2024–25 DFB-Pokal Frauen
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Venue(s) | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne |
| Dates | 17 August 2024 – 1 May 2025 |
| Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included. | |
The 2024–25 DFB-Pokal is the 43rd season of the annual German football cup competition. Several teams participate in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Frauen-Bundesliga and the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, excluding second teams. The competition will begin on 17 August 2024 with the first of six rounds and will end on 1 May 2025 with the final at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 2010.[1]
VfL Wolfsburg are the ten-time defending champions.[2]
Participating clubs[edit]
The following clubs qualified for the competition:
| Bundesliga the 12 clubs of the 2023–24 season |
2. Bundesliga 10 of the 14 clubs of the 2023–24 season[note 1] |
Regionalliga the 5 champions of the 2023–24 season |
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| 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 |
Format[edit]
All clubs from the 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga and the four best-placed teams from the 2023–24 2. Frauen-Bundesliga receive a bye in the first round. Clubs from lower leagues will host against clubs from higher leagues until the quarter-finals.
Schedule[edit]
The rounds of the 2024–25 competition are scheduled as follows:[1]
| Round | Matches |
|---|---|
| First round | 17–19 August 2024 |
| Second round | 7–9 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 |
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).
Notes[edit]
- ^ Second teams are not eligible.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Rahmenterminkalender für Saison 2024/2025 beschlossen". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Wolfsburg feiert zehnten Pokalsieg in Folge". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.