The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup (german: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Pokal) is an annual

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, held by the ( en, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Football Association) since 1991. For sponsorship reasons, the official name of the competition is

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-Pokal. It is one of the 21 regional cup competitions in Germany and a qualifying competition for the

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DFB website. Retrieved 28 June 2011 The record winners of the competition are Hansa Rostock with nine titles to their name.

Mode

The competition is open for all member clubs of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State FA playing in the

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, Regionalliga Nord, NOFV-Oberliga Nord, Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Landesligas. Additionally, the regional cup winners of the previous season are also qualified. Reserve teams are not permitted to compete anymore. Up until the quarter-finals, the teams from lower leagues have home advantage against teams from a higher league. From the quarter-finals onwards, this is not the case. In case of a draw after regular time, extra time is played and, if this remains inconclusive, the game is decided by a penalty shoot-out. The cup winners automatically qualify for the first round of the

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern association website – competition rules. Retrieved 1 July 2011

Winners

The winners of the competition: * ^‡ Won by reserve team.

References

Sources

*''Deutschlands Fußball in Zahlen'', An annual publication with tables and results from the Bundesliga to Verbandsliga/Landesliga, publisher: DSFS

External links

LFVM-V – Mecklenburg-Vorpommern football association

Official DFB results website
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