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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).
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Venue(s) | Olympiastadion, Berlin |
| Dates | 17 August 2018 – 25 May 2019 |
| Teams | 64 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Bayern Munich (19th title) |
| Runner-up | RB Leipzig |
| Europa League | VfL Wolfsburg[note 1] |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 247 (3.92 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,348,580 (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.
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, qualified (in general) through the 2017–18 Verbandspokal[note 2] | ||
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Baden Bavaria[note 4]
Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hesse |
Lower Rhine Lower Saxony[note 5] Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Middle Rhine Rhineland Saarland Saxony |
Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein South Baden Southwest Thuringia Westphalia[note 7]
Württemberg |
Participation
The DFB-Pokal began with a round of 64 teams. The 36 teams of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, along with the top four 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 three 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 runners-up of the Lower Saxony Cup were given the slot, along with the best-placed amateur team of the Regionalliga Bayern. For Westphalia, the winners 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 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 had 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 each. If still tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time were played, consisting of two periods of 15 minutes each. If the score was still level after this, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. A coin toss would decide 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 winners of the DFB-Pokal earned 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 place, VfL Wolfsburg, and the league's second qualifying round spot went to the team in seventh place, Eintracht Frankfurt. As Bayern won both the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal, completing a double, the runners-up of the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund, hosted the 2019 DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season.
All draws were 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 |
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 | 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 | 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 | 1. FC Schweinfurt | 0–2 | Schalke 04 | Schweinfurt |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Willy-Sachs-Stadion Attendance: 15,060 Referee: Arne Aarnink |
| 18 August 2018 | 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 | SV Rödinghausen | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Dynamo Dresden | Lotte[note 10] |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Frimo Stadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Florian Heft |
| 18 August 2018 | 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 | 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 | Wormatia Worms | 1–6 | Werder Bremen | Worms |
| 15:30 | Mimbala 44' |
Report |
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Stadium: EWR-Arena Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Benedikt Kempkes |
| 18 August 2018 | 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 | 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 | 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 | SSV Ulm | 2–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Ulm |
| 15:30 | Report | Paciência 90' |
Stadium: Donaustadion Attendance: 18,440 Referee: Timo Gerach |
| 18 August 2018 | TuS Erndtebrück | 3–5 | Hamburger SV | Siegen[note 12] |
| 18:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Leimbachstadion Attendance: 13,588 Referee: Robert Kempter |
| 18 August 2018 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 0–6 | SV Sandhausen | Oberhausen |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Niederrheinstadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 18 August 2018 | Erzgebirge Aue | 1–3 | Mainz 05 | Aue |
| 18:30 | Testroet 83' |
Report | Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 7,600 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 18 August 2018 | Hansa Rostock | 2–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Rostock |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 19 August 2018 | Lok Stendal | 0–5 | Arminia Bielefeld | Stendal |
| 15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion am Hölzchen Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Christian Dietz |
| 19 August 2018 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Chemie Leipzig | 2–1 | Jahn Regensburg | Leipzig |
| 15:30 |
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Report | Derstroff 20' |
Stadium: Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark Attendance: 4,999 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
| 19 August 2018 | BFC Dynamo | 1–9 | 1. FC Köln | Berlin[note 14] |
| 15:30 | Twardzik 19' |
Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 14,357 Referee: Johann Pfeifer |
| 19 August 2018 | 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 | Viktoria Köln | 1–3 | RB Leipzig | Cologne |
| 15:30 | Golley 39' |
Report | Stadium: Sportpark Höhenberg Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Martin Petersen |
| 19 August 2018 | Karlsruher SC | 0–6 | Hannover 96 | Karlsruhe |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 19 August 2018 | 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 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 2–4 | Union Berlin | Jena |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Attendance: 10,600 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 19 August 2018 | 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 | 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 | Energie Cottbus | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | SC Freiburg | Cottbus |
| 18:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 15,245 Referee: Harm Osmers | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 20 August 2018 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–2 | Hertha BSC | Braunschweig |
| 18:30 | Fejzullahu 81' |
Report |
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Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 16,710 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 20 August 2018 | 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 | Hannover 96 | 0–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hanover |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 34,400 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
| 30 October 2018 | SSV Ulm | 1–5 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Ulm |
| 18:30 | Morina 1' |
Report | Stadium: Donaustadion Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 30 October 2018 | Chemie Leipzig | 0–3 | SC Paderborn | Leipzig |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark Attendance: 4,999 Referee: Christian Dietz |
| 30 October 2018 | Darmstadt 98 | 0–2 | Hertha BSC | Darmstadt |
| 18:45[note 17] | Report |
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Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Robert Kampka |
| 30 October 2018 | FC Augsburg | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Mainz 05 | Augsburg |
| 20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 15,561 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
| 30 October 2018 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 3–0 | SV Sandhausen | Heidenheim |
| 20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Sven Waschitzki |
| 30 October 2018 | 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 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 0–3 | Hamburger SV | Wiesbaden |
| 20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Brita-Arena Attendance: 11,170 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 31 October 2018 | 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 | 1. FC Köln | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | Schalke 04 | Cologne |
| 18:30 | Córdoba 43' |
Report | Bentaleb 88' (pen.) |
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| Penalties | ||||
| 31 October 2018 | 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 | Hansa Rostock | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | 1. FC Nürnberg | Rostock |
| 18:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 23,900 Referee: Martin Thomsen |
| Penalties | ||||
| 31 October 2018 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–5 | Bayer Leverkusen | Mönchengladbach |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 48,755 Referee: Tobias Welz |
| 31 October 2018 | 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 | Arminia Bielefeld | 0–3 | MSV Duisburg | Bielefeld |
| 20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: SchücoArena Attendance: 19,143 Referee: Arne Aarnink |
| 31 October 2018 | 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 | Hamburger SV | 1–0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Hamburg |
| 18:30 | Özcan 54' |
Report | Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 47,628 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 5 February 2019 | 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 | MSV Duisburg | 1–3 | SC Paderborn | Duisburg |
| 20:45 | Cauly 47' |
Report |
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Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Attendance: 12,509 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 5 February 2019 | 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 | Holstein Kiel | 0–1 | FC Augsburg | Kiel |
| 18:30 | Report | Gregoritsch 85' |
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 11,198 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
| 6 February 2019 | RB Leipzig | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leipzig |
| 18:30 | Cunha 9' |
Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 21,135 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 6 February 2019 | Schalke 04 | 4–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:45 | Report | Hennings 71' |
Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 56,638 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
| 6 February 2019 | Hertha BSC | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Bayern Munich | Berlin |
| 20:45 |
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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 | 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 | FC Augsburg | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | RB Leipzig | Augsburg |
| 20:45 | Finnbogason 90+4' |
Report |
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Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 25,263 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 3 April 2019 | Bayern Munich | 5–4 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Munich |
| 18:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 3 April 2019 | 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 on 23 and 24 April 2019.[18]
| Hamburger SV | 1–3 | RB Leipzig |
|---|---|---|
| Jatta 24' |
Report |
| Werder Bremen | 2–3 | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Final
The final took place on 25 May 2019 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[1]
| RB Leipzig | 0–3 | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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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.
The following were 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.
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] |
- 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.
- The three regions with the most participating teams in their league competitions (Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Westphalia) were allowed to enter two teams for the competition.
- In addition to the Bavarian Cup winners, the best-placed amateur team of the Regionalliga Bayern also qualified.
- Both finalists of the Lower Saxony Cup qualified.
- 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.
- 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 qualified.
- 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.
- The SV Linx v 1. FC Nürnberg match took place at the Rheinstadion in Kehl instead of SV Linx's home stadium.
- The SV Rödinghausen v Dynamo Dresden match took place at the Frimo Stadion in Lotte instead of SV Rödinghausen's home stadium.
- The TuS Dassendorf v MSV Duisburg match took place at the Stadion Sander Tannen in Hamburg instead of TuS Dassendorf's home stadium.
- The TuS Erndtebrück v Hamburger SV match took place at the Leimbachstadion in Siegen instead of TuS Erndtebrück's home stadium.
- The Rot-Weiss Koblenz v Fortuna Düsseldorf match took place at the Stadion Oberwerth in Koblenz instead of Rot-Weiss Koblenz's home stadium.
- The BFC Dynamo v 1. FC Köln match took place at the Olympiastadion in Berlin instead of BFC Dynamo's home stadium Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark due to the 2018 European Athletics Championships.
- The SSV Jeddeloh v 1. FC Heidenheim match took place at the Marschweg-Stadion in Oldenburg instead of SSV Jeddeloh's home stadium.
- The BSC Hastedt v Borussia Mönchengladbach match took place at the Weserstadion Platz 11 in Bremen instead of BSC Hastedt's home stadium.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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