The South Baden Cup (German: ''Südbadischer Pokal'') is one of the 21 regional cup competitions of

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. The winner of the competition gains entry to the first round of the

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History

The Cup was established in 1945, after the end of the

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, in the

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in the southern half of the state of

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, which existed as the state of

South Baden South Baden (german: Südbaden; ), formed in December 1945 from the southern half of the former Republic of Baden, was a subdivision of the French occupation zone of post-World War II Germany. The state was later renamed to Baden and became a fou ...

from 1945 to 1952, when the state of

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was formed. Due to the northern half of the state being under US occupation, the Baden football association was cut in half and a northern and southern federation was formed. The same happened with the regional cup competition. The South Baden Cup is played annually, with the exception of 1946–47, 1951–56 and 1957–58, when it was not held. From 1974 onwards, the winner of the South Baden Cup qualified for the first round of the German Cup. The cup was sponsored for some years by the

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bottler Peterstaler and carried its name, Peterstaler Pokal, but the current sponsor is

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Rothaus is a brewery owned by the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg. Rothaus, at the northern edge of the village of Grafenhausen in the southern Black Forest, is one of Germany's most successful and profitable regional breweries. H ...

, and the competition is the therefore named Rothaus Pokal.

Modus

Professional clubs are not permitted to enter the competition, meaning, no teams from the

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and the

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can compete. The only club from the region affected by this in the past years has been the first team of the

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg () or just Freiburg, is a German football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions from the 2. Bund ...

. All clubs from South Baden playing in the 3. Liga (III), Regionalliga Süd (IV) and

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(V) gain direct entry to the first round. Additionally, according to a quota system, the best eight clubs from the

Verbandsliga Südbaden The Verbandsliga Südbaden is a German amateur football division administered by the South Badenese Football Association, one of the 21 German state football associations. Being the top flight of the South Baden state association, the Verbandsliga ...

(VI) and the three Landesligas (VII) also enter the first round directly. The four semi-finalists of the six regional cup competitions in South Baden also qualify for the competition. Should more clubs be required to make up the number of 64 set for the first round, they will be selected from the ''Verbandsliga''. In case of a draw, the lower-tier club advances.

Cup finals

Held annually at the end of season, these were the cup finals since 1945: * Source: * Winners in bold * ¹ Now FC Rastat 04 * ² Now FC Singen 04 * ³ Now FC Konstanz

Winners

Listed in order of wins, the Cup winners are: * ¹ Includes one win by the club's reserve team,

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References

Sources

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

External links

SBFV: Südbaden Football Association

Fussball.de: South Baden Cup
{{German Cup competitions (football) Recurring sporting events established in 1945 Football cup competitions in Germany Football competitions in Baden-Württemberg 1945 establishments in Germany