The 2013–14 Verbandspokal, (''English: 2013–14 Association Cup'') consisting of twenty one regional cup competitions, the

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e, was the qualifying competition for the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal, the

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. All clubs from the 3. Liga and below could enter the regional Verbandspokale, subject to the rules and regulations of each region. Clubs from the

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and 2. Bundesliga could not enter but were instead directly qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal. All twenty one winners and three additional clubs from the three largest regional football associations, Bavaria, Lower Saxony and Westphalia, were qualified for the first round of the German Cup in the following season. The three additional clubs were the runners-up of the

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and the

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while, in Bavaria, the best-placed

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non-reserve team qualified as reserve teams are banned from the DFB-Pokal. The

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winner 1. FC Heidenheim was already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through its 3. Liga place and runners-up

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received their spot instead. Of those twenty three clubs qualified through the Verbandspokale seventeen were knocked out in the first round while

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and 1. FC Magdeburg were knocked out in the second round.

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, the

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winner and 1970 DFB-Pokal champions, was the only one of the twenty three clubs to advance to the third round, where they lost to

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Finals

The 2013–14 Verbandspokal finals with the winners qualified for the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal:.Landespokal
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'', accessed: 17 January 2015 * ^¶The three largest regional associations were allowed to send an additional team. In Westphalia and Lower Saxony this was the losing finalist of the cup. In Bavaria this place went to the best non-reserve team of the

, the

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. * ^‡ The Württemberg Cup champion 1. FC Heidenheim was already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through its 3. Liga place, runners-up Stuttgarter Kickers qualified instead.

Clubs by league

The 2013–14 winners and DFB-Pokal qualified runners-up by league: * Clubs who qualified as runners-up in ''italics''

References

External links

Official DFB website
The

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Official results website of the DFB {{DEFAULTSORT:Verbandspokal, 2013-14 2013–14 in German football cups Verbandspokal seasons