2019–20 DFB-Pokal
The 2019–20 DFB-Pokal was the 77th 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 2. Bundesliga. The competition began on 9 August 2019 with the first of six rounds and ended on 4 July 2020 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 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 August 2019 – 4 July 2020 |
| Championship venue | Olympiastadion, Berlin |
| Teams | 64 |
| Champions | Bayern Munich (20th title) |
| Runners-up | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Europa League | 1899 Hoffenheim[note 1] |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 245 (3.89 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,321,688 (20,979 per match)[note 2] |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Robert Lewandowski (6 goals) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 →
Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included. | |
The defending champions were Bundesliga side Bayern Munich, after they defeated RB Leipzig 3–0 in the previous final.
Bayern successfully defended their title, winning their 20th DFB-Pokal title after beating Bayer Leverkusen 4–2 in the final.[2] With the win, Bayern completed their second consecutive and 13th domestic double overall, and therefore played at home (in a change of format; under old rules they would have played away as was the case the previous year) to 2019–20 Bundesliga runners-up Borussia Dortmund in the 2020 DFL-Supercup. Because Bayern qualified for the Champions League through the Bundesliga, the sixth-place team in the Bundesliga, 1899 Hoffenheim, earned qualification for the group stage of the 2020–21 edition of the UEFA Europa League, and the league's second round spot went to the team in seventh, VfL Wolfsburg.[3]
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
On 27 March 2020, the German Football Association (DFB) indefinitely postponed the semi-finals of the competition, originally scheduled for 21 and 22 April, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.[4] On 24 April, the DFB also indefinitely postponed the final of the competition, originally scheduled for 23 May, with the goal of completing the competition by 30 June 2020.[5] On 11 May 2020, the DFB Executive Committee approved a resumption of the competition, subject to political approval, using a hygiene concept similar to that implemented by the DFL in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. The semi-finals took place on 9 and 10 June, while the final took place on 4 July 2020.[6] However, the remaining matches were required to be played behind closed doors without any spectators.[7] In addition, five substitutions were permitted for the remaining matches following a proposal from FIFA and approval by IFAB, meant to lessen the impact of fixture congestion.[8][9][10]
Participating clubs
The following 64 teams qualified for the competition:
| Bundesliga the 18 clubs of the 2018–19 season |
2. Bundesliga the 18 clubs of the 2018–19 season |
3. Liga the top 4 clubs of the 2018–19 season |
| Representatives of the regional associations 24 representatives of 21 regional associations of the DFB, qualified (in general) through the 2018–19 Verbandspokal[note 3] | ||
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Baden Bavaria[note 5]
Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hesse |
Lower Rhine Lower Saxony[note 8]
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Middle Rhine Rhineland Saarland Saxony |
Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein South Baden Southwest Thuringia Westphalia[note 10]
Württemberg |
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 four 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 three remaining slots were given to the three regional associations with the most men's teams, which were Bavaria, Lower Saxony and Westphalia. The best-placed amateur team of the Regionalliga Bayern was given the spot for Bavaria. For Lower Saxony, the Lower Saxony Cup was split into two paths: one for 3. Liga and Regionalliga Nord teams, and the other for amateur teams. The winners of each path qualified. 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.[11]
Draw
The draws for the different rounds were conducted as follows:[11]
For the first round, the participating teams were split into two pots of 32 teams each. The first pot contained all teams which 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 had 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 esch. If still tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time were played, consisting of two periods of 15 minutesceach. If the score was still level after this, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. A coin toss would decide who took the first penalty.[11] The number of substitutes allowed on the bench was increased from seven to nine for the 2019–20 season. Initially, three substitutions were allowed during regulation, with a fourth allowed in extra time.[12] From the round of 16 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 round of 16 in order to provide a uniform approach to all matches.[13]
For the semi-finals and final, a maximum of five substitutions were allowed. However, each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.[10]
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.[11]
Champion qualification
The winners of the DFB-Pokal typically earned automatic qualification for the group stage of next year's edition of the UEFA Europa League. If they had already qualified for the UEFA Champions League through position in the Bundesliga, then the spot would go to the team in sixth place, and the league's second qualifying round spot would go to the team in seventh place. The winners also typically hosted the DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season, facing the champions of the previous year's Bundesliga, unless the same team won the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal, completing a double. In that case, the runners-up of the Bundesliga took the spot and hosted instead.
Schedule
All draws were held at the German Football Museum in Dortmund, on a Sunday evening at 18:00 after each round (unless noted otherwise). The draws were televised on ARD's Sportschau, broadcast on Das Erste.[14]
The rounds of the 2019–20 competition were scheduled as follows:[1][15]
| Round | Draw date | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 15 June 2019 | 9–12 August 2019 |
| Second round | 18 August 2019 | 29–30 October 2019 |
| Round of 16 | 3 November 2019 | 4–5 February 2020 |
| Quarter-finals | 9 February 2020 | 3–4 March 2020 |
| Semi-finals | 8 March 2020 | 9–10 June 2020 (originally 21–22 April 2020) |
| Final | 4 July 2020 (originally 23 May 2020) at Olympiastadion, Berlin |
Matches
A total of sixty-three matches took place, starting with the first round on 9 August 2019 and culminating with the final on 4 July 2020 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
Times up to 26 October 2019 and from 29 March 2020 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 27 October 2019 to 28 March 2020 are CET (UTC+1).
First round
The draw for the first round was held on 15 June 2019 at 18:00, with Nia Künzer drawing the matches.[16] The thirty-two matches took place from 9 to 12 August 2019.[17]
| 9 August 2019 | KFC Uerdingen | 0–2 | Borussia Dortmund | Düsseldorf[note 11] |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 32,110 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 9 August 2019 | FC Ingolstadt | 0–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Ingolstadt |
| 20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 14,348 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 9 August 2019 | SV Sandhausen | 0–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Sandhausen |
| 21:30[note 12] | Report |
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Stadium: BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald Attendance: 13,695 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 10 August 2019 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–0 | Mainz 05 | Kaiserslautern |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 40,694 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 10 August 2019 | Alemannia Aachen | 1–4 | Bayer Leverkusen | Aachen |
| 15:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: New Tivoli Attendance: 30,861 Referee: Martin Petersen |
| 10 August 2019 | TuS Dassendorf | 0–3 | Dynamo Dresden | Zwickau[note 13] |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Zwickau Attendance: 5,673 Referee: Jonas Weickenmeier |
| 10 August 2019 | FC 08 Villingen | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Villingen-Schwenningen |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: MS Technologie Arena Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Florian Heft |
| 10 August 2019 | SV Drochtersen/Assel | 0–5 | Schalke 04 | Drochtersen |
| 15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Kehdinger Stadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Michael Bacher |
| 10 August 2019 | Viktoria Berlin | 0–1 | Arminia Bielefeld | Berlin[note 14] |
| 15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark Attendance: 4,503 Referee: Franz Bokop |
| 10 August 2019 | SC Verl | 2–1 | FC Augsburg | Verl |
| 15:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Sportclub Arena Attendance: 4,198 Referee: Martin Thomsen |
| 10 August 2019 | Wacker Nordhausen | 1–4 | Erzgebirge Aue | Nordhausen |
| 15:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Albert-Kuntz-Sportpark Attendance: 4,347 Referee: Christof Günsch |
| 10 August 2019 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | SC Freiburg | Magdeburg |
| 15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 14,093 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 10 August 2019 | Würzburger Kickers | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | 1899 Hoffenheim | Würzburg |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Flyeralarm Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Guido Winkmann | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 10 August 2019 | KSV Baunatal | 2–3 | VfL Bochum | Baunatal |
| 18:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Parkstadion Baunatal Attendance: 5,748 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger |
| 10 August 2019 | SSV Ulm | 0–2 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Ulm |
| 18:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Donaustadion Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 10 August 2019 | Atlas Delmenhorst | 1–6 | Werder Bremen | Bremen[note 15] |
| 20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Wohninvest Weserstadion Attendance: 41,500 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
| 11 August 2019 | FSV Salmrohr | 0–6 | Holstein Kiel | Salmtal |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Salmtalstadion Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Thorben Siewer |
| 11 August 2019 | Germania Halberstadt | 0–6 | Union Berlin | Halberstadt |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Friedenstadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
| 11 August 2019 | SV Rödinghausen | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | SC Paderborn | Rödinghausen |
| 15:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Häcker Wiehenstadion Attendance: 2,236 Referee: Arne Aarnink |
| Penalties | ||||
| 11 August 2019 | Waldhof Mannheim | 3–5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Mannheim |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion Attendance: 24,302 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 11 August 2019 | FC Oberneuland | 1–6 | Darmstadt 98 | Bremen |
| 15:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Florian Wellmann Stadion Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Pascal Müller |
| 11 August 2019 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 3–2 | Jahn Regensburg | Völklingen[note 16] |
| 15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Sven Waschitzki |
| 11 August 2019 | VfB Lübeck | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | FC St. Pauli | Lübeck |
| 15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Lohmühle Attendance: 15,292 Referee: Frank Willenborg | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 11 August 2019 | VfB Eichstätt | 1–5 | Hertha BSC | Ingolstadt[note 17] |
| 15:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 7,030 Referee: Timo Gerach |
| 11 August 2019 | VfL Osnabrück | 2–3 | RB Leipzig | Osnabrück |
| 15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 16,667 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 11 August 2019 | Chemnitzer FC | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | Hamburger SV | Chemnitz |
| 18:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion an der Gellertstraße Attendance: 13,130 Referee: Robert Kampka | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 11 August 2019 | MSV Duisburg | 2–0 | Greuther Fürth | Duisburg |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 11 August 2019 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | 1. FC Köln | Wiesbaden |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Brita-Arena Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Robert Schröder | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 12 August 2019 | Hallescher FC | 3–5 (a.e.t.) | VfL Wolfsburg | Halle |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Erdgas Sportpark Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
| 12 August 2019 | Karlsruher SC | 2–0 | Hannover 96 | Karlsruhe |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 11,779 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
| 12 August 2019 | Hansa Rostock | 0–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Rostock |
| 18:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 12 August 2019 | Energie Cottbus | 1–3 | Bayern Munich | Cottbus |
| 20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 20,602 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
Second round
The draw for the second round was held on 18 August 2019 at 18:00, with Sebastian Kehl drawing the matches.[14] The sixteen matches took place from 29 to 30 October 2019.[1]
| 29 October 2019 | Hamburger SV | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | VfB Stuttgart | Hamburg |
| 18:30 | Hunt  16' (pen.) |
Report |
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Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 45,503 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 29 October 2019 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 3–2 | 1. FC Köln | Völklingen[note 16] |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Martin Petersen |
| 29 October 2019 | SC Freiburg | 1–3 | Union Berlin | Freiburg |
| 18:30 | Koch 45+2' |
Report | Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Robert Kampka |
| 29 October 2019 | MSV Duisburg | 0–2 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Duisburg |
| 18:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Attendance: 14,306 Referee: Sören Storks |
| 29 October 2019 | VfL Bochum | 1–2 | Bayern Munich | Bochum |
| 20:00 | Davies 35' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,600 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 29 October 2019 | Arminia Bielefeld | 2–3 | Schalke 04 | Bielefeld |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: SchücoArena Attendance: 26,203 Referee: Manuel Gräfe |
| 29 October 2019 | Darmstadt 98 | 0–1 | Karlsruher SC | Darmstadt |
| 20:45 | Report | Hofmann 85' |
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 11,240 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 29 October 2019 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–0 | SC Paderborn | Leverkusen |
| 20:45 | Alario 25' |
Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 15,410 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 30 October 2019 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–6 | RB Leipzig | Wolfsburg |
| 18:30 | Weghorst 89' |
Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 17,705 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 30 October 2019 | Werder Bremen | 4–1 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Bremen |
| 18:30 |
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Report | Schnatterer 45+1' (pen.) |
Stadium: Wohninvest Weserstadion Attendance: 38,663 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 30 October 2019 | SC Verl | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p) | Holstein Kiel | Verl |
| 18:30 | Hecker 45+1' |
Report | Serra 13' |
Stadium: Sportclub Arena Attendance: 5,153 Referee: Christof Günsch |
| Penalties | ||||
| 30 October 2019 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | 1. FC Nürnberg | Kaiserslautern |
| 18:30 | Thiele 8' (pen.), 74' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 21,714 Referee: Guido Winkmann | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 30 October 2019 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Dortmund |
| 20:45 | Brandt 77', 80' |
Report | Thuram 71' |
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 79,800 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
| 30 October 2019 | FC St. Pauli | 1–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Hamburg |
| 20:45 | Sobota 42' (pen.) |
Report | Dost 4', 16' |
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,373 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 30 October 2019 | Hertha BSC | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Dynamo Dresden | Berlin |
| 20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 70,429 Referee: Tobias Stieler | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 30 October 2019 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2–1 | Erzgebirge Aue | Düsseldorf |
| 20:45 | Report | Krüger 12' |
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 20,141 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 3 November 2019 at 18:00, with Turid Knaak drawing the matches.[18] The eight matches took place from 4 to 5 February 2020.[19]
| 4 February 2020 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–1 | RB Leipzig | Frankfurt |
| 18:30 | Report | Olmo 69' |
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 47,400 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 4 February 2020 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–5 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Kaiserslautern |
| 18:30 | Kühlwetter 10', 39' (pen.) |
Report |
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Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 35,340 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
| 4 February 2020 | Schalke 04 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Hertha BSC | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 53,525 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 4 February 2020 | Werder Bremen | 3–2 | Borussia Dortmund | Bremen |
| 20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Wohninvest Weserstadion Attendance: 41,616 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
| 5 February 2020 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Leverkusen |
| 18:30 | Report | Silas 85' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus |
| 5 February 2020 | SC Verl | 0–1 | Union Berlin | Verl |
| 18:30 | Report | Andrich 85' |
Stadium: Sportclub Arena Attendance: 5,135 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 5 February 2020 | Bayern Munich | 4–3 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Munich |
| 20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 71,500 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 5 February 2020 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Karlsruher SC | Völklingen[note 16] |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Sören Storks | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 9 February 2020 at 18:00, with Cacau drawing the matches.[20] The four matches took place from 3 to 4 March 2020.[21]
| 3 March 2020 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Völklingen[note 16] |
| 18:30 | Jänicke 31' |
Report | Jørgensen 90' |
Stadium: Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
| Penalties | ||||
| 3 March 2020 | Schalke 04 | 0–1 | Bayern Munich | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:45 | Report | Kimmich 40' |
Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 4 March 2020 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–1 | Union Berlin | Leverkusen |
| 18:30 | Report | Ingvartsen 39' |
Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 18,453 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
| 4 March 2020 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–0 | Werder Bremen | Frankfurt |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 51,500 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 8 March 2020 at 18:00, with Almuth Schult drawing the matches.[22] The two matches took place from 9 to 10 June 2020.[23]
1. FC Saarbrücken of the Regionalliga Südwest became the first fourth-division club in the history of the DFB-Pokal to reach the semi-finals of the competition.[24]
| Bayern Munich | 2–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
|---|---|---|
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Report | Da Costa 69' |
Final
The final took place on 4 July 2020 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[1]
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2–4 | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Top goalscorers
The following were the top scorers of the DFB-Pokal, sorted first by number of goals, and then alphabetically if necessary.[25] Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.
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Notes
- Since the winners of the DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League based on their league position, the Europa League group stage spot awarded to the DFB-Pokal winner was passed to the sixth-placed team in the Bundesliga, 1899 Hoffenheim.
- The average attendance was 22,028 after 60 matches prior to fixtures being played behind closed doors.
- The three regions with the most participating teams in their league competitions (Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Westphalia) were allowed to enter two teams for the competition.
- Waldhof Mannheim qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Baden Cup, as Karlsruher SC, the other finalists, already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through their 3. Liga position.
- In addition to the Bavarian Cup winners, the best-placed amateur team of the Regionalliga Bayern also qualified.
- VfB Eichstätt qualified as runners-up of the Regionalliga Bayern as the champions Bayern Munich II were ineligible to participate.
- KSV Baunatal qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Hessian Cup, as Wehen Wiesbaden, the other finalists, already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through their 3. Liga position.
- The Lower Saxony Cup was split into two paths: one for 3. Liga and Regionalliga Nord teams, and the other for amateur teams. The winners of each path qualified.
- Germania Halberstadt qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Saxony-Anhalt Cup, as Hallescher FC, 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 qualified.
- The KFC Uerdingen v Borussia Dortmund match took place at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf instead of KFC Uerdingen's home stadium.
- The SV Sandhausen v Borussia Mönchengladbach match, originally scheduled for 20:45 CEST, was delayed to 21:30 CEST due to adverse weather conditions.
- The TuS Dassendorf v Dynamo Dresden match took place at the Stadion Zwickau in Zwickau instead of TuS Dassendorf's home stadium.
- The Viktoria Berlin v Arminia Bielefeld match took place at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin instead of Viktoria Berlin's home stadium.
- The Atlas Delmenhorst v Werder Bremen took place at the Wohninvest Weserstadion in Bremen instead of Atlas Delmenhorst's home stadium.
- 1. FC Saarbrücken play their home matches at the Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion in Völklingen due to the rebuilding of the Ludwigsparkstadion in Saarbrücken.
- The VfB Eichstätt v Hertha BSC match took place at the Audi Sportpark in Ingolstadt instead of VfB Eichstätt's home stadium.
- The semi-finals and final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.
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External links
- Official website (in German)
- DFB-Pokal on kicker.de (in German)