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The German Cup (official German name: "DFB-Pokal", after Deutscher Fußball Bund Pokal or German Football Association Cup) is an elimination football (soccer) tournament held annually. It is the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga championship.
Each football club which participates in the German football league system is entitled to enter the tournament. The clubs of the lower leagues play in regional qualification rounds, with the winners joining the teams of the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga in the main round of the tournament of the following year. Each elimination is determined by a single game held on the ground of one of the two participating teams. Since 1985 the final has been held each year at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
The first German Cup final was contested in the 1934-35 season between 1. FC Nürnberg and Schalke 04 and won 2:0 by Nürnberg. At the time it was known as the Tschammerpokal, named after Reichssportführer Hans von Tschammer und Osten. After a ten year interruption due to World War II, the West German Football Association re-introduced the competition in 1952. The most recent winner, in the 2005-06 season, is Bayern Munich, which also won the Bundesliga title, winning "the Double" for the second conscutive season, a first since the creation of the Bundesliga. The last 4 winners of the DFB-Pokal have also won the league title during that same season.
East Germany also had its own national cup: the socialist-inspired FDGB Pokal (Freie Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund Pokal or Free German Trade Union Federation Cup) was introduced in 1949. It was awarded annually until 1991 after German reunification in 1990 led to the merger of the football leagues of the two Germanys.
Since 1981 women's football clubs have competed for the Women's German Cup (Frauen-DFB-Pokal).
2006/07 First Round Draw
(home teams in bold)
Rot Weiss Ahlen vs. MSV Duisburg
Alemannia Aachen II vs. VfB Stuttgart
FC Augsburg vs. Wacker Burghausen
SV Babelsberg 03 vs. Hansa Rostock
SpVgg Bayreuth vs. Kickers Offenbach
Tennis Borussia Berlin vs. Karlsruher SC
FC Bremerhaven vs. VfL Wolfsburg
Chemnitzer FC vs. Alemannia Aachen
BV Cloppenburg vs. 1. FC Nürnberg
SV Darmstadt vs. Hertha BSC Berlin
1. FC Dynamo Dresden vs. Hannover 96
Rot Weiss Essen vs. Energie Cottbus
1. FC Gera 03 vs. 1. FC Kaiserslautern
SC Westfalia Herne vs. Erzgebirge Aue
Carl Zeiss Jena vs. 1. FC Köln
TuS Koblenz vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen
VfB Lübeck vs. TSV 1860 München
1. FC Magdeburg vs. SC Paderborn 07
VfL Osnabrück vs. Eintracht Braunschweig
SC Pfullendorf vs. Arminia Bielefeld
FK Pirmasens vs. SV Werder Bremen
SV Rossbach vs. Borussia Mönchengladbach
Hansa Rostock II vs. Schalke 04
1. FC Saarbrücken vs. 1. FSV Mainz 05
SV Sandhausen vs. SpVgg Greuther Fürth
FC St. Pauli vs. FC Bayern München
Sportfreunde Siegen vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
Stuttgarter Kickers vs. Hamburger SV
TSG Thannhausen vs. Borussia Dortmund
SSVg Velbert vs. SpVgg Unterhaching
2006-07 Scheduling Information
1st round: September 9-10, 2006
2nd round: October 24-25, 2006
3rd round: December 19-20, 2006
Quarterfinals: February 27-28, 2007
Semifinals: April 17-18, 2007
Final: May 26, 2007 at Olympiastadion-Berlin
All finals for the German Cup
| Year | Winner | Finalist | Result | Date | Venue | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | '''FC Bayern München | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1-0 | 29/04/06 | Berlin | 74,349 |
| 2005 | '''FC Bayern München | FC Schalke 04 | 2-1 | 28/05/05 | Berlin | 74,349 |
| 2004 | '''SV Werder Bremen | Alemannia Aachen | 3-2 | 29/05/04 | Berlin | 70,000 |
| 2003 | '''FC Bayern München | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | 3-1 | 31/05/03 | Berlin | 70,500 |
| 2002 | '''FC Schalke 04 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4-2 | 11/05/02 | Berlin | 70,000 |
| 2001 | '''FC Schalke 04 | 1.FC Union Berlin | 2-0 | 26/05/01 | Berlin | 73,000 |
| 2000 | '''FC Bayern München | SV Werder Bremen | 3-0 | 06/05/00 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1999 | '''SV Werder Bremen | FC Bayern München | 1-1 6-5 P | 12/06/99 | Berlin | 75,800 |
| 1998 | '''FC Bayern München | MSV Duisburg | 2-1 | 16/05/98 | Berlin | 75,800 |
| 1997 | '''VfB Stuttgart | Energie Cottbus | 2-0 | 14/06/97 | Berlin | 76,400 |
| 1996 | '''1.FC Kaiserslautern | Karlsruher SC | 1-0 | 25/05/96 | Berlin | 75,800 |
| 1995 | '''B. Mönchengladbach | VfL Wolfsburg | 3-0 | 24/06/95 | Berlin | 75,700 |
| 1994 | '''SV Werder Bremen | Rot-Weiss Essen | 3-1 | 14/05/94 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1993 | '''Bayer Leverkusen | Hertha BSC (A) | 1-0 | 12/06/93 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1992 | '''Hannover 96 | B. Mönchengladbach | 0-0 4-3 P | 23/05/92 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1991 | '''SV Werder Bremen | 1.FC Köln | 1-1 4-3 P | 22/06/91 | Berlin | 73,000 |
| 1990 | '''Kaiserslautern | SV Werder Bremen | 3-2 | 19/05/90 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1989 | '''Borussia Dortmund | SV Werder Bremen | 4-1 | 24/06/89 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1988 | '''Eintracht Frankfurt | VfL Bochum | 1-0 | 28/05/88 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1987 | '''Hamburger SV | Stuttgarter Kickers | 3-1 | 20/06/87 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1986 | '''FC Bayern München | VfB Stuttgart | 5-2 | 03/05/86 | Berlin | 76,000 |
| 1985 | '''Bayer Uerdingen | FC Bayern München | 2-1 | 26/05/85 | Berlin | 70,000 |
| 1984 | '''FC Bayern München | B. Mönchengladbach | 1-1 7-6 P | 31/05/84 | Frankfurt | 61,000 |
| 1983 | '''1.FC Köln | Fortuna Köln | 1-0 | 11/06/83 | Köln | 61,000 |
| 1982 | '''FC Bayern München | 1.FC Nürnberg | 4-2 | 01/05/82 | Frankfurt | 61,000 |
| 1981 | '''Eintracht Frankfurt | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | 3-1 | 02/05/81 | Stuttgart | 71,000 |
| 1980 | '''Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1.FC Köln | 2-1 | 04/06/80 | Gelsenkirchen | 56,000 |
| 1979 | '''Fortuna Düsseldorf | Hertha BSC | 1-0 ET | 23/06/79 | Hannover | 56,000 |
| 1978 | '''1.FC Köln | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2-0 | 15/04/78 | Gelsenkirchen | 70,000 |
| 1977 | '''1.FC Köln | Hertha BSC | 1-0 RM | 30/05/77 | Hannover | 35,000 |
| 1976 | '''Hamburger SV | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | 2-0 | 26/06/76 | Frankfurt | 61,000 |
| 1975 | '''Eintracht Frankfurt | MSV Duisburg | 1-0 | 21/06/75 | Hannover | 43,000 |
| 1974 | '''Eintracht Frankfurt | Hamburger SV | 3-1 ET | 17/08/74 | Düsseldorf | 52,000 |
| 1973 | '''B. Mönchengladbach | 1.FC Köln | 2-1 ET | 23/06/73 | Düsseldorf | 69,000 |
| 1972 | '''FC Schalke 04 | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | 5-0 | 01/07/72 | Hannover | 61,000 |
| 1971 | '''FC Bayern München | 1.FC Köln | 2-1 ET | 19/06/71 | Stuttgart | 71,000 |
| 1970 | '''Kickers Offenbach | 1.FC Köln | 2-1 | 29/08/70 | Hannover | 50,000 |
| 1969 | '''FC Bayern München | FC Schalke 04 | 2-1 | 14/06/69 | Frankfurt | 60,000 |
| 1968 | '''1.FC Köln | VfL Bochum | 4-1 | 09/06/68 | Ludwigshafen | 60,000 |
| 1967 | '''FC Bayern München | Hamburger SV | 4-0 | 10/06/67 | Stuttgart | 67,000 |
| 1966 | '''FC Bayern München | Meidericher SV | 4-2 | 04/06/66 | Frankfurt | 62,000 |
| 1965 | '''Borussia Dortmund | Alemannia Aachen | 2-0 | 22/05/65 | Hannover | 55,000 |
| 1964 | '''TSV 1860 München | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2-0 | 13/06/64 | Stuttgart | 45,000 |
| 1963 | '''Hamburger SV | Borussia Dortmund | 3-0 | 14/08/63 | Hannover | 68,000 |
| 1962 | '''1.FC Nürnberg | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2-1 ET | 29/08/62 | Hannover | 41,000 |
| 1961 | '''SV Werder Bremen | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | 2-0 | 13/09/61 | Gelsenkirchen | 18,000 |
| 1960 | '''B. Mönchengladbach | Karlsruher SC | 3:2 | 05/10/60 | Düsseldorf | 50,000 |
| 1959 | '''Schwarz-Weiss Essen | Borussia Neunkirchen | 5:2 | 27/12/59 | Kassel | 20,000 |
| 1958 | '''VfB Stuttgart | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 4:3 ET | 16/10/58 | Kassel | 28,000 |
| 1957 | '''FC Bayern München | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1:0 | 29/12/57 | Augsburg | 42,000 |
| 1956 | '''Karlsruher SC | Hamburger SV | 3:1 | 05/08/56 | Karlsruhe | 25,000 |
| 1955 | '''Karlsruher SC | FC Schalke 04 | 3:2 | 21/05/55 | Braunschweig | 25,000 |
| 1954 | '''VfB Stuttgart | 1.FC Köln | 1:0 ET | 17/04/54 | Ludwigshafen | 60,000 |
| 1953 | '''Rot-Weiss Essen | Alemannia Aachen | 2:1 | 01/05/53 | Düsseldorf | 40,000 |
| Before 1945 | ||||||
| 1943 | '''First Vienna FC | Luftwaffen-SV Hamburg | 3-2 ET | 31/10/43 | Stuttgart | 45,000 |
| 1942 | '''TSV 1860 München | FC Schalke 04 | 2-0 | 15/10/42 | Berlin | 80,000 |
| 1941 | '''Dresdner SC | FC Schalke 04 | 2-1 | 02/10/41 | Berlin | 65,000 |
| 1940 | '''Dresdner SC | 1.FC Nürnberg | 2-1 ET | 01/12/40 | Berlin | 60,000 |
| 1939 | '''1.FC Nürnberg | SV Waldhofhof Mannheim | 2-0 | 08/04/40 | Berlin | 60,000 |
| 1938 | '''Rapid Wien | FSV Frankfurt | 3-1 | 08/01/39 | Berlin | 38,000 |
| 1937 | '''FC Schalke 04 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2-1 | 09/01/38 | Köln | 72,000 |
| 1936 | '''VfB Leipzig | FC Schalke 04 | 2-1 | 03/01/37 | Berlin | 70,000 |
| 1935 | '''1.FC Nürnberg | FC Schalke 04 | 2-0 | 08/12/35 | Düsseldorf | 55,000 |
Performance By Club
| Club | Wins | Runners-up | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Bayern Munich | 13 | 2 | 1957, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006 |
| SV Werder Bremen | 5 | 3 | 1961, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2004 |
| FC Schalke 04 | 4 | 7 | 1937, 1972, 2001, 2002 |
| 1. FC Köln | 4 | 6 | 1968, 1977, 1978, 1983 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 | 2 | 1974, 1975, 1981, 1988 |
| Hamburger SV | 3 | 3 | 1963, 1976, 1987 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3 | 2 | 1960, 1973, 1995 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 3 | 2 | 1935, 1939, 1962 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 3 | 1 | 1954, 1958, 1997 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2 | 5 | 1979, 1980 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2 | 5 | 1990, 1996 |
| Karlsruher SC | 2 | 2 | 1955, 1956 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2 | 1 | 1965, 1989 |
| Dresdner SC | 2 | - | 1940, 1941 |
| 1860 Munich | 2 | - | 1942, 1964 |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1 | 1 | 1993 |
| Rot-Weiss Essen | 1 | 1 | 1953 |
| Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 1 | - | 1985 |
| Hannover 96 | 1 | - | 1992 |
| VfB Leipzig | 1 | - | 1936 |
| Kickers Offenbach | 1 | - | 1970 |
| Rapid Wien | 1 | - | 1938 |
| Schwarz-Weiss Essen | 1 | - | 1959 |
| First Vienna FC | 1 | - | 1943 |
| Alemannia Aachen | - | 3 | - |
| MSV Duisburg | - | 3 | - |
| VfL Bochum | - | 2 | - |
| Hertha BSC Berlin | - | 2 | - |
| Borussia Neunkirchen | - | 1 | - |
| Energie Cottbus | - | 1 | - |
| SC Fortuna Köln | - | 1 | - |
| FSV Frankfurt | - | 1 | - |
| Hertha BSC Berlin (Amateur team) | - | 1 | - |
| Luftwaffen-SV Hamburg | - | 1 | - |
| Stuttgarter Kickers | - | 1 | - |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | - | 1 | - |
| SV Waldhof Mannheim | - | 1 | - |
| VfL Wolfsburg | - | 1 | - |
German football competitions | National football cups
External Links
- DFB Pokal German Cup page from DFB
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