Württemberg Cup

The Bitburger-wfv-Pokal is one of the 21 regional cup competitions of German football. The winner of the competition gains entry to the first round of the German Cup. It was introduced in 1945. In 2011 the cup was renamed from WFV-Pokal into Bitburger-wfv-Pokal because of a new name sponsoring by the brewery Bitburger. WFV stands for Württembergischer Fußball-Verband (football association of the region Württemberg).

WFV-Pokal
Founded1945
RegionBaden-Württemberg
Current championsTSG Balingen (2022–23)
Most successful club(s)SSV Ulm (11 titles)
Websitewuerttfv.de

History
The three states that merged to form Baden-Württemberg in 1952

The competition was established in 1945 in the Württemberg part of Württemberg-Baden and in Württemberg-Hohenzollern. In 1952, these two states merged with South Baden to form Baden-Württemberg but three separate football associations, Württemberg, Baden and South Baden, remained and also their regional cups.

Initially, the final was held at a neutral ground but from 1967 onwards, one of the two finalists received home advantage. Occasionally, it would however still be held at a neutral venue when the club with the home advantage didn't have a suitable stadium. After 1981, the competitions final returned to a neutral venue.

From 1974 onwards, the winner of the WFV Cup qualified for the first round of the German Cup. At times, the WFV was permitted to send both, winner and finalist to the first round of the German Cup, currently (2008–09), it is only the winner as Württemberg is not one of the three largest federations, which are permitted to send two clubs.[1]

Possibly the most remarkable WFV-Cup winner in terms of German Cup appearance was the SC Geislingen in 1984–85. The club drew Hamburger SV for the first round and beat the Bundesliga club 2–0, then defeated Kickers Offenbach 4–2 to go out in the third round 0–2 to the later winners Bayer Uerdingen.[2][3]

Modus

Professional clubs are not permitted to enter the competition, meaning, no teams from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga can compete.

All clubs from Württemberg playing from the 3. Liga to the four Landesligas (VII) gain direct entry to the first round. To make up the set number of 128 clubs for the first round, the best teams from the Bezirkspokale, which teams below tier seven play in, are also admitted.[4]

Cup finals

Held annually at the end of season, these were the cup finals since 1950:

Season Location Winner Finalist Result Attendance
1950–51 Schorndorf, 26 August 1951 ESC Ulm TSG Öhringen 3–0 1,500
1951–53 not held
1953–54 Echterdingen, 15 August 1954 FV 09 Nürtingen Stuttgarter SC 3–2 1,500
1954–55 Tübingen, 23 July 1955 Stuttgarter SC SpVgg Trossingen 5–0 2,000
1955–56 Sindelfingen, 28 July 1956 1. FC Eislingen Union Böckingen 1–0 1,200
1956–57 Geislingen, 30 June 1957 SSV Ulm 1. FC Eislingen 5–2 2,000
1957–58 Munderkingen, 22 November 1958 FC Urbach FC Wangen 3–1 600
1958–59 no final played
1959–60 Hechingen, 19 November 1960 VfR Schwenningen TV Echterdingen 4–3 700
1960–61 Metzingen, 21 April 1961 VfL Kirchheim/Teck TSV Eningen 7–1 2,000
1961–62 Esslingen, 12 August 1962 Germania Bietigheim FV 09 Nürtingen 2–0 2,000
1962–63 Heidenheim, 11 August 1963 FV Illertissen SV Hussenhofen 3–1 2,000
1963–64 Echterdingen, 12 July 1964 SpVgg Neckarsulm SV Spaichingen 3–2 2,000
1964–65 Kirchheim/Teck, 27 June 1965 VfL Heidenheim Stuttgarter SC 3–2 1,200
1965–66 Biberach, 9 July 1966 SpVgg Lindau TSG Backnang 5–3 2,000
1966–67 Saulgau, 1 July 1967 TG Biberach SC Schwenningen 6–2 1,300
1967–68 Lindau, 29 June 1968 SpVgg Lindau Union Böckingen 1–0 aet 1,500
1968–69 Tübingen, 21 June 1969 SpVgg Neckarsulm SSV Reutlingen II 4–2 aet 1,500
1969–70 Schwäbisch Gmünd, 28 June 1970 VfB Stuttgart II VfL Heidenheim 4–3 after pen. 7,000
1970–71 Ravensburg, 3 July 1971 VfL Sindelfingen FV Ravensburg 4–2 after pen. 2,500
1971–72 Ravensburg, 2 July 1972 VfR Aalen FV Ravensburg 5–3 2,000
1972–73 Weingarten, 7 July 1973 TV Gültstein SV Weingarten 1–0 2,000
1973–74 Ludwigsburg, 12 June 1974 SpVgg Ludwigsburg VfB Stuttgart II 5–3 after pen. 1,7000
1974–75 Freudenstadt, 29 March 1975 SpVgg Freudenstadt SpVgg Lindau 2–1 after pen. 1,4000
1975–76 Göppingen, 30 May 1976 TV Unterboihingen SSV Ulm 1846 4–3 after pen. 1,500
1976–77 Schwäbisch Gmünd, 4 June 1977 1. FC Normannia Gmünd Heidenheimer SB 2–1 2,200
1977–78 Böckingen, 7 May 1978 1. FC Eislingen Union Böckingen 3–2 aet 1,500
1978–79 Aalen, 4 June 1979 VfR Aalen FV Biberach 1–0 1,500
1979–80 Stuttgart, 30 April 1980 VfB Stuttgart II VfR Heilbronn 3–2 400
1980–81 Ludwigsburg, 20 May 1981 VfB Stuttgart II SpVgg Ludwigsburg 2–1 aet 2,700
1981–82 Kirchheim/Teck, 18 May 1982 SSV Ulm 1846 VfB Stuttgart II 2–0 aet 1,500
1982–83 Ulm, 18 May 1983 SSV Ulm 1846 SV Göppingen 3–1 700
1983–84 Geislingen, 8 May 1984 SC Geislingen TSV Ofterdingen 2–1 1,500
1984–85 Wangen, 1 June 1985 FV Ebingen FC Wangen 4–3 1,800
1985–86 Heidenheim, 19 May 1986 VfR Aalen TSG Giengen 7–6 after pen. 3,500
1986–87 Heidenheim, 3 June 1987 TSG Giengen VfR Aalen 5–1 2,000
1987–88 Nürtingen, 19 May 1988 SSV Reutlingen VfL Kirchheim/Teck 4–2 1,900
1988–89 Illertissen, 10 May 1989 SC Geislingen FC Wangen 3–0 600
1989–90 Reutlingen, 1 May 1990 SSV Reutlingen FC Wangen 3–0 2,100
1990–91 Reutlingen, 20 May 1991 TSG Backnang SSV Reutlingen 2–1 1,500
1991–92 Ulm, 19 May 1992 SSV Ulm 1846 VfR Aalen 3–2 800
1992–93 Ditzingen, 2 June 1993 TSF Ditzingen SV Böblingen 3–2 1,200
1993–94 Ulm, 3 May 1994 SSV Ulm 1846 TSF Ditzingen 6–0 1,000
1994–95 Ulm, 3 May 1995 SSV Ulm 1846 SSV Reutlingen 4–1 1,000
1995–96 Kirchheim/Teck, 22 May 1996 SV Bonlanden SpVgg Au/Iller 1–0 900
1996–97 Eislingen, 20 May 1997 SSV Ulm 1846 VfL Kirchheim/Teck 1–0 2,300
1997–98 Heidenheim, 20 May 1998 Sportfreunde Dorfmerkingen SSV Ulm 1846 II 1–0 1,000
1998–99 Schorndorf, 6 June 1999 SSV Reutlingen VfR Aalen 2–1 aet 800
1999–2000 Kirchheim/Teck, 25 June 2000 VfB Stuttgart II SSV Ulm 1846 II 3–1 1,000
2000–01 Heidenheim, 30 May 2001 VfR Aalen SSV Ulm 1846 II 2–0 1,400
2001–02 Eislingen, 14 May 2002 VfR Aalen VfB Stuttgart II 2–0 1,400
2002–03 Sindelfingen, 27 May 2003 VfL Kirchheim/Teck Stuttgarter Kickers 2–1 1,200
2003–04 Fellbach, 19 May 2004 VfR Aalen FSV 08 Bissingen 8–0 1,000
2004–05 Eislingen, 25 May 2005 Stuttgarter Kickers Heidenheimer SB 3–1 1,500
2005–06 Kirchheim/Teck, 24 May 2006 Stuttgarter Kickers SSV Ulm 1846 7–6 after pen. 2,300
2006–07 Aalen, 29 May 2007 1. FC Normannia Gmünd SSV Ulm 1846 2–1 1,300
2007–08 Ellwangen, 3 June 2008 1. FC Heidenheim TSV Crailsheim 3–2 2,500
2008–09 Schwieberdingen, 2 June 2009 SG Sonnenhof Großaspach SpVgg Ludwigsburg 1–0 1,500
2009–10 Ulm, 26 May 2010 VfR Aalen FV Illertissen 4–1 2,200
2010–11 Kirchheim, 11 May 2011 1. FC Heidenheim 1. FC Normannia Gmünd 2–0 2,100
2011–12 Aalen, 9 May 2012 1. FC Heidenheim SG Sonnenhof Großaspach 2–0
2012–13 Aspach, 7 May 2013 1. FC Heidenheim Neckarsulmer SU 3–1
2013–14 Aspach, 7 May 2014 1. FC Heidenheim Stuttgarter Kickers 4–2 2,500
2014–15 Stuttgart, 6 May 2015 SSV Reutlingen FV Ravensburg 2–1 3,658
2015–16 Stuttgart, 28 May 2016 FV Ravensburg FSV 08 Bissingen 5–2 3,600
2016–17 Stuttgart, 25 May 2017 Sportfreunde Dorfmerkingen Stuttgarter Kickers 3–1 5,150
2017–18 Stuttgart, 21 May 2018 SSV Ulm TSV Ilshofen 3–0 3,900
2018–19 Stuttgart, 25 May 2019 SSV Ulm TSV Essingen 2–0 3,370
2019–20 Stuttgart, 22 August 2020 SSV Ulm TSG Balingen 3–0 300
2020–21 Stuttgart, 29 May 2021 SSV Ulm TSG Balingen 3–0
2021–22 Stuttgart, 29 May 2021 Stuttgarter Kickers SSV Ulm 5–4 after pen.
2022–23 Stuttgart, 3 June 2023 TSG Balingen Stuttgarter Kickers 6–5 after pen.
  • Source: "Die Endspiele um den wfv-Pokal der Herren seit 1950/51" (in German). WFV. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
  • Winners in bold.

Winners

Listed in order of wins, the Cup winners are:

Club Wins
SSV Ulm1 11
VfR Aalen 7
1. FC Heidenheim2 6
SSV Reutlingen 4
VfB Stuttgart II 4
Stuttgarter Kickers 3
1. FC Normannia Gmünd 2
VfL Kirchheim/Teck 2
SC Geislingen 2
1. FC Eislingen 2
SpVgg Neckarsulm 2
SpVgg Lindau 2
Sportfreunde Dorfmerkingen 2
SG Sonnenhof Großaspach 1
SV Bonlanden 1
TSF Ditzingen 1
TSG Backnang 1
TSG Giengen 1
FV Ebingen 1
TV Unterboihingen 1
SpVgg Freudenstadt 1
SpVgg Ludwigsburg 1
TV Gültstein 1
VfL Sindelfingen 1
TG Biberach 1
FV Illertissen 1
Germania Bietigheim 1
VfR Schwenningen 1
FC Urbach 1
Stuttgarter SC 1
FV 09 Nürtingen 1
ESC Ulm 1
FV Ravensburg 1
TSG Balingen 1
  • 1 Includes one win by SSV Ulm.
  • 2 Includes one win by VfL Heidenheim.

References
  1. "DFB Cup Men – Mode". DFB. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
  2. kicker Almanach 1990 [Yearbook of German football] (in German). kicker. 1989. p. 213.
  3. "1. September 1984 – 2:0 Sieg gegen den großen HSV" (in German). SC Geislingen. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
  4. Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen – Die Saison 2002–03 (in German). DSFS. 2003. p. 285.

Sources
  • Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen, (in German) An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga, publisher: DSFS
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