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DFB-Pokal

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Established
1935 (91 years old)

First Recorded Event
2018-05-19

Current Season
2026-2027

Current Round
32

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Sport
Soccer

Location
Germany

Gender
Male

TV Rights
US - ESPN [2020-2026]

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		Upcoming
01 Dec 26	Bayern MBayern Munich	7:00pm	HerthaHertha
01 Dec 26	BorussiaBorussia Mönchengladbach	7:00pm	DarmstadDarmstadt
01 Dec 26	Bayer LeBayer Leverkusen	7:00pm	RB LeipzRB Leipzig
01 Dec 26	EintrachEintracht Frankfurt	7:00pm	BorussiaBorussia Dortmund
01 Dec 26	StuttgarStuttgart	7:00pm	Dynamo DDynamo Dresden
01 Dec 26	BochumBochum	7:00pm	AugsburgAugsburg
01 Dec 26	HolsteinHolstein Kiel	7:00pm	KölnKöln
01 Dec 26	KaiserslKaiserslautern	7:00pm	FreiburgFreiburg
		Results
28 Oct 26	Holstein Holstein Kiel	1 - 1	HoffenheiHoffenheim
28 Oct 26	Bayer LevBayer Leverkusen	5 - 2	NürnbergNürnberg
28 Oct 26	Hannover Hannover 96	0 - 2	KaiserslaKaiserslautern
28 Oct 26	Bayern MuBayern Munich	6 - 1	MagdeburgMagdeburg
28 Oct 26	Jeddeloh Jeddeloh II	0 - 2	HerthaHertha
28 Oct 26	PaderbornPaderborn	0 - 1	StuttgartStuttgart
28 Oct 26	Dynamo DrDynamo Dresden	2 - 0	Schalke 0Schalke 04
28 Oct 26	FreiburgFreiburg	3 - 2	WolfsburgWolfsburg
27 Oct 26	ElversberElversberg	0 - 2	DarmstadtDarmstadt
27 Oct 26	KölnKöln	5 - 0	Union BerUnion Berlin

Description

The DFB-Pokal (until 1943 Tschammer-Pokal ) or German Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB), and runs from August until June. 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 titleholder 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 as the DFB-Pokal, named after the DFB, and was won by Rot-Weiss Essen.

Bayern Munich have won the most titles with 18 wins, while Eintracht Frankfurt are the incumbent title holders. Fortuna Düsseldorf hold the record for most consecutive tournament game wins (18) between 1978 and 1981, winning the cup in 1979 and 1980.


Seasons

Teams

1860 Munich	Altglienicke	Arminia Bielefe
Augsburg	Bahlinger SC	Bayer Leverkusen
Bayern Munich	Bochum	Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Möncheng	Carl Zeiss Jena	Darmstadt
Duisburg	Eintracht Braun	Eintracht Frankfu
Eintracht Trier	Elversberg	Energie Cottbus
Erzgebirge Aue	Fortuna Düsseldor	Freiburg
Greuther Fürth	Hallescher	Hamburg
Hannover 96	Hansa Rostock	HEBC Hamburg
Heidenheim	Hemelingen	Hertha
Hoffenheim	Holstein Kiel	Jeddeloh II
Kaiserslautern	Karlsruhe	Köln
Krieschow	Lüneburger SK H	Magdeburg
Mainz	Nürnberg	Osnabrück
Paderborn	Phönix Lübeck	Preußen Münster
RB Leipzig	Rot-Weiss Essen	Saarbrücken
Schalke 04	Schott Mainz	Sonnenhof Großa
St Pauli	St. Tönis	Stuttgart
Union Berlin	Verl	Viktoria Köln
Waldhof Mannhei	Wehen Wiesbaden	Werder Bremen
Westfalia Rhyne	Wolfsburg	Würzburger Kick

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Last 5 winners
Bayern Munich (2025-2026)
Stuttgart (2024-2025)
Leverkusen (2023-2024)
RasenBallsport Leipzig (2022-2023)
RasenBallsport Leipzig (2021-2022)

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