The 2024–25 DFB-Pokal was the 43rd season of the annual German football cup competition. Fifty teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Frauen-Bundesliga and the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, excluding second teams. The competition began on 17 August 2024 with the first of six rounds and ended on 1 May 2025 with the final at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 2010.
VfL Wolfsburg were the ten-time defending champions. Bayern Munich won the tournament with a 4–2 win over Werder Bremen.
Participating clubs The following clubs qualified for the competition:
Bundesligathe 12 clubs of the 2023–24 season 2. Bundesliga10 of the 14 clubs of the 2023–24 season Regionalligathe 2 promoted teams and the 5 champions of the 2023–24 season Werder Bremen MSV Duisburg SGS Essen Eintracht Frankfurt SC Freiburg TSG Hoffenheim 1. FC Köln Bayer Leverkusen RB Leipzig 1. FC Nürnberg Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg SG Andernach FSV Gütersloh Hamburger SV FC Ingolstadt Carl Zeiss Jena SV Meppen Borussia Mönchengladbach Turbine Potsdam SC Sand SV 67 Weinberg Union Berlin Arminia Bielefeld VfL Bochum SV Hegnach Hertha BSC SV Henstedt-Ulzburg Mainz 05 Verbandspokalthe 21 winners of the regional association cupsBaden Karlsruher SC Bavaria FC Forstern Berlin Viktoria Berlin Brandenburg BSG Stahl Brandenburg Bremen ATS Buntentor Hamburg FC St. Pauli Hesse Kickers OffenbachLower Rhine VfR Warbeyen Lower Saxony Rot-Weiss Göttingen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Hansa Rostock Middle Rhine Fortuna Köln Rhineland TuS Issel Saarland SV Elversberg Saxony Eintracht Leipzig-SüdSaxony-Anhalt 1. FC Magdeburg Schleswig-Holstein Kieler MTV South Baden Hegauer FV Southwest SC Siegelbach Thuringia 1. FFV Erfurt Westphalia Wacker Mecklenbeck Württemberg VfB Stuttgart
Format All clubs from the 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga and the four best-placed teams from the 2023–24 2. Frauen-Bundesliga received a bye in the first round. Clubs from lower leagues hosted against clubs from higher leagues until the quarter-finals.
Schedule The rounds of the 2024–25 competition were scheduled as follows:
Round Matches First round 17–20 August 2024 Second round 6–11 September 2024 Round of 16 22–24 November 2024 Quarter-finals 11–13 February 2025 Semi-finals 22–23 March 2025 Final 1 May 2025 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Matches Times up to 27 October 2024 and from 30 March 2025 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 28 October 2024 to 29 March 2025 are CET (UTC+1).
First round The draw took place on 27 June 2024, with Ulrike Ballweg drawing the matches. The teams are split into a North and a South group. The Bundesliga and the two best-placed teams from the 2. Bundesliga had a bye. The matches will take place between 17 and 20 August 2024.
Second round The draw took place on 20 August 2024, with Verena Schweers drawing the matches. The matches will take place between 6 and 11 September 2024.
Round of 16 The draw took place on 16 September 2024, with Lena Lotzen drawing the matches. The matches took place between 22 and 24 November 2024.
Quarterfinals The draw was held on 15 December 2024, with Julian Köster drawing the matches. The matches will take place between 11 and 13 February 2025.
Semifinals The draw was held on 17 February 2025, with Turid Knaak drewing the matches. The matches will take place on 22 and 23 March 2025.
Final The final took place on 1 May 2025.
GK 32 Ena Mahmutovic RB 7 Giulia Gwinn CB 4 Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir (c) CB 5 Magdalena Eriksson LB 30 Carolin Simon CM 12 Sydney Lohmann CM 25 Sarah Zadrazil RW 9 Jovana Damnjanović AM 21 Pernille Harder LW 17 Klara Bühl CF 11 Lea SchüllerSubstitutes: GK 1 Maria Luisa Grohs DF 2 Linda Sembrant DF 6 Tuva Hansen DF 28 Michelle Ulbrich MF 10 Linda Dallmann MF 14 Alara Şehitler MF 16 Julia Zigiotti Olme MF 27 Arianna Caruso FW 20 Franziska KettManager: Alexander Straus GK 1 Livia Peng RB 33 Maria Penner CB 18 Lina Hausicke (c) CB 23 Hanna Németh LB 4 Kaylie Ronan CM 13 Ricarda Walkling CM 22 Rieke Dieckmann RW 10 Tuana Mahmoud AM 9 Sophie Weidauer LW 6 Reena Wichmann CF 7 Larissa Mühlhaus Substitutes: GK 26 Sofija Ņesterova DF 24 Lara Schmidt MF 8 Amira Arfaoui MF 27 Sharon Beck MF 28 Juliane Wirtz MF 31 Verena Wieder MF 37 Lena Dahms FW 11 Maja Sternad FW 16 Emőke Pápai Manager: Thomas Horsch
Assistant referees: Jasmin Matysiak Jessica Bergmann Fourth official: Anna-Lena Heidenreich Video assistant referee: Katrin Rafalski Assistant video assistant referee: Riem Hussein
Top goalscorers Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.
Rank Player Team Goals1 Nina Lange VfL Bochum5 Lea Schüller Bayern Munich3 Alina Angerer VfL Bochum4 Larissa Mühlhaus Werder Bremen5 Flaka Aslanaj Borussia Mönchengladbach3 Emma Ballay Kieler MTV Carolin Corres Borussia Mönchengladbach Jovana Damnjanović Bayern Munich Féli Delacauw TSG Hoffenheim Laura Freigang Eintracht Frankfurt Pernille Harder Bayern Munich Anna Marques VfL Bochum Erëleta Memeti TSG Hoffenheim Christin Meyer Hamburger SV Vivien Schwing Fortuna Köln
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