| Tournament details | |
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| Country | Germany |
| Venue(s) | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne |
| Dates | 3 August 2019 – 4 July 2020 |
| Teams | 49 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | VfL Wolfsburg (7th title) |
| Runner-up | SGS Essen |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 197 (3.52 per match) |
| Attendance | 15,867 (283 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Sarah Grünheid (8 goals) |
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The 2019–20 DFB-Pokal was the 40th season of the annual German football cup competition. 48 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 3 August 2019 with the first of six rounds and ended on 4 July 2020 with the final at the RheinEnergieStadioninCologne, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 2010.[1] The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German women's football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB).
The defending champions were Frauen-Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg, after they defeated SC Freiburg 1–0 in the previous final.[2] Wolfsburg once again won the cup, defeating SGS Essen after penalties.[3]
The competition was suspended on 16 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany,[4] and resumed in June 2020 with matches behind closed doors.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, on 16 March, it was announced that the competition will be suspended until 19 April.[4] On 3 April, the suspension was extended until 30 April.[5] On 20 May, it was announced that the competition would be continued on 2 June.[6] All remaining matches were played behind closed doors. In addition, five substitutions were permitted for the remaining matches, with a sixth allowed in extra time, following a proposal from FIFA and approval by IFAB to lessen the impact of fixture congestion.[7][8]
The following 49 clubs qualified for the competition:
| Bundesliga the 12 clubs of the 2018–19 season |
2. Bundesliga 8 of the 14 clubs of the 2018–19 season[a] |
Regionalliga 8 of the 10 champions and runners-up of the 2018–19 season[b] |
| Verbandspokal the 21 winners of the regional association cups | ||
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Baden Bavaria Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hesse |
Lower Rhine Lower Saxony Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Middle Rhine Rhineland Saarland Saxony |
Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein South Baden Southwest Thuringia Westphalia Württemberg |
Clubs from lower leagues hosted against clubs from higher leagues until the quarter-finals. If both clubs were below the 2. Bundesliga, there was no host club change.
The rounds of the 2019–20 competition were scheduled as follows:[1]
| Round | Matches |
|---|---|
| First round | 3–4 August 2019 |
| Second round | 7–8 September 2019 |
| Round of 16 | 16–17 November 2019 |
| Quarter-finals | 21–22 March 2020 |
| Semi-finals | 18–19 April 2020 |
| Final | 30 May 2020 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne |
A total of forty-nine matches will take place, starting with the first round on 3 August 2019 and culminating with the final on 4 July 2020 at the RheinEnergieStadioninCologne.
Times up to 26 October 2019 and from 29 March 2020 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 27 October 2019 to 28 March 2020 are CET (UTC+1).
The seventeen matches were drawn on 11 July and took place on 3 and 4 August 2019.[9] The twelve clubs from the 2018–19 Bundesliga season and the three best-placed clubs from the 2018–19 2. Bundesliga received a bye.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–3 | Arminia Bielefeld |
| FSV Babelsberg | 1–6 | Walddörfer SV |
| 1. FFV Erfurt | 0–7 | 1. FC Saarbrücken |
| Hegauer FV | 0–1 | FC Ingolstadt |
| FC Forstern | 2–0 | 1. FFC Niederkirchen |
| TuS Wörrstadt | 1–0 | 1. FC Mönchengladbach |
| Hamburger SV | 2–0 | Union Berlin |
| RB Leipzig | 4–2 | BV Cloppenburg |
| Borussia Bocholt | 3–0 | Viktoria Berlin |
| TuS Schwachhausen | 1–5 | SV Berghofen |
| HSG Warnemünde | 0–7 | FSV Gütersloh |
| Magdeburger FFC | 2–3 | Holstein Kiel |
| SV Göttelborn | 1–5 | SG Andernach |
| SV Holzbach | 0–4 | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–1 | SV Hegnach |
| Fortuna Köln | 1–4 | FSV Hessen Wetzlar |
| SV 67 Weinberg | 5–0 | Karlsruher SC |
The draw was held on 10 August 2019.[10] The matches will be played on 7 and 8 September 2019.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| [Holstein Kiel | 1–3 | 1. FC Köln |
| SV Berghofen | 0–2 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–5 | Bayern Munich |
| SG 99 Andernach | 0–1 | FF USV Jena |
| Borussia Bocholt | 0–7 | Turbine Potsdam |
| SV 67 Weinberg | 0–1 | 1. FC Saarbrücken |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | TuS Wörrstadt |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–2 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 0–0 5–3 (p) |
MSV Duisburg |
| SV Meppen | 1–5 | SGS Essen |
| Walddörfer SV Hamburg | 1–4 | Werder Bremen |
| Hamburger SV | 2–2 4–5 (p) |
FSV Gütersloh |
| FSV Hessen Wetzlar | 0–7 | TSG Hoffenheim |
| RB Leipzig | 0–1 | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| FC Ingolstadt | 0–2 | SC Sand |
| FC Forstern | 1–6 | SC Freiburg |
The draw was held on 13 September 2019.[11][12] The matches were played on 16 and 17 November 2019.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| TSG Hoffenheim | 6–1 | FF USV Jena |
| 1. FFC Frankfurt | 0–1 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Werder Bremen | 0–2 | SC Sand |
| Bayern Munich | 1–3 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| SC Freiburg | 2–3 | Turbine Potsdam |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–2 | Arminia Bielefeld |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | FSV Gütersloh |
| 1. FC Köln | 1–3 | SGS Essen |
The draw was held on 9 February 2020.[13] The matches were played on 2 and 3 June 2020 behind closed doors, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.[4]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Bayer Leverkusen | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | TSG Hoffenheim |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 3–2 | SC Sand |
| Turbine Potsdam | 1–3 | SGS Essen |
| FSV Gütersloh | 0–3 | VfL Wolfsburg |
The draw was held on 26 May 2020.[14] The matches took place on 10 and 11 June 2020 behind closed doors.[15]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Arminia Bielefeld | 0–5 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1–3 | SGS Essen |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | SGS Essen |
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Report |
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Oberdorf Ioannidou Brüggemann |
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Nadine Westerhoff
VfL Wolfsburg |
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