2019–20 Verbandspokal

The 2019–20 Verbandspokal, (English: 2019–20 Association Cup) consisted of twenty-one regional cup competitions, the Verbandspokale, the qualifying competition for the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal, the German Cup.[1]

2019–20 Verbandspokal
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All clubs from the 3. Liga and below could enter the regional Verbandspokale, subject to the rules and regulations of each region. Clubs from the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga could not enter but were instead directly qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal. Reserve teams are not permitted to take part in the DFB-Pokal or the Verbandspokale. The precise rules of each regional Verbandspokal are laid down by the regional football association organising it.[2][3]

All twenty-one winners qualified for the first round of the German Cup in the following season. Three additional clubs also qualified for the first round of the German Cup, these being from the three largest state associations, Bavaria, Westphalia and Lower Saxony. The Lower Saxony Cup was split into two paths, one for teams from the 3. Liga and the Regionalliga Nord and one for the teams from lower leagues. The winners of both paths qualified for the DFB-Pokal. In Bavaria the best-placed Regionalliga Bayern non-reserve team qualified for the DFB-Pokal while in Westphalia a play-off was conducted to determine this club.[1]

The finals of the Verbandspokal competitions, originally scheduled for 23 May 2020, were postponed to later dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.[4] On 9 July, the new date was set for 22 August[5] except in Bavaria, where its date was published six days later as 5 September.[6]

Competitions

The finals of the 2019–20 Verbandspokal competitions (winners listed in bold):

Cup Date Location Team 1 Result Team 2 Attendance Report
Baden Cup
(2019–20 season)		 22 August 2020 Hoffenheim FC Nöttingen 1–4 Waldhof Mannheim Report
Bavarian Cup[note 1]
(2019–20 season)		 5 September 2020 Munich 1860 Munich 1–1
(4–1 p)		 Würzburger Kickers Report
Berlin Cup
(2019–20 season)		 22 August 2020 Berlin Viktoria Berlin 0–6 VSG Altglienicke Report
Brandenburg Cup
(2019–20 season)		 22 August 2020 Luckenwalde Union Fürstenwalde 2–1 SV Babelsberg 729 Report
Bremen Cup
(2019–20 season (until quarter-finals))
(2019–20 season (semi-finals and final))		 22 August 2020 Bremen Blumenthaler SV 2–2
(2–3 p)		 FC Oberneuland Report
Hamburg Cup
(2019–20 season)		 22 August 2020 Hamburg Eintracht Norderstedt 5–1 TSV Sasel Report
Hessian Cup
(2019–20 season)		 22 August 2020 Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt 0–1 TSV Steinbach Haiger Report
Lower Rhine Cup
(2019–20 season)		 22 August 2020 Essen Rot-Weiss Essen 3–1 1. FC Kleve 300 Report
Lower Saxony Cup[note 2]
(2019–20 season (3. Liga / Regionalliga))
(2019–20 season (amateurs))		 23 August 2020 Rehden Schwarz-Weiß Rehden 1–4 TSV Havelse Report
22 August 2020 Hanover MTV Gifhorn 2–3 Eintracht Celle Report
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup
(2019–20 season)		 22 August 2020 Rostock Hansa Rostock 3–0 Torgelower FC Greif 780 Report
Middle Rhine Cup
(2019–20 season)		 22 August 2020 Bonn 1. FC Düren 1–0 Alemannia Aachen 300 Report
Rhineland Cup
(2019–20 season (until quarter-finals))
(2019–20 season (semi-finals and final))		 22 August 2020 Koblenz FC Karbach 0–5 FV Engers 350 Report
Saarland Cup
(2019–20 season)		 22 August 2020 Elversberg FC 08 Homburg 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 SV Elversberg Report
Saxony Cup
(2019–20 season)		 22 August 2020 Eilenburg FC Eilenburg 1–2 Chemnitzer FC 1,000 Report
Saxony-Anhalt Cup
(2019–20 season)		 Abandoned[note 3]
Schleswig-Holstein Cup
(2019–20 season)		 22 August 2020 Malente SV Todesfelde 3–2 VfB Lübeck 50 Report
South Baden Cup
(2019–20 season)		 22 August 2020 Freiburg 1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen 3–0 SV Oberachern Report
Southwestern Cup
(2019–20 season)		 22 August 2020 Pirmasens 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Alemannia Waldalgesheim 400 Report
Thuringian Cup
(2019–20 season)		 22 August 2020 Jena FSV Martinroda 2–8 Carl Zeiss Jena Report
Westphalian Cup[note 4]
(2019–20 season)		 22 August 2020 Kamen RSV Meinerzhagen 2–0 SV Schermbeck Report
Württemberg Cup
(2019–20 season)		 22 August 2020 Stuttgart TSG Balingen 0–3 SSV Ulm 300 Report

Notes
  1. As one of the three largest regional associations, Bavaria gets an additional DFB-Pokal berth, which goes to the best non-reserve team of the Regionalliga Bayern.[7]
  2. As one of the three largest regional associations, Lower Saxony gets an additional DFB-Pokal berth, which goes to the winner of the second cup path.[8]
  3. The Saxony-Anhalt Cup was abandoned on 15 July 2020. 1. FC Magdeburg was awarded the DFB-Pokal berth.[9]
  4. As one of the three largest regional associations, Westphalia gets an additional DFB-Pokal berth, which goes to the winner of a play-off between the best-placed team in the Regionalliga West and the winner of the Oberliga Westfalen.[7]

References
  1. Modus (in German) DFB website – Mode
  2. Spielordnung Archived 15 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in German) BFV website: Rules & Regulations
  3. Spielordnung (in German) NFV website: Rules & Regulations
  4. "Finaltag der Fußball-Amateure findet nicht am 23. Mai statt". Donau Kurier (in German). 6 May 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  5. "Finaltag der Amateure für 22. August geplant". fussball.de (in German). 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. "DFB-Pokal 2020/21: Qualifikation in Bayern beginnt am 5. September". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  7. "Die Wege in den DFB-Pokal" [The ways to qualify to the German Cup]. kicker.de (in German). kicker. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  8. "Reform im Krombacher-Niedersachsenpokal" [Reform in the Krombacher Lower Saxony Cup]. nfv.de (in German). Lower Saxony Football Association. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  9. "Pokal-Abbruch in Sachsen-Anhalt: Magdeburg im DFB-Pokal". kicker.de. kicker. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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