BBL-Pokal

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BBL-Pokal
BBL-Pokal logo (2018).png
Founded1966; 56 years ago (1966)
First season1966–67
CountryGermany
Number of teams16
Current championsBayern Munich (3rd title)
(2020–21)
Most championshipsAlba Berlin
Bayer Giants Leverkusen (10 titles)
Websitewww.easycredit-bbl.de
2021–22 BBL-Pokal

Basketball Bundesliga-Pokal, commonly known as the BBL-Pokal, is the annual national basketball cup competition in Germany.[1] Since 2009, the title has been awarded to the winner of a tournament competition between top clubs of each Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) season.

History and format[]

Former BBL-Pokal Top Four logo

The competition was founded in 1966, by the German Basketball Federation. The first final of the German Basketball Cup took place on 11 June 1967, in Oberhausen. Since 1993, the cup championship is decided in a final four format, which is held over one weekend. The host team of the cup's final four, is automatically set as one of the participants. The three remaining teams are determined by three quarterfinal matches, played between the winners of the earlier round matches.

Logo of the Top Four of the BBL-Pokal, used until 2018

Starting from the 2018–19 season, the format was changed to a sixteen team knock-out tournament, with the sixteen highest seeded teams from the previous season qualifying.[2]

Winners[]

Finals[]

Top Four Era (1993–2019, 2021–present)[]

From 1993 to 2019, a final four tournament was held in a host city to determine the winner of the BBL-Pokal.

Former logo of the Top Four
Year Host city Champion Runner-up Score
1993 Bayreuth Bayer 04 Leverkusen Brandt Hagen 81–60
1994 Bamberg Brandt Hagen ratiopharm Ulm 86–72
1995 Würzburg Bayer 04 Leverkusen ratiopharm Ulm 77–76
1996 Berlin ratiopharm Ulm Bayer 04 Leverkusen 80–79
1997 Gießen Alba Berlin Gießen 46ers 82–73
1998 Frankfurt TBB Trier Dragons Rhöndorf 97–88
1999 Frankfurt Alba Berlin Gießen 46ers 69–48
2000 Frankfurt Skyliners Frankfurt Alba Berlin 76–68
2001 Frankfurt TBB Trier Hagen 96–83
2002 Berlin Alba Berlin EWE Baskets Oldenburg 105–55
2003 Berlin Alba Berlin RheinEnergie Köln 82–80
2004 Frankfurt RheinEnergie Köln Opel Skyliners 80–71
2005 Frankfurt RheinEnergie Köln Telekom Baskets Bonn 85–75
2006 Bamberg Alba Berlin GHP Bamberg 85–73
2007 Hamburg RheinEnergie Köln Artland Dragons 60–58
2008 Hamburg Artland Dragons EnBW Ludwigsburg 74–60
2009 Hamburg Alba Berlin Telekom Baskets Bonn 69–44
2010 Frankfurt Brose Baskets Deutsche Bank Skyliners 76–75
2011 Bamberg Brose Baskets Phantoms Braunschweig 69–66
2012 Bonn Brose Baskets Telekom Baskets Bonn 82–73
2013 Berlin Alba Berlin ratiopharm Ulm 85–67
2014 Ulm Alba Berlin ratiopharm Ulm 86–80
2015 Oldenburg EWE Baskets Oldenburg Brose Baskets 72–70
2016 Munich Alba Berlin Bayern Munich 67–65
2017 Berlin Brose Bamberg Bayern Munich 74–71
2018 Ulm Bayern Munich Alba Berlin 80–75
2019 Bamberg Brose Bamberg Alba Berlin 83–82
2021 Munich Bayern Munich Alba Berlin 85–79

Knockout tournament (2020)[]

In 2020 on, a knockout tournament was held to determine the winner of the BBL-Pokal.

Year Host city Champion Runner-up Score
2020 Berlin Alba Berlin EWE Baskets Oldenburg 89–56

Performance by club[]

Team Winners Runners-up Years
Alba Berlin 10 4 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020
Brose Bamberg 5 2 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019
Köln 99ers 3 1 2004, 2005, 2007
Bayer Giants Leverkusen 2 1 1993, 1995
TBB Trier 2 0 1998, 2001
Bayern Munich 2 2 2018, 2021
ratiopharm Ulm 1 4 1996
SSV Hagen 1 2 1994
Skyliners Frankfurt 1 2 2000
EWE Baskets Oldenburg 1 2 2015
Artland Dragons 1 1 2008
Telekom Baskets Bonn 0 3
Gießen 46ers 0 2
Dragons Rhöndorf 0 1
EnBW Ludwigsburg 0 1
Phantoms Braunschweig 0 1

References[]

  1. ^ "Meister und Pokalsieger". Easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Höherer Mindest-Etat und neuer Pokal-Wettbewerb: Klub-Vertreter votieren für strategisch wichtige Beschlüsse" (in German). Easycredit-bbl.de. 24 April 2018.

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