| DFB-Pokal Frauen | |
| Year: | 2018–19 |
| Country: | Germany |
| Dates: | 11 August 2018 – 1 May 2019 |
| Num Teams: | 50 |
| Champions: | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Count: | 6 |
| Runner-Up: | SC Freiburg |
| Matches: | 49 |
| Goals: | 242 |
| Attendance: | 36860 |
| Top Goal Scorer: | Seven players (5 goals) |
| Extra Information: | Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included. |
| Prevseason: | 2017–18 |
| Nextseason: | 2019–20 |
The 2018–19 DFB-Pokal was the 39th season of the annual German football cup competition. Fifty teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Frauen-Bundesliga and the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, excluding second teams. The competition began on 11 August 2018 with the first of six rounds and ended on 1 May 2019 with the final at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 2010.[1] The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German women's football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB).
The defending champions were Frauen-Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg, after they defeated Bayern Munich 3–2 on penalties in the previous final.[2]
They successfully defended their title after a 1–0 victory over SC Freiburg.[3]
The following 50 clubs qualified for the competition:
| Bundesliga the 12 clubs of the 2017–18 season | 2. Bundesliga 16 of the 24 clubs of the 2017–18 season | Regionalliga 1 of 2 promoted teams of the 2017–18 season | |
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| Verbandspokal the 21 winners of the regional association cups | |||
FC Forstern
FSV Babelsberg
Jahn Calden |
Vorwärts Spoho Köln
SV Holzbach
1. FC Riegelsberg
Fortuna Dresden |
Hegauer FV
DJK-VfL Billerbeck
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Clubs from lower leagues will host against clubs from higher leagues until the quarter-finals. Should both clubs play below the 2. Bundesliga, there will be no host club change anymore.
The rounds of the 2018–19 competition are scheduled as follows:
| Round | Matches | |
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| First round | 11–12 August 2018 | |
| Second round | 8–9 September 2018 | |
| Round of 16 | 17–18 November 2018 | |
| Quarter-finals | 13 March 2019 | |
| Semi-finals | 31 March 2019 | |
| Final | 1 May 2019 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne |
A total of forty-nine matches took place, starting with the first round on 11 August 2018 and culminating with the final on 1 May 2019 at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne.
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).
The eighteen matches were drawn on 12 July and took place on 12 August 2018.[4] [5] The twelve clubs from the 2017–18 Bundesliga season and the two clubs promoted from the 2017–18 2. Bundesliga received a bye.
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The sixteen matches were drawn on 18 August and took place on 8 and 9 September 2018.[6] [7]
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The sixteen matches were drawn on 10 September and took place on 17 and 18 November 2018.[8]
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The draw was made on 10 February 2019.[9] [10] The matches took place on 12 and 13 March 2019.
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The draw was made on 14 March 2019.[11] [12] The matches took place on 31 March 2019.
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The final took place on 1 May 2019.
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