DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal (named after the organizing body Deutscher Fußball-Bund) began in 1952 as a processor to the Tschammerpokal that was played from 1935 to 1943 when it was halted due to the war and wasn't resumed until 1952 as DFB-Pokal. It is the most prestigious football competition in Germany next to Bundesliga.
Winners and runners-up
All the winners and runners-up trough the history of the DFB-Pokal.
| Season | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 2022-2023 | RB Leipzig | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 2021-2022 | RB Leipzig | SC Freiburg |
| 2020-2021 | Borussia Dortmund | RB Leipzig |
| 2019-2020 | Bayern Munich | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 2018-2019 | Bayern Munich | RB Leipzig |
| 2017-2018 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bayern Munich |
| 2016-2017 | Borussia Dortmund | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 2015-2016 | Bayern Munich | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2014-2015 | VfL Wolfsburg | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2013-2014 | Bayern Munich | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2012-2013 | Bayern Munich | VfB Stuttgart |
| 2011-2012 | Borussia Dortmund | Bayern Munich |
| 2010-2011 | Schalke 04 | MSV Duisburg |
| 2009-2010 | Bayern Munich | Werder Bremen |
| 2008-2009 | Werder Bremen | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 2007-2008 | Bayern Munich | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2006-2007 | 1. FC Nürnberg | VfB Stuttgart |
| 2005-2006 | Bayern Munich | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 2004-2005 | Bayern Munich | Schalke 04 |
| 2003-2004 | Werder Bremen | Alemannia Aachen |
| 2002-2003 | Bayern Munich | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 2001-2002 | Schalke 04 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 2000-2001 | Schalke 04 | Union Berlin |
| 1999-2000 | Bayern Munich | Werder Bremen |
| 1998-1999 | Werder Bremen | Bayern Munich |
| 1997-1998 | Bayern Munich | MSV Duisburg |
| 1996-1997 | VfB Stuttgart | Energie Cottbus |
| 1995-1996 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Karlsruher SC |
| 1994-1995 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 1993-1994 | Werder Bremen | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 1992-1993 | Bayer Leverkusen | Hertha BSC II |
| 1991-1992 | Hannover 96 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 1990-1991 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1. FC Köln |
| 1989-1990 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Werder Bremen |
| 1988-1989 | Borussia Dortmund | Werder Bremen |
| 1987-1988 | Eintracht Frankfurt | VfL Bochum |
| 1986-1987 | Hamburger SV | Stuttgarter Kickers |
| 1985-1986 | Bayern Munich | VfB Stuttgart |
| 1984-1985 | Bayer Uerdingen | Bayern Munich |
| 1983-1984 | Bayern Munich | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 1982-1983 | 1. FC Köln | Fortuna Köln |
| 1981-1982 | Bayern Munich | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| 1980-1981 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 1979-1980 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1. FC Köln |
| 1978-1979 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Hertha BSC |
| 1977-1978 | 1. FC Köln | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| 1976-1977 | 1. FC Köln | Hertha BSC |
| 1975-1976 | Hamburger SV | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 1974-1975 | Eintracht Frankfurt | MSV Duisburg |
| 1973-1974 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Hamburger SV |
| 1972-1973 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1. FC Köln |
| 1971-1972 | Schalke 04 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 1970-1971 | Bayern Munich | 1. FC Köln |
| 1969-1970 | Kickers Offenbach | 1. FC Köln |
| 1968-1969 | Bayern Munich | Schalke 04 |
| 1967-1968 | 1. FC Köln | VfL Bochum |
| 1966-1967 | Bayern Munich | Hamburger SV |
| 1965-1966 | Bayern Munich | Meidericher SV |
| 1964-1965 | Borussia Dortmund | Alemannia Aachen |
| 1963-1964 | 1860 Munich | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 1962-1963 | Hamburger SV | Borussia Dortmund |
| 1961-1962 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| 1960-1961 | Werder Bremen | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 1959-1960 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Karlsruher SC |
| 1958-1959 | Schwarz-Weiss Essen | Borussia Neunkirchen |
| 1957-1958 | VfB Stuttgart | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| 1956-1957 | Bayern Munich | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| 1955-1956 | Karlsruher SC | Hamburger SV |
| 1954-1955 | Karlsruher SC | Schalke 04 |
| 1953-1954 | VfB Stuttgart | 1. FC Köln |
| 1952-1953 | Rot-Weiss Essen | Alemannia Aachen |
Venue for the final
The final has traditionally been held on neutral ground. Until 1981, it was played on various locations, but since 1985 it has been played in Berlin (Olympiastadion) every year.
Statistics
Teams with most titles
List of clubs that have won the DFB-Pokal most times, concerning the period 1953-2024.
| Club | Titles |
|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 20 |
| Werder Bremen | 6 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 5 |
| Schalke 04 | 4 |
| 1. FC Köln | 4 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 3 |
| Hamburger SV | 3 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2 |
| RB Leipzig | 2 |
In total, 23 different clubs have won the cup through its history. If Tschammerpokal titles are counted, 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig, Dresdner SC, Rapid Wien and Schwarz-Weiss Essen are included among the winners. Also, 1. Schalke 04 and FC Nürnberg should be noted for five and four trophies, respectively.
DFB-Pokal timeline
1935 The competition is established as Tschammerpokal.
1935 The competition is reintroduced after been cancelled since 1943 and rebranded to DFB-Pokal.
1941 Dresdner SC becomes the first club to win the cup two years in a row (1940-1941).
1955 Karlsruher SC becomes the first club to win the DFB-Pokal two years in a row (1955-1956).
2000 Bayern Munich becomes the first club to win the competition ten times
2020 Bayern Munich becomes the first club to win the competition twenty times
References:
https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/statistik/bisherige-sieger/
https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/statistik/rekordsieger/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DFB-Pokal