The 2016–17 Verbandspokal, (''English: 2016–17 Association Cup'') consisted of 21 men's
German
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association football regional cup competitions, the
Verbandspokale, which serve as qualifying competition for the
2017–18 DFB-Pokal
The 2017–18 DFB-Pokal was the 75th 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. The competition began on 1 ...
(German Cup).
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''DFB'' website – Mode, accessed: 9 April 2015
All clubs from the
3. Liga
The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga.
The modern 3. Liga was formed for t ...
and below could enter the regional Verbandspokale, subject to the rules and regulations of each region. Clubs from the
Bundesliga and
2. Bundesliga
The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ...
could not enter but were instead directly qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal.
Reserve teams were not permitted to take part in the DFB-Pokal or the Verbandspokale. The precise rules of each regional Verbandspokal are laid down by the regional football association organising it.
All twenty one winners qualified for the first round of the German Cup in the following season. Three additional clubs are also qualified for the first round of the German Cup, these being from the three largest state associations, Bavaria, Westphalia and Lower Saxony. The qualified teams are the runners-up of the
Lower Saxony Cup
The Lower Saxony Cup (german: Niedersächsischer Pokal) is an annual football cup competition, held by the ( en, Lower Saxony Football Association) since 1956. For sponsorship reasons, the official name of the competition is Krombacher-Pokal. . In Bavaria the best-placed
Regionalliga Bayern non-reserve team was qualified for the DFB-Pokal while in Westphalia a play-off is conducted to determine this club.
On 2 November 2016, it was announced that German broadcaster
ARD would show all 21 Verbandspokal finals live in a conference as well as live stream them and that all finals would be played on the same date, 25 May 2017.
Competitions
The finals of the 2016–17 Verbandspokal competitions:
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:Winners in bold
References
External links
Official DFB website The
German Football Association
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Fussball.de Official results website of the DFB
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2016–17 in German football cups
Verbandspokal seasons