The 2021–22 Verbandspokal (English: 2021–22 Association Cup) consisted of twenty-one regional cup competitions, the Verbandspokale, the qualifying competition for the 2022–23 DFB-Pokal, the German Cup.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Teams | 44 |
All clubs from the 3. Liga and below could enter the regional Verbandspokale, subject to the rules and regulations of each region. Clubs from the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga could not enter but were instead directly qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal. Reserve teams were not permitted to take part in the DFB-Pokal or the Verbandspokale. The precise rules of each regional Verbandspokal are laid down by the regional football association organising it.[2][3]
All twenty-one winners qualified for the first round of the German Cup in the following season. Three additional clubs also qualified for the first round of the German Cup, these being from the three largest state associations, Bavaria, Westphalia and Lower Saxony. The Lower Saxony Cup was split into two paths, one for teams from the 3. Liga and the Regionalliga Nord and one for the teams from lower leagues. The winners of both paths qualified for the DFB-Pokal. In Bavaria the best-placed non-reserve Regionalliga Bayern team qualified for the DFB-Pokal while in Westphalia the best-placed non-reserve Oberliga Westfalen team qualified.[1][4]
The finals of the Verbandspokal competitions were played on the Amateurs' Final Day (German: Finaltag der Amateure), on 21 May 2022.[5]
Competitions
editThe finals of the 2021–22 Verbandspokal competitions (winners listed in bold):
Notes
edit- ^ As one of the three largest regional associations, Bavaria gets an additional DFB-Pokal berth, which goes to the best non-reserve team of the Regionalliga Bayern.[6]
- ^ As one of the three largest regional associations, Lower Saxony gets an additional DFB-Pokal berth, which goes to the winner of the second cup path.[7]
- ^ On 24 April 2021, the 2020–21 edition of the Saxony-Anhalt Cup was paused and was continued in 2021–22 starting with the round of 16.[8]
- ^ As one of the three largest regional associations, Westphalia gets an additional DFB-Pokal berth, which goes to the best-placed non-reserve team of the Oberliga Westfalen.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Modus (in German) DFB website – Mode. Retrieved 9 April 2015
- ^ Spielordnung Archived 15 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in German) BFV website: Rules & Regulations. Retrieved 8 April 2015
- ^ Spielordnung (in German) NFV website: Rules & Regulations. Retrieved 8 April 2015
- ^ a b "Krombacher Westfalenpokal wird mit Dritt- und Regionalligisten fortgesetzt" [Krombacher Westphalian Cup is continued with 3. Liga and Regionalliga teams]. flvw.de (in German). Westphalian Football and Athletics Association. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "AOK-Landespokal: VSG folgt Viktoria ins Finale". berliner-fussball.de (in German). Berlin Football Association. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Die Wege in den DFB-Pokal" [The ways to qualify to the German Cup]. kicker.de (in German). kicker. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Reform im Krombacher-Niedersachsenpokal" [Reform in the Krombacher Lower Saxony Cup]. nfv.de (in German). Lower Saxony Football Association. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Sachsen-Anhalt friert den Landespokal ein" [Saxony-Anhalt freezes the state cup]. kicker.de (in German). kicker. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
External links
edit- Official DFB website (in German): The German Football Association
- Fussball.de (in German): Official results website of the DFB