The 2015–16 Verbandspokal, (English: 2015–16 Association Cup) consisted of twenty one regional cup competitions, the Verbandspokale, was the qualifying competition for the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal, the German Cup.Modus DFB website – Mode, accessed: 9 April 2015
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.Spielordnung BFV website: Rules & Regulations, accessed: 8 April 2015Spielordnung NFV website: Rules & Regulations, accessed: 8 April 2015
All twenty one winners were qualified for the first round of the German Cup in the following season. Three additional clubs were also qualified for the first round of the German Cup, these being from the three largest state associations, Bavaria, Westphalia and Lower Saxony. The qualified teams are the runners-up of the Lower Saxony Cup. In Bavaria the best-placed Regionalliga Bayern non-reserve team is qualified for DFB-Pokal while in Westphalia a play-off is conducted to determine this club.
In February 2016 it was announced that German broadcaster ARD for the first time would show all 21 Verbandspokal finals live in a conference as well as live stream them and that all finals would be played on the same date, 28 May 2016. Some finals however were still scheduled for a different date.
Competitions The finals of the 2015–16 Verbandspokal competitions:Landespokal kicker.de – 2015–16 Verbandspokal finals, accessed: 8 April 2015
Cup Date Location Team 1 Result Team 2 Attendance Report Baden Cup(2015–16 season) 28 May 2016 Bammental FC Astoria Walldorf 2–0 SpVgg Neckarelz Report Bavarian Cup(2015–16 season) 28 May 2016 Unterhaching SpVgg Unterhaching 2–6 Würzburger Kickers 3,200 Report Berlin Cup(2015–16 season) 28 May 2016 Berlin SV Lichtenberg 47 0–1 BFC Preussen 3,874 Report Brandenburg Cup(2015–16 season) 28 May 2016 Luckenwalde FSV 63 Luckenwalde 1–3 SV Babelsberg 03 3,042 Report Bremen Cup(2015–16 season) 28 May 2016 Bremen Bremer SV 3–0 Blumenthaler SV Report Hamburg Cup(2015–16 season) 28 May 2016 Hamburg Eintracht Norderstedt 4–1 Altonaer FC von 1893 Report Hessian Cup(2015–16 season) 4 May 2016 Haiger SV Wehen Wiesbaden 1–2 Kickers Offenbach Report Lower Rhine Cup(2015–16 season) 28 May 2016 Essen Rot-Weiss Essen 3–0 Wuppertaler SV 17,000 Report Lower Saxony Cup(2015–16 season) 28 May 2016 Barsinghausen 1. FC Germania Egestorf/Langreder 0–2 SV Drochtersen/Assel Report Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup(2015–16 season) 28 May 2016 Neustrelitz Hansa Rostock 0–0 FC Schönberg 95 3,418 Report Middle Rhine Cup(2015–16 season) 28 May 2016 Bonn SC Fortuna Köln 1–1 FC Viktoria Köln 4,183 Report Rhineland Cup(2015–16 season) 28 May 2016 Wissen SG HWW Niederroßbach 1–5 Eintracht Trier 1,766 Report Saarland Cup(2015–16 season) 4 May 2016 Dillingen/Saar SV Elversberg 0–1 FC 08 Homburg Report Saxony Cup(2015–16 season) 10 May 2016 Aue FC Erzgebirge Aue 1–0 FSV Zwickau 7,560 Report Saxony-Anhalt Cup(2015–16 season) 18 May 2016 Halle (Saale) Hallescher FC 2–1 1. FC Magdeburg 13,927 Report Schleswig-Holstein Cup(2015–16 season) 28 May 2016 Lübeck VfB Lübeck 2–1 ETSV Weiche Flensburg 3,500 Report South Baden Cup(2015–16 season) 28 May 2016 Offenburg SV Oberachern 3–5 FC 08 Villingen Report Southwestern Cup(2015–16 season) 28 May 2016 Römerberg SC Hauenstein 2–1 TSV Schott Mainz 1,002 Report Thuringian Cup(2015–16 season) 28 May 2016 Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena 2–0 FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt 9,103 Report Westphalian Cup(2015–16 season) 28 May 2016 Ahlen Rot Weiss Ahlen 0–3 SG Wattenscheid 09 3,008 Report Württemberg Cup(2015–16 season) 28 May 2016 Stuttgart FSV 08 Bissingen 2–5 FV Ravensburg 3,600 Report Notes Winners in bold
Clubs by league The clubs qualified through the Verbandspokale for the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal by league: League Level Clubs 3. Liga 3 Hallescher FC, F.C. Hansa Rostock Regionalliga Bayern 4 SpVgg Unterhaching Regionalliga Nord SV Drochtersen/Assel, Eintracht Norderstedt, VfB Lübeck Regionalliga Nordost FSV Zwickau, SV Babelsberg 03, FC Carl Zeiss Jena Regionalliga Südwest FC 08 Homburg, Kickers Offenbach, Eintracht Trier, FC Astoria Walldorf Regionalliga West SG Wattenscheid 09, Rot-Weiss Essen, FC Viktoria Köln Niedersachsenliga 5 1. FC Germania Egestorf/Langreder Oberliga Baden-Württemberg FC 08 Villingen, FV Ravensburg Bremen-Liga Bremer SV Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar SC Hauenstein Berlin-Liga 6 BFC Preußen Berlin Note Clubs who qualified as runners-up in italics
References
External links Official DFB website The German Football Association Fussball.de Official results website of the DFB