Saarland Cup
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| Saarland Cup |
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| Founded |
| 1974 |
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| State |
 Saarland Saarland is one of the sixteen states of Germany. The capital is Saarbrücken. It has an area of 2570 km² and 1,045,000 inhabitants. In both area and population, it is the smallest state in Germany other than the city-states... |
| Qualifying competition for |
| German Cup |
| Current Champions 2010-11 |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken is a German association football club based in the city of Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club began its existence as the football department of Turnverein Malstatt formed in 1903... |
The Saarland Cup (German: Saarlandpokal) is one of the 21 regional cup competitions of German football. The winner of the competition gains entry to the first round of the German Cup. It is limited to clubs from Saarland
Saarland
Saarland is one of the sixteen states of Germany. The capital is Saarbrücken. It has an area of 2570 km² and 1,045,000 inhabitants. In both area and population, it is the smallest state in Germany other than the city-states...
, however, teams from the Fußball-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 2nd Fußball-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...
are not permitted to compete.
A number of clubs from regions of Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
who border the Saarland also compete in the Cup, best known of these being the SV Hasborn who has won the cup twice.
History
The Cup was established in 1974. The Saarland Cup is played annually. Previous to the Saarpokal, a South West German Cup, not to be confused with the South West CupSouth West Cup
The South West Cup is one of the 21 regional cup competitions of German football. The winner of the competition gains entry to the first round of the German Cup. It is limited to clubs from the Rheinhessen-Pfalz region of Rhineland-Palatinate, however, teams from the Fußball-Bundesliga and 2nd...
, was played from 1964 to 1974. It was also a qualifying competition for the German Cup but included clubs from both the Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
.
The winner of the Saarland Cup qualified for the first round of the German Cup.
Since the establishment of the 3rd Liga in 2008, reserve teams can not take part in the German Cup anymore, but are permitted to play in the regional competitions.
Modus
Clubs from fully professional leagues are not permitted to enter the competition, meaning, no teams from 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...
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...
can compete.
All clubs from the Saarland playing in 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...
(III), Regionalliga West
Regionalliga West
The Regionalliga West is the fourth tier of the German football league system since its introduction in 2008. It covers the states of Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and North Rhine-Westphalia and is one of three leagues at this level, together with the Regionalliga Nord and the Regionalliga...
(IV), Oberliga Südwest
Oberliga Südwest
The Oberliga Südwest is the highest regional football league for the Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland state of Germany. It is the fifth tier of the German football league system. It is one of eleven Oberligas in German Football, the 5th tier of the German football league system...
(V), Verbandsliga Saarland
Verbandsliga Saarland
The Verbandsliga Saarland is currently the 7th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008 it was the 5th tier of the league system and until the introduction of the Saarlandliga in 2009, it was the 6th tier....
(VI) and the two Landesligas (VII) gain direct entry to the first round. All clubs below that level play two preliminary rounds in four regional groups. The lower classed team always receives home advantage, except in the final, which is played on neutral ground.
Cup finals
Held annually at the end of season, these were the cup finals since 1975:| Season | Location | Winner | Finalist | Result | Attendance |
| 1974-75 | Eppelborn Eppelborn Eppelborn is a municipality in the district of Neunkirchen, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km north of Saarbrücken.... |
SC Friedrichsthal | SV Hasborn | 4-3 | 2,5000 |
| 1975-76 | Friedrichsthal Friedrichsthal Friedrichsthal is a town and a municipality in the district of Saarbrücken, of Saarland, Germany. It is situated approximately 13 km northeast of Saarbrücken.... |
VfB Theley | FC Ensdorf | 3-1 aet | 800 |
| 1976-77 | Neunkirchen Neunkirchen, Saarland Neunkirchen is a town and a municipality in Saarland, Germany. It is the largest town in, and the seat of the district of Neunkirchen. It is situated on the river Blies, approx. 20 km northeast of Saarbrücken. With about 50,000 inhabitants, Neunkirchen is Saarland's 2nd largest city... |
FC St.Wendel | Saar 05 Saarbrücken | 1-0 | 1,000 |
| 1977-78 | Eppelborn | Borussia Neunkirchen | Saar 05 Saarbrücken | 5-1 | 200 |
| 1978-79 | Friedrichsthal | SV Auersmacher | SV Elversberg | 2-2 aet, 4-3 pen | 3,500 |
| 1979-80 | Saarwellingen Saarwellingen Saarwellingen is a municipality in the district of Saarlouis in Saarland, Germany. As of 2002 it has a population of 13,940.-External links:*http://www.saarwellingen.de... |
ASC Dudweiler | FSV Hemmersdorf | 7-2 | 1,200 |
| 1980-81 | Burbach Saarbrücken Saarbrücken is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. The city is situated at the heart of a metropolitan area that borders on the west on Dillingen and to the north-east on Neunkirchen, where most of the people of the Saarland live.... |
ASC Dudweiler | SSV Überherrn | 3-2 aet | 1,500 |
| 1981-82 | Saarwellingen | FC Ensdorf | SV Elversberg | 1-0 | 1,500 |
| 1982-83 | Neunkirchen | FC Homburg | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 4-3 | 3,000 |
| 1983-84 | Hülzweiler | SV Mettlach | ASC Dudweiler | 5-4 aet | 2,000 |
| 1984-85 | Quierschied Quierschied Quierschied is a municipality in the district of Saarbrücken, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated approx. 11 km northeast of Saarbrücken.-External links:*... |
Borussia Neunkirchen | SV Auersmacher | 6-0 | 1,200 |
| 1985-86 | Quierschied | Borussia Neunkirchen | FV Eppelborn | 1-1 aet, 5-4 pen | 2,000 |
| 1986-87 | Eppelborn | FC St. Ingbert | VfB Dillingen | 2-1 | 750 |
| 1987-88 | Dillingen Dillingen, Saarland Dillingen is a town in the district of Saarlouis, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Saar, approx. 5 km northwest of Saarlouis, and 25 km northwest of Saarbrücken. The Dillinger Hütte steelworks is located here.... |
Saar 05 Saarbrücken | SV Mettlach | 4-0 | 2,000 |
| 1988-89 | Neunkirchen | Saar 05 Saarbrücken | SV Röchling Völklingen | 3-2 | 600 |
| 1989-90 | Völklingen Völklingen Völklingen is a town in the district of Saarbrücken, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated near the border with France, on the river Saar, approx. 10 km west of Saarbrücken.... |
Borussia Neunkirchen | SV Ludweiler | 6-0 | 1,500 |
| 1990-91 | Dillingen | SV Hasborn | VfB Gisingen | 3-1 aet | 3,000 |
| 1991-92 | Oberthal Oberthal, Saarland Oberthal is a municipality in the district of Sankt Wendel, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated approx. 7 km northwest of Sankt Wendel, and 35 km north of Saarbrücken.... |
Borussia Neunkirchen | SV Hasborn | 2-1 | 2,500 |
| 1992-93 | Dillingen | SV Mettlach | SV Ludweiler | 1-0 | 2,000 |
| 1993-94 | Ensdorf Ensdorf, Saarland Ensdorf is a municipality in the district of Saarlouis, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the river Saar, opposite Saarlouis, approx. 20 km northwest of Saarbrücken.... |
SC Großrosseln | FSV Saarwellingen | 3-2 | 2,200 |
| 1994-95 | Eppelborn | SV Mettlach | Borussia Neunkirchen | 3-1 aet | 2,600 |
| 1995-96 | Rohrbach Rohrbach, Birkenfeld Rohrbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany... |
Borussia Neunkirchen | FC Homburg | 2-1 | 3,000 |
| 1996-97 | Dillingen | 1. FC Saarbrücken | Borussia Neunkirchen | 3-1 | 4,000 |
| 1997-98 | Völklingen | 1. FC Saarbrücken | FC Homburg | 3-0 | 3,200 |
| 1998-99 | Saarbrücken Saarbrücken Saarbrücken is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. The city is situated at the heart of a metropolitan area that borders on the west on Dillingen and to the north-east on Neunkirchen, where most of the people of the Saarland live.... |
1. FC Saarbrücken | SC Halberg-Brebach | 5-1 | 2,000 |
| 1999–2000 | Dillingen | 1. FC Saarbrücken | SC Halberg-Brebach | 5-3 | 1,800 |
| 2000-01 | Elversberg | FC Homburg | Borussia Neunkirchen | 4-2 | 3,000 |
| 2001-02 | Hasborn Hasborn Hasborn is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.- Location :... |
1. FC Saarbrücken II | FV Eppelborn | 3-1 | 1,500 |
| 2002-03 | Elversberg | Borussia Neunkirchen | FC Homburg | 1-0 | 5,000 |
| 2003-04 | Neunkirchen | 1. FC Saarbrücken | SV Elversberg | 3-1 | 4,000 |
| 2004-05 | Schiffweiler | FC Kutzhof | 1. FC Saarbrücken II | 4-4 aet, 7-6 pen | 1,800 |
| 2005-06 | Großrosseln Großrosseln Großrosseln is a village and a municipality in the district of Saarbrücken, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the border with France, approx. 12 km west of Saarbrücken. The neighbouring municipality in France is Petite-Rosselle.-Geography:... |
FC Homburg | FC Kutzhof | 3-1 aet | 2,000 |
| 2006-07 | Theley | SV Hasborn | FC Homburg | 3-3 aet, 4-1 pen | 3,500 |
| 2007-08 | Elversberg | FC Homburg | Borussia Neunkirchen | 2-1 aet | 3,800 |
| 2008-09 | Bous Bous, Germany Bous is a municipality in the district of Saarlouis, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Saar, approx. 5 km southeast of Saarlouis, and 15 km west of Saarbrücken.... |
SV Elversberg | SC Reisbach | 7-0 | 2,500 |
| 2009-10 | St. Wendel | SV Elversberg | Borussia Neunkirchen | 1-0 | 2,500 |
| 2010-11 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | SV Mettlach | 3-2 |
- Winners in bold
Winners
Listed in order of wins, the Cup winners are:| Club | Wins |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken is a German association football club based in the city of Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club began its existence as the football department of Turnverein Malstatt formed in 1903... 1 |
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| 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:... |
7 |
| FC Homburg FC Homburg FC 08 Homburg is a German association football club based in Homburg, Saarland. The club was founded on 15 June 1908 as Fussball Club Homburg by a group of seventeen young men at the local Hohenburg pub.- History :... |
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| SV Mettlach SV Mettlach SV Mettlach is a German association football club from the city of Mettlach, Saarland.-History:The side has its origins in the establishment of the gymnastics club Turnverein Mettlach in 1885. A football department was formed in 1920 and became independent in 1923... |
3 |
| SV Elversberg SV Elversberg SpVgg 07 Elversberg Saar is a German association football club, located in Spiesen-Elversberg, Saarland.-History:The club was founded in 1907 as FC Germania Elversberg. It was dissolved in 1914, but then re-constituted in 1918 as Sportvereinigung VfB Elversberg, spending a season in the tier-one... |
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| SV Hasborn | 2 |
| Saar 05 Saarbrücken | 2 |
| ASC Dudweiler | 2 |
| FC Kutzhof | 1 |
| SC Großrosseln | 1 |
| FC St. Ingbert | 1 |
| FC Ensdorf | 1 |
| SV Auersmacher SV Auersmacher SV Auersmacher is a German football club from the Auersmacher quarter of Kleinblittersdorf, Saarland. It was established on 15 July 1919 as Fußballclub Auersmacher. -History:... |
1 |
| FC St.Wendel | 1 |
| VfB Theley | 1 |
| SC Friedrichsthal | 1 |
- 1 Includes one win by reserve team in 2002.
Sources
- Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen, An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga, publisher: DSFSDeutscher Sportclub für FußballstatistikenThe Deutscher Sportclub für Fußballstatistiken e.V., short DSFS is an association dedicated to collecting and publishing German football statistics, similar to the RSSSF, and is a member of the German Olympic Society.The club used to be best known for its annual publication, the Deutschlands...