Baden Cup Explained

North Baden Cup
Region:Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Founded:1949
Qualifier For:DFB-Pokal
Champion:SV Sandhausen (2023–24)
Most Successful Club:SV Sandhausen (13 titles)

The North Baden Cup (German: Badischer Pokal or BFV-Pokal) is one of the 21 regional cup competitions of German football. The winner of the competition gains entry to the first round of the German Cup.

History

The Cup was established in 1949, after the end of the Second World War, in the US occupation zone in the northern half of the state of Baden, which existed as part of the state of Württemberg-Baden from 1945 to 1952, when the state of Baden-Württemberg was formed. Due to the southern half of the state being under French occupation, the Baden football association was cut in half and a northern and southern federation was formed. The same happened with the regional cup competition.

The North Baden Cup is played annually, with the exception of 1950 to 1956, when it was not held.

From 1974 onwards, the winner of the South Baden Cup qualified for the first round of the German Cup. At times, the BFV was permitted to send both, winner and finalist to the first round of the German Cup, currently (2008–09), it is only the winner as North Baden is not one of the three largest federations, which are permitted to send two clubs.[1]

The cup has been sponsored by the brewery Privatbrauerei Hoepfner since 1996 and therefore currently carries the name BFV-Hoepfner-Cup.

The North Baden cup winners have at times performed quite well in the national cup competition. In 1974–75, the first season the regional cup winners entered the DFB-Pokal directly, VfB Eppingen, the North Baden Cup winner, reached the fourth round of the cup, beating Bundesliga side Hamburger SV 2–1 on the way.[2]

In 1990–91, the North Baden Cup winners FV 09 Weinheim defeated FC Bayern Munich 1–0 in the first round of the German Cup.[3]

Modus

Professional clubs are not permitted to enter the competition, meaning, no teams from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga can compete.

All clubs from North Baden playing in the 3. Liga (III), Regionalliga Süd (IV) and Oberliga Baden-Württemberg (V), Verbandsliga Nordbaden (VI) and the three Landesligas (VII) gain direct entry to the first round. Additionally, the best teams of the regional cup competitions in North Baden also qualify for the competition.[4]

Cup finals

Held annually at the end of season, these were the cup finals since 1949:

SeasonLocationWinnerFinalistResultAttendance
1949–501. FC Eutingen
1950–56not held
1956–57VfL Neckarau
1957–58FV Hockenheim
1958–59FC 08 Neureut
1959–60FV Wiesental
1960–61Karlsruher FV
1961–62Karlsruher FV
1962–63FV Hockenheim
1963–64FV Hockenheim
1964–65Karlsruher FV
1965–66ASV Feudenheim
1966–67VfL Neckarau
1967–68ASV Feudenheim
1968–69SV Schwetzingen
1969–70FC Germania Friedrichsfeld
1970–71FC Östringen
1971–72VfR Mannheim
1972–73VfB Eppingen
1973–74VfB Eppingen
1974–75FV 09 Weinheim
1975–76SV Neckargerach
1976–77SV Sandhausen
1977–78SV Sandhausen
1978–79FC Östringen
1979–80FV Lauda
1980–81SV Sandhausen
1981–82SV Sandhausen
1982–83SV Sandhausen
1983–84SV Schwetzingen
1984–85SV SandhausenFC Germania Friedrichstal
1985–86SV Sandhausen
1986–871. FC Pforzheim
1987–88SG Heidelberg-Kirchheim
1988–891. FC Pforzheim
1989–90FV 09 Weinheim
1990–91Karlsruher SC II
1991–92SG Heidelberg-Kirchheim
1992–931. FC Pforzheim
1993–94Karlsruher SC II
1994–95SV Sandhausen
1995–96Forst, 30 May 1996Karlsruher SC IISV Sandhausen3–1
1996–97Mosbach-Neckarelz, 20 May 1997VfR MannheimFV Lauda3–01,300
1997–98SV Waldhof Mannheim
1998–99SV Waldhof Mannheim
1999–2000Mosbach-Neckarelz, 1 June 2000Karlsruher SC IIFV Lauda2–02,000
2000–01Forst, 15 May 2001VfR MannheimKarlsruher SC2–0950
2001–02Odenheim, 22 May 2002TSG 1899 Hoffenheim1. FC Pforzheim4–01,200
2002–03Mannheim, 27 May 2003TSG 1899 HoffenheimSV Sandhausen2–12,800
2003–04Hoffenheim, 18 May 2004TSG 1899 HoffenheimVfR Mannheim1–01,400
2004–05Dielheim, 2 June 2005TSG 1899 HoffenheimSG Heidelberg-Kirchheim6–0
2005–06Forst, 30 May 2006SV SandhausenKarlsruher SC II4–1 aet1,250
2006–07Sankt Leon-Rot, 5 June 2007SV SandhausenTSG Hoffenheim1–01,200
2007–08Stutensee, 5 June 2008ASV DurlachFC Germania Forst4–1
2008–09Sinsheim, 5 June 2009SpVgg NeckarelzSV Sandhausen II1–0
2009–10Nöttingen, 11 May 2010SV Sandhausen IIFC Nöttingen2–2, 6–7 after pen.1,812
2010–1111 May 2011SV SandhausenFC Nöttingen1–0
2011–12Bammenthal, 23 May 2012FC NöttingenSpVgg Neckarelz4–3 pen
2012–13Forst, 15 May 2013Karlsruher SCFC Nöttingen1–0
2013–14Waghäusel, 20 May 2014FC Astoria WalldorfFC Nöttingen1–0
2014–15Langensteinbach, 20 May 2015FC NöttingenSV Spielberg3–23,421
2015–16Bammental, 28 May 2016FC Astoria WalldorfSpVgg Neckarelz2–0
2016–17Sinsheim, 25 May 2017FC NöttingenSG HD-Kirchheim5–0
2017–18Nöttingen, 25 May 2017Karlsruher SC1. CfR Pforzheim1–1
2018–19Karlsruhe, 26 May 2019Karlsruher SCWaldhof Mannheim5–37,367
2019–20Hoffenheim, 22 August 2020Waldhof MannheimFC Nöttingen4–10
2020–21Pforzheim, 29 May 2021Waldhof MannheimAstoria Walldorf2–10
2021–22Mannheim, 21 May 2022Waldhof MannheimTürkspor Mannheim3–05,747
2022–23Nöttingen, 3 June 2023Astoria Walldorf1. CfR Pforzheim2–0
2023–24Walldorf, 3 June 2023SV Sandhausen1. FC Mühlhausen8–02,400

Winners

Listed in order of wins, the Cup winners are:

ClubWins
SV Sandhausen131
SV Waldhof Mannheim5
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim4
Karlsruher SC II4
VfR Mannheim3
1. FC Pforzheim3
Karlsruher FV3
FV Hockenheim3
FC Nöttingen3
Karlsruher SC3
FC Astoria Walldorf3
SG Heidelberg-Kirchheim2
FV 09 Weinheim2
SV Schwetzingen2
FC Östringen2
VfB Eppingen2
ASV Feudenheim2
VfL Neckarau2
SpVgg Neckarelz1
ASV Durlach1
FV Lauda1
SV Neckargerach1
FC Germania Friedrichsfeld1
FV Wiesental1
FC 08 Neureut1
1. FC Eutingen1

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: DFB Cup Men – Mode . DFB . 11 December 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090609211623/https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=460546 . 9 June 2009 .
  2. Web site: DFB-Pokal 1974/1975 " 2. Runde . German . Weltfussball.de . 12 December 2008.
  3. Web site: DFB-Pokal 1990/1991 " 1. Runde . German . Weltfussball.de . 12 December 2008.
  4. Book: Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen – Die Saison 2002–03 . German . DSFS . 2003 . 283.