German Basketball Cup
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).
Key facts
- Basketball league.name
- BBL-Pokal
- Basketball league.image
- BBL-Pokal logo (2018).png
- Basketball league.country
- Germany
- Basketball league.first
- 1966–67
- Basketball league.teams
- 16
- Basketball league.champions
- Bamberg Baskets (7th title)
- Basketball league.season
- 2025–26
- Basketball league.most_champs
- Alba Berlin (11 titles)
- Basketball league.related_comps
- Basketball Bundesliga
- Basketball league.current
- 2025–26 BBL-Pokal
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
Article
10 sectionsContents
- History and format
- Winners
- Finals
- Single and two-legged Finals Era (1967–1992)
- Top Four Era (1993–2019, 2021–present)
- Knockout tournament (2020)
- Performance by club
- References
- Sources
- External links
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).
==History and format== 150px|thumb|left|Former BBL-Pokal Top Four logo 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 the winners of the earlier round matches.