DFB Pokal
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2019-2020
Location
Germany
Abbreviation
GERCUP1
Summary
The 2019-2020 DFB-Pokal (GERCUP1) is the most prestigious football club tournament in Germany. All 36 teams from Bundesliga (GER1) and 2.Bunedesliga (GER2) participated. The Final was held on 23 May 2020 at Olympiastadion (Berlin). The winner of the 2019-2020 GERCUP1 received a berth in the Group Stage of the 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League. FC Bayern München (GER1) was the defending GERCUP1 champion.
All rounds/matches are "Knockout" matches. If a match is still tied after regulation time, two 15-minute extra time periods are played. If still tied after extra time, the teams go directly to a penalty shoot-out.
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Leagues Pyramid - Germany
| Abbrev | League | # Teams |
|---|---|---|
| GER1 | Bundesliga | 18 |
| GER2 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 |
| GER3 | 3. Fußball-Liga (3.Liga) | 20 |
| GER4A | Regionalliga Nord | 18 |
| GER4B | Regionalliga Nordost | 18 |
| GER4C | Regionalliga West | 18 |
| GER4D | Regionalliga Südwest | 19 |
| GER4E | Regionalliga Bayern | 18 |
Competition Structure
| Stage | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Round | 64 | 18 GER1 (Bundesliga) teams, 18 GER2 (2.Bundesliga) teams, 1st-4th place 2018-2019 GER3 (3.Liga) teams, 24 teams from 21 regional German FAs | None | 32 Knockout matches |
| 2nd Round | 32 | None | 32 winners from 1st Round | 16 Knockout matches |
| Round of 16 | 16 | None | 16 winners from 2nd Round | 8 Knockout matches |
| Quarterfinals | 8 | None | 8 winners from Round of 16 | 4 Knockout matches |
| Semifinals | 4 | None | 4 winners from Quarterfinals | 2 Knockout matches |
| Final | 2 | None | 2 winners from Semifinals | 1 Knockout match played at a neutral site |
Final
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Sat - 4 Jul 2020
 | 24 | FC Bayern München (GER1) | Olympiastadion (Berlin) |
Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 9 Jun 2020
 | 03 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER1) | Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion |
Wed - 10 Jun 2020
| 21 | Eintracht Frankfurt (GER1) | Allianz Arena |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 3 Mar 2020
| 11 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (GER1) | Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion | |||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf advances on PKs (7-6) | ||||||
 | 01 | FC Bayern München (GER1) | Veltins Arena |
Wed - 4 Mar 2020
| 31 | 1. FC Union Berlin (GER1) | BayArena |
| 20 | SV Werder Bremen (GER1) | Commerzbank-Arena |
3rd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 4 Feb 2020
| 31 | RB Leipzig (GER1) | Commerzbank-Arena |
 | 25 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (GER1) | Fritz-Walter Stadion |
| 32 | Hertha Berlin (GER1) | Veltins Arena |
| 32 | Borussia Dortmund (GER1) | wohninvest WESERSTADION |
Wed - 5 Feb 2020
| 21 | Vfb Stuttgart (GER2) | BayArena |
 | 01 | 1. FC Union Berlin (GER1) | SPORTCLUB Arena (Verl) |
| 43 | 1899 Hoffenheim (GER1) | Allianz Arena |
| 00 | Karlsruher SC (GER2) | Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion | |||
| 1. FC Saarbrücken advances on PKs (5-3) | ||||||
2nd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 29 Oct 2019
 | 12 | Vfb Stuttgart (GER2) | Volksparkstadion |
 | 02 | 1899 Hoffenheim (GER1) | Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena |
| 32 | FC Köln (GER1) | Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion |
 | 13 | 1. FC Union Berlin (GER1) | Schwarzwald-Stadion |
 | 12 | FC Bayern München (GER1) | Vonovia Ruhrstadion |
 | 01 | Karlsruher SC (GER2) | Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor |
| 10 | SC Paderborn 07 (GER1) | BayArena |
 | 23 | FC Schalke 04 (GER1) | Schüco Arena |
Wed - 30 Oct 2019
| 41 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 (GER2) | wohninvest WESERSTADION |
 | 16 | RB Leipzig (GER1) | Volkswagen Arena |
| 22 | FC Nürnberg (GER2) | Fritz-Walter Stadion | |||
| FC Kaiserslautern advances on PKs (6-5) | ||||||
| 11 | Holstein Kiel (GER2) | SPORTCLUB Arena (Verl) | |||
| SC Verl advances on PKs (8-7) | ||||||
 | 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt (GER1) | Millerntor-Stadion |
| 22 | Dynamo Dresden (GER2) | Olympiastadion (Berlin) | |||
| Hertha Berlin advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
| 21 | Borussia M'gladbach (GER1) | Signal Iduna Park |
| 21 | FC Erzgebirge Aue (GER2) | Merkur Spiel-Arena |
1st Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Fri - 9 Aug 2019
 | 02 | Borussia Dortmund (GER1) | Merkur Spiel-Arena |
 | 01 | Borussia M'gladbach (GER1) | BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald |
 | 01 | FC Nürnberg (GER2) | Audi Sportpark |
Sat - 10 Aug 2019
| 20 | FSV Mainz 05 (GER1) | Fritz-Walter Stadion |
 | 14 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER1) | Neuer Tivoli |
 | 03 | Dynamo Dresden (GER2) | GGZ Arena |
 | 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (GER1) | ebm-papst-Stadion |
 | 05 | FC Schalke 04 (GER1) | Kehdinger Stadion |
 | 01 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld (GER2) | Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark |
| 21 | FC Augsburg (GER1) | SPORTCLUB Arena (Verl) |
 | 14 | FC Erzgebirge Aue (GER2) | Albert-Kuntz-Sportpark |
 | 01 | SC Freiburg (GER1) | MDCC-Arena |
 | 22 | 1899 Hoffenheim (GER1) | flyeralarm-Arena | |||
| 1899 Hoffenheim advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
 | 23 | Vfl Bochum (GER2) | Parkstadion (Baunatal) |
 | 02 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 (GER2) | Donaustadion |
 | 16 | SV Werder Bremen (GER1) | wohninvest WESERSTADION |
Sun - 11 Aug 2019
 | 06 | Holstein Kiel (GER2) | Salmtalstadion |
 | 06 | 1. FC Union Berlin (GER1) | Friedensstadion (Halberstadt) |
 | 33 | SC Paderborn 07 (GER1) | Häcker Wiehenstadion | |||
| SC Paderborn 07 advances on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
 | 35 | Eintracht Frankfurt (GER1) | Carl-Benz-Stadion |
 | 16 | SV Darmstadt 98 (GER2) | Florian Wellmann Stadion |
| 32 | SSV Jahn Regensburg (GER2) | Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion |
 | 22 | FC St Pauli (GER2) | Stadion Lohmühle | |||
| FC St Pauli advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
 | 15 | Hertha Berlin (GER1) | Audi Sportpark |
 | 23 | RB Leipzig (GER1) | Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
 | 22 | Hamburger SV (GER2) | Stadion Chemnitz | |||
| Hamburger SV advances on PKs (6-5) | ||||||
| 20 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth (GER2) | Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena |
 | 22 | FC Köln (GER1) | BRITA-Arena | |||
| FC Köln advances on PKs (3-2) | ||||||
Mon - 12 Aug 2019
 | 35 | Vfl Wolfsburg (GER1) | ERDGAS Sportpark |
| 20 | Hannover 96 (GER2) | Wildparkstadion |
 | 01 | Vfb Stuttgart (GER2) | Ostseestadion |
 | 13 | FC Bayern München (GER1) | Stadion der Freundschaft |