2024–25 Verbandspokal
The 2024–25 Verbandspokal (English: 2024–25 Association Cup) consists of twenty-one regional cup competitions, the Verbandspokale, the qualifying competition for the 2025–26 DFB-Pokal, the German Cup.[1]
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 do 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 were laid down by the regional football association organising it.[2][3]
All twenty-one winners qualify for the first round of the German Cup in the following season. Three additional clubs also qualify 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 is 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 qualify for the DFB-Pokal. In Bavaria the best-placed non-reserve Regionalliga Bayern team qualifies for the DFB-Pokal, while in Westphalia the spot alternates between the Oberliga Westfalen champion and best-placed Westphalian team from the Regionalliga West. This season, the best-placed Regionalliga West team qualifies.[1][4]
Most of the finals of the Verbandspokal competitions will be played on the Amateurs' Final Day (German: Finaltag der Amateure), on 24 May 2025.
Competitions
The finals of the 2024–25 Verbandspokal competitions (winners listed in bold):
Notes
- ^ 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.[5]
- ^ 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.[6]
- ^ As one of the three largest regional associations, Westphalia gets an additional DFB-Pokal berth, which will alternate between the Oberliga Westfalen champion and best-placed Westphalian team from the Regionalliga West. This year, the Regionalliga West champion qualifies.[4]
References
- ^ a b Modus (in German) DFB website – Mode. Retrieved 9 April 2015
- ^ Spielordnung Archived 15 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in German) BFV website: Rules & Regulations. Retrieved 8 April 2015
- ^ Spielordnung (in German) NFV website: Rules & Regulations. Retrieved 8 April 2015
- ^ a b "Oberliga Staffeltag: Entscheidungsspiel um den DFB-Pokal-Platz wird abgeschafft". flvw.de (in German). Westphalian Football and Athletics Association. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Reform im Krombacher-Niedersachsenpokal" [Reform in the Krombacher Lower Saxony Cup]. nfv.de (in German). Lower Saxony Football Association. 27 April 2018. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
External links
- Official DFB website (in German): The German Football Association
- Fussball.de (in German): Official results website of the DFB