2018–19 DFB-Pokal

2018–19 DFB-Pokal
Country Germany
Dates 17 August 2018 – 25 May 2019
Championship venue Olympiastadion, Berlin
Teams 64
Matches played 32
Goals scored 136 (4.25 per match)
Attendance 314,393 (9,825 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Simon Terodde (4 goals)
2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 20 August 2018.
Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included.

The 2018–19 DFB-Pokal is the 76th season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams are participating in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. The competition began on 17 August 2018 with the first of six rounds and will end on 25 May 2019 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).

The defending champions were Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt, after they defeated Bayern Munich 3–1 in the previous final.[2] Frankfurt were knocked out of the competition in the first round by fourth-division side SSV Ulm, losing 1–2.

The winner of the DFB-Pokal earns automatic qualification for the group stage of the 2019–20 edition of the UEFA Europa League. If they have already qualified for the UEFA Champions League through position in the Bundesliga, then the spot will go to the team in sixth, and the league's second qualifying round spot will go to the team in seventh. The winner also will host the 2019 edition of the DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season, and will face the champion of the 2018–19 Bundesliga.

Participating clubs

The following 64 teams qualified for the competition:

Bundesliga
the 18 clubs of the 2017–18 season		 2. Bundesliga
the 18 clubs of the 2017–18 season		 3. Liga
the top 4 clubs of the 2017–18 season
Representatives of the regional associations
24 representatives of 21 regional associations of the DFB, qualify (in general) through the 2017–18 Verbandspokal[note 1]

Baden

Bavaria[note 3]

Berlin

Brandenburg

Bremen

Hamburg

Hesse

Lower Rhine

Lower Saxony[note 4]

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Middle Rhine

Rhineland

Saarland

Saxony

Saxony-Anhalt

Schleswig-Holstein

South Baden

Southwest

Thuringia

Westphalia[note 6]

Württemberg

Format

The trophy given to the champions.

Participation

The DFB-Pokal begins 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 are automatically qualified for the tournament. Of the remaining slots, 21 are given to the cup winners of the regional football associations, the Verbandspokal. The 3 remaining slots are given to the three regional associations with the most men's teams, which currently is Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Westphalia. The runner-up of the Lower Saxony Cup is 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 qualify. As every team is entitled to participate in local tournaments which qualify for the association cups, every team can in principle compete in the DFB-Pokal. Reserve teams and combined football sections are not permitted to enter, along with no two teams of the same association or corporation.[3]

Draw

The draws for the different rounds are conducted as following:[3]

For the first round, the participating teams will be split into two pots of 32 teams each. The first pot contains all teams which have 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 will be drawn to a team from the second pot, which contains all remaining professional teams (all the teams of the Bundesliga and the remaining fourteen 2. Bundesliga teams). The teams from the first pot will be set as the home team in the process.

The two-pot scenario will also be 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) will serve as hosts. This time the pots do not have to be of equal size though, depending on the results of the first round. Theoretically, it is even possible that there may 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 is empty, the remaining pairings will be drawn from the other pot with the first-drawn team for a match serving as hosts.

For the remaining rounds, the draw will be conducted from just one pot. Any remaining 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) will be the home team if drawn against a professional team. In every other case, the first-drawn team will serve as hosts.

Match rules

Teams meet in one game per round. Matches take place for 90 minutes, with two-halves of 45 minutes. If still tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time will be played, consisting of two periods of 15 minutes. If the score is still level after this, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out. A coin toss will decide who takes the first penalty.[3] A total of seven players are allowed to be listed on the substitute bench, with up to three substitutions being allowed during regulation. After approval by the IFAB in 2016, the use of a fourth substitute is allowed in extra time as part of a pilot project.[4] From the quarter-finals onward, a video assistant referee will be appointed for all DFB-Pokal matches. Though technically possible, VAR will not be used for home matches of Bundesliga clubs prior to the quarter-finals in order to provide a uniform approach to all matches.[5]

Suspensions

If a player receives five yellow cards in the competition, he will then be suspended from the next cup match. Similarly, receiving a second yellow card suspends a player from the next cup match. If a player receives a direct red card, they will be suspended a minimum of one match, but the German Football Association reserves the right to increase the suspension.[3]

Champion qualification

The winner of the DFB-Pokal earns automatic qualification for the group stage of next year's edition of the UEFA Europa League. If they have already qualified for the UEFA Champions League through position in the Bundesliga, then the spot will go to the team in sixth, and the league's second qualifying round spot will go to the team in seventh. The winner also will host the DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season, and will face the champion of the previous year's Bundesliga, unless the same team wins the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal, completing a double. In that case, the runner up of the Bundesliga will take the spot and host instead.

Schedule

The Olympiastadion in Berlin will host the final.

All draws will generally be held at the German Football Museum in Dortmund, on a Sunday evening at 18:00 after each round (unless noted otherwise). The draws will be televised on ARD's Sportschau, broadcast on Das Erste. From the quarter-finals onwards, the draw for the DFB-Pokal der Frauen will also take place at the same time.[6][7]

The rounds of the 2018–19 competition are scheduled as follows:[1][8]

Round Draw date Matches
First round 8 June 2018, 22:00 17–20 August 2018
Second round 26 August 2018 30–31 October 2018
Round of 16 4 November 2018 5–6 February 2019
Quarter-finals 10 February 2019 2–3 April 2019
Semi-finals 7 April 2019 23–24 April 2019
Final 25 May 2019 at Olympiastadion, Berlin

Matches

A total of sixty-three matches will take place, starting with the first round on 17 August 2018 and culminating with the final on 25 May 2019 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

Times up to 27 October 2018 and from 31 March 2019 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 28 October 2018 to 30 March 2019 are CET (UTC+1).

First round

The draw for the first round was held on 8 June 2018 at 22:00, with Palina Rojinski drawing the matches.[9] The thirty-two matches took place from 17 to 20 August 2018.[10]

Second round

The draw for the second round was held on 26 August 2018 at 18:00, with Gina Lückenkemper drawing the matches.[11] The sixteen matches will take place from 30 to 31 October 2018.[12]

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 will be held on 4 November 2018 at 18:00.[6] The eight matches will take place from 5 to 6 February 2019.[1]

Top goalscorers

The following are the top scorers of the DFB-Pokal, sorted first by number of goals, and then alphabetically if necessary.[13] Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.

As of 20 August 2018
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Germany Simon Terodde 1. FC Köln 4
2 Belgium Thorgan Hazard Borussia Mönchengladbach 3
Brazil Joelinton 1899 Hoffenheim
France Alassane Pléa Borussia Mönchengladbach
Brazil Raffael Borussia Mönchengladbach
6 Germany Dominick Drexler 1. FC Köln 2
Sweden Simon Hedlund Union Berlin
Germany Uwe Hünemeier SC Paderborn
Sweden Mikael Ishak 1. FC Nürnberg
Germany Pierre-Michel Lasogga Hamburger SV
Belgium Dodi Lukebakio Fortuna Düsseldorf
Romania Alexandru Maxim Mainz 05
Germany Alexander Mühling Holstein Kiel
Germany Felix Müller SV Sandhausen
Germany Prince Osei Owusu Arminia Bielefeld
Germany Kolja Pusch 1. FC Heidenheim
Germany Sven Schipplock Arminia Bielefeld
Germany Hendrik Weydandt Hannover 96

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 1. CfR Pforzheim 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.
  3. ↑ In addition to the Bavarian Cup winners, the best-placed amateur team of the Regionalliga Bayern also qualify.
  4. ↑ Both finalists of the Lower Saxony Cup qualify.
  5. ↑ Lok Stendal 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ TuS Erndtebrück qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Westphalian Cup, as SC Paderborn, the other finalists, already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through their 3. Liga position.
  8. ↑ The SV Linx v 1. FC Nürnberg match took place at the Rheinstadion in Kehl instead of SV Linx's home stadium.
  9. ↑ The SV Rödinghausen v Dynamo Dresden match took place at the Frimo Stadion in Lotte instead of SV Rödinghausen's home stadium.
  10. ↑ The TuS Dassendorf v MSV Duisburg match took place at the Stadion Sander Tannen in Hamburg instead of TuS Dassendorf's home stadium.
  11. ↑ The TuS Erndtebrück v Hamburger SV match took place at the Leimbachstadion in Siegen instead of TuS Erndtebrück's home stadium.
  12. ↑ The Rot-Weiss Koblenz v Fortuna Düsseldorf match took place at the Stadion Oberwerth in Koblenz instead of Rot-Weiss Koblenz's home stadium.
  13. ↑ The BFC Dynamo v 1. FC Köln match took place at the Olympiastadion in Berlin instead of BFC Dynamo's home stadium.
  14. ↑ The SSV Jeddeloh v 1. FC Heidenheim match took place at the Marschweg-Stadion in Oldenburg instead of SSV Jeddeloh's home stadium.
  15. ↑ The BSC Hastedt v Borussia Mönchengladbach match took place at the Weserstadion Platz 11 in Bremen instead of BSC Hastedt's home stadium.
  16. ↑ The SV Rödinghausen v Bayern Munich match will take place at the Stadion an der Bremer Brücke in Osnabrück instead of SV Rödinghausen's home stadium.
  17. ↑ The Weiche Flensburg v Werder Bremen match will take place at the Stadion Lohmühle in Lübeck instead of Weiche Flensburg's home stadium.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "DFB-Präsidium verabschiedet Rahmenterminkalender 2018/2019" [DFB executive committee adopts 2018–19 framework schedule]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "German Cup final: Bayern Munich 1–3 Eintracht Frankfurt". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Modus" [Mode]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "DFB-Präsidium beschließt vierte Einwechslung im Pokal" [DFB presidium establishes fourth substitution in the Pokal]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Pokal ab Viertelfinale mit Video-Assistent" [Pokal from quarter-finals with VAR]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Kehl lost erste Runde in der ARD aus" [Kehl draws the first round on ARD]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Die wichtigsten Infos zur DFB-Pokalauslosung am 8. Juni" [The most important information about the DFB-Pokal draw on 8 June]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Entwurf Rahmenterminkalender 2018/2019" [Draft 2018–19 framework schedule] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Palina Rojinski lost erste Runde aus" [Palina Rojinski draws the first round]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "SV Drochtersen/Assel empfängt den FC Bayern München" [SV Drochtersen/Assel welcomes Bayern Munich]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Gina Lückenkemper lost 2. Pokalrunde aus" [Gina Lückenkemper to draw the Pokal second round]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Traumlos: Rödinghausen empfängt FCB" [Dream draw: Rödinghausen receives FCB]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "DFB-Pokal – Scorer" [DFB-Pokal – Scorers]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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