The Hamburger Pokal ( en, Hamburg Cup) is an annual
football cup competition
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, shortly known as Hamburg pokal, held by the ( en, Hamburg Football Association) since 1982. For sponsorship reasons, the official name of the competition is ODDSET-Pokal. It is one of the
21 regional cup competitions in Germany and a qualifying competition for the
German Cup
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, with the winner of the competition being automatically qualified for the first round of the German Cup in the following season.
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website. Retrieved 28 June 2011
The record winners of the competition are FC St. Pauli
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, with seven titles to their name, including three won by their reserve team, FC St. Pauli II.[Oddset-Pokal]
www.sport-nord.de. Retrieved 27 June 2011
An earlier competition was held from 1954 but lasted for only two editions. In the 1972–73 season, once more a cup competition was held. The current competition however dates from 1982.[Hamburg: Meister und Pokalsieger]
DSFS. Retrieved 28 June 2011
Mode
The competition is open for all member clubs of the Hamburg FA from the 3. Liga
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(although no team from Hamburg currently plays in this division) to the lowest division, Kreisklasse B (10th tier). Reserve teams are not permitted to compete anymore. Regardless of which club has been drawn first, clubs from a lower league will always have home advantage when playing a club from a higher league. In case of a draw after regular time, extra time is played followed by a penalty shoot out should the game not be decided by then. The cup winner automatically qualifies for the first round of the German Cup.[Durchführungsbestimmungen Herren]
Hamburg FA website – competition rules, published: 28 April 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011
Winners
The winners of the competition:
References
Sources
*''Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen'', An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga, publisher: DSFS
External links
HFV – Hamburg Football Association
Official DFB results website
Football cup competitions in Germany
Football competitions in Hamburg
Recurring sporting events established in 1982
1982 establishments in West Germany
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