DFB Pokal
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2023-2024
Location
Germany
Abbreviation
GERCUP1
Summary
The 2023-2024 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 25 May 2024 in the Olympiastadion (Berlin). The winner of the 2023-2024 GERCUP1 receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2024-2025 UEFA Europa League. Rb Leipzig (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. 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 2022-2023 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 - 25 May 2024
FC Kaiserslautern (GER2) | Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER1) | Olympiastadion (Berlin) |
Semifinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Tue - 2 Apr 2024
1. FC Saarbrücken (GER3) | 02 | FC Kaiserslautern (GER2) | Ludwigsparkstadion |
Wed - 3 Apr 2024
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER1) | 40 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (GER2) | BayArena |
Quarterfinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Tue - 30 Jan 2024
FC St Pauli (GER2) | 34 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (GER2) | Millerntor-Stadion |
Wed - 31 Jan 2024
Hertha Berlin (GER2) | 13 | FC Kaiserslautern (GER2) | Olympiastadion (Berlin) |
Tue - 6 Feb 2024
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER1) | 32 | Vfb Stuttgart (GER1) | BayArena |
Tue - 12 Mar 2024
1. FC Saarbrücken (GER3) | 21 | Borussia M'gladbach (GER1) | Ludwigsparkstadion |
Round of 16
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Tue - 5 Dec 2023
FC Kaiserslautern (GER2) | 20 | FC Nürnberg (GER2) | Fritz-Walter Stadion |
1. FC Magdeburg (GER2) | 12 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (GER2) | MDCC-Arena |
Borussia M'gladbach (GER1) | 10 | Vfl Wolfsburg (GER1) | Borussia-Park Stadion |
FC 08 Homburg (GER4D) | 14 | FC St Pauli (GER2) | Waldstadion Homburg |
Wed - 6 Dec 2023
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER1) | 31 | SC Paderborn 07 (GER2) | BayArena |
1. FC Saarbrücken (GER3) | 20 | Eintracht Frankfurt (GER1) | Ludwigsparkstadion |
Hertha Berlin (GER2) | 53 | Hamburger SV (GER2) | Olympiastadion (Berlin) |
Vfb Stuttgart (GER1) | 20 | Borussia Dortmund (GER1) | MHP Arena |
2nd Round
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Tue - 31 Oct 2023
Vfl Wolfsburg (GER1) | 10 | RB Leipzig (GER1) | Volkswagen Arena |
FC 08 Homburg (GER4D) | 21 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth (GER2) | Waldstadion Homburg |
FC St Pauli (GER2) | 21 | FC Schalke 04 (GER2) | Millerntor-Stadion |
Vfb Stuttgart (GER1) | 10 | 1. FC Union Berlin (GER1) | MHP Arena |
FC Kaiserslautern (GER2) | 32 | FC Köln (GER1) | Fritz-Walter Stadion |
DSC Arminia Bielefeld (GER3) | 34 | Hamburger SV (GER2) | Schüco Arena |
SpVgg Unterhaching (GER3) | 36 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (GER2) | Uhlsport Park |
Borussia M'gladbach (GER1) | 31 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 (GER1) | Borussia-Park Stadion |
Wed - 1 Nov 2023
Holstein Kiel (GER2) | 34 | 1. FC Magdeburg (GER2) | Holstein-Stadion |
SV Sandhausen (GER3) | 25 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER1) | GP Stadion am Hardtwald |
SC Freiburg (GER1) | 13 | SC Paderborn 07 (GER2) | Europa-Park Stadion |
Borussia Dortmund (GER1) | 10 | 1899 Hoffenheim (GER1) | Signal Iduna Park |
FC Nürnberg (GER2) | 32 | FC Hansa Rostock (GER2) | Max-Morlock-Stadion |
FC Viktoria Köln (GER3) | 02 | Eintracht Frankfurt (GER1) | Sportpark Höhenberg |
1. FC Saarbrücken (GER3) | 21 | FC Bayern München (GER1) | Ludwigsparkstadion |
Hertha Berlin (GER2) | 30 | FSV Mainz 05 (GER1) | Olympiastadion (Berlin) |
1st Round
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Fri - 11 Aug 2023
SV Sandhausen (GER3) | 42 | Hannover 96 (GER2) | BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald |
TUS Bersenbrück (GER) | 07 | Borussia M'gladbach (GER1) | Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
1. FC Saarbrücken (GER3) | 21 | Karlsruher SC (GER2) | Ludwigsparkstadion |
Eintracht Braunschweig (GER2) | 13 | FC Schalke 04 (GER2) | Eintracht-Stadion |
Sat - 12 Aug 2023
FC Carl Zeiss Jena (GER4B) | 05 | Hertha Berlin (GER2) | Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld |
TSG Balingen (GER4D) | 04 | Vfb Stuttgart (GER1) | BIZERBA-Arena |
Teutonia 05 Ottensen (GER4A) | 08 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER1) | Stadion Hoheluft |
FC Viktoria Köln (GER3) | 32 | SV Werder Bremen (GER1) | Sportpark Höhenberg |
TSV Schott Mainz (GER) | 16 | Borussia Dortmund (GER1) | MEWA Arena |
FC Gütersloh 2000 (GER) | 02 | Holstein Kiel (GER2) | Heidewaldstadion |
SV Atlas Delmenhorst (GER4A) | 05 | FC St Pauli (GER2) | Stadion an der Düsternortstraße |
FC Oberneuland (GER4A) | 19 | FC Nürnberg (GER2) | Marko Mock Arena |
DSC Arminia Bielefeld (GER3) | 41 | Vfl Bochum (GER1) | Schüco Arena |
SV 07 Elversberg (GER2) | 01 | FSV Mainz 05 (GER1) | URSAPHARM-Arena an der Kaiserlinde |
Hallescher FC (GER3) | 01 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth (GER2) | Leuna Chemie Stadion |
Sun - 13 Aug 2023
Rot-Weiss Essen (GER3) | 34 | Hamburger SV (GER2) | Stadion Essen |
Rostocker FC (GER) | 08 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 (GER1) | Ostseestadion |
SV Oberachern (GER) | 02 | SC Freiburg (GER1) | Waldsportplatz Oberachern |
FV Illertissen (GER) | 13 | Fortuna Düsseldorf (GER2) | Voehlin-Stadion Illertissen |
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig (GER4B) | 07 | Eintracht Frankfurt (GER1) | Bruno-Plache-Stadion |
TUS Makkabi (GER) | 06 | Vfl Wolfsburg (GER1) | Mommsenstadion |
TuS Rot-Weiss Koblenz (GER4D) | 05 | FC Kaiserslautern (GER2) | Stadion Oberwerth |
SpVgg Unterhaching (GER3) | 20 | FC Augsburg (GER1) | Alpenbauer Sportpark |
Energie Cottbus (GER4B) | 07 | SC Paderborn 07 (GER2) | Stadion der Freundschaft |
FSV Frankfurt (GER4D) | 03 | FC Hansa Rostock (GER2) | PSD Bank Arena |
FC Astoria Walldorf (GER4D) | 04 | 1. FC Union Berlin (GER1) | Dietmar-Hopp-Sportpark |
Mon - 14 Aug 2023
SSV Jahn Regensburg (GER3) | 12 | 1. FC Magdeburg (GER2) | Jahnstadion (Regensburg) |
VfB Lübeck (GER3) | 14 | 1899 Hoffenheim (GER1) | Dietmar-Scholze-Stadion an der Lohmühle |
FC 08 Homburg (GER4D) | 30 | SV Darmstadt 98 (GER1) | Waldstadion Homburg |
Vfl Osnabrück (GER2) | 13 | FC Köln (GER1) | Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
Tue - 26 Sep 2023
SC Preußen Münster (GER3) | 04 | FC Bayern München (GER1) | Preußen-Stadion (Berlin) |
Wed - 27 Sep 2023
SV Wehen Wiesbaden (GER2) | 23 | RB Leipzig (GER1) | BRITA-Arena |