The DFB-Pokal 2008–09 was the 29th season of the competition. The first round began on 30 August 2008. In the final, held on 30 May 2009 in Berlin FCR 2001 Duisburg defeated Turbine Potsdam 7–0, marking the highest margin by which a Frauen DFB-Pokal final was ever decided.

1st round The top six clubs from last year's Bundesliga season were automatically qualified for the second round of the cup. These were 1. FFC Frankfurt, Turbine Potsdam, FCR 2001 Duisburg, Bayern Munich, SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, and VfL Wolfsburg. The other clubs from the Bundesliga all won their first round match.

30 August 2008 VfR 07 Limburg 0 – 10 1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Lübars 1 – 5 HSV Borussia Friedenstal SV Bardenbach 2 – 7 SC Sand 31 August 2008 FFV Neubrandenburg 1 – 0 SG Lütgendortmund BV Borussia Bocholt 0 – 8 Lokomotive Leipzig SV Johannstadt 90 1 – 10 SG Essen-Schönebeck Hegauer FV 1 – 3 SG Wattenscheid 09 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen 4 – 2 FV Löchgau FFC Brauweiler Pulheim 1 – 5 TSV Crailsheim DJK Arminia Ibbenbüren 3 – 1 SV Victoria Gersten SC Fortuna Köln 1 – 2 FSV Jägersburg TSV Nahe 0 – 7 Hamburger SV Magdeburger FFC 2 – 1 Holstein Kiel Niendorfer TSV 0 – 8 FC Gütersloh 2000 FSV 02 Schwerin 2 – 5 Mellendorfer TV FFC Heike Rheine 2 – 3 FFC Oldesloe SV Werder Bremen 2 – 1 SV Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf VfL Oythe 3 – 5 1. FC Union Berlin (AET) SV Rot-Weiß Flatow 0 – 9 Tennis Borussia Berlin TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 6 – 7 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (PSO) SC Regensburg 0 – 2 VfL Sindelfingen 1. FFC Montabaur 0 – 6 SC Freiburg 1. FC Gera 03 1 – 6 FF USV Jena TSV Schwaben Augsburg 1 – 0 FFC Wacker München SV Eintracht Seekirch 0 – 3 ASV Hagsfeld SV Rot-Weiß Göcklingen 2 – 4 SV Dirmingen (AET)

2nd round In the second round Bayern Munich defeated title holder 1. FFC Frankfurt who was for the first time since 1998 not present in the DFB-Pokal final. The other match between clubs from the Bundesliga was won by SG Essen-Schönebeck against HSV Borussia Friedenstal.

19 October 2008 DJK Arminia Ibbenbüren 1 – 0 FC Gütersloh 2000 SV Werder Bremen 1 – 10 FCR 2001 Duisburg FFV Neubrandenburg 2 – 4 VfL Wolfsburg Magdeburger FFC 1 – 6 Mellendorfer TV SG Wattenscheid 09 2 – 0 FFC Oldesloe 1. FC Union Berlin 0 – 2 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig Tennis Borussia Berlin 1 – 6 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 – 1 Hamburger SV (AET) (Hamburg won 4 – 3 on penalties) SG Essen-Schönebeck 4 – 1 HSV Borussia Friedenstal TSV Schwaben Augsburg 1 – 5 SC Freiburg 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen 2 – 7 SC 07 Bad Neuenahr TSV Crailsheim 3 – 1 ASV Hagsfeld FC Bayern Munich 1 – 0 1. FFC Frankfurt SC Sand 3 – 2 SV Dirmingen FF USV Jena 1 – 3 1. FC Saarbrücken VfL Sindelfingen 3 – 0 FSV Jägersburg

3rd round 9 November 2008 DJK Arminia Ibbenbüren 0 – 2 VfL Sindelfingen 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 1 – 4 SG Essen-Schönebeck Mellendorfer TV 0 – 5 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam SC 07 Bad Neuenahr 2 – 5 FC Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg 2 – 0 TSV Crailsheim 1. FC Saarbrücken 1 – 2 SC Freiburg SG Wattenscheid 09 4 – 2 SC Sand 10 December 2008 FCR 2001 Duisburg 5 – 0 Hamburger SV

Quarter-finals 21 December 2008 FC Bayern Munich 1–1 FCR 2001 Duisburg (AET) (Duisburg won 5 – 4 on penalties) SC Freiburg 0–2 VfL Wolfsburg SG Essen-Schönebeck 1–2 SG Wattenscheid 09 (AET) 8 February 2009 VfL Sindelfingen 0–1 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam

Semi-finals 11 April 2009 FCR 2001 Duisburg 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg 13 April 2009 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 3–0 SG Wattenscheid 09

Final

1. FFC TURBINE POTSDAM 71: GK Desirée SchumannDF Bianca SchmidtDF Stefanie DrewsDF Babett PeterMF Monique Kerschowski MF Viola Odebrecht MF Jennifer ZietzMF Isabel KerschowskiFW Leni Larsen Kaurin FW Anja MittagFW Tabea KemmeSubstitutes:DF Marie-Louise Bagehorn MF Jessica Wich Manager: Bernd SchröderFC RUMELN 2001 DUISBURG: GK 1 Kathrin LängertDF Linda BresonikDF Sonja FussDF Annike Krahn DF Alexandra PoppMF Marina Hegering MF Annemieke Kiesel MF Femke MaesMF Fatmire Bajramaj MF Simone Laudehr FW Inka Grings Substitutes:MF Elena Hauer MF Jennifer Oster FW Turid Knaak Manager: Martina Voss MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary, except in the final. Penalty shootout if scores still level. Seven named substitutes Maximum of 3 substitutions.

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