2018–19 DFB-Pokal

The 2018–19 DFB-Pokal was the 76th season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. The competition began on 17 August 2018 with the first of six rounds and ended on 25 May 2019 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 1985.[1] The DFB-Pokal 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).

2018–19 DFB-Pokal
CountryGermany
Dates17 August 2018 – 25 May 2019
Championship venueOlympiastadion, Berlin
Teams64
ChampionsBayern Munich (19th title)
Runners-upRB Leipzig
Europa LeagueVfL Wolfsburg[note 1]
Championship match score3–0
Matches played63
Goals scored247 (3.92 per match)
Attendance1,348,580 (21,406 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Robert Lewandowski (7 goals)
Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included.

The defending champions were Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt, after they defeated Bayern Munich 3–1 in the previous final.[2] Frankfurt were knocked out of the competition in the first round by fourth-division side SSV Ulm, losing 1–2.

Bayern Munich won the final 3–0 against RB Leipzig for their 19th title. With the win, Bayern completed their 12th domestic double, and therefore played away to 2018–19 Bundesliga runners-up Borussia Dortmund in the 2019 DFL-Supercup in August 2019. Because Bayern qualified for the Champions League through the Bundesliga, the sixth-place team in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg, earned qualification for the group stage of the 2019–20 edition of the UEFA Europa League, and the league's third second round spot went to the team in seventh, Eintracht Frankfurt.

Participating clubs

The following 64 teams qualified for the competition:

Bundesliga
the 18 clubs of the 2017–18 season		 2. Bundesliga
the 18 clubs of the 2017–18 season		 3. Liga
the top 4 clubs of the 2017–18 season
Representatives of the regional associations
24 representatives of 21 regional associations of the DFB, qualify (in general) through the 2017–18 Verbandspokal[note 2]

Baden

Bavaria[note 4]

Berlin

Brandenburg

Bremen

Hamburg

Hesse

Lower Rhine

Lower Saxony[note 5]

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

  • Hansa Rostock

Middle Rhine

Rhineland

Saarland

Saxony

Saxony-Anhalt

Schleswig-Holstein

South Baden

Southwest

Thuringia

Westphalia[note 7]

Württemberg

Format
The trophy given to the champions

Participation

The DFB-Pokal began with a round of 64 teams. The 36 teams of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, along with the top 4 finishers of the 3. Liga automatically qualified for the tournament. Of the remaining slots, 21 were given to the cup winners of the regional football associations, the Verbandspokal. The 3 remaining slots were given to the three regional associations with the most men's teams, which at the time were Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Westphalia. The runner-up of the Lower Saxony Cup was given the slot, along with the best-placed amateur team of the Regionalliga Bayern. For Westphalia, the winner of a play-off between the best-placed team of the Regionalliga West and Oberliga Westfalen also qualified. As every team was entitled to participate in local tournaments which qualified for the association cups, every team could in principle compete in the DFB-Pokal. Reserve teams and combined football sections were not permitted to enter, along with no two teams of the same association or corporation.[3]

Draw

The draws for the different rounds were conducted as following:[3]

For the first round, the participating teams were split into two pots of 32 teams each. The first pot contained all teams which had qualified through their regional cup competitions, the best four teams of the 3. Liga, and the bottom four teams of the 2. Bundesliga. Every team from this pot was drawn to a team from the second pot, which contained all remaining professional teams (all the teams of the Bundesliga and the remaining fourteen 2. Bundesliga teams). The teams from the first pot were set as the home team in the process.

The two-pot scenario was also applied for the second round, with the remaining 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) in the first pot and the remaining Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga teams in the other pot. Once again, the 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) served as hosts. This time the pots did not have to be of equal size though, depending on the results of the first round. Theoretically, it was even possible that there could be only one pot, if all of the teams from one of the pots from the first round beat all the others in the second pot. Once one pot was empty, the remaining pairings were drawn from the other pot with the first-drawn team for a match serving as hosts.

For the remaining rounds, the draw was conducted from just one pot. Any remaining 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) were the home team if drawn against a professional team. In every other case, the first-drawn team served as hosts.

Match rules

Teams met in one game per round. Matches took place for 90 minutes, with two halves of 45 minutes. If still tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time were played, consisting of two periods of 15 minutes. If the score was still level after this, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. A coin toss decided who took the first penalty.[3] A total of seven players were allowed to be listed on the substitute bench, with up to three substitutions being allowed during regulation. After approval by the IFAB in 2016, the use of a fourth substitute was allowed in extra time as part of a pilot project.[4] From the quarter-finals onward, a video assistant referee was appointed for all DFB-Pokal matches. Though technically possible, VAR was not used for home matches of Bundesliga clubs prior to the quarter-finals in order to provide a uniform approach to all matches.[5]

Suspensions

If a player received five yellow cards in the competition, he was then suspended from the next cup match. Similarly, receiving a second yellow card suspended a player from the next cup match. If a player received a direct red card, they were suspended a minimum of one match, but the German Football Association reserved the right to increase the suspension.[3]

Champion qualification

The winner of the DFB-Pokal earns automatic qualification for the group stage of next year's edition of the UEFA Europa League. As winners Bayern Munich had already qualified for the UEFA Champions League by winning the Bundesliga, the spot went to the team in sixth, VfL Wolfsburg, and the league's second qualifying round spot went to the team in seventh, Eintracht Frankfurt. As Bayern won both the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal, completing a double, the runner-up of the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund, hosted the 2019 DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season.

Schedule
The Olympiastadion in Berlin hosted the final

All draws were generally held at the German Football Museum in Dortmund, on a Sunday evening at 18:00 after each round (unless noted otherwise). The draws were televised on ARD's Sportschau, broadcast on Das Erste. From the quarter-finals onwards, the draw for the DFB-Pokal der Frauen also generally took place at the same time.[6][7]

The rounds of the 2018–19 competition were scheduled as follows:[1][8]

Round Draw date Matches
First round 8 June 2018, 22:00 17–20 August 2018
Second round 26 August 2018 30–31 October 2018
Round of 16 4 November 2018 5–6 February 2019
Quarter-finals 10 February 2019, 18:15 2–3 April 2019
Semi-finals 7 April 2019 23–24 April 2019
Final 25 May 2019 at Olympiastadion, Berlin

Matches

A total of sixty-three matches took place, starting with the first round on 17 August 2018 and culminating with the final on 25 May 2019 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

Times up to 27 October 2018 and from 31 March 2019 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 28 October 2018 to 30 March 2019 are CET (UTC+1).

First round

The draw for the first round was held on 8 June 2018 at 22:00, with Palina Rojinski drawing the matches.[9] The thirty-two matches took place from 17 to 20 August 2018.[10]

17 August 2018 (2018-08-17) Wehen Wiesbaden 3–2 (a.e.t.) FC St. Pauli Wiesbaden
20:45
Report
Stadium: Brita-Arena
Attendance: 10,007
Referee: Christian Dingert
17 August 2018 (2018-08-17) 1. FC Magdeburg 0–1 Darmstadt 98 Magdeburg
20:45 Report Kempe  3' (pen.) Stadium: MDCC-Arena
Attendance: 20,165
Referee: Robert Schröder
17 August 2018 (2018-08-17) 1. FC Schweinfurt 0–2 Schalke 04 Schweinfurt
20:45 Report
Stadium: Willy-Sachs-Stadion
Attendance: 15,060
Referee: Arne Aarnink
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) SV Linx 1–2 1. FC Nürnberg Kehl[note 9]
15:30 Rubio  21' (pen.) Report Ishak  15', 88' Stadium: Rheinstadion
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Sven Waschitzki
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) SV Rödinghausen 3–2 (a.e.t.) Dynamo Dresden Lotte[note 10]
15:30
  • Meyer  20'
  • Engelmann  45+1'
  • Kunze  120+3'
 Report
Stadium: Frimo Stadion
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Florian Heft
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) SV Elversberg 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg Spiesen-Elversberg
15:30 Report Ginczek  76' Stadium: Ursapharm-Arena an der Kaiserlinde
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Lasse Koslowski
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) TuS Dassendorf 0–1 MSV Duisburg Hamburg[note 11]
15:30 Report Tashchy  24' Stadium: Stadion Sander Tannen
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Alexander Sather
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) Wormatia Worms 1–6 Werder Bremen Worms
15:30 Mimbala  44' Report
Stadium: EWR-Arena
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Benedikt Kempkes
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) SV Drochtersen/Assel 0–1 Bayern Munich Drochtersen
15:30 Report Lewandowski  82' Stadium: Kehdinger Stadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Thorben Siewer
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–6 1899 Hoffenheim Kaiserslautern
15:30 Spalvis  33' Report
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 22,818
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 1. CfR Pforzheim 0–1 Bayer Leverkusen Pforzheim
15:30 Report Alario  27' (pen.) Stadium: Stadion Holzhof
Attendance: 4,725
Referee: Frank Willenborg
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) SSV Ulm 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Ulm
15:30
Report Paciência  90' Stadium: Donaustadion
Attendance: 18,440
Referee: Timo Gerach
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) TuS Erndtebrück 3–5 Hamburger SV Siegen[note 12]
18:30
  • Yamazaki  43'
  • Hunold  48'
  • Hilchenbach  71'
 Report
Stadium: Leimbachstadion
Attendance: 13,588
Referee: Robert Kempter
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 0–6 SV Sandhausen Oberhausen
18:30 Report
Stadium: Niederrheinstadion
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Florian Badstübner
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) Erzgebirge Aue 1–3 Mainz 05 Aue
18:30 Testroet  83' Report
Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion
Attendance: 7,600
Referee: Felix Zwayer
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) Hansa Rostock 2–0 VfB Stuttgart Rostock
20:45
Report Stadium: Ostseestadion
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Tobias Stieler
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) Lok Stendal 0–5 Arminia Bielefeld Stendal
15:30 Report
Stadium: Stadion am Hölzchen
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Christian Dietz
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) TSV Steinbach Haiger 1–2 FC Augsburg Haiger
15:30 Herzig  55' Report
Stadium: Sibre-Sportzentrum Haarwasen Haiger
Attendance: 4,204
Referee: Martin Thomsen
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) Rot-Weiss Koblenz 0–5 Fortuna Düsseldorf Koblenz[note 13]
15:30 Report
Stadium: Stadion Oberwerth
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) Weiche Flensburg 1–0 VfL Bochum Flensburg
15:30 Schulz  34' Report Stadium: Manfred-Werner-Stadion
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: René Rohde
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) Chemie Leipzig 2–1 Jahn Regensburg Leipzig
15:30
  • Wendt  69'
  • Druschky  90+1'
 Report Derstroff  20' Stadium: Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark
Attendance: 4,999
Referee: Tobias Reichel
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) BFC Dynamo 1–9 1. FC Köln Berlin[note 14]
15:30 Twardzik  19' Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Johann Pfeifer
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) SSV Jeddeloh 2–5 1. FC Heidenheim Oldenburg[note 15]
15:30
Report
Stadium: Marschweg-Stadion
Attendance: 4,508
Referee: Michael Bacher
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) Viktoria Köln 1–3 RB Leipzig Cologne
15:30 Golley  39' Report
Stadium: Sportpark Höhenberg
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Martin Petersen
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) Karlsruher SC 0–6 Hannover 96 Karlsruhe
15:30 Report
Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Bastian Dankert
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) 1860 Munich 1–3 Holstein Kiel Munich
18:30 Karger  7' Report
Stadium: Städtisches Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße
Attendance: 14,200
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) Carl Zeiss Jena 2–4 Union Berlin Jena
18:30
Report
Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld
Attendance: 10,600
Referee: Felix Brych
19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) BSC Hastedt 1–11 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bremen[note 16]
18:30 Kücük  88' Report
Stadium: Weserstadion Platz 11
Attendance: 4,997
Referee: Christof Günsch
20 August 2018 (2018-08-20) SC Paderborn 2–1 FC Ingolstadt Paderborn
18:30 Hünemeier  34', 44' Report Kittel  76' Stadium: Benteler-Arena
Attendance: 9,427
Referee: Daniel Siebert
20 August 2018 (2018-08-20) Eintracht Braunschweig 1–2 Hertha BSC Braunschweig
18:30 Fejzullahu  81' Report
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 16,710
Referee: Guido Winkmann
20 August 2018 (2018-08-20) Greuther Fürth 1–2 (a.e.t.) Borussia Dortmund Fürth
20:45 Ernst  77' Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Manuel Gräfe

Second round

The draw for the second round was held on 26 August 2018 at 18:00, with Gina Lückenkemper drawing the matches.[11] The sixteen matches took place from 30 to 31 October 2018.[12]

30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) Hannover 96 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg Hanover
18:30 Report
Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 34,400
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) SSV Ulm 1–5 Fortuna Düsseldorf Ulm
18:30 Morina  1' Report
Stadium: Donaustadion
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Florian Badstübner
30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) Chemie Leipzig 0–3 SC Paderborn Leipzig
18:30 Report
Stadium: Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark
Attendance: 4,999
Referee: Christian Dietz
30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) Darmstadt 98 0–2 Hertha BSC Darmstadt
18:45[note 17] Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Robert Kampka
30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) FC Augsburg 3–2 (a.e.t.) Mainz 05 Augsburg
20:45
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 15,561
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) 1. FC Heidenheim 3–0 SV Sandhausen Heidenheim
20:45
Report Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Sven Waschitzki
30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) SV Rödinghausen 1–2 Bayern Munich Osnabrück[note 18]
20:45 Meyer  49' Report
Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Timo Gerach
30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) Wehen Wiesbaden 0–3 Hamburger SV Wiesbaden
20:45 Report
Stadium: Brita-Arena
Attendance: 11,170
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) Borussia Dortmund 3–2 (a.e.t.) Union Berlin Dortmund
18:30
Report Polter  63', 87' Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 72,732
Referee: Guido Winkmann
31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) Weiche Flensburg 1–5 Werder Bremen Lübeck[note 19]
18:30 Ilídio  27' Report
Stadium: Stadion Lohmühle
Attendance: 8,637
Referee: Tobias Reichel
31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) Hansa Rostock 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 1. FC Nürnberg Rostock
18:30
Report
Stadium: Ostseestadion
Attendance: 23,900
Referee: Martin Thomsen
Penalties
31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–5 Bayer Leverkusen Mönchengladbach
20:45 Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 48,755
Referee: Tobias Welz
31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) RB Leipzig 2–0 1899 Hoffenheim Leipzig
20:45 Werner  48', 56' Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 21,042
Referee: Marco Fritz
31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) Arminia Bielefeld 0–3 MSV Duisburg Bielefeld
20:45 Report
Stadium: SchücoArena
Attendance: 19,143
Referee: Arne Aarnink
31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) Holstein Kiel 2–1 SC Freiburg Kiel
20:45
Report Petersen  1' Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 9,361
Referee: Sören Storks

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 4 November 2018 at 18:00, with Serdal Celebi drawing the matches.[13] The eight matches took place from 5 to 6 February 2019.[14]

5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) Hamburger SV 1–0 1. FC Nürnberg Hamburg
18:30 Özcan  54' Report Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 47,628
Referee: Harm Osmers
5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) 1. FC Heidenheim 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen Heidenheim
18:30
Report Brandt  44' Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 11,400
Referee: Robert Hartmann
5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) MSV Duisburg 1–3 SC Paderborn Duisburg
20:45 Cauly  47' Report
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
Attendance: 12,509
Referee: Sven Jablonski
5 February 2019 (2019-02-05) Borussia Dortmund 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Werder Bremen Dortmund
20:45
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Felix Brych
Penalties
6 February 2019 (2019-02-06) Holstein Kiel 0–1 FC Augsburg Kiel
18:30 Report Gregoritsch  85' Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 11,198
Referee: Frank Willenborg
6 February 2019 (2019-02-06) RB Leipzig 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg Leipzig
18:30 Matheus Cunha  9' Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 21,135
Referee: Christian Dingert
6 February 2019 (2019-02-06) Schalke 04 4–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Gelsenkirchen
20:45
Report Hennings  71' Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 56,638
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
6 February 2019 (2019-02-06) Hertha BSC 2–3 (a.e.t.) Bayern Munich Berlin
20:45
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 74,667
Referee: Markus Schmidt

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 10 February 2019 at 18:15, with Fabian Böhm drawing the matches.[15] The four matches took place from 2 to 3 April 2019.[16]

2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) SC Paderborn 0–2 Hamburger SV Paderborn
18:30 Report Lasogga  54', 68' Stadium: Benteler-Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Tobias Welz
2 April 2019 (2019-04-02) FC Augsburg 1–2 (a.e.t.) RB Leipzig Augsburg
20:45 Finnbogason  90+4' Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 25,263
Referee: Tobias Stieler
3 April 2019 (2019-04-03) Bayern Munich 5–4 1. FC Heidenheim Munich
18:30
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Guido Winkmann
3 April 2019 (2019-04-03) Schalke 04 0–2 Werder Bremen Gelsenkirchen
20:45 Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 61,597
Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 7 April 2019 at 18:00, with Lena Goeßling drawing the matches.[17] The two matches took place from 23 to 24 April 2019.[18]

Hamburger SV1–3RB Leipzig
Jatta  24' Report
Attendance: 52,365
Referee: Felix Brych
Werder Bremen2–3Bayern Munich
 Report
Attendance: 42,100

Final
Main article: 2019 DFB-Pokal Final

The final took place on 25 May 2019 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[1]

RB Leipzig0–3Bayern Munich
Report
Attendance: 74,322

Bracket

The following is the bracket which the DFB-Pokal resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.

 
First round
17–20 August 2018		Second round
30–31 October 2018		Round of 16
5–6 February 2019		Quarter-finals
2–3 April 2019		Semi-finals
23–24 April 2019		Final
25 May 2019
 
                      
 
 
 
 
Lok Stendal0
 
 
 
Arminia Bielefeld5
 
Arminia Bielefeld0
 
 
 
MSV Duisburg3
 
TuS Dassendorf0
 
 
 
MSV Duisburg1
 
MSV Duisburg1
 
 
 
SC Paderborn3
 
Chemie Leipzig2
 
 
 
Jahn Regensburg1
 
Chemie Leipzig0
 
 
 
SC Paderborn3
 
SC Paderborn2
 
 
 
FC Ingolstadt1
 
SC Paderborn0
 
 
 
Hamburger SV2
 
Wehen Wiesbaden (a.e.t.)3
 
 
 
FC St. Pauli2
 
Wehen Wiesbaden0
 
 
 
Hamburger SV3
 
TuS Erndtebrück3
 
 
 
Hamburger SV5
 
Hamburger SV1
 
 
 
1. FC Nürnberg0
 
Hansa Rostock2
 
 
 
VfB Stuttgart0
 
Hansa Rostock2 (2)
 
 
 
1. FC Nürnberg (p)2 (4)
 
SV Linx1
 
 
 
1. FC Nürnberg2
 
Hamburger SV1
 
 
 
RB Leipzig3
 
1860 Munich1
 
 
 
Holstein Kiel3
 
Holstein Kiel2
 
 
 
SC Freiburg1
 
Energie Cottbus2 (3)
 
 
 
SC Freiburg (p)2 (5)
 
Holstein Kiel0
 
 
 
FC Augsburg1
 
TSV Steinbach Haiger1
 
 
 
FC Augsburg2
 
FC Augsburg (a.e.t.)3
 
 
 
Mainz 052
 
Erzgebirge Aue1
 
 
 
Mainz 053
 
FC Augsburg1
 
 
 
RB Leipzig (a.e.t.)2
 
Viktoria Köln1
 
 
 
RB Leipzig3
 
RB Leipzig2
 
 
 
1899 Hoffenheim0
 
1. FC Kaiserslautern1
 
 
 
1899 Hoffenheim6
 
RB Leipzig1
 
 
 
VfL Wolfsburg0
 
Karlsruher SC0
 
 
 
Hannover 966
 
Hannover 960
 
 
 
VfL Wolfsburg2
 
SV Elversberg0
 
 
 
VfL Wolfsburg1
 
RB Leipzig0
 
 
 
Bayern Munich3
 
BFC Dynamo1
 
 
 
1. FC Köln9
 
1. FC Köln1 (5)
 
 
 
Schalke 04 (p)1 (6)
 
1. FC Schweinfurt0
 
 
 
Schalke 042
 
Schalke 044
 
 
 
Fortuna Düsseldorf1
 
SSV Ulm2
 
 
 
Eintracht Frankfurt1
 
SSV Ulm1
 
 
 
Fortuna Düsseldorf5
 
Rot-Weiss Koblenz0
 
 
 
Fortuna Düsseldorf5
 
Schalke 040
 
 
 
Werder Bremen2
 
Greuther Fürth1
 
 
 
Borussia Dortmund (a.e.t.)2
 
Borussia Dortmund (a.e.t.)3
 
 
 
Union Berlin2
 
Carl Zeiss Jena2
 
 
 
Union Berlin4
 
Borussia Dortmund3 (2)
 
 
 
Werder Bremen (p)3 (4)
 
Weiche Flensburg1
 
 
 
VfL Bochum0
 
Weiche Flensburg1
 
 
 
Werder Bremen5
 
Wormatia Worms1
 
 
 
Werder Bremen6
 
Werder Bremen2
 
 
 
Bayern Munich3
 
1. FC Magdeburg0
 
 
 
Darmstadt 981
 
Darmstadt 980
 
 
 
Hertha BSC2
 
Eintracht Braunschweig1
 
 
 
Hertha BSC2
 
Hertha BSC2
 
 
 
Bayern Munich (a.e.t.)3
 
SV Rödinghausen (a.e.t.)3
 
 
 
Dynamo Dresden2
 
SV Rödinghausen1
 
 
 
Bayern Munich2
 
SV Drochtersen/Assel0
 
 
 
Bayern Munich1
 
Bayern Munich5
 
 
 
1. FC Heidenheim4
 
SSV Jeddeloh2
 
 
 
1. FC Heidenheim5
 
1. FC Heidenheim3
 
 
 
SV Sandhausen0
 
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen0
 
 
 
SV Sandhausen6
 
1. FC Heidenheim2
 
 
 
Bayer Leverkusen1
 
BSC Hastedt1
 
 
 
Borussia Mönchengladbach11
 
Borussia Mönchengladbach0
 
 
 
Bayer Leverkusen5
 
1. CfR Pforzheim0
 
 
Bayer Leverkusen1
 

Top goalscorers

The following are the top scorers of the DFB-Pokal, sorted first by number of goals, and then alphabetically if necessary.[19] Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 7
2 Pierre-Michel Lasogga Hamburger SV 6
3 Robert Glatzel 1. FC Heidenheim 4
Dodi Lukebakio Fortuna Düsseldorf
Simon Terodde 1. FC Köln
6 Nikola Dovedan 1. FC Heidenheim 3
Marvin Ducksch Fortuna Düsseldorf
Serge Gnabry Bayern Munich
Martin Harnik Werder Bremen
Thorgan Hazard Borussia Mönchengladbach
Uwe Hünemeier SC Paderborn
Joelinton 1899 Hoffenheim
Thomas Müller Bayern Munich
Alassane Pléa Borussia Mönchengladbach
Raffael Borussia Mönchengladbach
Milot Rashica Werder Bremen
Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund
Timo Werner RB Leipzig

Broadcasting rights

In Germany, all matches and a simulcast (Konferenz) channel were broadcast live on pay TV via Sky Sport. Selected matches from the first round to the quarter-finals, along with highlights from all matches, were broadcast on free TV by Das Erste's Sportschau live from ARD. Both semi-final matches and the final were broadcast by both Das Erste and Sky Sport.[20]

The following matches were broadcast live on ARD:

Round Matches Ref.
First round Greuther Fürth v Borussia Dortmund [21]
Second round SV Rödinghausen v Bayern Munich
RB Leipzig v 1899 Hoffenheim		 [22]
Round of 16 Borussia Dortmund v Werder Bremen
Hertha BSC v Bayern Munich		 [23]
Quarter-finals FC Augsburg v RB Leipzig
Schalke 04 v Werder Bremen		 [24]

Notes
  1. Since the winners of the DFB-Pokal qualified for the Champions League based on their league position, the Europa League group stage spot awarded to the DFB-Pokal winner was passed to the sixth-placed team in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg.
  2. The three regions with the most participating teams in their league competitions (Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Westphalia) are allowed to enter two teams for the competition.
  3. 1. CfR Pforzheim qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Baden Cup, as Karlsruher SC, the other finalists, already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through their 3. Liga position.
  4. In addition to the Bavarian Cup winners, the best-placed amateur team of the Regionalliga Bayern also qualify.
  5. Both finalists of the Lower Saxony Cup qualify.
  6. Lok Stendal qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Saxony-Anhalt Cup, as 1. FC Magdeburg, the other finalists, already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through their 3. Liga position.
  7. In addition to the Westphalian Cup winners, the winners of a play-off between the best-placed amateur Westphalian team of the Regionalliga West and the best-placed amateur team of the Oberliga Westfalen also qualify.
  8. TuS Erndtebrück qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Westphalian Cup, as SC Paderborn, the other finalists, already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through their 3. Liga position.
  9. The SV Linx v 1. FC Nürnberg match took place at the Rheinstadion in Kehl instead of SV Linx's home stadium.
  10. The SV Rödinghausen v Dynamo Dresden match took place at the Frimo Stadion in Lotte instead of SV Rödinghausen's home stadium.
  11. The TuS Dassendorf v MSV Duisburg match took place at the Stadion Sander Tannen in Hamburg instead of TuS Dassendorf's home stadium.
  12. The TuS Erndtebrück v Hamburger SV match took place at the Leimbachstadion in Siegen instead of TuS Erndtebrück's home stadium.
  13. The Rot-Weiss Koblenz v Fortuna Düsseldorf match took place at the Stadion Oberwerth in Koblenz instead of Rot-Weiss Koblenz's home stadium.
  14. The BFC Dynamo v 1. FC Köln match took place at the Olympiastadion in Berlin instead of BFC Dynamo's home stadium.
  15. The SSV Jeddeloh v 1. FC Heidenheim match took place at the Marschweg-Stadion in Oldenburg instead of SSV Jeddeloh's home stadium.
  16. The BSC Hastedt v Borussia Mönchengladbach match took place at the Weserstadion Platz 11 in Bremen instead of BSC Hastedt's home stadium.
  17. The Darmstadt 98 v Hertha BSC match, originally scheduled for 18:30 CET, was delayed to 18:45 CET due to a traffic jam around the stadium.
  18. The SV Rödinghausen v Bayern Munich match took place at the Stadion an der Bremer Brücke in Osnabrück instead of SV Rödinghausen's home stadium.
  19. The Weiche Flensburg v Werder Bremen match took place at the Stadion Lohmühle in Lübeck instead of Weiche Flensburg's home stadium.

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