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and below could enter the regional Verbandspokale, subject to the rules and regulations of each region. Clubs from the

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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.Spielordnung
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and one for the teams from lower leagues. The winners of both paths qualified for the DFB-Pokal. In Bavaria the winners of the qualified for the DFB-Pokal while in Westphalia the best-placed Westphalian

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team qualified. The finals of the Verbandspokal competitions were scheduled to be played on the Amateurs' Final Day (German: ), which was scheduled for 29 May 2021. By the end of April 2021, a large number of state and regional associations had already cancelled or even annulled their league seasons from the Regionalliga downwards due to the

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. As a result, in several association cup competitions, the final rounds had not even been reached or only the first rounds had been played. Further handling was therefore up to each individual association, which should ultimately determine two finalists or a participant in the DFB-Pokal.

Competitions

The finals of the 2020–21 Verbandspokal competitions (winners listed in bold):

Notes

References

External links

Official DFB website
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