DFB Pokal
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2021-2022
Location
Germany
Abbreviation
GERCUP1
Summary
The 2021-2022 DFB-Pokal (GERCUP1) is the most prestigious football club tournament in Germany. All 36 teams from Bundesliga (GER1) and 2.Bunedesliga (GER2) are participating. The Final will be held on 21 May 2022 in the Olympiastadion (Berlin). The winner of the 2021-2022 GERCUP1 receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2022-2023 UEFA Europa League. Borussia Dortmund (GER1) is 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 | 22 |
| GER4B | Regionalliga Nordost | 20 |
| GER4C | Regionalliga West | 18 |
| GER4D | Regionalliga Südwest | 22 |
| 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 2020-2021 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 - 21 May 2022
 | 11 | RB Leipzig (GER1) | Olympiastadion (Berlin) | |||
| AET - RB Leipzig wins on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 19 Apr 2022
 | 13 | SC Freiburg (GER1) | Volksparkstadion |
Wed - 20 Apr 2022
| 21 | 1. FC Union Berlin (GER1) | Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 1 Mar 2022
| 21 | FC St Pauli (GER2) | Stadion An der Alten Försterei |
Wed - 2 Mar 2022
| 22 | Karlsruher SC (GER2) | Volksparkstadion | |||
| Hamburger SV advances on PKs (3-2) | ||||||
 | 04 | RB Leipzig (GER1) | HDI-Arena |
 | 12 | SC Freiburg (GER1) | Vonovia Ruhrstadion | |||
| AET | ||||||
Round of 16
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 18 Jan 2022
 | 01 | Karlsruher SC (GER2) | Grünwalder Stadion |
 | 11 | Hamburger SV (GER2) | RheinEnergieStadion | |||
| Hamburger SV advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
| 21 | Borussia Dortmund (GER1) | Millerntor-Stadion |
| 31 | FSV Mainz 05 (GER1) | Vonovia Ruhrstadion |
Wed - 19 Jan 2022
| 30 | Borussia M'gladbach (GER1) | HDI-Arena |
| 20 | FC Hansa Rostock (GER2) | Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) |
 | 14 | SC Freiburg (GER1) | PreZero Arena |
 | 23 | 1. FC Union Berlin (GER1) | Olympiastadion (Berlin) |
2nd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 26 Oct 2021
| 10 | FC Schalke 04 (GER2) | Grünwalder Stadion |
 | 13 | Hertha Berlin (GER1) | Preußen-Stadion (Münster) |
| 51 | Holstein Kiel (GER2) | PreZero Arena |
 | 01 | RB Leipzig (GER1) | Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion |
| 20 | FC Ingolstadt 04 (GER2) | Signal Iduna Park |
 | 22 | SC Freiburg (GER1) | Stadion an der Bremer Brücke | |||
| SC Freiburg advances on PKs (3-2) | ||||||
 | 11 | Hamburger SV (GER2) | Max-Morlock-Stadion | |||
| Hamburger SV advances on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
| 32 | Arminia Bielefeld (GER1) | MEWA Arena |
Wed - 27 Oct 2021
 | 13 | Union Berlin (GER1) | Carl-Benz-Stadion | |||
| AET | ||||||
| 22 | FC Augsburg (GER1) | Vonovia Ruhrstadion | |||
| Bochum advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
 | 23 | FC St Pauli (GER2) | Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 12 | Karlsruher SC (GER2) | BayArena |
| 30 | Fortuna Dusseldorf (GER2) | HDI-Arena |
| 50 | FC Bayern München (GER1) | Borussia-Park Stadion |
 | 33 | FC Hansa Rostock (GER2) | Jahnstadion (Regensburg) | |||
| FC Hansa Rostock advances on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
 | 02 | FC Köln (GER1) | Mercedes-Benz-Arena |
1st Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Fri - 6 Aug 2021
| 21 | SC Paderborn 07 (GER2) | Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion |
| 11 | SV Darmstadt 98 (GER2) | Grünwalder Stadion | |||
| SV Darmstadt 98 advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
Sat - 7 Aug 2021
 | 03 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER1) | Bruno-Plache-Stadion |
 | 36 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld (GER1) | Hans-Walter-Wild-Stadion |
 | 24 | FC Augsburg (GER1) | Volksstadion Greifswald |
| 20 | SV Werder Bremen (GER2) | Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
 | 04 | Hannover 96 (GER2) | Edmund-Plambeck-Stadion |
 | 06 | Vfb Stuttgart (GER1) | Sportforum Hohenschönhausen |
 | 24 | Holstein Kiel (GER2) | Manfred-Werner-Stadion |
 | 04 | RB Leipzig (GER1) | BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald |
 | 12 | Vfl Bochum (GER1) | Stadion am Zoo |
 | 23 | FC St Pauli (GER2) | MDCC-Arena |
| 22 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth (GER1) | Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion | |||
| Babelsberg advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
 | 01 | FC Nürnberg (GER2) | Donaustadion |
 | 03 | Borussia Dortmund (GER1) | BRITA-Arena |
Sun - 8 Aug 2021
 | 14 | FC Schalke 04 (GER2) | MS Technologie Arena |
 | 22 | FSV Mainz 05 (GER1) | URSAPHARM-Arena an der Kaiserlinde | |||
| FSV Mainz 05 advances on PKs (8-7) | ||||||
 | 05 | Fortuna Dusseldorf (GER2) | Marchweg-Stadion |
 | 24 | FC Köln (GER1) | Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld | |||
| FC Köln advances on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
| 20 | Eintracht Frankfurt (GER1) | Carl-Benz-Stadion |
 | 01 | 1. FC Union Berlin (GER1) | Grünwalder Stadion |
| 20 | Vfl Wolfsburg (GER1) | Preußen-Stadion (Münster) | |||
| SC Preußen Münster wins by walkover (2-0) | ||||||
 | 01 | Hertha Berlin (GER1) | Hänsch-Arena |
 | 03 | SSV Jahn Regensburg (GER2) | Stadion Oberwerth |
 | 12 | Hamburger SV (GER2) | Eintracht-Stadion |
 | 01 | SC Freiburg (GER1) | flyeralarm-Arena |
| 32 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 (GER2) | Ostseestadion |
Mon - 9 Aug 2021
| 21 | FC Erzgebirge Aue (GER2) | Audi Sportpark |
 | 23 | 1899 Hoffenheim (GER1) | Sportpark Höhenberg |
 | 14 | Karlsruher SC (GER2) | Stadion am Lotter Kreuz |
 | 01 | Borussia M'gladbach (GER1) | Fritz-Walter Stadion |
Wed - 25 Aug 2021
 | 012 | FC Bayern München (GER1) | wohninvest WESERSTADION |