The Saarland Cup (German: Saarlandpokal) 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. It is limited to clubs from Saarland, however, teams from the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga are not permitted to compete.

A number of clubs from regions of Rhineland-Palatinate who border the Saarland also compete in the Cup, best known of these being the SV Hasborn who has won the cup twice.

History The Cup was established in 1974. The Saarland Cup is played annually. Previous to the Saarpokal, a South West German Cup, not to be confused with the South West Cup, was played from 1964 to 1974. It was also a qualifying competition for the German Cup but included clubs from both the Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate.Südwestdeutscher Pokal 1973/74 South West German Cup 1973–74, Saarpokal website. Retrieved 14 June 2009

The winner of the Saarland Cup qualified for the first round of the German Cup.

Since the establishment of the 3rd Liga in 2008, reserve teams can not take part in the German Cup anymore, but are permitted to play in the regional competitions.

Modus Clubs from fully professional leagues are not permitted to enter the competition, meaning, no teams from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga can compete.

All clubs from the Saarland playing in the 3. Liga (III), Regionalliga West (IV), Oberliga Südwest (V), Verbandsliga Saarland (VI) and the two Landesligas (VII) gain direct entry to the first round. All clubs below that level play two preliminary rounds in four regional groups. The lower classed team always receives home advantage, except in the final, which is played on neutral ground.

Cup finals Held annually at the end of season, these were the cup finals since 1975:

Season Location Winner Finalist Result Attendance 1974–75 Eppelborn SC Friedrichsthal SV Hasborn 4–3 2,500 1975–76 Friedrichsthal VfB Theley FC Ensdorf 3–1 aet 800 1976–77 Neunkirchen FC St.Wendel Saar 05 Saarbrücken 1–0 1,000 1977–78 Eppelborn Borussia Neunkirchen Saar 05 Saarbrücken 5–1 200 1978–79 Friedrichsthal SV Auersmacher SV Elversberg 2–2 aet, 4–3 pen 3,500 1979–80 Saarwellingen ASC Dudweiler FSV Hemmersdorf 7–2 1,200 1980–81 Burbach ASC Dudweiler SSV Überherrn 3–2 aet 1,500 1981–82 Saarwellingen FC Ensdorf SV Elversberg 1–0 1,500 1982–83 Neunkirchen FC Homburg 1. FC Saarbrücken 4–3 3,000 1983–84 Hülzweiler SV Mettlach ASC Dudweiler 5–4 aet 2,000 1984–85 Quierschied Borussia Neunkirchen SV Auersmacher 6–0 1,200 1985–86 Quierschied Borussia Neunkirchen FV Eppelborn 1–1 aet, 5–4 pen 2,000 1986–87 Eppelborn FC St. Ingbert VfB Dillingen 2–1 750 1987–88 Dillingen Saar 05 Saarbrücken SV Mettlach 4–0 2,000 1988–89 Neunkirchen Saar 05 Saarbrücken SV Röchling Völklingen 3–2 600 1989–90 Völklingen Borussia Neunkirchen SV Ludweiler 6–0 1,500 1990–91 Dillingen SV Hasborn VfB Gisingen 3–1 aet 3,000 1991–92 Oberthal Borussia Neunkirchen SV Hasborn 2–1 2,500 1992–93 Dillingen SV Mettlach SV Ludweiler 1–0 2,000 1993–94 Ensdorf SC Großrosseln FSV Saarwellingen 3–2 2,200 1994–95 Eppelborn SV Mettlach Borussia Neunkirchen 3–1 aet 2,600 1995–96 Rohrbach Borussia Neunkirchen FC Homburg 2–1 3,000 1996–97 Dillingen 1. FC Saarbrücken Borussia Neunkirchen 3–1 4,000 1997–98 Völklingen 1. FC Saarbrücken FC Homburg 3–0 3,200 1998–99 Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken SC Halberg–Brebach 5–1 2,000 1999–2000 Dillingen 1. FC Saarbrücken SC Halberg–Brebach 5–3 1,800 2000–01 Elversberg FC Homburg Borussia Neunkirchen 4–2 3,000 2001–02 Hasborn 1. FC Saarbrücken II FV Eppelborn 3–1 1,500 2002–03 Elversberg Borussia Neunkirchen FC Homburg 1–0 5,000 2003–04 Neunkirchen 1. FC Saarbrücken SV Elversberg 3–1 4,000 2004–05 Schiffweiler FC Kutzhof 1. FC Saarbrücken II 4–4 aet, 7–6 pen 1,800 2005–06 Großrosseln FC Homburg FC Kutzhof 3–1 aet 2,000 2006–07 Theley SV Hasborn FC Homburg 3–3 aet, 4–1 pen 3,500 2007–08 Elversberg FC Homburg Borussia Neunkirchen 2–1 aet 3,800 2008–09 Bous SV Elversberg SC Reisbach 7–0 2,500 2009–10 St. Wendel SV Elversberg Borussia Neunkirchen 1–0 2,500 2010–11 Dillingen 1. FC Saarbrücken SV Mettlach 3–2 5,400 2011–12 Dillingen, 2 May 2012 1. FC Saarbrücken SV Rot–Weiß Hasborn 2–1 3,800 2012–13 Hasborn, 29 May 2013 1. FC Saarbrücken FC Hertha Wiesbach 4–0 3,500 2013–14 Völklingen, 7 May 2014 FC 08 Homburg SV Elversberg 2–0 2014–15 Rehlingen, 13 May 2015 SV Elversberg FC 08 Homburg 2–1 aet 4,000 2015–16 Dillingen, 4 May 2016 FC 08 Homburg SV Elversberg 1–0 2016–17 Homburg, 25 May 2017 1. FC Saarbrücken SV Elversberg 3–2 2017–18 Elversberg, 21 May 2018 SV Elversberg 1. FC Saarbrücken 1–0 2018–19 Elversberg, 25 May 2019 1. FC Saarbrücken SV Elversberg 2–1 6,213 2019–20 Elversberg SV Elversberg FC 08 Homburg 2–2 aet, 5–4 pen 0 2020–21 Elversberg SV Elversberg 1. FC Saarbrücken 1–0 0 2021–22 Saarbrücken SV Elversberg FC 08 Homburg 2–1 aet 2022–23 Saarbrücken SV Elversberg 1. FC Saarbrücken 3–2 aet 2023–24 Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken FC 08 Homburg 2–1 2024–25 Saarbrücken FC 08 Homburg Palatia Limbach 9–0 205–26 Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken FC 08 Homburg 4–2 12,410 Winners in bold

Winners Listed in order of wins, the Cup winners are:

Club Wins 1. FC Saarbrücken 1 12 SV Elversberg 8 Borussia Neunkirchen 7 FC 08 Homburg 7 SV Mettlach 3 SV Hasborn 2 Saar 05 Saarbrücken 2 ASC Dudweiler 2 FC Kutzhof 1 SC Großrosseln 1 FC St. Ingbert 1 FC Ensdorf 1 SV Auersmacher 1 FC St.Wendel 1 VfB Theley 1 SC Friedrichsthal 1 1 Includes one win by reserve team, 1. FC Saarbrücken II.

References

Sources Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen, An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga, publisher: DSFS

External links Saarland Football Association website Fussball.de: Saarland Cup