2018–19 DFB-Pokal explained

DFB-Pokal
Year:2018–19
Country:Germany
Dates:17 August 2018 – 25 May 2019
Num Teams:64
Winners:Bayern Munich
Count:19
Second:RB Leipzig
Continental Cup Title:Europa League
Continental Cup Qualifiers:VfL Wolfsburg
Matches:63
Goals:247
Extra Information:Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included.
Prev Season:2017–18
Next Season:2019–20

The 2018–19 DFB-Pokal was the 76th 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 the 2. Bundesliga. The competition began on 17 August 2018 with the first of six rounds and ended 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.

Bayern Munich won the final 3–0 against RB Leipzig for their 19th title. With the win, Bayern completed their 12th domestic double, and therefore played away to 2018–19 Bundesliga runners-up Borussia Dortmund in the 2019 DFL-Supercup in August 2019. Because Bayern qualified for the Champions League through the Bundesliga, the sixth-place team in the Bundesliga, VfL Wolfsburg, earned qualification for the group stage of the 2019–20 edition of the UEFA Europa League, and the league's third second round spot went to the team in seventh, Eintracht Frankfurt.

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, qualified (in general) through the 2017–18 Verbandspokal
Baden

Bavaria

Berlin

Brandenburg

Bremen

Hamburg

Hesse

Lower Rhine

Lower Saxony

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Middle Rhine

Rhineland

Saarland

Saxony

Saxony-Anhalt

Schleswig-Holstein

South Baden

Southwest

Thuringia

Westphalia

Württemberg

Format

Participation

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 at the time were Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Westphalia. The runners-up of the Lower Saxony Cup were given the slot, along with the best-placed amateur team of the Regionalliga Bayern. For Westphalia, the winners of a play-off between the best-placed team of the Regionalliga West and Oberliga Westfalen also qualified. 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.[3]

Draw

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

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 had 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

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 were 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 would decide who took the first penalty.[3] A total of seven players were 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 was allowed in extra time as part of a pilot project.[4] From the quarter-finals 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 quarter-finals in order to provide a uniform approach to all matches.[5]

Suspensions

If a player received five yellow cards in the competition, he was then 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.[3]

Champion qualification

The winners of the DFB-Pokal earned automatic qualification for the group stage of next year's edition of the UEFA Europa League. As winners Bayern Munich had already qualified for the UEFA Champions League by winning the Bundesliga, the spot went to the team in sixth place, VfL Wolfsburg, and the league's second qualifying round spot went to the team in seventh place, Eintracht Frankfurt. As Bayern won both the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal, completing a double, the runners-up of the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund, hosted the 2019 DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season.

Schedule

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

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

RoundDraw dateMatches
First round8 June 2018, 22:0017–20 August 2018
Second round26 August 201830–31 October 2018
Round of 164 November 20185–6 February 2019
Quarter-finals10 February 2019, 18:152–3 April 2019
Semi-finals7 April 201923–24 April 2019
Final25 May 2019 at Olympiastadion, Berlin

Matches

A total of sixty-three matches took 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 took place from 30 to 31 October 2018.[12]

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 4 November 2018 at 18:00, with Serdal Celebi drawing the matches.[13] The eight matches took place from 5 to 6 February 2019.[14]

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 10 February 2019 at 18:15, with Fabian Böhm drawing the matches.[15] The four matches took place from 2 to 3 April 2019.[16]

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 7 April 2019 at 18:00, with Lena Goeßling drawing the matches.[17] The two matches took place on 23 and 24 April 2019.[18]

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Final

See main article: 2019 DFB-Pokal Final.

The final took place on 25 May 2019 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[1]

Bracket

The following is the bracket which the DFB-Pokal resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.

Top goalscorers

The following were the top scorers of the DFB-Pokal, sorted first by number of goals, and then alphabetically if necessary.[19] Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Robert LewandowskiBayern Munich7
2 Pierre-Michel LasoggaHamburger SV6
3 Robert Glatzel1. FC Heidenheim4
Dodi LukebakioFortuna Düsseldorf
Simon Terodde1. FC Köln
6 Nikola Dovedan1. FC Heidenheim3
Marvin DuckschFortuna Düsseldorf
Serge GnabryBayern Munich
Martin HarnikWerder Bremen
Thorgan HazardBorussia Mönchengladbach
Uwe HünemeierSC Paderborn
Joelinton1899 Hoffenheim
Thomas MüllerBayern Munich
Alassane PléaBorussia Mönchengladbach
RaffaelBorussia Mönchengladbach
Milot RashicaWerder Bremen
Marco ReusBorussia Dortmund
Timo WernerRB Leipzig

Broadcasting rights

In Germany, all matches and a simulcast (Konferenz) channel were broadcast live on pay TV via Sky Sport. Selected matches from the first round to the quarter-finals, along with highlights from all matches, were broadcast on free TV by Das Erste's Sportschau live from ARD. Both semi-final matches and the final were broadcast by both Das Erste and Sky Sport.[20]

The following matches were broadcast live on ARD:

RoundMatchesRef.
First roundGreuther Fürth v Borussia Dortmund[21]
Second roundSV Rödinghausen v Bayern Munich
RB Leipzig v 1899 Hoffenheim
[22]
Round of 16Borussia Dortmund v Werder Bremen
Hertha BSC v Bayern Munich
[23]
Quarter-finalsFC Augsburg v RB Leipzig
Schalke 04 v Werder Bremen
[24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: DFB-Präsidium verabschiedet Rahmenterminkalender 2018/2019 . DFB executive committee adopts 2018–19 framework schedule . DFB.de . . 8 December 2017 . 8 December 2017 . German.
  2. News: German Cup final: Bayern Munich 1–3 Eintracht Frankfurt . . British Broadcasting Corporation . 19 May 2018 . 19 May 2018.
  3. Web site: Modus . Mode . DFB.de . . 15 August 2012 . 11 June 2015 . de.
  4. News: DFB-Präsidium beschließt vierte Einwechslung im Pokal . DFB presidium establishes fourth substitution in the Pokal . DFB.de . . 2 December 2016 . 2 December 2016 . German.
  5. News: Pokal ab Viertelfinale mit Video-Assistent . Pokal from quarter-finals with VAR . DFB.de . . 20 October 2017 . 21 October 2017 . de.
  6. News: Kehl lost erste Runde in der ARD aus . Kehl draws the first round on ARD . DFB.de . . 8 June 2017 . 8 June 2017 . de.
  7. News: Die wichtigsten Infos zur DFB-Pokalauslosung am 8. Juni . The most important information about the DFB-Pokal draw on 8 June . DFB.de . . 22 May 2018 . 22 May 2018 . de.
  8. Web site: Entwurf Rahmenterminkalender 2018/2019 . Draft 2018–19 framework schedule . DFB.de . . PDF . 8 December 2017 . 3 February 2018 . de.
  9. News: Palina Rojinski lost erste Runde aus . Palina Rojinski draws the first round . DFB.de . . 5 June 2018 . 5 June 2018 . German.
  10. News: SV Drochtersen/Assel empfängt den FC Bayern München . SV Drochtersen/Assel welcomes Bayern Munich . DFB.de . . 8 June 2018 . 8 June 2018 . German.
  11. News: Gina Lückenkemper lost 2. Pokalrunde aus . Gina Lückenkemper to draw the Pokal second round . DFB.de . . 20 August 2018 . 20 August 2018 . German.
  12. News: Traumlos: Rödinghausen empfängt FCB . Dream draw: Rödinghausen receives FCB . DFB.de . . 26 August 2018 . 26 August 2018 . German.
  13. News: Blindenfußballer Celebi lost DFB-Pokalachtelfinale aus . Blind footballer Celebi draws DFB-Pokal quarter-finals . DFB.de . . 26 October 2018 . 26 October 2018 . German.
  14. News: Achtelfinale: Hertha empfängt die Bayern . Round of 16: Hertha welcomes Bayern . DFB.de . . 4 November 2018 . 4 November 2018 . German.
  15. News: Handballer Böhm lost Viertelfinale aus . Handball player Böhm draws quarter-finals . DFB.de . . 31 January 2019 . 1 February 2019 . German.
  16. News: Viertelfinale: Rekordsieger FC Bayern gegen Zweitligist Heidenheim . Quarter-finals: Record winners FC Bayern against second league team Heidenheim . DFB.de . . 10 February 2019 . 10 February 2019 . German.
  17. News: Lena Goeßling lost DFB-Pokalhalbfinale aus . Lena Goeßling draws DFB-Pokal semi-finals . DFB.de . . 2 April 2019 . 2 April 2019 . German.
  18. News: Auslosung: Bremen vs. Bayern, HSV vs. Leipzig . Draw: Bremen vs. Bayern, HSV vs. Leipzig . DFB.de . . 7 April 2019 . 7 April 2019 . German.
  19. Web site: DFB-Pokal – Scorer . DFB-Pokal – Scorers . kicker.de . . 17 August 2018 . German.
  20. News: DFB-Pokal bis 2022 live in der ARD . DFB-Pokal live on ARD until 2022 . . . 20 April 2018 . 2 April 2019 . German.
  21. News: Fürth gegen Dortmund live in der ARD . Fürth vs Dortmund live on ARD . DFB.de . . 28 June 2018 . 2 April 2019 . German.
  22. News: Zwei Free-TV-Livespiele in der 2. Runde . Two live free TV matches in the second round . DFB.de . . 28 October 2018 . 2 April 2019 . German.
  23. News: Achtelfinale: Hier ist der DFB-Pokal zu sehen . Round of 16: Here you can see the DFB-Pokal . DFB.de . . 1 February 2019 . 2 April 2019 . German.
  24. News: Viertelfinale: Hier ist der DFB-Pokal zu sehen . Quarter-finals: Here you can see the DFB-Pokal . DFB.de . . 1 April 2019 . 2 April 2019 . German.