BBL-Pokal explained

BBL-Pokal
Country:Germany
First:1966–67
Teams:16
Champions:Bayern Munich (5th title)
Season:2023–24
Most Champs:Alba Berlin (11 titles)
Related Comps:Beko BBL
BBL Champions Cup
Current:2024–25 BBL-Pokal

Basketball Bundesliga-Pokal, commonly known as the BBL-Pokal, is the annual national basketball cup competition in Germany.[1] Since 2009, the title has been awarded to the winner of a tournament competition between top clubs of each Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) season.

History and format

The competition was founded in 1966, by the German Basketball Federation. The first final of the German Basketball Cup took place on 11 June 1967, in Oberhausen. Since 1993, the cup championship is decided in a final four format, which is held over one weekend. The host team of the cup's final four, is automatically set as one of the participants. The three remaining teams are determined by three quarterfinal matches, played between the winners of the earlier round matches.

Starting from the 2018–19 season, the format was changed to a sixteen team knock-out tournament, with the sixteen highest seeded teams from the previous season qualifying.[2]

Winners

Finals

Single and two-legged Finals Era (1967–1992)

The first DBB Cup final took place on 11 June 1967 in Oberhausen between VfL Osnabrück and ATV 1877 Düsseldorf 86:74 (HT 39:36).

Top Four Era (1993–2019, 2021–present)

From 1993 to 2019, a final four tournament was held in a host city to determine the winner of the BBL-Pokal.

Year Host city Champion Runner-up ScoreMVP
1993 Brandt Hagen81–60Not awarded
1994 Brandt Hagen86–72
1995 77–76
1996 80–79
1997 82–73
1998 97–88
1999 69–48
2000 76–68
2001 96–83
2002 105–55 [15]
2003 82–80 [16]
2004 80–71
2005 85–75
2006 85–73
2007 60–58 [17]
2008 74–60 [18] [19]
2009 69–44 [20]
2010 76–75
2011 69–66
2012 82–73
85–67
86–80
72–70
67–65
74–71
80–75
83–82
85–79Vladimir Lučić[21]
86–76Maodo Lô[22]
90–78Nick Weiler-Babb[23]
81–65Sylvain Francisco

Knockout tournament (2020)

In 2020 on, a knockout tournament was held to determine the winner of the BBL-Pokal.

Performance by club

Team Winners Runners-up Years
Alba Berlin1141997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022
Bayer Giants Leverkusen1031970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995
Bamberg Baskets631992, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019
Bayern Munich521968, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024
Gießen 46ers341969, 1973, 1979
BSC Saturn Köln331980, 1981, 1983
Köln 99ers312004, 2005, 2007
SSV Hagen261975, 1994
MTV Wolfenbüttel231972, 1982
medi Bayreuth221988, 1989
USC Heidelberg211977, 1978
ASC 1846 Göttingen211984, 1985
TBB Trier201998, 2001
ratiopharm Ulm151996
EWE Baskets Oldenburg132015
VfL Osnabrück121967
Skyliners Frankfurt122000
Artland Dragons112008
Telekom Baskets Bonn03
EnBW Ludwigsburg02
Phantoms Braunschweig02
ATV 1877 Düsseldorf01
USC Mainz01
Hamburger Turnerbund01
Dragons Rhöndorf01
Crailsheim Merlins01

See also

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meister und Pokalsieger. Easycredit-bbl.de. 6 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Höherer Mindest-Etat und neuer Pokal-Wettbewerb: Klub-Vertreter votieren für strategisch wichtige Beschlüsse. 24 April 2018. Easycredit-bbl.de. de.
  3. https://fcbayern.com/basketball/en/fcbb/history/summary Bayern history
  4. https://jobstairs-giessen46ers.de/tradition/chronik/ Giessen history
  5. Im Pokalwettbewerb war der hiesige MTV bekanntlich erfolgreicher: Fünfmal im Finale: 1972 gegen Hagen und 1982 gegen Köln sogar als MTV history cup 1972 and 1982 finals
  6. https://jobstairs-giessen46ers.de/erinnerungen-an-grosse-zeiten/ 49ers history
  7. https://www.wp.de/sport/lokalsport/hagen/vor-25-jahren-gatlin-fuehrt-hagen-zum-deutschen-pokal-id216115915.html Pokal 1975
  8. https://www.usc-hd.de/verein/usc-historie/saison-19761977 US season 76-77
  9. https://www.usc-hd.de/verein/usc-historie/saison-19771978 US season 77-78
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20201023124612/http://www.schoenen-dunk.de/news_a3714_Koeln-99ers_Grosse-und-kleine-Geschichten-um-die-Koelner-Pokalerfolge.htm Saturn cup 1980
  11. https://www.express.de/sport/basketball/15-maerz-1981-bsc-saturn-koeln-basketball-vom-anderen-stern-29465 Saturn cup 1981
  12. https://www.kurier.de/inhalt.1985-als-aufsteiger-gleich-im-europacup.f093db8e-a75c-48c5-b736-9cacff634868.html Bayreuth 1985
  13. https://www.inbayreuth.de/vor-30-jahren-deutscher-meister/ Bayreuth history
  14. https://www.wbeyersdorf.de/archiv/saison/saison92.htm Bamberg 91 92
  15. https://www.eurobasket.com/Germany/Basketball-Bundesliga_2001-2002.aspx 02 final at Eurobasket.com
  16. https://www.eurobasket.com/Germany/Basketball-Bundesliga_2002-2003.aspx 03 final at Eurobasket.com
  17. https://www.eurobasket.com/Germany/Basketball-Bundesliga_2006-2007.aspx 07 final at Eurobasket.com
  18. https://www.kicker.de/pokalsieger-2008_artland-dragons-378121/artikel Dragons win final
  19. https://www.eurobasket.com/Germany/Basketball-Bundesliga_2007-2008.aspx 08 final
  20. https://www.eurobasket.com/Germany/Basketball-Bundesliga_2008-2009.aspx 09 final at Eurobasket.com
  21. Web site: BBV-GS . 2021-05-16 . Bayern holt sich den BBL-Pokal . 2023-04-24 . BBV . de-DE.
  22. Web site: Berlin record cup champs / Lo leads way for ALBA / Chemnitz beat Bayern again . 2023-04-24 . www.easycredit-bbl.de.
  23. Web site: Bayern claim 4th German Cup / Weiler-Babb MVP / Rubit suffers major injury . 2023-04-24 . www.easycredit-bbl.de.
  24. Web site: Berlin finally win No. 9, Knight named MVP, Calles new Hamburg head coach . 2023-04-24 . www.easycredit-bbl.de.