Liga [Wo. Bundesliga Nord [Wo. Bundesliga Süd [Wo. Relegation Bundesliga Relegation 2. Bundesliga Aufstiegsrunde 3. Bundesliga Aufstiegsrunde 2.

Bundesliga League Cup. Germany Germany B Germany Olymp. Germany [Wo. Bayer Leverkusen announced Thursday that they have joined Bayern Munich in having their home German Cup tie moved from late December until January to help ease their congested fixture list European champions Bayern Munich said Friday they had been allowed to postpone next month's German Cup tie until January to grant them more rest in a condensed fixture schedule Holders Bayern Munich face an kilometre mile trip north to Holstein Kiel next month after being paired with the second division club in Sunday's German Cup draw Bundesliga , along with the top four finishers of the 3.

Liga are automatically qualified for the tournament. Of the remaining slots 21 are given to the cup winners of the regional football associations, the Verbandspokale.

The three remaining slots are given to the three regional associations with the most men's teams. They may assign the slot as they see fit but usually give it to the runner-up in the association cup.

As every team taking part in the German football league system is entitled to participate in local tournaments which qualify for the association cups, every team can, in principle, compete in the DFB-Pokal.

Bayern Munich II are ineligible to enter. For the first round, the 64 teams are split into two pots of One pot contains the 18 teams from the previous season of the Bundesliga and the top 14 teams from the previous season of the 2.

The other pot contains the bottom 4 teams from the previous season of the 2. Bundesliga, the top 4 teams from the previous season of the 3.

Liga and the 24 amateur teams that qualified through regional football tournaments. Teams from one pot are drawn against teams from the other pot.

Since , teams from the pot containing amateur teams have played the game at home. For the second round, the teams are again divided into two pots according to the same principles.

Depending on the results of the first round, the pots might not be equal in terms of number. Teams from one pot are drawn against teams from the other pot until one pot is empty.

The remaining teams are then drawn against each other with the team first drawn playing the game at home. For the remaining rounds, other than the final, the teams are drawn from one pot.

Since the final has been held in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Extra time will be played if the scores are level after 90 minutes with a penalty shootout following if needed.

Historically the number of participants in the main tournament has varied between four from until and from through resulting in tournaments of two to seven rounds.

Since the inception of the Bundesliga in all clubs from the Bundesliga are automatically qualified for the DFB-Pokal as are all clubs from the 2.

Bundesliga since its inception in Reserve sides for most of the time were allowed to participate in the DFB-Pokal but have been excluded since The final has been held at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin every season since Before , the host of the final was determined on short notice.

Originally the cup games were held over two 45 minute halves with two 15 minute overtime periods in case of a draw. If the score was still level after minutes the game was replayed with the home field right reversed.

In the Tschammer-Pokal the semi-final between Waldhof Mannheim and Wacker Wien was played to a draw three times before the game was decided by lot.

The German Football Association decided to hold a penalty shootout if the replay was another draw after a similar situation arose in the cup , when the match between Alemannia Aachen and Werder Bremen had to be decided by lot after two draws.

In —72 and —73 , the matches were held over two legs. The second leg was extended by two additional minute overtime periods if the aggregate was a draw after both legs.

In case the extension brought no decision, a penalty shootout was held. In , the final 1. FC Köln vs. Hertha BSC had to be replayed, leading to great logistical difficulties.

In the aftermath, the DFB opted not to replay cup finals in the future, instead holding a penalty shootout after extra time. Eventually, this change was extended to all cup games in If the cup winner had already qualified for the European Club Champions Cup , the losing finalist moved into the Cup Winners' Cup instead.

If the DFB-Pokal winner or both finalists qualify through the Bundesliga for European cup competitions, the best placed team of the Bundesliga not already qualified for at least the Europa League receives the spot.

The first German cup was held in The first final was contested between the two most successful clubs of that era, 1.

FC Nürnberg and Schalke 04 , with Nürnberg winning 2—0. In , the original trophy, Goldfasanen-Pokal , was substituted by the trophy which is still awarded today, because the original reminded DFB president Peco Bauwens of the Nazi era.

Originally, the DFB-Pokal was a competition open to clubs from the top divisions of German football only. This continued after the establishment of the Bundesliga in Semi-professional and amateur clubs could only enter the competition from onwards, when it was enlarged.

Up until , only the top two divisions of German football, the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, were fully professional but from , with the establishment of the 3.

Liga, the third tier also became fully professional. Für die vertretenen Mannschaften aus den unteren Ligen ist der DFB-Pokal auch finanziell interessant, da jeder der 64 Teilnehmer ab dem ersten Spieltag mindestens Dieser Betrag verdoppelt sich jede Runde.

In dem ersten Lostopf befinden sich die Vereine der Bundesliga sowie die 14 bestplatzierten Mannschaften der 2. Im zweiten Lostopf befinden sich die vier letztplatzierten Vereine der 2.

Bundesliga, sowie die vier bestplatzierten Vereine der 3. Liga und die 24 Teilnehmer der Landesverbände.

Das Heimrecht obliegt den Vereinen des zweiten Lostopfes. Die zweite Hauptrunde wird ebenso aus zwei Töpfen gelost. Im ersten sind in dieser Runde die Vereine der 1.

Liga vertreten, im zweiten die übrigen Mannschaften. Ab dem Achtelfinale wird nur noch aus einem Lostopf gezogen. Wie in der zweiten Runde haben Vereine unterhalb der 2.

Liga gegen Erst- und Zweitligisten das Heimrecht. Bisher konnten 25 Vereine den Pokal in den Himmel stemmen. Bislang drei Akteuren gelang das bemerkenswerte Kunststück, mit drei verschiedenen Vereinen den Pokal zu gewinnen: Klaus Allofs Fortuna Düsseldorf , 1.

Rekordspieler ist Mirko Votava. Hauptrunde: 9. August 2. Haptrunde: Oktober Achtelfinale: 4.

Klingt auf den ersten Blick Caf Strasbourg, mГssen sofort Bonuswetten, das es sich Euro Damen um hochrangige Spiele handelt. - DANKE an den Sport.