What is the DFB Cup made of?
Even those who are enthusiastic about football often do not know what the DFB Cup consists of, i.e. who is allowed to participate and what the process is like. The procedure of who has to participate or may or may not is a bit complicated. The draw is also subject to a difficult process.
What the list of participants consists of
- All clubs of the 1. and 2. Bundesliga must take part in the DFB Cup. Furthermore, the first 4 placed clubs of the 3rd League to be there. So that's 40 clubs.
- In addition, there are the association cup winners of the regional associations. Since there are 21 associations, there are also 21 clubs.
- Since the selection consists of 64 clubs, 3 clubs are added. These select the 3 regional associations that have the most teams in play. Only the men's teams count. Each association can choose a club.
- In addition, there is the rule that each club may only be represented once. Should an association cup winner be, for example, the second club of a club that is in one of the national leagues or over the 3. League is qualified, then the next placed in the list of the respective association cup takes its place. Would a club of the 3. League are affected, then it will be replaced by the next placed in this league.
Now you know what the list of participants is made up of.
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Draw for the first round of the DFB Cup
- The draw will be made from two urns. In each urn there are 31 hollow spheres, each with a slip of paper with a club name. In some years there are 32 in one container and 30 in the other.
- The clubs of the first two national leagues are in the first container. Since this would be 36 clubs, 4 - 5 clubs are sorted into the other container. It is the 3 climbers of the 2. Bundesliga, the 15th this league and the 16th, provided that he has qualified in the relegation games. All other eligible clubs are also in the other container.
- Now a participant is first drawn from the container with the amateur teams and then one from the league container. When there is no more ball in a container, a ball is drawn from the other container and then the last ball from this container. The first-born has home rights.
Second round draw
The first round winners are qualified to participate in the second round.
- The clubs are divided according to the known scheme. The draw starts again from the amateurs container and then from the league container.
- Since there will be a different number of balls in the containers during the division, only one container will be drawn at the end. The club that is drawn first always has home rights.
The draws for the eighth, quarter and semi-finals are made from one container. Here, too, the first-born always has home rights.
Special features of the games
Since there always has to be a winner in every round, there is a special feature of the games.
- If there is no winner after the regular playing time of 2 x 45 minutes, there is an extension of 2 x 15 minutes.
- If there is still no winner, the game will be decided by a penalty shoot-out.
That is the somewhat complicated process that the DFB-Pokal consists of.
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