1998 Bavarian Cup Founded 1998 Nation State Qualifying competition for German Cup Champions 1998 SV Schalding-Heining
The 1998 Bavarian Cup was the first edition of this competition. It ended with the SV Schalding-Heining winning the competition. Together with the finalist, SG Post/Süd Regensburg, both clubs were qualified for the DFB Cup 1998-99.
The competition is open to all senior men's football teams playing within the Bavarian football league system and the Bavarian clubs in the Regionalliga Süd (III).
Rules & History The seven Bezirke in Bavaria each play their own cup competition which in turn used to function as a qualifying to the German Cup (DFB-Pokal). Since 1998 these seven cup-winners plus the losing finalist of the region that won the previous event advance to the newly introduced Bavarian Cup, the Toto-Pokal. The two finalists of this competition advance to the German Cup. Bavarian clubs which play in the first or second Bundesliga are not permitted to take part in the event, their reserve teams however can.Bayerischer Toto-Pokal , BFV, accessdate: 4 November 2007 The seven regional cup winners were qualified for the first round.
Participating clubs The following seven clubs qualified for the 1999 Bavarian Cup: Club League Tier Cup performance SV Schalding-Heining Bezirksoberliga Niederbayern VI Winner SG Post/Süd Regensburg Oberliga Bayern IV Final Semi-final Semi-final SpVgg Jahn Forchheim Oberliga Bayern IV First round First round First round
Bavarian Cup season 1998-99 Teams qualified for the next round in bold.
Regional finals Region Date Winner Finalist Result Oberbayern Cup TSV 1860 Munich II Niederbayern Cup SV Schalding-Heining Schwaben Cup BC Aichach FC Memmingen 1-1 1 Oberpfalz Cup SG Post/Süd Regensburg Mittelfranken Cup SpVgg Jahn Forchheim 1. FC Nuremberg II Oberfranken Cup Unterfranken Cup 1 Until the end of the 1997–98 season, a rule of the Schwaben FA stipulated that, in case of a draw after extra time, the lower classed team advances. A penalty shoot-out only applied if both teams played on the same league level. The rule was changed after 1998.
First round Date Home Away Result 1999 Jahn Forchheim TSV 1860 Munich II 1999 1999 bye
Semi-finals Date Home Away Result 1999 1999
Final Date Home Away Result Attendance 1999 SV Schalding-Heining SG Post/Süd Regensburg 1-1 / 6-4 after pen.
DFB Cup 1998-99 The two clubs, SV Schalding-Heining and SG Post/Süd Regensburg, who qualified through the Bavarian Cup for the DFB Cup 1998-99 both were knocked out in the first round of the national cup competition:DFB-Pokal 1999/1999 .:. 1. Runde Weltfussball.de, accessed: 5 November 2008 Round Date Home Away Result Attendance First round SV Schalding-Heining - SpVgg Unterhaching Official DFB website, accessed: 5 November 2008 28 August 1998 SV Schalding-Heining SpVgg Unterhaching 0-1 2,200 First round SG Post Süd Regensburg - Hertha BSC Berlin Official DFB website, accessed: 5 November 2008 30 August 1998 SG Post/Süd Regensburg Hertha BSC Berlin 0-2 5,000
References
External links Bavarian FA website