South West Cup
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South West Cup
Founded
1973
Nation
State
Rheinland-Pfalz
Region
Rheinhessen
Rheinhessen
Rhenish Hesse refers to the part of the former Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt located west of the Rhine river and now part of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is a hilly countryside largely devoted to vineyards, therefore it is also called the "land of the thousand hills." Its larger towns include:...

-Pfalz
Pfalz
Pfalz may refer to:*Kaiserpfalz, also known as Königspfalz, a castle which was a temporary seat of power for the Holy Roman Emperor in the Early and High Middle Ages, etymologically derived from Latin palatium - Geography:...

Qualifying competition for
German Cup
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal 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...

Current Champions 2010-11
SVN Zweibrücken


The South West Cup (German: Südwestpokal) 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
Rheinhessen
Rhenish Hesse refers to the part of the former Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt located west of the Rhine river and now part of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is a hilly countryside largely devoted to vineyards, therefore it is also called the "land of the thousand hills." Its larger towns include:...

-Pfalz
Pfalz
Pfalz may refer to:*Kaiserpfalz, also known as Königspfalz, a castle which was a temporary seat of power for the Holy Roman Emperor in the Early and High Middle Ages, etymologically derived from Latin palatium - Geography:...

 region 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 ....

, 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. It is one of two cup competitions in the state, the other being the Rhineland Cup
Rhineland Cup
The Rhineland 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 northern part of Rhineland-Palatinate, however, teams from the Fußball-Bundesliga and 2nd...

, which covers roughly the northern half of the state.

The competition is sponsored by the Bitburger brewery and carries the name Bitburger-Verbandspokal. It is operated by the South West German Football Association, the SWFV.

History

The Cup was established in 1973. The South West Cup is played annually.

From 1974 onwards, the winner of the South West Cup qualified for the first round of the German Cup.

Since the establishement 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. For the 2007-08 cup winner, 1. FC Kaiserslautern II, this meant, the runners-up, SV Niederauerbach
SV Niederauerbach
SVN Zweibrücken is a German association football club from the Niederauerbach quarter of Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Palatinate.The association was founded in 1929 as SV Niederauerbach and remained an anonymous local side until winning its way to the Verbandsliga Südwest . A decade later the team...

, was qualified instead for the 2008–09 DFB-Pokal.

Modus

Clubs from fully professional leagues are not permitted to enter the competition, meaning, no 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 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 South West 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 Südwest
Verbandsliga Südwest
The Verbandsliga Südwest is currently the 6th tier of the German football league system. Until the introduction of the 3rd Liga it was the 5th tier of the league system.-Overview:...

(VI) and the two Landesligas (VII) gain direct entry to the first round. Additionally, all clubs that have reached the quarter finals of the two Bezirkspokale, the two regional cup competitions staged for teams below the Landesligas, also enter the competition. In 2007, for example, 129 clubs took part. 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 1974:
Season Location Winner Finalist Result Attendance
1973-74 FC Rodalben
1974-75 ASV Landau
1975-76 VfR Wormatia Worms
1976-77 SG Eintracht Bad Kreuznach
1977-78 SG Eintracht Bad Kreuznach
1978-79 1. FC Kaiserslautern II
1979-80 1. FSV Mainz 05
1980-81 BFV Hassia Bingen
1981-82 1. FSV Mainz 05
1982-83 BFV Hassia Bingen
1983-84 SV Südwest Ludwigshafen
1984-85 SC Birkenfeld
1985-86 1. FSV Mainz 05
1986-87 SV Südwest Ludwigshafen
1987-88 VfR Wormatia Worms
1988-89 TSG Pfeddersheim
1989-90 SV Südwest Ludwigshafen
1990-91 SV Viktoria Herxheim
1991-92 VfR Wormatia Worms
1992-93 TSG Pfeddersheim
1993-94 SV Edenkoben
1994-95 TSG Pfeddersheim
1995-96 TSG Pfeddersheim
1996-97 29 May 1997 1. FC Kaiserslautern II SV Viktoria Herxheim 2-1
1997-98 SC Idar-Oberstein
1998-99 FK 03 Pirmasens
1999-2000 Neustadt
Neustadt an der Weinstraße
Neustadt an der Weinstraße is a town located in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. With 53,892 inhabitants as of 2002, it is the largest town called Neustadt.-Etymology:...

, 7 June 2000
TSG Pfeddersheim 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 2-2 (4-2 pen) 400
2000-01 Bad Kreuznach
Bad Kreuznach
Bad Kreuznach is the capital of the district of Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is located on the Nahe river, a tributary of the Rhine...

, 7 June 2001
1. FSV Mainz 05 II VfR Grünstadt 1-0 400
2001-02 Alzey, 30 May 2002 1. FSV Mainz 05 II 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 3-0 1,500
2002-03 Worms
Worms, Germany
Worms is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Rhine River. At the end of 2004, it had 85,829 inhabitants.Established by the Celts, who called it Borbetomagus, Worms today remains embattled with the cities Trier and Cologne over the title of "Oldest City in Germany." Worms is the only...

, 3 June 2003
1. FSV Mainz 05 II 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 1-0 800
2003-04 Ludwigshafen, 3 June 2004 1. FSV Mainz 05 II SC Hauenstein 3-1 500
2004-05 Grünstadt
Grünstadt
Grünstadt is a town in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany with roughly 13,200 inhabitants. It does not belong to any Verbandsgemeinde – a kind of collective municipality – but is nonetheless the administrative seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Grünstadt-Land.- Location :The...

, 25 May 2005
1. FSV Mainz 05 II SC Hauenstein 2-0
2005-06 Alzey
Alzey
Alzey is a Verband-free town – one belonging to no Verbandsgemeinde – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the fourth-largest town in Rhenish Hesse, after Mainz, Worms, and Bingen....

, 24 May 2006
FK 03 Pirmasens FSV Mainz 05 II 2-1 1,150
2006-07 Ludwigshafen, 1 May 2007 VfR Wormatia Worms 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 1-0 3,700
2007-08 21 May 2008 1. FC Kaiserslautern II SV Niederauerbach 2-1
2008-09 19 May 2009 VfR Wormatia Worms FSV Oggersheim 5-1
2009-10 Offenbach
Offenbach an der Queich
Offenbach an der Queich is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Queich, approx. 6 km east of Landau....

, 26 May 2010
FK Pirmasens FV Dudenhofen 3-0
2010-11 31 May 2011 SVN Zweibrücken SC Idar-Oberstein 2-1 pen
  • Winners in bold

Winners

Listed in order of wins, the Cup winners are:
Club Wins
1. FSV Mainz 05
1. FSV Mainz 05
1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05, or simply Mainz, is a 1905 founded German association football club based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to the football section the 1. FSV Mainz 05 has a handball and table tennis department...

 1
8
VfR Wormatia Worms 5
TSG Pfeddersheim 5
FK Pirmasens
FK Pirmasens
FK Pirmasens is a German association football club in Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate. The team was formed as the football section of the gymnastics and sports club TV Pirminia Pirmasens in 1903 and became independent in 1914. They took on their current name in 1925...

3
1. FC Kaiserslautern II 3
SV Südwest Ludwigshafen
SV Südwest Ludwigshafen
SV Südwest Ludwigshafen is a German association football club from the city of Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club was formed on 29 May 1964 out of the merger of the traditional sides Sportverein 03 Ludwigshafen and Phoenix Tura 1882...

3
BFV Hassia Bingen
BFV Hassia Bingen
The BFV Hassia Bingen is a German association football club from the city of Bingen am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate.Hassia, at times, has played at the highest level of German football, the last time in 1952–53. In 2009–10, the club plays in the tier-five Oberliga Südwest...

2
SG Eintracht Bad Kreuznach 2
SVN Zweibrücken 1
SC Idar-Oberstein
SC Idar-Oberstein
SC Idar-Oberstein is a German association football club from the town of Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club was created in 1971 out of the merger of 1. FC Idar, established 1 January 1907 as SC Alemannia Idar, and Sportvereinigung Idar, formed in 1908...

1
SV Edenkoben 1
SV Viktoria Herxheim 1
SC Birkenfeld 1
ASV Landau 1
FC Rodalben 1
  • 1 Includes first and reserve team.

Sources

  • Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen, An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga, publisher: DSFS
    Deutscher Sportclub für Fußballstatistiken
    The 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...


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