2023–24 DFB-Pokal
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Venue(s) | Olympiastadion, Berlin |
| Dates | 11 August 2023 – 25 May 2024 |
| Teams | 64 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Bayer Leverkusen (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 303 (4.81 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,368,503 (21,722 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Amine Adli (5 goals) |
Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included. | |
The 2023–24 DFB-Pokal was the 81st 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 11 August 2023 with the first of six rounds and ended on 25 May 2024 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 two-time defending champions were Bundesliga side RB Leipzig, after they had defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 in the previous final,[2] but they were eliminated in the second round by VfL Wolfsburg. Bayer Leverkusen won their second title after defeating 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–0 in the final.[3]
The winner of the DFB-Pokal would normally have earned automatic qualification for the league phase of the 2024–25 edition of the UEFA Europa League. However, Leverkusen had already qualified for the UEFA Champions League as winners of the Bundesliga, so their spot went to the team in sixth place, while the league's UEFA Conference League play-off round spot went to the seventh-placed team. Leverkusen also qualified for the 2024 edition of the DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season, where they faced the runners-up of the 2023–24 Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart.
Participating clubs
[edit]The following teams qualified for the competition:
| Bundesliga the 18 clubs of the 2022–23 season |
2. Bundesliga the 18 clubs of the 2022–23 season |
3. Liga the top 4 clubs of the 2022–23 season |
| Representatives of the regional associations 24 representatives of 21 regional associations of the DFB, qualified (in general) through the 2022–23 Verbandspokal[note 2] | ||
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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 7]
Württemberg |
Format
[edit]Participation
[edit]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 spot was rotated each season between the best-placed Westphalian team of the Regionalliga West and the best-placed amateur team of the Oberliga Westfalen. For the 2023–24 DFB-Pokal, this spot was awarded to a team from the Regionalliga. 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.[7]
Draw
[edit]The draws for the different rounds were conducted as follows:[7]
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 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
[edit]Teams met in one game per round. Matches took place for 90 minutes, with two halves of 45 minutes each. If still tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time was played, consisting of two periods of 15 minutes each. If the score was still level after this, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. A coin toss decided who took the first penalty.[7][8] A maximum of nine players could be listed on the substitute bench, while 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.[9] 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.[10]
Suspensions
[edit]If a player received five yellow cards in the competition, he was 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.[7]
International qualification
[edit]The winners of the DFB-Pokal earned automatic qualification for the league phase of next season'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 went to the team in sixth place, and the league's UEFA Conference League play-off round spot to the team in seventh place. The winners also hosted the DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season, and faced 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 instead.
Schedule
[edit]
All draws were generally held on a Sunday evening after each round (unless noted otherwise).[11]
The rounds of the 2023–24 competition were scheduled as follows:[1]
| Round | Draw date | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 18 June 2023[12] | 11–14 August & 26–27 September 2023 |
| Second round | 1 October 2023 | 31 October – 1 November 2023 |
| Round of 16 | 5 November 2023 | 5–6 December 2023 |
| Quarter-finals | 10 December 2023 | 30–31 January & 6–7 February 2024 |
| Semi-finals | 11 February 2024 | 2–3 April 2024 |
| Final | 25 May 2024 at Olympiastadion, Berlin |
Matches
[edit]A total of sixty-three matches took place, starting with the first round on 11 August 2023 and culminating with the final on 25 May 2024 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
Times up to 28 October 2023 and from 31 March 2024 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 29 October 2023 to 30 March 2024 are CET (UTC+1).
First round
[edit]The draw for the first round was held on 18 June 2023, with Sarah Vogel drawing the matches.[11][13][14] Thirty of the thirty-two matches took place from 11 to 14 August 2023. The remaining two matches, involving the participants of the 2023 DFL-Supercup (played on 12 August), took place from 26 to 27 September 2023.[1]
| 11 August 2023 | SV Sandhausen | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Hannover 96 | Sandhausen |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: GP Stadion am Hardtwald Attendance: 4,605 Referee: Deniz Aytekin | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 11 August 2023 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 2–1 | Karlsruher SC | Saarbrücken |
| 18:00 | Report | Stindl  65' |
Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 14,284 Referee: Arne Aarnink |
| 11 August 2023 | TuS Bersenbrück | 0–7 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Osnabrück[note 8] |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 16,098 Referee: Alexander Sather |
| 11 August 2023 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–3 | Schalke 04 | Braunschweig |
| 20:45 | Ujah 12' |
Report | Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 21,800 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
| 12 August 2023 | TSG Balingen | 0–4 | VfB Stuttgart | Reutlingen[note 9] |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion an der Kreuzeiche Attendance: 13,400 Referee: Robert Kampka |
| 12 August 2023 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 0–5 | Hertha BSC | Jena |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Florian Heft |
| 12 August 2023 | Atlas Delmenhorst | 0–5 | FC St. Pauli | Delmenhorst |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Städtisches Stadion an der Düsternortstraße Attendance: 4,999 Referee: Patrick Schwengers |
| 12 August 2023 | FC Oberneuland | 1–9 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Bremen |
| 15:30 | Lambers 89' |
Report | Stadium: Marko Mock Arena Attendance: 2,187 Referee: Lukas Benen |
| 12 August 2023 | Schott Mainz | 1–6 | Borussia Dortmund | Mainz[note 10] |
| 15:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 30,312 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
| 12 August 2023 | Viktoria Köln | 3–2 | Werder Bremen | Cologne |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Sportpark Höhenberg Attendance: 8,343 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
| 12 August 2023 | Teutonia Ottensen | 0–8 | Bayer Leverkusen | Hamburg[note 11] |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 11,035 Referee: Tom Bauer |
| 12 August 2023 | FC Gütersloh | 0–2 | Holstein Kiel | Gütersloh |
| 15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Heidewaldstadion Attendance: 5,259 Referee: Patrick Kessel |
| 12 August 2023 | Hallescher FC | 0–1 | Greuther Fürth | Halle |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Leuna Chemie Stadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Florian Exner |
| 12 August 2023 | SV Elversberg | 0–1 | Mainz 05 | Spiesen-Elversberg |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Martin Petersen |
| 12 August 2023 | Arminia Bielefeld | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | VfL Bochum | Bielefeld |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Schüco-Arena Attendance: 21,452 Referee: Sven Jablonski | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 13 August 2023 | Rostocker FC | 0–8 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Rostock[note 12] |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Nicolas Winter |
| 13 August 2023 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Hamburger SV | Essen |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße Attendance: 18,600 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 13 August 2023 | FV Illertissen | 1–3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Illertissen |
| 15:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Vöhlinstadion Attendance: 3,719 Referee: Lars Erbst |
| 13 August 2023 | Makkabi Berlin | 0–6 | VfL Wolfsburg | Berlin |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Mommsenstadion Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Riem Hussein |
| 13 August 2023 | Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 0–5 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Koblenz |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Oberwerth Attendance: 10,176 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 13 August 2023 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 2–0 | FC Augsburg | Unterhaching |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Sportpark Unterhaching Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Timo Gerach |
| 13 August 2023 | Lokomotive Leipzig | 0–7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Leipzig |
| 15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Bruno-Plache-Stadion Attendance: 11,100 Referee: Michael Bacher |
| 13 August 2023 | SV Oberachern | 0–2 | SC Freiburg | Freiburg[note 13] |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Dreisamstadion Attendance: 24,500 Referee: Richard Hempel |
| 13 August 2023 | Energie Cottbus | 0–7 | SC Paderborn | Cottbus |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 12,469 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 13 August 2023 | Astoria Walldorf | 0–4 | Union Berlin | Walldorf |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Dietmar-Hopp-Sportpark Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger |
| 13 August 2023 | FSV Frankfurt | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p) | Hansa Rostock | Frankfurt |
| 18:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: PSD Bank Arena Attendance: 7,374 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| Penalties | ||||
| 14 August 2023 | FC 08 Homburg | 3–0 | Darmstadt 98 | Homburg |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Waldstadion Homburg Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 14 August 2023 | Jahn Regensburg | 1–2 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Regensburg |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Jahnstadion Regensburg Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Patrick Alt |
| 14 August 2023 | VfB Lübeck | 1–4 | TSG Hoffenheim | Lübeck |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion an der Lohmühle Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Florian Lechner |
| 14 August 2023 | VfL Osnabrück | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | 1. FC Köln | Osnabrück |
| 20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 15,741 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 26 September 2023 | Preußen Münster | 0–4 | Bayern Munich | Münster |
| 20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Preußenstadion Attendance: 12,794 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 27 September 2023 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 2–3 | RB Leipzig | Wiesbaden |
| 20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: BRITA-Arena Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
Second round
[edit]The draw for the second round was held on 1 October 2023, with Shkodran Mustafi drawing the matches.[11][21][22] The sixteen matches took place on 31 October and 1 November 2023.[1]
| 31 October 2023 | FC 08 Homburg | 2–1 | Greuther Fürth | Homburg |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Waldstadion Homburg Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Florian Lechner |
| 31 October 2023 | FC St. Pauli | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Schalke 04 | Hamburg |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 31 October 2023 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–0 | Union Berlin | Stuttgart |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 31 October 2023 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | RB Leipzig | Wolfsburg |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 16,031 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 31 October 2023 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Hamburger SV | Bielefeld |
| 20:45 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Schüco-Arena Attendance: 26,500 Referee: Robert Kampka |
| Penalties | ||||
| 31 October 2023 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 3–6 (a.e.t.) | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Unterhaching |
| 20:45 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportpark Unterhaching Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Alexander Sather |
| 31 October 2023 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–1 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Mönchengladbach |
| 20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 41,660 Referee: Timo Gerach |
| 31 October 2023 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–2 | 1. FC Köln | Kaiserslautern |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 49,327 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 1 November 2023 | SV Sandhausen | 2–5 | Bayer Leverkusen | Sandhausen |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: GP Stadion am Hardtwald Attendance: 10,022 Referee: Richard Hempel |
| 1 November 2023 | Holstein Kiel | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | 1. FC Magdeburg | Kiel |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 11,112 Referee: Tom Bauer | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 1 November 2023 | SC Freiburg | 1–3 | SC Paderborn | Freiburg |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 1 November 2023 | Borussia Dortmund | 1–0 | TSG Hoffenheim | Dortmund |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 1 November 2023 | Viktoria Köln | 0–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Cologne |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Sportpark Höhenberg Attendance: 8,343 Referee: Max Burda |
| 1 November 2023 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 2–1 | Bayern Munich | Saarbrücken |
| 20:45 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 16,003 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
| 1 November 2023 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Hansa Rostock | Nuremberg |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 28,489 Referee: Arne Aarnink |
| 1 November 2023 | Hertha BSC | 3–0 | Mainz 05 | Berlin |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 29,621 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
Round of 16
[edit]The draw for the round of 16 was held on 5 November 2023, with Denise Schindler drawing the matches.[11][23][24] The eight matches took place on 5 and 6 December 2023.[1]
| 5 December 2023 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Kaiserslautern |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 48,349 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
| 5 December 2023 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 1–2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Magdeburg |
| 18:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 20,090 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 5 December 2023 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | VfL Wolfsburg | Mönchengladbach |
| 20:45 | Koné 120' |
Report | Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 39,827 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 5 December 2023 | FC 08 Homburg | 1–4 | FC St. Pauli | Homburg |
| 20:45 | Mendler 28' |
Report | Stadium: Waldstadion Homburg Attendance: 12,232 Referee: Martin Petersen |
| 6 December 2023 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 2–0 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Saarbrücken |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 15,905 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 6 December 2023 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–1 | SC Paderborn | Leverkusen |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,249 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 6 December 2023 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | Borussia Dortmund | Stuttgart |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 54,500 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
| 6 December 2023 | Hertha BSC | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Hamburger SV | Berlin |
| 20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 58,946 Referee: Sascha Stegemann | |
| Penalties | ||||
Quarter-finals
[edit]The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 10 December 2023, with Jens Nowotny drawing the matches.[11][25][26] The four matches took place from 30 to 31 January, 6 February and 12 March 2024.[1]
| 30 January 2024 | FC St. Pauli | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Hamburg |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Sascha Stegemann | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 31 January 2024 | Hertha BSC | 1–3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Berlin |
| 20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 74,245 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 6 February 2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Leverkusen |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 12 March 2024[note 14] | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 2–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Saarbrücken |
| 20:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 15,903 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
Semi-finals
[edit]The draw for the semi-finals was held on 11 February 2024, with Béla Réthy drawing the matches.[11][28][29] The two matches took place on 2 and 3 April 2024.[1]
| 2 April 2024 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 0–2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Saarbrücken |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 15,903 Referee: Marco Fritz |
| 3 April 2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Leverkusen |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Christian Dingert |
Final
[edit]The final took place on 25 May 2024 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[1]
Top goalscorers
[edit]The following were the top scorers of the DFB-Pokal, sorted first by number of goals, and then alphabetically if necessary. Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals[30] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Amine Adli
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Bayer Leverkusen | 5 |
| 2 |  Filip Bilbija
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SC Paderborn | 4 |
| Marcel Hartel
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FC St. Pauli | ||
| Fabian Reese
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Hertha BSC | ||
| 5 | Kai Brünker
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1. FC Saarbrücken | 3 |
| Robin Hack
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Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
 Adam Hložek
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Bayer Leverkusen | ||
 Bakery Jatta
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Hamburger SV | ||
 Ísak Jóhannesson
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Fortuna Düsseldorf | ||
 Haris Tabaković
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Hertha BSC | ||
| Richmond Tachie
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1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
 Can Uzun
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1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| Florian Wirtz
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Bayer Leverkusen |
Notes
[edit]- ^ 1. FC Saarbrücken qualified as the fifth-placed team of the 3. Liga as the runners-up SC Freiburg II were ineligible to participate.
- ^ 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.
- ^ In addition to the Bavarian Cup winners, the best-placed amateur team of the Regionalliga Bayern also qualified.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Atlas Delmenhorst qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Lower Saxony Cup, as VfL Osnabrück, the other finalists, already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through their 3. Liga position.
- ^ Since both finalists of the Saarland Cup, 1. FC Saarbrücken and SV Elversberg, qualified for the DFB-Pokal through their 3. Liga positions, a play-off match was held on 30 May 2023 between the other two semi-finalists, SV Auersmacher and FC 08 Homburg;[4] the match ended in a 4–1 win for Homburg.[5]
- ^ In addition to the Westphalian Cup winners, the best-placed Westphalian team of the Regionalliga West also qualified.[6]
- ^ The TuS Bersenbrück v Borussia Mönchengladbach match took place at the Stadion an der Bremer Brücke instead of TuS Bersenbrück's home stadium, the Hasestadion in Bersenbrück.[15]
- ^ The TSG Balingen v VfB Stuttgart match took place at the Stadion an der Kreuzeiche instead of TSG Balingen's home stadium, the Bizerba-Arena in Balingen.[16]
- ^ The Schott Mainz v Borussia Dortmund match took place at the Mewa Arena instead of Schott Mainz's home stadium, the Otto-Schott-Sportzentrum in Mainz.[17]
- ^ The Teutonia Ottensen v Bayer Leverkusen match took place at the Millerntor-Stadion instead of Teutonia Ottensen's home stadium, the Stadion Hoheluft in Ottensen.[18]
- ^ The Rostocker FC v 1. FC Heidenheim match took place at the Ostseestadion instead of Rostocker FC's home stadium, the Sportpark am Damerower Weg in Rostock.[19]
- ^ The SV Oberachern v SC Freiburg match took place at the Dreisamstadion instead of SV Oberachern's home stadium, the Sportplatz am Waldsee in Oberachern.[20]
- ^ The match, originally scheduled for 7 February 2024, was postponed after heavy rains.[27]
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- ^ "Nkunku stars as Leipzig retain German Cup with 2–0 win over Frankfurt". Reuters. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Xhakas Geniestreich beschert Leverkusen Pokalsieg und Double". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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External links
[edit]- Official website (in German)
- DFB-Pokal on kicker.de (in German)
- Season report (in German)