Introduction to the German Cup:
DFB-Pokal is a knockout football match sponsored by the German Football Association. The participating teams are not only professional teams, but also amateur teams.
The German Cup champion can qualify for the German Super Cup and the Europa League group stage next season. The German Cup was first held in 1935, when it was named Tschammerpokal. The most successful team in the German Cup is Bayern Munich, which won the championship 20 times.
On May 3rd, 20021year, the final of the German Cup of 2020-202 1 season started in Berlin Olympic Stadium. Dortmund defeated Leipzig 4- 1 and won the 78th German Cup.
German Cup Competition System:
According to the original competition system, professional teams do not need to participate in the first round of competition. However, the German Football Association held a meeting on 1999123 October, and decided that from the 2000-200 1 season, all professional teams should be on an equal footing with amateur teams, starting from the first round.
Lottery Rules: The numbers of 18 Bundesliga teams and 14 Bundesliga teams are in the first lottery box, and the numbers of 24 amateur teams, 4 newly promoted teams and 4 relegated Bundesliga teams are in the second lottery box. The lottery draws two teams from two boxes to compete. The 32 teams in the second box have home court advantage.
The draw for the second round and the fourth round is the same as that for the first round. The advanced teams are divided into two lottery boxes: 1 and 2 according to their strength, and the team in the second lottery box has home advantage.
After the fourth round, four semi-final teams were produced, and their matches were also decided by lottery. This lottery is no longer divided into two lottery boxes, but all four teams are placed in one lottery box, and their games are drawn twice. The first two teams to be drawn have home court advantage.
However, if an amateur team enters the semi-finals, whether or not they draw lots first, they have home court advantage. The two teams that won the semi-finals at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. If you draw within 90 minutes, it's overtime. If you draw within 120 minutes, it's a penalty shoot-out.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Germany Cup.