DFB-Pokal

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The DFB-Pokal is Germany’s premier national knockout football cup competition, organized annually by the German Football Association and featuring clubs from all levels of the German league system.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf annual sporting event
football cup competition
national knockout tournament
competitionFormat knockout tournament
confederation UEFA
country Germany
finalVenue Olympiastadion Berlin
finalVenueSince 1985
formerName Tschammerpokal
genderCategory men's football
governingBody Deutscher Fußball-Bund
hasParticipantType amateur clubs
professional clubs
semi-professional clubs
inception 1935
includesClubsFrom 2. Bundesliga
3. Liga
Bundesliga
Regionalliga
lower amateur leagues
languageOfName German
levelInPyramid major national cup
literalMeaning DFB Cup
matchResolution single-leg ties
mediaCoverage German television
mostSuccessfulClub FC Bayern Munich
notableFeature giant-killing upsets by lower-division teams
numberOfTeams 64
organizer Deutscher Fußball-Bund
German Football Association
qualificationFor UEFA Europa League
rebrandedAs DFB-Pokal
region Germany
relatedCompetition Bundesliga
DFB-Pokal Frauen
scope national cup
seasonFrequency annual
sport association football
stage final
first round
quarter-finals
round of 16
second round
semi-finals
tieBreaker extra time
penalty shoot-out
trophyType cup
winnerQualifiesFor UEFA Europa League group stage


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