Basketball Bundesliga-Pokal , commonly known as the BBL-Pokal , is the annual national basketball cup competition in Germany. Since 2009, the competition has been conducted only between the top-ranked clubs of each Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
3-653: The competition was founded in 1966, by the German Basketball Federation . The first final of the German Basketball Cup took place on 11 June 1967, in Oberhausen . Since 1993, the cup championship is decided in a final four format, which is held over one weekend. The host team of the cup's final four, is automatically set as one of the participants. The three remaining teams are determined by three quarterfinal matches, played between
6-608: A host city to determine the winner of the BBL-Pokal. In 2020 on, a knockout tournament was held to determine the winner of the BBL-Pokal. German Basketball Federation The German Basketball Federation ( German : Deutscher Basketball Bund , abbreviated as DBB), is the governing body for basketball in Germany . It is headquartered in Hagen , Germany . The DBB also organizes several competitions: The predecessor of
9-466: The winners of the earlier round matches. Starting from the 2018–19 season, the format was changed to a sixteen team knock-out tournament , with the sixteen highest seeded teams from the previous season qualifying. The first DBB Cup final took place on 11 June 1967 in Oberhausen between VfL Osnabrück and ATV 1877 Düsseldorf 86:74 (HT 39:36). From 1993 to 2019, a final four tournament was held in
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