DFB-Pokal

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Established
1935 (90 years old)

First Recorded Event
2018-05-19

Current Season
2025-2026

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Sport
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Soccer

Location
Germany

Gender
Male

TV Rights
US - ESPN [2020-2026]

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Upcoming
16 Aug	ZFC Meuse	1:30pm	Karlsruhe
16 Aug	Engers 07	1:30pm	Eintracht
16 Aug	Ulm	1:30pm	Elversber
16 Aug	Viktoria	1:30pm	Paderborn
16 Aug	Dynamo Dr	1:30pm	Mainz
16 Aug	FC Schwei	1:30pm	Fortuna D
16 Aug	Sandhause	1:30pm	RB Leipzi
16 Aug	FC Saarbr	1:30pm	Magdeburg
16 Aug	Rot-Weiss	1:30pm	Borussia
16 Aug	RSV Eintr	1:30pm	Kaisersla
Results
24 May	Arminia B	2 - 4	Stuttgart
02 Apr	Stuttgart	3 - 1	RB Leipzi
01 Apr	Arminia B	2 - 1	Bayer Lev
26 Feb	RB Leipzi	1 - 0	Wolfsburg
25 Feb	Arminia B	2 - 1	Werder Br
05 Feb	Bayer Lev	3 - 2	FC Köln
04 Feb	Stuttgart	1 - 0	FC Augsbu
04 Dec	Wolfsburg	3 - 0	Hoffenhei
04 Dec	RB Leipzi	3 - 0	Eintracht
04 Dec	FC Köln	2 - 1	Hertha

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

Arminia Bielefe	Atlas Delmenhor	Bahlinger SC	Bayer Leverkusen
Bayern Munich	Berliner FC Dyn	Blau-Weiß Lohn	Bochum
Borussia Dortmund	Borussia Mönchen	Darmstadt	Dynamo Dresden
Eintracht Braun	Eintracht Frankfu	Eintracht Norde	Elversberg
Energie Cottbus	Engers 07	FC Augsburg	FC Heidenheim
FC Homburg	FC Köln	FC Nürnberg	FC Saarbrücken
FC Schweinfurt	FK Pirmasens	Fortuna Düsseldo	Freiburg
FV Illertissen	Greuther Fürth	Gütersloh	Hallescher
Hamburg	Hannover	Hansa Rostock	Hemelingen
Hertha	Hoffenheim	Holstein Kiel	Jahn Regensburg
Kaiserslautern	Karlsruhe	Lokomotive Leip	Lübeck
Magdeburg	Mainz	Paderborn	Preußen Münst
RB Leipzig	Rot-Weiss Essen	RSV Eintracht	Sandhausen
Schalke 04	Sonnenhof Groß	Sportfreunde Lo	St Pauli
Stuttgart	Ulm	Union Berlin	Viktoria Köln
Wehen Wiesbaden	Werder Bremen	Wolfsburg	ZFC Meuselwitz