The 2019–20 Verbandspokal, (English: 2019–20 Association Cup) consisted of twenty-one regional cup competitions, the Verbandspokale, the qualifying competition for the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal, the German Cup.Modus DFB website – Mode
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 are 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 & RegulationsSpielordnung NFV website: Rules & Regulations
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 Regionalliga Bayern non-reserve team qualified for the DFB-Pokal while in Westphalia a play-off was conducted to determine this club.
The finals of the Verbandspokal competitions, originally scheduled for 23 May 2020, were postponed to later dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. On 9 July, the new date was set for 22 August except in Bavaria, where its date was published six days later as 5 September.
Competitions The finals of the 2019–20 Verbandspokal competitions (winners listed in bold):
Cup Date Location Team 1 Result Team 2 Attendance Report Baden Cup(2019–20 season) 22 August 2020 Hoffenheim FC Nöttingen 1–4 Waldhof Mannheim Report Bavarian Cup(2019–20 season) 5 September 2020 Munich 1860 Munich 1–1 Würzburger Kickers Report Berlin Cup(2019–20 season) 22 August 2020 Berlin Viktoria Berlin 0–6 VSG Altglienicke Report Brandenburg Cup(2019–20 season) 22 August 2020 Luckenwalde Union Fürstenwalde 2–1 SV Babelsberg 729 Report Bremen Cup(2019–20 season (until quarter-finals))(2019–20 season (semi-finals and final)) 22 August 2020 Bremen Blumenthaler SV 2–2 FC Oberneuland Report Hamburg Cup(2019–20 season) 22 August 2020 Hamburg Eintracht Norderstedt 5–1 TSV Sasel Report Hessian Cup(2019–20 season) 22 August 2020 Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt 0–1 TSV Steinbach Haiger Report Lower Rhine Cup(2019–20 season) 22 August 2020 Essen Rot-Weiss Essen 3–1 1. FC Kleve 300 ReportLower Saxony Cup(2019–20 season (3. Liga / Regionalliga))(2019–20 season (amateurs)) 23 August 2020 Rehden Schwarz-Weiß Rehden 1–4 TSV Havelse Report 22 August 2020 Hanover MTV Gifhorn 2–3 Eintracht Celle Report Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup(2019–20 season) 22 August 2020 Rostock Hansa Rostock 3–0 Torgelower FC Greif 780 Report Middle Rhine Cup(2019–20 season) 22 August 2020 Bonn 1. FC Düren 1–0 Alemannia Aachen 300 Report Rhineland Cup(2019–20 season (until quarter-finals))(2019–20 season (semi-finals and final)) 22 August 2020 Koblenz FC Karbach 0–5 FV Engers 350 Report Saarland Cup(2019–20 season) 22 August 2020 Elversberg FC 08 Homburg 2–2 SV Elversberg Report Saxony Cup(2019–20 season) 22 August 2020 Eilenburg FC Eilenburg 1–2 Chemnitzer FC 1,000 Report Saxony-Anhalt Cup(2019–20 season)Abandoned Schleswig-Holstein Cup(2019–20 season) 22 August 2020 Malente SV Todesfelde 3–2 VfB Lübeck 50 Report South Baden Cup(2019–20 season) 22 August 2020 Freiburg 1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen 3–0 SV Oberachern Report Southwestern Cup(2019–20 season) 22 August 2020 Pirmasens 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–0 Alemannia Waldalgesheim 400 Report Thuringian Cup(2019–20 season) 22 August 2020 Jena FSV Martinroda 2–8 Carl Zeiss Jena Report Westphalian Cup(2019–20 season) 22 August 2020 Kamen RSV Meinerzhagen 2–0 SV Schermbeck Report Württemberg Cup(2019–20 season) 22 August 2020 Stuttgart TSG Balingen 0–3 SSV Ulm 300 Report
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References
External links Official DFB website The German Football Association Fussball.de Official results website of the DFB