2016–17 DFB-Pokal
| German Cup | |||
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| Country |  Germany |
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| Championship venue | Olympiastadion | ||
| Teams | 64 | ||
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The 2016–17 DFB-Pokal will be the 74th season of the annual German football cup competition. It will begin on 19 August 2016 with the first of six rounds and will end on 27 May 2017 with the final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.[1] The winner of the DFB-Pokal then will qualify for next year's edition of the UEFA Europa League, if not already qualified for the UEFA Champions League through league position.
Participating clubs
The following 64 teams qualified for the competition:[2][3]
| Bundesliga the 18 clubs of the 2015–16 season |
2. Bundesliga the 18 clubs of the 2015–16 season |
3. Liga the top 4 clubs of the 2015–16 season |
| Representatives of the regional associations 24 representatives of 21 regional associations of the DFB, qualified (in general) through the 2015–16 Verbandspokal[note 1] |
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Schedule
The rounds of the 2016–17 competition are scheduled as follows:[4]
- First round: 19–22 August 2016
- Second round: 25–26 October 2016
- Round of 16: 7–8 February 2017
- Quarterfinals: 28 February–1 March 2017
- Semifinals: 25–26 April 2017
- Final: 27 May 2017 at Olympiastadion, Berlin
Draw
The draws for the different rounds are conducted as following:[3]
For the first round, the participating teams will be split into two pots. The first pot contains all teams which have qualified through their regional cup competitions, the best four teams of the 3. Liga and the bottom four teams of the 2. Bundesliga. Every team from this pot will be drawn to a team from the second pot, which contains all remaining professional teams. The teams from the first pot will be set as the home team in the process.
The two-pot scenario will also be applied for the second round, with the remaining 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) in the first pot and the remaining professional teams in the other pot. Once one pot is empty, the remaining pairings will be drawn from the other pot with the first-drawn team for a match serving as hosts.
For the remaining rounds, the draw will be conducted from just one pot. Any remaining 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) will be the home team if drawn against a professional team. In every other case, the first-drawn team will serve as hosts.
Round 1
The draw will be held on 18 June 2016 at 23:30.[5]
Notes
- ↑ The three regions with the most participating teams in their league competitions (Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Westphalia) are allowed to enter two teams for the competition.
- ↑ In addition to the Bavarian Cup winners, the best-placed team of the Regionalliga Bayern also qualifies.
- ↑ Since Bavarian Cup winners Würzburger Kickers are already qualified via their 3. Liga position, finalists SpVgg Unterhaching will take the spot.
- ↑ Both finalists of the Lower Saxony Cup qualify.
- ↑ Since Saxony Cup winners Erzgebirge Aue are already qualified via their 3. Liga position, finalists FSV Zwickau will take the spot.
- ↑ In addition to the Westphalian Cup winners, the winner of a play-off between the best-placed team of the Regionalliga West and the best-placed team of the Oberliga Westfalen also qualify.
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