2023–24 Verbandspokal

The 2023–24 Verbandspokal (English: 2023–24 Association Cup) consisted of twenty-one regional cup competitions, the Verbandspokale, the qualifying competition for the 2024–25 DFB-Pokal, the German Cup.[1]

2023–24 Verbandspokal
Tournament details
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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 did not enter but were instead directly qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal. Reserve teams were 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 qualified 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 was 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 qualified for the DFB-Pokal. In Bavaria the best-placed non-reserve Regionalliga Bayern team qualified for the DFB-Pokal while in Westphalia the spot alternated between the Oberliga Westfalen champion and best-placed Westphalian team from the Regionalliga West. This year, the Oberliga Westfalen champion qualified.[1][4]

The finals of the Verbandspokal competitions was played on the Amateurs' Final Day (German: Finaltag der Amateure), on 25 May 2024.[5]

Competitions

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The finals of the 2023–24 Verbandspokal competitions (winners listed in bold):

Cup Date Location Team 1 Result Team 2 Report
Baden Cup
(2023–24 season)
25 May 2024 Walldorf 1. FC Mühlhausen 0–8 SV Sandhausen Report
Bavarian Cup[note 1]
(2023–24 season)
25 May 2024 Würzburg Würzburger Kickers 1–2 FC Ingolstadt Report
Berlin Cup
(2023–24 season)
25 May 2024 Berlin Viktoria Berlin 3–0 Makkabi Berlin Report
Brandenburg Cup
(2023–24 season)
25 May 2024 Cottbus Energie Cottbus 3–1 SV Babelsberg Report
Bremen Cup
(2023–24 season)
25 May 2024 Bremen SV Hemelingen 0–3 Bremer SV Report
Hamburg Cup
(2023–24 season)
25 May 2024 Hamburg USC Paloma 0–4 Teutonia Ottensen Report
Hessian Cup
(2023–24 season)
25 May 2024 Frankfurt Türk Gücü Friedberg 2–3 Kickers Offenbach Report
Lower Rhine Cup
(2023–24 season)
25 May 2024 Essen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 0–3 Rot-Weiss Essen Report
Lower Saxony Cup[note 2]
(2023–24 season (3. Liga / Regionalliga))
(2023–24 season (amateurs))
28 March 2024 Meppen SV Meppen 2–0 Blau-Weiß Lohne Report
25 May 2024 Hildesheim VfV Hildesheim 2–0 Atlas Delmenhorst Report
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup
(2023–24 season)
25 May 2024 Greifswald Greifswalder FC 5–0 TSG Neustrelitz Report
Middle Rhine Cup
(2023–24 season)
25 May 2024 Cologne Alemannia Aachen 4–2 Bonner SC Report
Rhineland Cup
(2023–24 season)
25 May 2024 Koblenz TuS Koblenz 2–0 SG Schneifel Report
Saarland Cup
(2023–24 season)
25 May 2024 Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken 2–1 FC 08 Homburg Report
Saxony Cup
(2023–24 season)
25 May 2024 Dresden Dynamo Dresden 2–0 (a.e.t.) Erzgebirge Aue Report
Saxony-Anhalt Cup
(2023–24 season)
25 May 2024 Halle Germania Halberstadt 2–4 (a.e.t.) Hallescher FC Report
Schleswig-Holstein Cup
(2023–24 season)
25 May 2024 Todesfelde SV Todesfelde 1–3 Phönix Lübeck Report
South Baden Cup
(2023–24 season)
25 May 2024 Freiburg FC 08 Villingen 1–0 SC Lahr Report
Southwestern Cup
(2023–24 season)
25 May 2024 Ingelheim Schott Mainz 4–1 SV Gonsenheim Report
Thuringian Cup
(2023–24 season)
25 May 2024 Meuselwitz ZFC Meuselwitz 0–4 Carl Zeiss Jena Report
Westphalian Cup[note 3]
(2023–24 season)
25 May 2024 Bielefeld Arminia Bielefeld 3–1 SC Verl Report
Württemberg Cup
(2023–24 season)
25 May 2024 Aspach Sonnenhof Großaspach 1–4 VfR Aalen Report

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.[6]
  2. ^ 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.[7]
  3. ^ 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 Oberliga Westfalen champion qualifies.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Modus (in German) DFB website – Mode. Retrieved 9 April 2015
  2. ^ Spielordnung Archived 15 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in German) BFV website: Rules & Regulations. Retrieved 8 April 2015
  3. ^ Spielordnung (in German) NFV website: Rules & Regulations. Retrieved 8 April 2015
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Aufstieg von der Regionalliga zur 3. Liga: Termine, Teams und Finaltag der Amateure". kicker.de (in German). 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
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