competition. It began on 16 August 1983 and ended on 31 May 1984. In the final Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 8–7 on penalties to take their seventh title. It was the first time the cup final was decided by a penalty... |
Bayern Munich | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1 (7–6 pen) | 31/05/84 | Frankfurt | 61,000 |
| 1985 DFB-Pokal 1984–85 The DFB-Pokal 1984–85 was the 42nd season of the competition. It began on 31 August 1984 and ended on 26 May 1985. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds... |
Bayer Uerdingen KFC Uerdingen 05 KFC Uerdingen 05 is a German association football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. The one time Bundesliga side enjoyed its greatest successes in the 1980s, but most recently has been part of fifth and sixth tier competition.-History:The club was... |
Bayern Munich | 2–1 | 26/05/85 | Berlin | 70,000 |
| 1986 DFB-Pokal 1985–86 The DFB-Pokal 1985–86 was the 43rd season of the competition. It began on 24 August 1985 and ended on 3 May 1986. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds. In the final Bayern Munich defeated VfB Stuttgart 5–2.- 1st round :- Replays :... |
Bayern Munich | VfB Stuttgart | 5–2 | 03/05/86 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1987 DFB-Pokal 1986–87 The 1986–87 DFB-Pokal was the 44th season of the competition. It began on 27 August 1986 and ended on 20 June 1987. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds. In the final Hamburg defeated Stuttgarter Kickers 3–1.- 1st round :- Replays :... |
Hamburg | Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers... |
3–1 | 20/06/87 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1988 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bochum | 1–0 | 28/05/88 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1989 DFB-Pokal 1988–89 The 1988–89 DFB-Pokal was the 46th season of the competition. It began on 6 August 1988 and ended on 24 June 1989. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds. In the final Borussia Dortmund defeated Werder Bremen 4–1.- 1st round :- Replays :... |
Borussia Dortmund | Werder Bremen | 4–1 | 24/06/89 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1990 | Kaiserslautern | Werder Bremen | 3–2 | 19/05/90 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1991 | Werder Bremen | 1. FC Köln | 1–1 (4–3 pen) | 22/06/91 | Berlin | 73,000 |
| 1992 | Hannover 96 Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:... |
B. Mönchengladbach | 0–0 (4–3 pen) | 23/05/92 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1993 | Bayer Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the most well-known department of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, a sports club whose members also participate in athletics, gymnastics, basketball and other sports.-Origins and early years:On 27 November... |
Hertha Berlin (A) | 1–0 | 12/06/93 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1994 | Werder Bremen | Rot-Weiss Essen | 3–1 | 14/05/94 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1995 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | VfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix... |
3–0 | 24/06/95 | Berlin | 75,700 |
| 1996 | Kaiserslautern | Karlsruher SC | 1–0 | 25/05/96 | Berlin | 75,800 |
| 1997 | VfB Stuttgart | Energie Cottbus Energie Cottbus FC Energie Cottbus is a German association football club based in Cottbus, Lusatia . It was founded in 1963 as SC Cottbus in what was, at the time, East Germany... |
2–0 | 14/06/97 | Berlin | 76,400 |
| 1998 | Bayern Munich | MSV Duisburg | 2–1 | 16/05/98 | Berlin | 75,800 |
| 1999 | Werder Bremen | Bayern Munich | 1–1 (5–4 pen) | 12/06/99 | Berlin | 75,841 |
| 2000 | Bayern Munich | Werder Bremen | 3–0 | 06/05/00 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 2001 | Schalke 04 | Union Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin is a German association football club based in Berlin. It is one of two sides in the city bearing the name Union that emerged during the Cold War and played in East Germany, while the other played in the west. The club currently plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-Foundation to... |
2–0 | 26/05/01 | Berlin | 73,011 |
| 2002 | Schalke 04 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–2 | 11/05/02 | Berlin | 70,000 |
| 2003 | Bayern Munich | Kaiserslautern | 3–1 | 31/05/03 | Berlin | 70,490 |
| 2004 | Werder Bremen | Alemannia Aachen | 3–2 | 29/05/04 | Berlin | 71,682 |
| 2005 | Bayern Munich | Schalke 04 | 2–1 | 28/05/05 | Berlin | 74,349 |
| 2006 | Bayern Munich | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–0 | 29/04/06 | Berlin | 74,349 |
| 2007 | 1. FC Nuremberg | VfB Stuttgart | 3–2 aet | 26/05/07 | Berlin | 74,220 |
| 2008 | Bayern Munich | Borussia Dortmund | 2–1 aet | 19/04/08 | Berlin | 74,244 |
| 2009 | Werder Bremen | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–0 | 30/05/09 | Berlin | 72,244 |
| 2010 | Bayern Munich | Werder Bremen | 4–0 | 15/05/10 | Berlin | 72,954 |
| 2011 2010–11 DFB-Pokal The 2010–11 DFB-Pokal was the sixty-eighth season of the annual German football cup competition. It commenced on the weekend around 14 August 2010 with the matches of Round 1 and concluded on 21 May 2011 with the final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin... |
Schalke 04 | MSV Duisburg | 5–0 | 21/05/11 | Berlin | 75,708 |
Performance by club
| Club | Wins | Runners-up | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups.... |
15 | 2 | 1957, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 |
| Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize... |
6 | 4 | 1961, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 |
| Schalke 04 FC Schalke 04 Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major... |
5 | 7 | 1937, 1972, 2001, 2002, 2011 |
| 1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07.... |
4 | 6 | 1968, 1977, 1978, 1983 |
| 1. FC Nuremberg | 4 | 2 | 1935, 1939, 1963, 2007 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :... |
4 | 2 | 1974, 1975, 1981, 1988 |
| Hamburg | 3 | 3 | 1963, 1976, 1987 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Mönchengladbach is a German association football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. The team plays in the Bundesliga and is one of the country's most well-known, well-supported, and successful teams. Borussia Mönchengladbach has over 40,000 members and is the sixth... |
3 | 2 | 1960, 1973, 1995 |
| VfB Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons... |
3 | 2 | 1954, 1958, 1997 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf Fortuna Düsseldorf ' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga... |
2 | 5 | 1979, 1980 |
| Kaiserslautern 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern, also known as 1. FCK, FCK or simply Kaiserslautern, is a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. On 2 June 1900, Germania 1896 and FG Kaiserslautern merged to create FC 1900... |
2 | 5 | 1990, 1996 |
| Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. KSC rose out of the consolidation of a number of predecessor clubs. They currently play in the 2... |
2 | 2 | 1955, 1956 |
| Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football... |
2 | 2 | 1965, 1989 |
| Dresdner SC Dresdner SC Dresdner SC is a German multisport club playing in Dresden, Saxony. Founded on 30 April 1898, the club was a founding member of the German Football Association in 1900... |
2 | – | 1940, 1941 |
| 1860 Munich | 2 | – | 1942, 1964 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 2 | 1993 |
| Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia.- Early years :The club was formed as SV Vogelheim on 1 February 1907 out of the merger of two smaller clubs: SC Preussen and Deutsche Eiche. In 1910, Vogelheim came to an arrangement with Turnerbund... |
1 | 1 | 1953 |
| Bayer Uerdingen | 1 | – | 1985 |
| Hannover 96 Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:... |
1 | – | 1992 |
| VfB Leipzig | 1 | – | 1936 |
| Kickers Offenbach Kickers Offenbach Kickers Offenbach is a German association football club in Offenbach am Main, Hesse. The club was founded on 27 May 1901 in the Rheinischer Hof restaurant by footballers who had left established local clubs including Melitia, Teutonia, Viktoria, Germania and Neptun... |
1 | – | 1970 |
| Rapid Wien | 1 | – | 1938 |
| Schwarz-Weiss Essen Schwarz-Weiss Essen Schwarz-Weiß Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The side has its origins in the gymnastics club Essener Turnerbund founded in 1881... |
1 | – | 1959 |
| First Vienna FC First Vienna FC First Vienna FC is an Austrian association football club based in the Döbling district of Vienna. Established on 22 August 1894, it is the country's oldest team and has played a notable role in the history of the game there... |
1 | – | 1943 |
| MSV Duisburg MSV Duisburg MSV Duisburg is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963.-Early years:... |
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| Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three-year turn in the top flight in the late 1960s and, after a successful 2005–06 campaign, returned to first division play... |
– | 3 | – |
| VfL Bochum VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:... |
– | 2 | – |
| Hertha Berlin Hertha BSC Berlin Hertha Berliner Sport-Club von 1892, commonly known as Hertha BSC or Hertha Berlin, is a German association football club based in Berlin. A founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900, the club has a long history as Berlin's best-supported side... |
– | 2 | – |
| Borussia Neunkirchen Borussia Neunkirchen Borussia VfB Neunkirchen is a German association football club based in Neunkirchen, Saarland. The club SC Borussia Neunkirchen was founded out of the 1907 merger of FC 1905 Borussia and SC Neunkirchen.-History:... |
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| Energie Cottbus Energie Cottbus FC Energie Cottbus is a German association football club based in Cottbus, Lusatia . It was founded in 1963 as SC Cottbus in what was, at the time, East Germany... |
– | 1 | – |
| Fortuna Köln SC Fortuna Köln SC Fortuna Köln is a German association football club playing in the city of Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia.-History:The club was formed as on 21 February 1948 through the merger of three local sides: Victoria Köln 1911 , Bayenthaler SV 1920, and Sparkassen-Verein Köln 1927... |
– | 1 | – |
| FSV Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. The club plays in the shadow of larger and much more successful Eintracht Frankfurt, which has recently returned to 2nd tier football... |
– | 1 | – |
| Hertha BSC II | – | 1 | – |
| Luftwaffen-SV Hamburg Luftwaffen-SV Hamburg Luftwaffen-SV Hamburg was a short-lived military German association football club active during World War II and is notable as the most successful of the wartime military sides.-Military sports clubs:... |
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| Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers... |
– | 1 | – |
| Union Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin is a German association football club based in Berlin. It is one of two sides in the city bearing the name Union that emerged during the Cold War and played in East Germany, while the other played in the west. The club currently plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-Foundation to... |
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| Waldhof Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim is a German association football club, located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. The club today has a membership of over 2,400.-History:... |
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| VfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix... |
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East German Cup (1949–91)
East Germany also had its own national cup: the FDGB Cup, the cup of the Freie Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund, the association of the East German trade unions. It was introduced in 1949 and awarded annually until 1991 after German reunificationGerman reunification
German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...
in 1990 led to the merger of the football leagues of the two Germanys.
Women's German Cup
Since 1981 women's football clubs have competed for the Women's DFB Cup. An East German women's cup was also held from 1987 to 1991.Media coverage
In Australia the DFB-Pokal was broadcast by Setanta SportsSetanta Sports Australia
Setanta Sports Australia is a sports television channel operating in Australia and is available to homes and businesses across all of Australia...
until the 2009–10 season.