DFB-Pokal
Sign in to saveThe DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English, is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB), and "Pokal" means "cup" in German. 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, the winner qualifies for the DFL-Supercup and the UEFA Europa League unless the winner already quali
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The DFB-Pokal, or German Cup, is an annual knockout football competition organized by the German Football Association that brings together 64 teams from Germany's top three professional leagues. It is regarded as the second-most prestigious club title in German football and takes place from August to May, with the winner earning a spot in the UEFA Europa League.
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Key facts
- Football tournament.name
- DFB-Pokal
- Football tournament.logo
- frameless
- Football tournament.caption
- Logo since 2016–17 DFB-Pokal season
- Football tournament.organiser
- Deutscher Fußball-Bund
- Football tournament.region
- Germany
- Football tournament.number of teams
- 64
- Football tournament.domestic cup
- Supercup
- Football tournament.qualifier for
- UEFA Europa League
- Football tournament.current champions
- VfB Stuttgart
- Football tournament.most successful club
- Bayern Munich
- Football tournament.current
- 2025–26 DFB-Pokal
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Article
22 sectionsContents
- Format
- Participation
- Seeding
- Match rules
- History
- International qualification
- Tschammerpokal
- Giant killing
- Records
- Finals
- Tschammer-Pokal
- DFB-Pokal
- Performance by club
- Winning managers
- East German Cup (1949–1991)
- Women's German Cup
- Media coverage
- Germany
- International
- Notes
- References
- External links
The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English, is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB), and "Pokal" means "cup" in German. 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, 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 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).