BBL-Pokal

Basketball Bundesliga-Pokal, commonly known as the BBL-Pokal, is the annual national basketball cup competition in Germany.[1] Since 2009, the title has been awarded to the winner of a tournament competition between top clubs of each Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) season.

BBL-Pokal
Founded1966 (1966)
First season1966–67
CountryGermany
Number of teams16
Related competitionsBeko BBL
BBL Champions Cup
Current championsBayern Munich (4th title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsAlba Berlin (11 titles)
Websitewww.easycredit-bbl.de
2023–24 BBL-Pokal

History and format
Former BBL-Pokal Top Four logo

The competition was founded in 1966, by the German Basketball Federation. The first final of the German Basketball Cup took place on 11 June 1967, in Oberhausen. Since 1993, the cup championship is decided in a final four format, which is held over one weekend. The host team of the cup's final four, is automatically set as one of the participants. The three remaining teams are determined by three quarterfinal matches, played between the winners of the earlier round matches.

Logo of the Top Four of the BBL-Pokal, used until 2018

Starting from the 2018–19 season, the format was changed to a sixteen team knock-out tournament, with the sixteen highest seeded teams from the previous season qualifying.[2]

Winners

Finals

Single and two-legged Finals Era (1967-1992)

The first DBB Cup final took place on June 11, 1967 in Oberhausen between VfL Osnabrück and ATV 1877 Düsseldorf 86:74 (HT 39:36).

Top Four Era (1993–2019, 2021–present)

From 1993 to 2019, a final four tournament was held in a host city to determine the winner of the BBL-Pokal.

Former logo of the Top Four
YearHost cityChampionRunner-upScore MVP
1993BayreuthBayer 04 LeverkusenBrandt Hagen81–60 Not awarded
1994BambergBrandt Hagenratiopharm Ulm86–72
1995WürzburgBayer 04 Leverkusenratiopharm Ulm77–76
1996Berlinratiopharm UlmBayer 04 Leverkusen80–79
1997GießenAlba BerlinGießen 46ers82–73
1998FrankfurtTBB TrierDragons Rhöndorf97–88
1999FrankfurtAlba BerlinGießen 46ers69–48
2000FrankfurtSkyliners FrankfurtAlba Berlin76–68
2001FrankfurtTBB TrierHagen96–83
2002BerlinAlba BerlinEWE Baskets Oldenburg105–55 [15]
2003BerlinAlba BerlinRheinEnergie Köln82–80 [16]
2004FrankfurtRheinEnergie KölnOpel Skyliners80–71
2005FrankfurtRheinEnergie KölnTelekom Baskets Bonn85–75
2006BambergAlba BerlinGHP Bamberg85–73
2007HamburgRheinEnergie KölnArtland Dragons60–58 [17]
2008HamburgArtland DragonsEnBW Ludwigsburg74–60 [18][19]
2009HamburgAlba BerlinTelekom Baskets Bonn69–44 [20]
2010FrankfurtBrose BasketsDeutsche Bank Skyliners76–75
2011BambergBrose BasketsPhantoms Braunschweig69–66
2012BonnBrose BasketsTelekom Baskets Bonn82–73
2013BerlinAlba Berlinratiopharm Ulm85–67
2014UlmAlba Berlinratiopharm Ulm86–80
2015OldenburgEWE Baskets OldenburgBrose Baskets72–70
2016MunichAlba BerlinBayern Munich67–65
2017BerlinBrose BambergBayern Munich74–71
2018UlmBayern MunichAlba Berlin80–75
2019BambergBrose BambergAlba Berlin83–82
2021MunichBayern MunichAlba Berlin85–79 Vladimir Lučić[21]
2022BerlinAlba BerlinCrailsheim Merlins86–76 Maodo Lô[22]
2023OldenburgBayern MunichBaskets Oldenburg90–78 Nick Weiler-Babb[23]

Knockout tournament (2020)

In 2020 on, a knockout tournament was held to determine the winner of the BBL-Pokal.

YearHost cityChampionRunner-upScore MVP
2020BerlinAlba BerlinEWE Baskets Oldenburg89–56 Marcos Knight[24]

Performance by club (since 1993)
TeamWinnersRunners-upYears
Alba Berlin 11 4 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022
Bayer Giants Leverkusen 10 1 1993, 1995
Brose Bamberg 5 2 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019
Bayern Munich 4 2 1968, 2018 , 2021, 2023
Köln 99ers 3 1 2004, 2005, 2007
TBB Trier 2 0 1998, 2001
ratiopharm Ulm 1 4 1996
Baskets Oldenburg 1 3 2015
SSV Hagen 1 2 1994
Skyliners Frankfurt 1 2 2000
Artland Dragons 1 1 2008
Telekom Baskets Bonn 0 3
Gießen 46ers 0 2
Dragons Rhöndorf 0 1
EnBW Ludwigsburg 0 1
Phantoms Braunschweig 0 1
Crailsheim Merlins 0 1

See also

References
  1. "Meister und Pokalsieger". Easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. "Höherer Mindest-Etat und neuer Pokal-Wettbewerb: Klub-Vertreter votieren für strategisch wichtige Beschlüsse" (in German). Easycredit-bbl.de. 24 April 2018.
  3. Bayern history
  4. Giessen history
  5. [Im Pokalwettbewerb war der hiesige MTV bekanntlich erfolgreicher: Fünfmal im Finale: 1972 gegen Hagen und 1982 gegen Köln sogar als MTV history cup 1972 and 1982 finals]
  6. 49ers history
  7. Pokal 1975
  8. US season 76-77
  9. US season 77-78
  10. Saturn cup 1980
  11. Saturn cup 1981
  12. Bayreuth 1985
  13. Bayreuth history
  14. Bamberg 91 92
  15. 02 final at Eurobasket.com
  16. 03 final at Eurobasket.com
  17. 07 final at Eurobasket.com
  18. Dragons win final
  19. 08 final
  20. 09 final at Eurobasket.com
  21. BBV-GS (2021-05-16). "Bayern holt sich den BBL-Pokal". BBV (in German). Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  22. "Berlin record cup champs / Lo leads way for ALBA / Chemnitz beat Bayern again". www.easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  23. "Bayern claim 4th German Cup / Weiler-Babb MVP / Rubit suffers major injury". www.easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  24. "Berlin finally win No. 9, Knight named MVP, Calles new Hamburg head coach". www.easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 2023-04-24.

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