2015–16 DFB-Pokal

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2015–16 DFB-Pokal
CountryGermany
Dates7 August 2015 – 21 May 2016
Championship venueOlympiastadion, Berlin
Teams64
ChampionsBayern Munich (18th title)
Runners-upBorussia Dortmund
Europa LeagueMainz 05[note 1]
Championship match scoreBayern 0 (4)–0 (3) Dortmund
Matches played63
Goals scored189 (3 per match)
Attendance1,312,984 (20,841 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Henrikh Mkhitaryan
(5 goals)
Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included.

The 2015–16 DFB-Pokal was the 73rd season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It began on 7 August 2015 with the first of six rounds and ended on 21 May 2016 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 1985.[1] The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB).

The defending champions were Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg, after they beat Borussia Dortmund 3–1 in the previous final on 30 May 2015.[2] They were knocked out of the competition in the second round by record title-holders Bayern Munich, losing 1–3.[3] The Bavarians ultimately progressed to the final where it defeated Borussia Dortmund 4–3 on penalties, as the match finished 0–0 after extra time, to win their eighteenth title, and third in four years.[4]

The winner of the DFB-Pokal earns automatic qualification to the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stages. However, as Bayern Munich already qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their league position, Mainz 05, the sixth placed team in the 2015–16 Bundesliga took this Europa League place, and Mainz's Europa League third qualifying round spot went to Hertha BSC. As Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal, completing a double, Borussia Dortmund, the runners-up of the Bundesliga will host the 2016 DFL-Supercup.

Participating clubs[]

The following 64 teams qualified for the competition:[5]

Bundesliga
the 18 teams of the 2014–15 season 		2. Bundesliga
the 18 teams of the 2014–15 season 		3. Liga
the top 4 teams of the 2014–15 season
  • Bayern Munich
  • VfL Wolfsburg
  • Borussia Mönchengladbach
  • Bayer Leverkusen
  • FC Augsburg
  • Schalke 04
  • Borussia Dortmund
  • TSG Hoffenheim
  • Eintracht Frankfurt
  • Werder Bremen
  • Mainz 05
  • 1. FC Köln
  • Hannover 96
  • VfB Stuttgart
  • Hertha BSC
  • Hamburger SV
  • SC Freiburg
  • SC Paderborn
  • Arminia Bielefeld
  • MSV Duisburg
  • Holstein Kiel
  • Stuttgarter Kickers
Representatives of the regional associations
24 representatives of 21 regional associations of the DFB, qualified (in general) through the 2014–15 Verbandspokal[note 2]
  • Baden
FC Nöttingen
SpVgg Unterhaching
Würzburger Kickers
  • Berlin
BFC Dynamo
  • Brandenburg
Energie Cottbus
  • Bremen
Bremer SV
  • Hamburg
HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst
  • Hesse
Hessen Kassel
  • Lower Rhine
Rot-Weiss Essen
VfL Osnabrück
SV Meppen
  • Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Hansa Rostock
  • Middle Rhine
Viktoria Köln
  • Rhineland
FSV Salmrohr
  • Saarland
SV Elversberg
  • Saxony
Chemnitzer FC
  • Saxony-Anhalt
Hallescher FC
VfB Lübeck
  • South Baden
Bahlinger SC
  • Southwest
FK Pirmasens
  • Thuringia
Carl Zeiss Jena
Sportfreunde Lotte
TuS Erndtebrück
  • Württemberg
SSV Reutlingen

Map[]

2015–16 DFB-Pokal is located in Germany
Berlin
Berlin
Bremen
Bremen
Cologne
Cologne
Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Hamburg
Hamburg
Munich
Munich
Stuttgart
Stuttgart
FC Augsburg
FC Augsburg
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Mönchengladbach
SC Freiburg
SC Freiburg
Hannover 96
Hannover 96
TSG Hoffenheim
TSG Hoffenheim
Mainz 05
Mainz 05
SC Paderborn
SC Paderborn
Schalke 04
Schalke 04
VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg
VfR Aalen
VfR Aalen
VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Eintracht Braunschweig
Eintracht Braunschweig
Darmstadt 98
Darmstadt 98
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Erzgebirge Aue
Erzgebirge Aue
Greuther Fürth
1. FC Heidenheim
1. FC Heidenheim
FC Ingolstadt
FC Ingolstadt
Karlsruher SC
Karlsruher SC
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern
RB Leipzig
1. FC Nürnberg
SV Sandhausen
SV Sandhausen
Arminia Bielefeld
Arminia Bielefeld
Chemnitzer FC
Chemnitzer FC
MSV Duisburg
MSV Duisburg
Energie Cottbus
Energie Cottbus
Hallescher FC
Hallescher FC
Hansa Rostock
Hansa Rostock
Holstein Kiel
Holstein Kiel
VfL Osnabrück
Würzburger Kickers
Bahlinger SC
Bahlinger SC
Carl Zeiss Jena
Carl Zeiss Jena
SV Elversberg
Hessen Kassel
Hessen Kassel
VfB Lübeck
SV Meppen
SV Meppen
FK Pirmasens
FK Pirmasens
Rot-Weiss Essen
Rot-Weiss Essen
Sportfreunde Lotte
SpVgg Unterhaching
SpVgg Unterhaching
TuS Erndtebrück
FC Nöttingen
SSV Reutlingen
SSV Reutlingen
FSV Salmrohr
FSV Salmrohr
Locations of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal teams
Berlin teams Bremen teams Cologne teams Frankfurt teams Hamburg teams Munich teams Stuttgart teams
BFC Dynamo
Hertha BSC
Union Berlin 		Bremer SV
Werder Bremen 		1. FC Köln
Viktoria Köln 		Eintracht Frankfurt
FSV Frankfurt 		HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst
Hamburger SV
FC St. Pauli 		Bayern Munich
1860 Munich 		VfB Stuttgart
Stuttgarter Kickers

Format[]

Participation[]

The DFB-Pokal began with a round of 64 teams. The 36 teams of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, along with the top 4 finishers of the 3. Liga were automatically qualified for the tournament. Of the remaining slots, 21 were given to the cup winners of the regional football associations, the Verbandspokal. The 3 remaining slots were given to the three regional associations with the most men's teams, which at the rime were Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Westphalia. The runner-up of the cup for Lower Saxony was given the slot. The best amateur team of the Regionalliga Bayern and Oberliga Westfalen were given the slot for Bavaria and Westphalia, respectively. As every team was entitled to participate in local tournaments which qualified for the association cups, every team could in principle compete in the DFB-Pokal. Reserve teams were not permitted to enter. No two teams of the same association or corporation could participate in the DFB-Pokal.[6]

Draw[]

The draws for the different rounds were conducted as following:[6]

For the first round, the participating teams were split into two pots of 32 teams each. The first pot contained all teams which had 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 was drawn to a team from the second pot, which contained all remaining professional teams (all the teams of the Bundesliga and the remaining fourteen 2. Bundesliga teams). The teams from the first pot were set as the home team in the process.

The two-pot scenario also applied for the second round, with the remaining 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) in the first pot and the remaining Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga teams in the other pot. Once again, the 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) served as hosts. This time the pots did not have to be of equal size though, depending on the results of the first round. Theoretically, it was even possible that there could be only one pot, if all of the teams from one of the pots from the first round beat all the others in the second pot. Once one pot was empty, the remaining pairings were drawn from the other pot with the first-drawn team for a match serving as hosts.

For the remaining rounds other than the final, the draw was conducted from just one pot. Any remaining 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) were the home team if drawn against a professional team. In every other case, the first-drawn team served as hosts.

Match rules[]

Teams met in one game per round. A match took place for 90 minutes, with two halves of 45 minutes. If still tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time were played, consisting of two periods of 15 minutes. If the score was still level after this, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. A coin toss decided who took the first penalty.[6]

Cards[]

If a player received five yellow cards, even throughout multiple seasons, he was then banned from the next cup match. If a player received a second yellow card, they were banned from the next cup match. If a player received a red card, they were banned a minimum of one match, but more could be added by the German Football Association.[6]

Champion qualification[]

The winner of the DFB-Pokal earns automatic qualification for the group stage of next year's edition of the UEFA Europa League. As winners Bayern Munich had already qualified for the UEFA Champions League by winning the Bundesliga, the spot went to the team in sixth, Mainz 05, and the league's second qualifying round spot went to the team in seventh, Hertha BSC. As Bayern won both the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal, completing a double, the runner-up of the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund, hosted the 2016 DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season.

Schedule[]

The Olympiastadion in Berlin hosted the final.

The rounds of the 2015–16 competition were scheduled as follows:[1]

Round Draw date and time Matches
First round 10 June 2015, 23:00 CEST 7–10 August 2015
Second round 14 August 2015, 22:50 CEST 27–28 October 2015
Round of 16 1 November 2015, 20:00 CET 15–16 December 2015
Quarter-finals 16 December 2015, 23:15 CET 9–10 February 2016
Semi-finals 10 February 2016, 23:00 CET 19–20 April 2016
Final 21 May 2016 at Olympiastadion, Berlin

Matches[]

A total of sixty-three matches took place, starting with the first round on 7 August 2015 and culminating with the final on 21 May 2016 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

First round[]

The draw for the first round was held on 10 June 2015.[7] Former national team player Karlheinz Förster led the draw, with tennis player Andrea Petkovic drawing from the pots.[8]

The thirty-two matches took place from 7 to 10 August 2015.[9]

As usual, a small number of lower-division teams had to play their home matches at different locations than their usual home grounds. This includes TuS Erndtebrück, who had to play in the Leimbachstadion in Siegen, Bremer SV, who had to switch to the in Bremen, and FC Nöttingen, who had to play in the Wildparkstadion in Karlsruhe.

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

7 August 2015 (2015-08-07) TuS Erndtebrück 0–5 Darmstadt 98 Siegen[note 7]
19:00 Report Sailer Goal 9'
Stroh-Engel Goal 10', 67'
Heller Goal 57'
Rausch Goal 84'		 Stadium: Leimbachstadion
Attendance: 7,857
Referee: Florian Heft (Neuenkirchen)
7 August 2015 (2015-08-07) BFC Dynamo 0–2 FSV Frankfurt Berlin
19:00 Report Kapllani Goal 3' (pen.)
Dedić Goal 42'		 Stadium: Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark
Attendance: 6,198
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck (Freiburg im Breisgau)
7 August 2015 (2015-08-07) SV Elversberg 1–3 (a.e.t.) FC Augsburg Spiesen-Elversberg
20:00 Maek Goal 52' Report Bobadilla Goal 83'
Mölders Goal 101'
Werner Goal 109'		 Stadium: Ursapharm-Arena an der Kaiserlinde
Attendance: 5,434
Referee: Sören Storks (Velen)
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) Viktoria Köln 2–1 Union Berlin Cologne
15:30 Wunderlich Goal 68'
Reimerink Goal 74'		 Report Quaner Goal 41' Stadium:
Attendance: 4,540
Referee: Timo Gerach (Landau)
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) SV Meppen 0–4 1. FC Köln Meppen
15:30 Report Modeste Goal 1', 26' (pen.), 78'
Zoller Goal 87'		 Stadium: Hänsch-Arena
Attendance: 13,815
Referee: Christian Dietz (Munich)
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) Hallescher FC 0–1 Eintracht Braunschweig Halle (Saale)
15:30 Report Zuck Goal 67' Stadium: ERDGAS Sportpark
Attendance: 9,549
Referee: Benjamin Cortus (Röthenbach an der Pegnitz)
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) Stuttgarter Kickers 1–4 VfL Wolfsburg Stuttgart
15:30 Badiane Goal 79' Report Kruse Goal 4'
Dost Goal 45'
De Bruyne Goal 47'
Bendtner Goal 86'		 Stadium: GAZİ-Stadion auf der Waldau
Attendance: 9,760
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) Sportfreunde Lotte 0–3 Bayer Leverkusen Lotte
15:30 Report Kießling Goal 15'
Çalhanoğlu Goal 55' (pen.)
Bender Goal 77' (pen.)		 Stadium: Sportpark am Lotter Kreuz
Attendance: 5,450
Referee: Martin Thomsen (Kleve)
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) MSV Duisburg 0–5 Schalke 04 Duisburg
15:30 Report Huntelaar Goal 3'
Nastasić Goal 39'
Geis Goal 45'
Di Santo Goal 63'
Goretzka Goal 85'		 Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
Attendance: 30,600
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding)
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) Würzburger Kickers 0–2 (a.e.t.) Werder Bremen Würzburg
15:30 Report Ujah Goal 102'
Bartels Goal 108'		 Stadium: flyeralarm Arena
Attendance: 9,706
Referee: René Rohde (Rostock)
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) Erzgebirge Aue 1–0 Greuther Fürth Aue
15:30 Skarlatidis Goal 67' Report Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Robert Schröder (Hanover)
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) Bremer SV 0–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Bremen[note 8]
15:30 Report Castaignos Goal 31'
Aigner Goal 51'
Waldschmidt Goal 71'		 Stadium:
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Thorsten Schriever (Dorum)
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1860 Munich 2–0 TSG Hoffenheim Munich
18:00 Claasen Goal 51'
Mulić Goal 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 17,800
Referee: Harm Osmers (Hanover)
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) SSV Reutlingen 3–1 Karlsruher SC Reutlingen
20:30 Goal 14' (pen.), 33' (pen.), 90+1' (pen.) Report Kempe Goal 63' Stadium: Stadion an der Kreuzeiche
Attendance: 8,166
Referee: Robert Kempter (Stockach)
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) Holstein Kiel 1–2 VfB Stuttgart Kiel
20:30 Czichos Goal 37' Report Didavi Goal 41'
Ginczek Goal 60'		 Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 9,916
Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken)
9 August 2015 (2015-08-09) Carl Zeiss Jena 3–2 (a.e.t.) Hamburger SV Jena
14:30 Gerlach Goal 15'
Jovanović Goal 58'
Goal 106'		 Report Olić Goal 48'
Gregoritsch Goal 90+3'		 Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld
Attendance: 13,800
Referee: Frank Willenborg (Osnabrück)
9 August 2015 (2015-08-09) Bahlinger SC 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 SV Sandhausen Bahlingen
14:30 Report Stadium:
Attendance: 3,890
Referee: Florian Badstübner (Windsbach)
Penalties
Bührer Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty scored
Penalty missed		 Penalty scored Bouhaddouz
Penalty scored Paqarada
Penalty scored Linsmayer
Penalty scored Kister
Penalty scored Wooten
9 August 2015 (2015-08-09) HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst 0–5 SC Freiburg Hamburg
14:30 Report Petersen Goal 2', 45+1', 61', 63'
Schuster Goal 71'		 Stadium:
Attendance: 4,607
Referee: Steffen Mix (Abtswind)
9 August 2015 (2015-08-09) FSV Salmrohr 0–5 VfL Bochum Salmtal
14:30 Report Terodde Goal 40', 49', 59'
Terrazzino Goal 64', 90'		 Stadium:
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Patrick Schult (Hamburg)
9 August 2015 (2015-08-09) Chemnitzer FC 0–2 Borussia Dortmund Chemnitz
14:30 Report Aubameyang Goal 25'
Mkhitaryan Goal 82'		 Stadium: Stadion an der Gellertstraße
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Peter Sippel (Munich)
9 August 2015 (2015-08-09) VfB Lübeck 1–2 SC Paderborn Lübeck
16:00 Goal 43' Report Goal 54' (o.g.)
Sağlık Goal 59' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadion an der Lohmühle
Attendance: 7,558
Referee: Arne Aarnink (Nordhorn)
9 August 2015 (2015-08-09) Rot-Weiss Essen 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		 Fortuna Düsseldorf Essen
16:00 Report Stadium: Stadion Essen
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Berlin)
Penalties
Baier Penalty missed
Penalty missed
Cekić Penalty missed
Fritz Penalty scored		 Penalty missed Ya Konan
Penalty scored Haggui
Penalty missed Van Duinen
Penalty scored Strohdiek
Penalty scored Liendl
9 August 2015 (2015-08-09) FK Pirmasens 1–4 1. FC Heidenheim Pirmasens
16:00 Schmieden Goal 82' Report Halloran Goal 28'
Morabit Goal 32'
Leipertz Goal 51', 80'		 Stadium: Sportpark Husterhöhe
Attendance: 2,320
Referee: Thorben Siewer (Drolshagen)
9 August 2015 (2015-08-09) SpVgg Unterhaching 2–1 FC Ingolstadt Unterhaching
16:00 Goal 30', 48' Report Hartmann Goal 83' Stadium: Alpenbauer Sportpark
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Patrick Ittrich (Hamburg)
9 August 2015 (2015-08-09) FC Nöttingen 1–3 Bayern Munich Karlsruhe[note 9]
16:00 Goal 16' Report Vidal Goal 5' (pen.)
Götze Goal 17'
Lewandowski Goal 26'		 Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 29,484
Referee: Robert Kampka (Mainz)
9 August 2015 (2015-08-09) Hansa Rostock 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 1. FC Kaiserslautern Rostock
18:30 Report Stadium: Ostseestadion
Attendance: 20,100
Referee: Sven Jablonski (Bremen)
Penalties
Jänicke Penalty scored
Ahlschwede Penalty scored
Ziemer Penalty missed
Bickel Penalty scored
Ikeng Penalty scored		 Penalty scored Löwe
Penalty scored Halfar
Penalty scored Przybyłko
Penalty scored Vučur
Penalty scored Karl
9 August 2015 (2015-08-09) Hessen Kassel 0–2 Hannover 96 Kassel
18:30 Report Sané Goal 15'
Karaman Goal 90+2'		 Stadium: Auestadion
Attendance: 18,482
Referee: Patrick Alt (Heusweiler)
9 August 2015 (2015-08-09) Energie Cottbus 0–3 Mainz 05 Cottbus
20:30 Report Frei Goal 30'
Jairo Goal 33'
Clemens Goal 62'		 Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft
Attendance: 11,123
Referee: Robert Hartmann (Wangen im Allgäu)
10 August 2015 (2015-08-10) Arminia Bielefeld 0–2 Hertha BSC Bielefeld
18:30 Report Kalou Goal 73'
Darida Goal 88'		 Stadium: SchücoArena
Attendance: 21,484
Referee: Benjamin Brand (Bamberg)
10 August 2015 (2015-08-10) VfL Osnabrück 0–2
Awarded[note 10]		 RB Leipzig Osnabrück
18:30 Report Stadium: osnatel-ARENA
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Martin Petersen (Stuttgart)
10 August 2015 (2015-08-10) VfR Aalen 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–2 p)		 1. FC Nürnberg Aalen
18:30 Report Stadium: SCHOLZ ARENA
Attendance: 9,172
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Langenhagen)
Penalties
Drexler Penalty missed
Schwabl Penalty missed
Klauß Penalty scored
Kienle Penalty missed
Menig Penalty missed		 Penalty missed Behrens
Penalty missed Brečko
Penalty scored Schöpf
Penalty missed Hovland
Penalty scored Kutschke
10 August 2015 (2015-08-10) FC St. Pauli 1–4 Borussia Mönchengladbach Hamburg
20:30 Rzatkowski Goal 33' Report Stindl Goal 54', 67'
Traoré Goal 56'
Hazard Goal 86'		 Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 28,175
Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf)

Second round[]

The draw for the second round was held on 14 August 2015. Then DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach led the draw, with skier Felix Neureuther drawing from the pots.[12]

The sixteen matches took place on 27 and 28 October 2015.[13] The lowest ranked team left in the competition was SSV Reutlingen from the fifth tier of German football.

All times are CET (UTC+1).

27 October 2015 (2015-10-27) Erzgebirge Aue 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Aue
19:00 Wegner Goal 75' Report Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion
Attendance: 10,175
Referee: Robert Hartmann (Wangen im Allgäu)
27 October 2015 (2015-10-27) FSV Frankfurt 1–2 (a.e.t.) Hertha BSC Frankfurt
19:00 Golley Goal 47' Report Kalou Goal 56', 99' (pen.) Stadium: Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion
Attendance: 8,177
Referee: Patrick Ittrich (Hamburg)
27 October 2015 (2015-10-27) Mainz 05 1–2 1860 Munich Mainz
19:00 Schindler Goal 6' (o.g.) Report Mugoša Goal 70'
Okotie Goal 77'		 Stadium: Coface Arena
Attendance: 17,017
Referee: Harm Osmers (Hanover)
27 October 2015 (2015-10-27) 1. FC Nürnberg 5–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Nuremberg
19:00 Burgstaller Goal 10'
Behrens Goal 17'
Füllkrug Goal 41'
Leibold Goal 43'
Blum Goal 69'		 Report Demirbay Goal 72' Stadium: Grundig Stadion
Attendance: 19,235
Referee: Marco Fritz (Korb)
27 October 2015 (2015-10-27) SpVgg Unterhaching 3–0 RB Leipzig Unterhaching
20:30 Goal 5'
Rosenzweig Goal 23'
Steinherr Goal 67'		 Report Stadium: Alpenbauer Sportpark
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Robert Kampka (Mainz)
27 October 2015 (2015-10-27) Darmstadt 98 2–1 Hannover 96 Darmstadt
20:30 Sulu Goal 74'
Wagner Goal 79'		 Report Sobiech Goal 75' Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 15,900
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Berlin)
27 October 2015 (2015-10-27) VfL Bochum 1–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Bochum
20:30 Löwe Goal 67' (o.g.) Report Stadium: rewirpowerSTADION
Attendance: 18,514
Referee: Günter Perl (Pullach)
27 October 2015 (2015-10-27) VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 Bayern Munich Wolfsburg
20:30 Schürrle Goal 90' Report Douglas Costa Goal 15'
Müller Goal 20', 34'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg am Neckar)
28 October 2015 (2015-10-28) Viktoria Köln 0–6 Bayer Leverkusen Cologne
19:00 Report Brandt Goal 15'
Bellarabi Goal 35'
Hernández Goal 38', 55'
Kießling Goal 80'
Yurchenko Goal 83'		 Stadium:
Attendance: 6,177
Referee: Benjamin Cortus (Röthenbach an der Pegnitz)
28 October 2015 (2015-10-28) SV Sandhausen 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 1. FC Heidenheim Sandhausen
19:00 Report Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion
Attendance: 2,693
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding)
Penalties
Bouhaddouz Penalty missed
Paqarada Penalty missed
Roßbach Penalty scored
Stolz Penalty scored
Linsmayer Penalty scored		 Penalty scored Kraus
Penalty scored Schnatterer
Penalty scored Theuerkauf
Penalty missed Titsch-Rivero
Penalty scored Feick
28 October 2015 (2015-10-28) Borussia Dortmund 7–1 SC Paderborn Dortmund
19:00 Ramos Goal 25'
Castro Goal 30', 58'
Kagawa Goal 43'
Gündoğan Goal 54' (pen.)
Piszczek Goal 87'
Mkhitaryan Goal 89'		 Report Lakić Goal 21' Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 74,605
Referee: Peter Sippel (Munich)
28 October 2015 (2015-10-28) SC Freiburg 0–3 FC Augsburg Freiburg im Breisgau
19:00 Report Ji Goal 12'
Esswein Goal 25'
Caiuby Goal 50'		 Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 19,600
Referee: Christian Dingert ()
28 October 2015 (2015-10-28) Carl Zeiss Jena 0–2 VfB Stuttgart Jena
20:30 Report Harnik Goal 21'
Maxim Goal 90+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf)
28 October 2015 (2015-10-28) SSV Reutlingen 0–4 Eintracht Braunschweig Reutlingen
20:30 Report Holtmann Goal 21', 61'
Berggreen Goal 36'
Ademi Goal 79'		 Stadium: Stadion an der Kreuzeiche
Attendance: 7,524
Referee: René Rohde (Rostock)
28 October 2015 (2015-10-28) Schalke 04 0–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Gelsenkirchen
20:30 Report Stindl Goal 42'
Hazard Goal 53' (pen.)		 Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 60,655
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Hamburg)
28 October 2015 (2015-10-28) Werder Bremen 1–0 1. FC Köln Bremen
20:30 Ujah Goal 23' Report Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,856
Referee: Felix Brych (Munich)

Round of 16[]

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 1 November 2015. DFB general secretary Helmut Sandrock led the draw, with musician Vanessa Mai drawing from the pot.[14]

The eight matches took place on 15 and 16 December 2015.[15] The lowest ranked team left in the competition was SpVgg Unterhaching from the fourth tier of German football.

All times are CET (UTC+1).

15 December 2015 (2015-12-15) SpVgg Unterhaching 1–3 Bayer Leverkusen Unterhaching
19:15[note 11] Bauer Goal 27' Report Hernández Goal 31'
Kießling Goal 55'
Bellarabi Goal 83'		 Stadium: Alpenbauer Sportpark
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Jochen Drees (Münster-Sarmsheim)
15 December 2015 (2015-12-15) Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–4 Werder Bremen Mönchengladbach
19:15[note 11] Stindl Goal 32'
Hrgota Goal 74', 90+4'		 Report Sternberg Goal 52'
Vestergaard Goal 58'
Pizarro Goal 75'
Ujah Goal 78'		 Stadium: Stadion im Borussia-Park
Attendance: 53,106
Referee: Günter Perl (Pullach)
15 December 2015 (2015-12-15) Erzgebirge Aue 0–2 1. FC Heidenheim Aue
20:30 Report Feick Goal 48'
Schnatterer Goal 54'		 Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion
Attendance: 8,250
Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken)
15 December 2015 (2015-12-15) Bayern Munich 1–0 Darmstadt 98 Munich
20:30 Alonso Goal 40' Report Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Berlin)
16 December 2015 (2015-12-16) 1. FC Nürnberg 0–2 Hertha BSC Nuremberg
19:00 Report Darida Goal 32'
Brooks Goal 65'		 Stadium: Grundig Stadion
Attendance: 35,204
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Hamburg)
16 December 2015 (2015-12-16) VfB Stuttgart 3–2 (a.e.t.) Eintracht Braunschweig Stuttgart
19:00 Niedermeier Goal 21'
Werner Goal 99'
Šunjić Goal 118'		 Report Baffo Goal 6'
Ademi Goal 110'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 21,950
Referee: Peter Sippel (Munich)
16 December 2015 (2015-12-16) FC Augsburg 0–2 Borussia Dortmund Augsburg
20:30 Report Aubameyang Goal 61'
Mkhitaryan Goal 66'		 Stadium: WWK ARENA
Attendance: 30,101
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Berlin)
16 December 2015 (2015-12-16) 1860 Munich 0–2 VfL Bochum Munich
20:30 Report Haberer Goal 39'
Hoogland Goal 44'		 Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 19,800
Referee: Marco Fritz (Korb)

Quarter-finals[]

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 16 December 2015. DFB general secretary Helmut Sandrock led the draw, with handballer Carsten Lichtlein drawing from the pot.[16][17]

The four matches took place on 9 and 10 February 2016.[1] The lowest ranked teams left in the competition were VfL Bochum and 1. FC Heidenheim from the second tier of German football.

All times are CET (UTC+1).

9 February 2016 (2016-02-09) Bayer Leverkusen 1–3 Werder Bremen Leverkusen
19:00 Hernández Goal 22' (pen.) Report S. García Goal 31'
Pizarro Goal 42' (pen.)
Grillitsch Goal 82'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 24,104
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding)
9 February 2016 (2016-02-09) VfB Stuttgart 1–3 Borussia Dortmund Stuttgart
20:30 Rupp Goal 21' Report Reus Goal 5'
Aubameyang Goal 31'
Mkhitaryan Goal 89'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 46,500
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Hamburg)
10 February 2016 (2016-02-10) 1. FC Heidenheim 2–3 Hertha BSC Heidenheim an der Brenz
19:00 Feick Goal 10'
Schnatterer Goal 82' (pen.)		 Report Ibišević Goal 14', 21'
Haraguchi Goal 58'		 Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 11,900
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach)
10 February 2016 (2016-02-10) VfL Bochum 0–3 Bayern Munich Bochum
20:30 Report Lewandowski Goal 39', 90'
Thiago Goal 61'		 Stadium: rewirpowerSTADION
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Bastian Dankert (Rostock)

Semi-finals[]

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 10 February 2016. DFB vice-president Peter Frymuth led the draw, with handballer Andreas Wolff drawing from the pot.[18]

The two matches took place on 19 and 20 April 2016.[1] All remaining teams left in the competition were from the first tier of German football.

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

Bayern Munich2–0Werder Bremen
Müller Goal 30', 71' (pen.) Report
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Hamburg)
Hertha BSC0–3Borussia Dortmund
Report Castro Goal 21'
Reus Goal 75'
Mkhitaryan Goal 83'
Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 76,233
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach)

Final[]

Main article: 2016 DFB-Pokal Final

The final took place on 21 May 2016 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[1]

Bayern Munich0–0 (a.e.t.)Borussia Dortmund
Report
Penalties
 4–3
  • Penalty scored Kagawa
  • Penalty missed Bender
  • Penalty missed Papastathopoulos
  • Penalty scored Aubameyang
  • Penalty scored Reus
Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 74,322
Referee: Marco Fritz (Korb)

Bracket[]

The following is the bracket which the DFB-Pokal resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.

First round
7–10 August 2015 		Second round
27–28 October 2015 		Round of 16
15–16 December 2015 		Quarter-finals
9–10 February 2016 		Semi-finals
19–20 April 2016 		Final
21 May 2016
            
Energie Cottbus 0
Mainz 05 3
Mainz 05 1
1860 Munich 2
1860 Munich 2
TSG Hoffenheim 0
1860 Munich 0
VfL Bochum 2
FSV Salmrohr 0
VfL Bochum 5
VfL Bochum 1
1. FC Kaiserslautern 0
Hansa Rostock 0 (4)
1. FC Kaiserslautern (p) 0 (5)
VfL Bochum 0
Bayern Munich 3
Stuttgarter Kickers 1
VfL Wolfsburg 4
VfL Wolfsburg 1
Bayern Munich 3
FC Nöttingen 1
Bayern Munich 3
Bayern Munich 1
Darmstadt 98 0
TuS Erndtebrück 0
Darmstadt 98 5
Darmstadt 98 2
Hannover 96 1
Hessen Kassel 0
Hannover 96 2
Bayern Munich 2
Werder Bremen 0
SpVgg Unterhaching 2
FC Ingolstadt 1
SpVgg Unterhaching 3
RB Leipzig 0
VfL Osnabrück 0
RB Leipzig[note 10] 2
SpVgg Unterhaching 1
Bayer Leverkusen 3
Viktoria Köln 2
Union Berlin 1
Viktoria Köln 0
Bayer Leverkusen 6
Sportfreunde Lotte 0
Bayer Leverkusen 3
Bayer Leverkusen 1
Werder Bremen 3
MSV Duisburg 0
Schalke 04 5
Schalke 04 0
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2
FC St. Pauli 1
Borussia Mönchengladbach 4
Borussia Mönchengladbach 3
Werder Bremen 4
Würzburger Kickers 0
Werder Bremen (a.e.t.) 2
Werder Bremen 1
1. FC Köln 0
SV Meppen 0
1. FC Köln 4
Bayern Munich (p) 0 (4)
Borussia Dortmund 0 (3)
Erzgebirge Aue 1
Greuther Fürth 0
Erzgebirge Aue 1
Eintracht Frankfurt 0
Bremer SV 0
Eintracht Frankfurt 3
Erzgebirge Aue 0
1. FC Heidenheim 2
Bahlinger SC 0 (3)
SV Sandhausen (p) 0 (5)
SV Sandhausen 0 (3)
1. FC Heidenheim (p) 0 (4)
FK Pirmasens 1
1. FC Heidenheim 4
1. FC Heidenheim 2
Hertha BSC 3
VfR Aalen 0 (1)
1. FC Nürnberg (p) 0 (2)
1. FC Nürnberg 5
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1
Rot-Weiss Essen 0 (1)
Fortuna Düsseldorf (p) 0 (3)
1. FC Nürnberg 0
Hertha BSC 2
BFC Dynamo 0
FSV Frankfurt 2
FSV Frankfurt 1
Hertha BSC (a.e.t.) 2
Arminia Bielefeld 0
Hertha BSC 2
Hertha BSC 0
Borussia Dortmund 3
Carl Zeiss Jena (a.e.t.) 3
Hamburger SV 2
Carl Zeiss Jena 0
VfB Stuttgart 2
Holstein Kiel 1
VfB Stuttgart 2
VfB Stuttgart (a.e.t.) 3
Eintracht Braunschweig 2
SSV Reutlingen 3
Karlsruher SC 1
SSV Reutlingen 0
Eintracht Braunschweig 4
Hallescher FC 0
Eintracht Braunschweig 1
VfB Stuttgart 1
Borussia Dortmund 3
HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst 0
SC Freiburg 5
SC Freiburg 0
FC Augsburg 3
SV Elversberg 1
FC Augsburg (a.e.t.) 3
FC Augsburg 0
Borussia Dortmund 2
Chemnitzer FC 0
Borussia Dortmund 2
Borussia Dortmund 7
SC Paderborn 1
VfB Lübeck 1
SC Paderborn 2

Top goalscorers[]

The following are the top scorers of the DFB-Pokal, sorted first by number of goals, and then alphabetically if necessary.[19] Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan Borussia Dortmund 5
2 Mexico Javier Hernández Bayer Leverkusen 4
Germany Thomas Müller Bayern Munich
Germany Nils Petersen SC Freiburg
Germany Lars Stindl Borussia Mönchengladbach
6 Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund 3
Germany Gonzalo Castro Borussia Dortmund
Germany SpVgg Unterhaching
Ivory Coast Salomon Kalou Hertha BSC
Germany Stefan Kießling Bayer Leverkusen
Poland Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich
France Anthony Modeste 1. FC Köln
Italy SSV Reutlingen
Germany Simon Terodde VfL Bochum
Nigeria Anthony Ujah Werder Bremen

Broadcasting rights[]

In Germany, all matches and the "conference" were broadcast live on pay TV via Sky Sport.[9] Selected matches from the first round to the quarter-finals were broadcast on free TV by Das Erste from ARD. Both semi-final matches and the final were broadcast by both Sky Sport and Das Erste.

The following matches were broadcast live on free German television channel Das Erste:

Round Matches Ref.
First round FC St. Pauli v Borussia Mönchengladbach [9]
Second round VfL Wolfsburg v Bayern Munich [20]
Schalke 04 v Borussia Mönchengladbach
Round of 16 Bayern Munich v Darmstadt 98 [21]
FC Augsburg v Borussia Dortmund
Quarter-finals VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Dortmund [22]
VfL Bochum v Bayern Munich
Semi-finals Bayern Munich v Werder Bremen [23]
Hertha BSC v Borussia Dortmund
Final Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund [24]

Prize fund[]

Each participating team received a reward from the TV money and from the central promotional marketing (TV, stadium, and sleeve advertising) by the DFB. It was distributed as about €50 million to the 64 participants of the competition from 2015 to 2016. For wearing the sleeve advertising each participant received, according to the implementing provisions of the DFB-Pokal, €10,000 per game and round.[25][26][27][28]

Achieved round Premium per team Summed bonuses
First round €140,000
Second round €268,000 €408,000
Round of 16 €527,000 €935,000
Quarter-finals €1,041,000 €1,976,000
Semi-finals €2,073,000 €4,049,000
Final €2,500,000 €6,549,000
Champion €1,000,000 €7,549,000

Notes[]

  1. ^ Since both finalists of the DFB-Pokal qualified for the Champions League based on their league position, the Europa League group stage spot awarded to the DFB-Pokal winner was passed to the sixth-placed team in the Bundesliga, Mainz 05.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ In addition to the Bavarian Cup winners, the best amateur team of the 2014–15 Regionalliga Bayern also qualified.
  4. ^ Both finalists of the Lower Saxony Cup qualified.
  5. ^ VfB Lübeck qualified for the DFB-Pokal regardless of the outcome of the final of the Schleswig-Holstein Cup, as Holstein Kiel, the other finalists, already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through its 3. Liga place.
  6. ^ In addition to the Westphalian Cup winners, the best amateur team of the 2014–15 Oberliga Westfalen also qualified.
  7. ^ The match was moved to the Leimbachstadion in Siegen for additional seating.
  8. ^ The match was moved to the Sportpark am Vinnenweg in Bremen for additional seating.
  9. ^ The match was moved to the Wildparkstadion in Karlsruhe for additional seating.
  10. ^ a b The match was stopped in the 71st minute, with VfL Osnabrück leading 1–0, after the referee was hit by a lighter, and the match was abandoned soon thereafter.[10] The sports court of the DFB, in accordance with section 18, paragraph 4 of the Laws and Rules of Procedure of the DFB, awarded a 0–2 win to RB Leipzig.[11]
  11. ^ a b The match was delayed 15 minutes.

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