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32-653: The inaugural FDGB-Pokal (generally referred to in English as the East German Cup) was contested in 1949, four years before the initial DFB-Pokal was played in the western half of the country. The first national cup competition had been the Tschammerpokal introduced in 1935. Each football club which participated in the East German football league system was entitled to enter the tournament. Clubs from

64-411: A source of surprises. Hamburger SV 's second round loss to VfB Eppingen in 1974 was often titled the "mother of all cup upsets" ( German : Die Mutter aller Pokalsensationen ), 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

96-665: Is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga along with the four best teams from the 3. Liga . It is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. Taking place from August until May,

128-465: The 2024 final to win their second title. Fortuna Düsseldorf hold the record for most consecutive tournament game wins (18) between 1978 and 1981, winning the cup in 1979 and 1980. The competition format has varied considerably since the inception of the Tschammer-Pokal in 1935. The DFB-Pokal begins with a round of 64 teams. The 36 teams of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga , along with

160-523: The 2024–25 UEFA Europa League , and the play-off round spot of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League went to the team in eighth, 1. FC Heidenheim . In the following table, finals until 1943 were in the Tschammerpokal era, since 1953 were in the DFB-Pokal era. The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to

192-791: 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 reunification in 1990 led to the merger of the two German football leagues. Since 1981, women's football clubs have competed for the DFB-Pokal Frauen . An East German women's cup was also held from 1987 to 1991. ARD and ZDF will broadcast 15 matches per season. All matches will be available on Sky Sport . For countries without broadcasting rights, all matches will be live via

224-453: The German Football Association (DFB) in 1952 under its current name, DFB-Pokal . In 1965 , the original trophy, Goldfasanen-Pokal , was replaced by the trophy which is still awarded today, because the original reminded DFB president Peco Bauwens of the Nazi era. Originally, the DFB-Pokal was a competition open to clubs from the top divisions of German football only. This continued after

256-468: The German football league system is entitled to participate in local tournaments which qualify for the association cups, every team can, in principle, compete in the DFB-Pokal. The only exception is that reserve teams (e.g. Bayern Munich II ) are ineligible to enter. For the first round, the 64 teams are split into two pots of 32. One pot contains the 18 teams from the previous season of the Bundesliga and

288-497: The 2. Bundesliga, became cup winners after eliminating several Bundesliga teams in the process. Kickers Offenbach won all matches including the semi-final as a 2. Bundesliga team, but were promoted to the Bundesliga a week before they won the cup final. Surprise results in the cup attract strong media coverage in Germany and, at times, abroad. When TSV Vestenbergsgreuth eliminated Bayern Munich in 1994, who were then coached by

320-621: The German Football YouTube channel and DFB Play. 2024 DFB-Pokal final The 2024 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 2023–24 DFB-Pokal , the 81st season of the annual German football cup competition. The match was played on 25 May 2024 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin . The match featured 1. FC Kaiserslautern , a 2. Bundesliga side, and Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen . Leverkusen won

352-542: The Italian Giovanni Trapattoni , Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport reported on its front page "Club di dilettanti elimina Trapattoni" ("Amateur club eliminate Trapattoni"). Having won 20 titles, Bayern Munich 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

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384-658: The abolition of the Cup Winners' Cup in 1999, the winner of the DFB-Pokal qualified for the UEFA Cup (known as the UEFA Europa League since 2009). If the DFB-Pokal winner, or both finalists, qualify through the Bundesliga for European cup competitions, the best placed team of the Bundesliga not already qualified for at least the Europa League receives the spot. The first German cup was held in 1935. It

416-625: The aftermath, the DFB opted not to replay cup finals in the future, instead holding a penalty shootout after extra time. Eventually, this change was extended to all cup games in 1991 . Since 1960, the winner of the DFB-Pokal qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup . If the cup winner had already qualified for the European Club Champions Cup , the losing finalist moved into the Cup Winners' Cup instead. Following

448-656: The demise of Nazi Germany . In 1952–53, the cup was reinstated in West Germany as the DFB-Pokal , named after the DFB, and was won by Rot-Weiss Essen . ( FDGB-Pokal , the East German equivalent, started in 1949 and operated through the 1991 season , when it merged with the DFB-Pokal). Bayern Munich have won a record 20 titles. The current holders are Bayer Leverkusen , who beat 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–0 in

480-486: The establishment of the 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 2. Bundesliga, were fully professional but from 2008, with the establishment of the 3. Liga, the third tier also became fully professional. From the start, the new match ups between Bundesliga and amateurs (most usually third division clubs) became

512-410: The game at home. For the second round, the teams are again divided into two pots according to the same principles. Depending on the results of the first round, the pots might not be equal in terms of numbers. Teams from one pot are drawn against teams from the other pot until one pot is empty. The remaining teams are then drawn against each other, with the team first drawn playing the game at home. For

544-460: The host of the final was determined on short notice. In the decision, the German Football Association took into consideration that, due to the political situation between West Germany and East Germany , Berlin was not chosen to be a venue for the UEFA Euro 1988 . Originally, the cup games were held over two 45 minute halves with two 15 minute overtime periods in case of a draw. If the score

576-477: 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 2. Bundesliga since its inception in 1974 . Reserve sides, for most of the time, were allowed to participate in the DFB-Pokal, but have been excluded since 2008 . The final has been held at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin every season since 1985 . Before 1985,

608-602: The large number of eligible clubs in the country. Beginning in 1975, the final was held each year in the Stadion der Weltjugend in Berlin and drew anywhere from 30,000 to 55,000 spectators. The last cup final, played in 1991 after the fall of the Berlin Wall , was a 1–0 victory by F.C. Hansa Rostock over Eisenhüttenstädter FC Stahl , which drew a crowd of only 4,800. The most successful side in 42 years of competition

640-471: The lower leagues played in regional qualification rounds, with the winners joining the teams of the DDR-Oberliga and DDR-Liga in the main round of the tournament of the following year. Each elimination was determined by a single game held on the ground of one of the two participating teams. Until the mid-1980s the field of competition was made up of as many as sixty teams playing in five rounds due to

672-478: The match 1–0 for their second DFB-Pokal title. With the win, Leverkusen completed their first domestic double , and therefore faced Bundesliga runners-up VfB Stuttgart in the 2024 DFL-Supercup . Furthermore, since Leverkusen already qualified for the Champions League through the Bundesliga, the seventh-placed team in the Bundesliga, TSG Hoffenheim , earned qualification for the group stage of

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704-483: The match between Alemannia Aachen and 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 additional 15-minute overtime periods if the aggregate was a draw after both legs. In case the extension brought no decision, a penalty shootout was held. In 1977 , the final (between 1. FC Köln and Hertha BSC ) had to be replayed, leading to great logistical difficulties. In

736-574: The only other former East German club to appear in the German Cup final is FC Energie Cottbus . Notes : The performance of various clubs is shown in the following table: Clubs are named by the last name they used before the German reunification . Notes : DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal ( German: [ˌdeːʔɛfˈbeː poˈkaːl] ), also known as the German Cup in English ,

768-479: The remaining rounds, other than the final, the teams are drawn from one pot. Since 1985 , the final has been held in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin . Extra time will be played if the scores are level after 90 minutes, with a penalty shootout following if needed. Historically, the number of participants in the main tournament has varied between four from 1956 until 1960 , and 128 from 1973 through 1982 , resulting in tournaments of two to seven rounds. Since

800-501: 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 winners, knocking Schalke 04 and Borussia Dortmund out of the competition. In 2000, 1. FC Magdeburg became the first fourth division side to eliminate two Bundesliga clubs in one season. Hannover 96, then playing in

832-421: The top 14 teams from the previous season of the 2. Bundesliga. The other pot contains the bottom 4 teams from the previous season of the 2. Bundesliga, the top 4 teams from the previous season of the 3. Liga, and the 24 amateur teams that qualified through regional football tournaments. Teams from one pot are drawn against teams from the other pot. Since 1982 , teams from the pot containing amateur teams have played

864-500: The top four finishers of the 3. Liga are automatically qualified for the tournament. Of the remaining slots, 21 are given to the cup winners of the regional football associations, the Verbandspokale . The three remaining slots are given to the three 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 taking part in

896-406: The trophy in 1979 and 1980). Werder Bremen has won the most consecutive home games (37 between 1988 and 2019). Bayern Munich has won the most consecutive away games (33 between 2009 and 2020). Schalke 04 holds the record for the biggest win in a DFB-Pokal final, winning 5–0 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 1972 and 5–0 against MSV Duisburg in 2011. East Germany also had its own national cup:

928-687: The winner qualifies for the DFL-Supercup and the UEFA Europa League unless the winner already qualifies for the UEFA Champions League in the Bundesliga. The competition was founded in 1935, then called the Tschammer -Pokal . The first titleholders were 1. FC Nürnberg . In 1937, Schalke 04 were the first team to win the double . The Tschammer-Pokal was suspended in 1944 due to World War II and disbanded following

960-485: Was 1. FC Magdeburg which celebrated seven FDGB-Pokal wins (including those as SC Aufbau Magdeburg before 1965); one of those wins ultimately led to victory in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1973–74 . The only winners of the competition to reach the final of the DFB-Pokal since the re-unification of the country are 1. FC Union Berlin , who appeared in the 2001 German Cup final, but lost 0–2 to Schalke . To date,

992-408: 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 Waldhof Mannheim and Wacker Wien was played to 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

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1024-491: Was then called von Tschammer und Osten Pokal , or Tschammerpokal for short, named after Reichssportführer (Sports Chief of the Reich) Hans von Tschammer und Osten . The first final was contested between the two most successful clubs of that era, 1. FC Nürnberg and Schalke 04 , with Nürnberg winning 2–0. After the last Tschammerpokal was held in 1943, the cup was not held for almost ten years, being re-introduced by

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