The 2017–18 Verbandspokal, (''English: 2017–18 Association Cup'') consisted of twenty one regional cup competitions, the
Verbandspokal
A Verbandspokal (English: "association cup") is a regional men's association football competition in Germany. There are 21 Verbandspokal competitions which function as qualifying tournaments for the following season's DFB-Pokal, the premier Germ ...
e, the qualifying competition for the
2018–19 DFB-Pokal, the
German Cup
The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English, is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundes ...
.
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All clubs from the
3. Liga
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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
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and
2. Bundesliga 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 were the runners-up of the
Lower Saxony Cup. In Bavaria the best-placed
Regionalliga Bayern
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non-reserve team was qualified for DFB-Pokal while in Westphalia a play-off was conducted to determine this club.
On 6 October 2017, 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, 21 May 2018.
Competitions
The finals of the 2017–18 Verbandspokal competitions (winners listed in bold):
Notes
References
External links
Official DFB website The
German Football Association
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2017–18 in German football cups
Verbandspokal seasons