The 2023–24 Verbandspokal (English: ''2023–24 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 2024–25 DFB-Pokal, the

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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 did 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 were 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 also qualify for the first round of the German Cup, these being from the three largest state associations, Bavaria, Westphalia and Lower Saxony. The Lower Saxony Cup was split into two paths, one for teams from the

and the

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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 best-placed non-reserve

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team qualified for the DFB-Pokal while in Westphalia the spot alternated between the Oberliga Westfalen champion and best-placed Westphalian team from the Regionalliga West. This year, the Oberliga Westfalen champion qualified. The finals of the Verbandspokal competitions was played on the Amateurs' Final Day (German: ), on 25 May 2024.

Competitions

The finals of the 2023–24 Verbandspokal competitions (winners listed in bold):

Notes

References

External links

Official DFB website
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