2017–18 DFB-Pokal
The 2017–18 DFB-Pokal was the 75th 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 11 August 2017 with the first of six rounds and ended on 19 May 2018 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).
| Country | Germany |
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| Dates | 11 August 2017 – 19 May 2018 |
| Championship venue | Olympiastadion, Berlin |
| Teams | 64 |
| Champions | Eintracht Frankfurt (5th title) |
| Runners-up | Bayern Munich |
| Europa League | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 221 (3.51 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,291,895 (20,506 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Robert Lewandowski (6 goals) |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included. | |
The defending champions were Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund, after they defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 in the previous final.[2] Dortmund were knocked out of the competition in the round of 16 by record winners Bayern Munich, losing 1–2.[3]
Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Bayern Munich 3–1 in the final to claim their fifth title.
As winners, Eintracht Frankfurt automatically qualified for the group stage of the 2018–19 edition of the UEFA Europa League. They also hosted the 2018 edition of the DFL-Supercup at the start of the 2018-19 season, when they faced the champion of the 2017–18 Bundesliga, Bayern Munich.
Participating clubs
The following 64 teams qualified for the competition:
| Bundesliga the 18 clubs of the 2016–17 season |
2. Bundesliga the 18 clubs of the 2016–17 season |
3. Liga the top 4 clubs of the 2016–17 season |
| Representatives of the regional associations 24 representatives of 21 regional associations of the DFB, qualify (in general) through the 2016–17 Verbandspokal[note 1] | ||
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Format
Participation
The DFB-Pokal began with a round of 64 teams. The 36 teams of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, along with the top 4 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 3 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 runner-up of the Lower Saxony Cup was given the slot, along with the best-placed amateur team of the Regionalliga Bayern. For Westphalia, the winner 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.[4]
Draw
The draws for the different rounds were conducted as following:[4]
For the first round, the participating teams were split into two pots of 32 teams each. The first pot contained all teams which had 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 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. If still tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time were played, consisting of two periods of 15 minutes. If the score was still level after this, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. A coin toss decided who took the first penalty.[4] 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 during the previous season, the use of a fourth substitute was allowed in extra time as part of a pilot project.[5] 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.[6]
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.[4]
Champion qualification
The winner of the DFB-Pokal, Eintracht Frankfurt, earned automatic qualification for the group stage of next year's edition of the UEFA Europa League. As winner, they also hosted the 2018 DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season, and faced the champion of the previous year's Bundesliga, Bayern Munich.
Schedule
All draws were generally held at the German Football Museum in Dortmund, on a Sunday evening at 18:00 after each round. 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 took place at the same time.[7]
The rounds of the 2017–18 competition were scheduled as follows:[8]
| Round | Draw date | Matches |
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| First round | 11 June 2017 | 11–14 August 2017 |
| Second round | 20 August 2017 | 24–25 October 2017 |
| Round of 16 | 29 October 2017 | 19–20 December 2017 |
| Quarter-finals | 7 January 2018 | 6–7 February 2018 |
| Semi-finals | 11 February 2018 | 17–18 April 2018 |
| Final | 19 May 2018 at Olympiastadion, Berlin |
Matches
A total of sixty-three matches took place, starting with the first round on 11 August 2017 and culminating with the final on 19 May 2018 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
Times up to 28 October 2017 and from 25 March 2018 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 29 October 2017 to 24 March 2018 are CET (UTC+1).
First round
The draw for the first round was held on 11 June 2017 at 18:00, with Sebastian Kehl drawing the matches.[7] The thirty-two matches took place from 11 to 14 August 2017.[9]
| 11 August 2017[note 8] | TuS Koblenz | 2–3 | Dynamo Dresden | Zwickau[note 9] |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Zwickau Attendance: 6,300 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
| 11 August 2017 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 1–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Essen |
| 20:45 | Baier  29' |
Report | Stadium: Stadion Essen Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
| 11 August 2017 | Karlsruher SC | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | Bayer Leverkusen | Karlsruhe |
| 20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 17,073 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 11 August 2017 | Holstein Kiel | 2–1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Kiel |
| 20:45 | Report | Nyman 48' |
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 10,052 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 12 August 2017 | Germania Halberstadt | 1–2 | SC Freiburg | Halberstadt |
| 15:30 | Michel 87' |
Report | Stadium: Friedensstadion Attendance: 5,037 Referee: Christof Günsch |
| 12 August 2017 | Chemnitzer FC | 0–5 | Bayern Munich | Chemnitz |
| 15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Community4you Arena Attendance: 15,015 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus |
| 12 August 2017 | LSK Hansa | 1–3 | Mainz 05 | Lüneburg[note 10] |
| 15:30 | Vobejda 31' |
Report | Stadium: Sportanlage Sülzwiesen Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 12 August 2017 | Leher TS | 0–5 | 1. FC Köln | Bremerhaven[note 11] |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Nordsee-Stadion Attendance: 8,119 Referee: René Rohde |
| 12 August 2017 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 0–4 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Unterhaching |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Alpenbauer Sportpark Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Timo Gerach |
| 12 August 2017 | TuS Erndtebrück | 0–3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Siegen[note 12] |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Leimbachstadion Attendance: 13,106 Referee: Benedikt Kempkes |
| 12 August 2017 | 1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen | 0–4 | Borussia Dortmund | Freiburg[note 13] |
| 15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Christian Dietz |
| 12 August 2017 | SV Eichede | 0–4 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Lübeck[note 14] |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Lohmühle Attendance: 4,039 Referee: Sven Waschitzki |
| 12 August 2017 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 0–1 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Erfurt |
| 18:30 | Report | Amiri 55' |
Stadium: Steigerwaldstadion Attendance: 8,144 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 12 August 2017 | Jahn Regensburg | 3–1 | Darmstadt 98 | Regensburg |
| 18:30 | Report | Sobiech 40' |
Stadium: Continental Arena Attendance: 8,919 Referee: Martin Petersen |
| 12 August 2017 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Bielefeld |
| 18:30 | Klos 55' |
Report | Stadium: SchücoArena Attendance: 19,825 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 12 August 2017 | Würzburger Kickers | 0–3 | Werder Bremen | Offenbach[note 15] |
| 20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Sparda-Bank-Hessen-Stadion Attendance: 8,090 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 13 August 2017 | 1860 Munich | 1–2 | FC Ingolstadt | Munich |
| 15:30 | Weber 66' |
Report | Stadium: Städtisches Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 13 August 2017 | VfL Osnabrück | 3–1 | Hamburger SV | Osnabrück |
| 15:30 | Report | Wood 74' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
| 13 August 2017 | Bonner SC | 2–6 | Hannover 96 | Bonn |
| 15:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Sportpark Nord Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 13 August 2017 | Sportfreunde Dorfmerkingen | 0–5 | RB Leipzig | Aalen[note 16] |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Ostalb Arena Attendance: 10,460 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 13 August 2017 | Schweinfurt 05 | 2–1 | SV Sandhausen | Schweinfurt |
| 15:30 |
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Report | Höler 11' |
Stadium: Willy-Sachs-Stadion Attendance: 4,610 Referee: Robert Kampka |
| 13 August 2017 | SV Morlautern | 0–5 | Greuther Fürth | Pirmasens[note 17] |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Sportpark Husterhöhe Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Robert Kempter |
| 13 August 2017 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Union Berlin | Völklingen |
| 15:30 | Behrens 40' |
Report | Stadium: Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion Attendance: 6,936 Referee: Sören Storks |
| 13 August 2017 | FC Nöttingen | 2–5 | VfL Bochum | Karlsruhe[note 18] |
| 15:30 |
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Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 13 August 2017 | Eintracht Norderstedt | 0–1 | VfL Wolfsburg | Norderstedt |
| 15:30 | Report | Camacho 59' |
Stadium: Edmund-Plambeck-Stadion Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Lasse Koslowski |
| 13 August 2017 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 2–0 | FC Augsburg | Magdeburg |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 21,641 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
| 13 August 2017 | Energie Cottbus | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | VfB Stuttgart | Cottbus |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 17,516 Referee: Benjamin Cortus | ||
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| 13 August 2017 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 2–0 | Erzgebirge Aue | Wiesbaden |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Brita-Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
| 14 August 2017 | MSV Duisburg | 1–2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Duisburg |
| 18:30 | Wolze 90+4' (pen.) |
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Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Attendance: 15,576 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 14 August 2017 | SC Paderborn | 2–1 | FC St. Pauli | Paderborn |
| 18:30 |
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Report | Allagui 90+1' |
Stadium: Benteler-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Florian Heft |
| 14 August 2017 | BFC Dynamo | 0–2 | Schalke 04 | Berlin |
| 18:30 | Report | Konoplyanka 78', 90+1' |
Stadium: Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark Attendance: 14,117 Referee: Arne Aarnink |
| 14 August 2017 | Hansa Rostock | 0–2 | Hertha BSC | Rostock |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 22,400 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
Second round
The draw for the second round was held on 20 August 2017 at 18:00, with Carolin Kebekus drawing the matches.[11] The sixteen matches took place from 24 to 25 October 2017.[12]
| 24 October 2017 | SC Paderborn | 2–0 | VfL Bochum | Paderborn |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Benteler-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 24 October 2017 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 1–3 | Schalke 04 | Wiesbaden |
| 18:30 | Blacha 76' |
Report |
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Stadium: Brita-Arena Attendance: 11,373 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 24 October 2017 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Düsseldorf |
| 18:30 | Report | Hazard 52' |
Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 52,500 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
| 24 October 2017 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–1 | Union Berlin | Leverkusen |
| 18:35[note 19] | Report | Daube 46' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 24,326 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
| 24 October 2017 | Schweinfurt 05 | 0–4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Schweinfurt |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Willy-Sachs-Stadion Attendance: 15,060 Referee: Arne Aarnink |
| 24 October 2017 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 0–5 | Borussia Dortmund | Magdeburg |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 23,102 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 24 October 2017 | Mainz 05 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Holstein Kiel | Mainz |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 10,441 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 24 October 2017 | Greuther Fürth | 1–3 | FC Ingolstadt | Fürth |
| 20:45 | Raum 46' |
Report | Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Attendance: 4,925 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 25 October 2017 | VfL Osnabrück | 2–3 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Osnabrück |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 13,557 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 25 October 2017 | Hertha BSC | 1–3 | 1. FC Köln | Berlin |
| 18:30 | Stark 69' |
Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 33,459 Referee: Marco Fritz |
| 25 October 2017 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | Hannover 96 | Wolfsburg |
| 18:30 | Uduokhai 49' |
Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 15,508 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 25 October 2017 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–3 | VfB Stuttgart | Kaiserslautern |
| 18:30 | Spalvis 6' |
Report | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 28,322 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
| 25 October 2017 | Jahn Regensburg | 2–5 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Regensburg |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Continental Arena Attendance: 6,678 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 25 October 2017 | Werder Bremen | 1–0 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Bremen |
| 20:45 | Belfodil 30' |
Report | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 31,210 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 25 October 2017 | SC Freiburg | 3–1 | Dynamo Dresden | Freiburg |
| 20:45 | Report | Benatelli 48' |
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 17,800 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
| 25 October 2017 | RB Leipzig | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Bayern Munich | Leipzig |
| 20:45 | Forsberg 68' (pen.) |
Report | Thiago 73' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 42,558 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
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Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 29 October 2017 at 18:00, with Stefan Effenberg drawing the matches.[13] The eight matches took place from 19 to 20 December 2017.[14]
| 19 December 2017 | Mainz 05 | 3–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Mainz |
| 18:30 | Report | Gentner 41' |
Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 22,143 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 19 December 2017 | SC Paderborn | 1–0 | FC Ingolstadt | Paderborn |
| 18:30 | Zolinski 56' |
Report | Stadium: Benteler-Arena Attendance: 14,800 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 19 December 2017 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | VfL Wolfsburg | Nuremberg |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 26,104 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 19 December 2017 | Schalke 04 | 1–0 | 1. FC Köln | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:45 | Meyer 63' |
Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 56,392 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 20 December 2017 | Werder Bremen | 3–2 | SC Freiburg | Bremen |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 33,519 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 20 December 2017 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Mönchengladbach |
| 18:40[note 20] | Report | Bailey 70' |
Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 49,016 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
| 20 December 2017 | Bayern Munich | 2–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Munich |
| 20:45 | Report | Yarmolenko 77' |
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 20 December 2017 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Eintracht Frankfurt | Heidenheim |
| 20:50[note 21] | Schnatterer 96' |
Report | Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 7 January 2018 at 18:00, with Oliver Roggisch drawing the matches.[15] The four matches took place from 6 to 7 February 2018.[16]
| 6 February 2018 | SC Paderborn | 0–6 | Bayern Munich | Paderborn |
| 18:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Benteler-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
| 6 February 2018 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Werder Bremen | Leverkusen |
| 20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,653 Referee: Marco Fritz |
| 7 February 2018 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–0 | Mainz 05 | Frankfurt |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 48,200 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
| 7 February 2018 | Schalke 04 | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:45 | Burgstaller 10' |
Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 50,642 Referee: Christian Dingert |
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 11 February 2018 at 18:00, with Andreas Köpke drawing the matches.[17] The two matches took place from 17 to 18 April 2018.[18]
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2–6 | Bayern Munich |
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Final
The final took place on 19 May 2018 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[8]
Bracket
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.
Top goalscorers
The following are 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.
Notes
- The three regions with the most participating teams in their league competitions (Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Westphalia) are 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 qualify.
- Rot-Weiss Essen qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Lower Rhine Cup, as MSV Duisburg, the other finalists, already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through their 3. Liga position.
- Both finalists of the Lower Saxony Cup qualify.
- Germania Halberstadt 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.
- SV Eichede qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Schleswig-Holstein Cup, as Holstein Kiel, 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 qualify.
- The TuS Koblenz v Dynamo Dresden match, originally scheduled on 12 August 2017, 15:30 CEST, was later rescheduled to 11 August 2017, 19:00 CEST, due to difficulty in finding a suitable stadium to host the match.[10]
- The match took place at the Stadion Zwickau in Zwickau instead of TuS Koblenz's home stadium.
- The match took place at the Sportanlage Sülzwiesen in Lüneburg instead of LSK Hansa's home stadium.
- The match took place at the Nordsee-Stadion in Bremerhaven instead of Leher TS's home stadium.
- The match took place at the Leimbachstadion in Siegen instead of TuS Erndtebrück's home stadium.
- The match took place at the Schwarzwald-Stadion in Freiburg instead of 1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen's home stadium.
- The match took place at the Stadion Lohmühle in Lübeck instead of SV Eichede's home stadium.
- The match took place at the Sparda-Bank-Hessen-Stadion in Offenbach instead of Würzburger Kickers's home stadium.
- The match took place at the Scholz-Arena in Aalen instead of Sportfreunde Dormerkingen's home stadium.
- The match took place at the Sportpark Husterhöhe in Pirmasens instead of SV Morlautern's home stadium.
- The match took place at the Wildparkstadion in Karlsruhe instead of FC Nöttingen's home stadium.
- The Bayer Leverkusen v Union Berlin match, originally scheduled for 18:30 CEST, was delayed to 18:35 CEST due to a traffic jam around the stadium.
- The Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayer Leverkusen match, originally scheduled for 18:30 CET, was delayed to 18:40 CET due to delays for fans entering the stadium.
- The 1. FC Heidenheim v Eintracht Frankfurt match, originally scheduled for 20:45 CET, was delayed to 20:50 CET due to smoke from fireworks in the stadium.
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- "DFB-Pokal: Köpke lost das Halbfinale" [DFB-Pokal: Köpke draws the semi-finals]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- "Halbfinale: Leverkusen gegen Bayern, Schalke empfängt Frankfurt" [Semi-finals: Leverkusen against Bayern, Schalke welcomes Frankfurt]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- "DFB-Pokal – Scorer" [DFB-Pokal – Scorers]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- DFB-Pokal on kicker.de (in German)