2015–16 DFB-Pokal Frauen explained

DFB-Pokal Frauen
Year:	2015–16
Country:	Germany
Num Teams:	57
Champions:	VfL Wolfsburg
Runner-Up:	SC Sand
Matches:	56
Goals:	300
Top Goal Scorer:	Nina Burger (8 goals)
Prevseason:	2014–15
Nextseason:	2016–17

The DFB-Pokal 2015–16 was the 36th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football.

Results

First round

The draw for the first round was held on 14 July 2015, it was divided into a Northern and Southern draw. The top seven teams from the last Bundesliga season received a bye to the second round.^{[1] [2]}

Second round

The draw for the second round took place on 27 August 2015. The 25 teams which advanced from the first round were joined by the top seven teams from the last Bundesliga season (FC Bayern Munich, VfL Wolfsburg, FFC Frankfurt, FFC Turbine Potsdam, SGS Essen, TSG Hoffenheim and SC Freiburg).^{[3] [4]}

Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 was held on 10 October 2015.^{[5] [6]}

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals draw took place on 15 November 2015. FC Lübars is the only remaining team not playing in the Bundesliga, being part of the 2. Bundesliga.^{[7] [8]}

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Semifinals

The semifinals draw took place on 16 December 2015.^{[9] [10]}

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Final

width=25 ! width=25 GK 25 Kristina Kober RB 17 CB 8 Julia Zirnstein CB 26 Laura Vetterlein LB 3 Cecilie Sandvej CM 7 CM 4 Chioma Igwe (c) RW 18 Dominika Škorvánková LW 20 Jana Vojteková CF 19 Nina Burger CF 14 Substitutes: GK 12 Mária Korenčiová MF 11 MF 21 Julia Schneider MF 22 Sinah Amann MF 23 FW 6 Sabine Stoller FW 9 Manager: Alexander Fischinger

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Almuth Schult RB 21 Lara Dickenmann CB 4 Nilla Fischer (c) CB 24 Joelle Wedemeyer LB 8 Babett Peter CM 18 CM 28 Lena Goeßling RW 3 AM 19 LW 27 Isabel Kerschowski CF 11 Alexandra Popp Substitutes: GK 28 Merle Frohms DF 2 Luisa Wensing DF 20 Stephanie Bunte MF 9 MF 30 FW 10 FW 17 Ewa Pajor Manager: Ralf Kellermann

Assistant referees Susann Kunkel (Hamburg) Annett Unterbeck (Berlin) Fourth official Daniela Illing (Limbach-Oberfrohna)

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Topscorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals^[11]
1	Nina Burger	SC Sand	8
2	Sarah Grünheid	FSV Gütersloh 2009	7
	Svenja Huth	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
	Zsanett Jakabfi	VfL Wolfsburg
5	Anne van Bonn	SC Sand	5
	Jovana Damnjanović	SC Sand
	Isabelle Knipp	Herforder SV
	Alexandra Popp	VfL Wolfsburg
9	Kerstin Garefrekes	1. FFC Frankfurt	4
	Charline Hartmann	SGS Essen
	Synne Jensen	VfL Wolfsburg
	Vivianne Miedema	FC Bayern Munich

Notes and References

1. Web site: 25 PAARUNGEN DER ERSTEN RUNDE GEZOGEN. 24 July 2015. de.
2. Web site: 1. RUNDE (22.08.2015 - 23.08.2015). 27 March 2014 . 24 July 2015. de.
3. Web site: Meinert to draw pairings of the second round. de. . 25 August 2015.
4. Web site: DFB Cup second round: Bayern travel to Duisburg. . 25 August 2015.
5. Web site: Round of 16 draw to be held on 10 October. de. . 1 October 2015.
6. Web site: Bayern gegen Frankfurt: Topspiel im Achtelfinale. 10 October 2015. dfb.
7. Web site: Navina Omilade lost pokalviertelfinale aus . de . . 9 November 2015.
8. Web site: Viertelfinale: Potsdam im Topspiel gegen Titelverteidiger Wolfsburg. de . . 15 November 2015.
9. Web site: Lichtlein lost auch Frauen-Pokalhalbfinale aus. de . . 14 December 2015.
10. Web site: Halbfinale ausgelost: Wolfsburg gegen Freiburg, Bayern in Sand. de . . 16 December 2015.
11. https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal-der-frauen/torjaegerinnen/?spieledb_path=%2Fcompetitions%2F1132%2Fseasons%2F17369%2Ftop_scorer Topscorers