2018–19 DFB-Pokal Frauen

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The 2018–19 DFB-Pokal was the 39th 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 11 August 2018 with the first of six rounds and ended on 1 May 2019 with the final at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, 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).

2018–19 DFB-Pokal Frauen
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Venue(s)RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Dates11 August 2018 – 1 May 2019
Teams50
Final positions
ChampionsVfL Wolfsburg (6th title)
Runner-upSC Freiburg
Tournament statistics
Matches played49
Goals scored242 (4.94 per match)
Attendance36,860 (752 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Seven players
(5 goals)
Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included.

The defending champions were Frauen-Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg, after they defeated Bayern Munich 3–2 on penalties in the previous final.[2]

They successfully defended their title after a 1–0 victory over SC Freiburg.[3]

Participating clubs edit

The following 50 clubs qualified for the competition:

Bundesliga
the 12 clubs of the 2017–18 season
2. Bundesliga
16 of the 24 clubs of the 2017–18 season[a]
Regionalliga
1 of 2 promoted teams of the 2017–18 season[b]
Verbandspokal
the 21 winners of the regional association cups
  • Baden
Karlsruher SC
  • Bayern
FC Forstern
  • Berlin
Viktoria Berlin
  • Brandenburg
FSV Babelsberg
  • Bremen
TuS Schwachhausen
  • Hamburg
Bramfelder SV
  • Hessen
Jahn Calden
  • Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
1. FC Neubrandenburg
  • Mittelrhein
Vorwärts Spoho Köln
  • Niederrhein
Borussia Bocholt
  • Niedersachsen
Hannover 96
  • Rheinland
SV Holzbach
  • Saarland
1. FC Riegelsberg
  • Sachsen
Fortuna Dresden
  • Sachsen-Anhalt
Magdeburger FFC
  • Schleswig-Holstein
Holstein Kiel
  • Südbaden
Hegauer FV
  • Südwest
TuS Wörrstadt
  • Thüringen
1. FFV Erfurt
  • Westfalen
DJK-VfL Billerbeck
  1. ^ The second teams of 1. FFC Frankfurt, SC Freiburg, 1899 Hoffenheim, USV Jena, 1. FC Köln, Bayern Munich, Turbine Potsdam and VfL Wolfsburg are not eligible.
  2. ^ The second team of SGS Essen is not eligible.

Format edit

Clubs from lower leagues will host against clubs from higher leagues until the quarter-finals. Should both clubs play below the 2. Bundesliga, there will be no host club change anymore.

Schedule edit

The rounds of the 2018–19 competition are scheduled as follows:[1]

Round Matches
First round 11–12 August 2018
Second round 8–9 September 2018
Round of 16 17–18 November 2018
Quarter-finals 13 March 2019
Semi-finals 31 March 2019
Final 1 May 2019 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Matches edit

A total of forty-nine matches took place, starting with the first round on 11 August 2018 and culminating with the final on 1 May 2019 at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne.

Times up to 27 October 2018 and from 31 March 2019 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 28 October 2018 to 30 March 2019 are CET (UTC+1).

First round edit

The eighteen matches were drawn on 12 July and took place on 12 August 2018.[4][5] The twelve clubs from the 2017–18 Bundesliga season and the two clubs promoted from the 2017–18 2. Bundesliga received a bye.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Herforder SV 1–0 Viktoria Berlin
SV Henstedt-Ulzburg 6–0 Fortuna Dresden
Borussia Bocholt 0–2 SV Meppen
DJK-VfL Billerbeck 1–4 FSV Gütersloh
TuS Schwachhausen 1–3 BV Cloppenburg
1. FC Neubrandenburg 1–0 FSV Babelsberg
Holstein Kiel 0–4 Jahn Calden
Jahn Delmenhorst 9–0 Bramfelder SV
Hannover 96 4–2 Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf
Magdeburger FFC 2–5 Arminia Bielefeld
SG Andernach 2–4 (a.e.t.) 1. FC Saarbrücken
VfL Sindelfingen 2–2 (a.e.t.)
4–5 (p)
SV Alberweiler
TuS Wörrstadt 1–2 SV Weinberg
Schott Mainz 1–3 FC Forstern
1. FFC Niederkirchen 5–1 SV Holzbach
Karlsruher SC 1–3 Hegauer FV
1. FC Riegelsberg 0–6 Hessen Wetzlar
1. FFV Erfurt 0–2 Vorwärts Spoho Köln

Second round edit

The sixteen matches were drawn on 18 August and took place on 8 and 9 September 2018.[6][7]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Hannover 96 0–11 VfL Wolfsburg
SV Alberweiler 0–4 Bayer Leverkusen
Vorwärts Spoho Köln 0–12 SC Freiburg
SV Henstedt-Ulzburg 0–14 SGS Essen
Hessen Wetzlar 0–1 1. FFC Frankfurt
1. FFC Niederkirchen 1–3 FC Forstern
1. FC Neubrandenburg 0–13 MSV Duisburg
Hegauer FV 0–5 1. FC Saarbrücken
BV Cloppenburg 3–4 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Jahn Calden 1–4 Werder Bremen
SV Meppen 0–6 Turbine Potsdam
Arminia Bielefeld 1–0 FSV Gütersloh
Jahn Delmenhorst 1–3 Herforder SV
USV Jena 0–3 Bayern Munich
SV Weinberg 1–2 (a.e.t.) SC Sand
1. FC Köln 0–5 1899 Hoffenheim

Third round edit

The sixteen matches were drawn on 10 September and took place on 17 and 18 November 2018.[8]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
MSV Duisburg 1–3 Turbine Potsdam
Bayern Munich 3–0 Werder Bremen
SC Sand 1–2 (a.e.t.) 1899 Hoffenheim
1. FC Saarbrücken 2–3 1. FFC Frankfurt
Arminia Bielefeld 1–2 Bayer Leverkusen
SGS Essen 0–4 SC Freiburg
FC Forstern 0–9 VfL Wolfsburg
Herforder SV 0–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach

Quarterfinals edit

The draw was made on 10 February 2019.[9][10] The matches took place on 12 and 13 March 2019.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bayer Leverkusen 1–7 1899 Hoffenheim
1. FFC Frankfurt 1–3 Bayern Munich
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–6 SC Freiburg
VfL Wolfsburg 4–0 Turbine Potsdam

Semifinals edit

The draw was made on 14 March 2019.[11][12] The matches took place on 31 March 2019.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
1899 Hoffenheim 0–2 SC Freiburg
Bayern Munich 0–4 VfL Wolfsburg

Final edit

The final took place on 1 May 2019.

VfL Wolfsburg1–0SC Freiburg
Pajor   55' Report
Attendance: 17,048
Referee: Susann Kunkel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wolfsburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Freiburg
GK 1   Almuth Schult
RB 26   Caroline Graham Hansen
CB 4   Nilla Fischer (c)
CB 8   Babett Peter
LB 3   Zsanett Jakabfi   72'
CM 7   Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir
CM 28   Lena Goeßling
RW 9   Anna Blässe
AM 22   Pernille Harder
LW 17   Ewa Pajor   90+1'
CF 11   Alexandra Popp
Substitutes:
GK 27   Mary Earps
DF 16   Noelle Maritz
DF 23   Sara Doorsoun
MF 5   Cláudia Neto
MF 20   Pia-Sophie Wolter   72'
FW 19   Kristine Minde
FW 30   Ella Masar   90+1'
Manager:
  Stephan Lerch
 
GK 32   Lena Nuding
RB 23   Desiree van Lunteren
CB 25   Virginia Kirchberger
CB 27   Clara Schöne (c)   63'
LB 20   Greta Stegemann
DM 10   Sharon Beck
RM 7   Giulia Gwinn
CM 24   Anja Hegenauer   73'
CM 9   Janina Minge
LM 21   Klara Bühl
CF 13   Sandra Starke
Substitutes:
GK 1   Merle Frohms
DF 2   Lisa Karl
MF 6   Hikaru Naomoto
MF 8   Rebecca Knaak   63'
MF 15   Marie Müller
FW 18   Stefanie Sanders
FW 22   Lena Lotzen   73'
Manager:
  Jens Scheuer

Assistant referees:
Marina Wozniak
Sylvia Peters
Fourth official:
Mirka Derlin

Match rules[13]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

References edit

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  2. ^ "Hansen eiskalt: Wölfinnen holen den DFB-Pokal". kicker.de. kicker. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. ^ "1:0 gegen Freiburg: Wolfsburg feiert 5. Pokalsieg in Folge". dfb.de. German Football Association. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Lingor lost erste DFB-Pokalrunde aus". dfb.de. German Football Association. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Schwachhausen: Debüt gegen Cloppenburg". dfb.de. German Football Association. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Auslosung 2. Runde: Die Gruppeneinteilung". dfb.de. German Football Association. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  7. ^ "2. Runde: Wolfsburg spielt in Hannover, FC Bayern reist nach Jena". dfb.de. German Football Association. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Titelverteidiger Wolfsburg im Achtelfinale nach Forstern". dfb.de. German Football Association. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Viertelfinalauslosung am 10. Februar 2019". dfb.de. German Football Association. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Titelverteidiger Wolfsburg im Viertelfinale gegen Potsdam". dfb.de. German Football Association. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Doris Fitschen lost Halbfinale aus". dfb.de. German Football Association. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Halbfinale: FC Bayern gegen Wolfsburg, Hoffenheim gegen Freiburg". dfb.de. German Football Association. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. p. 58. Retrieved 16 August 2016.