The German Cup 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.
Followed by Werder Bremen Football Club, 6 champions and 4 runners-up. Schalke 04 Football Club has won five championships and seven championships and runner-up. Dortmund Football Club is the fifth champion and the fifth runner-up. Frankfurt Football Club won five championships and four runner-ups.
Competition system rules
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. The balls bearing the team logos of 18 Bundesliga team and 14 Bundesliga team are placed in the first draw box, and the balls bearing the team logos of 24 amateur teams, 4 newly promoted teams and 4 relegated Bundesliga teams are placed in the second draw box.
Draw lots to draw a small ball from each of the two boxes, so that the game will be played in pairs, and the 32 teams drawn from the second box will have home advantage. The fourth round of lottery, the second round is similar to the first round. Or divided into two lottery boxes, each person takes a ball and matches it. The team in the second draw box has home court advantage. After the fourth round, the top four teams entered the semi-finals. The semi-final draw is no longer divided into two draw boxes, but four balls are placed in one draw box.
The team with the first and second place will have a semi-final, and the winner will be the home team. The first and third place have home court advantage in the semi-finals. If an amateur team enters the semi-finals, it will automatically enjoy the home court advantage. The two teams that won the semi-final will play the final in Berlin Olympic Stadium. If they draw within 90 minutes, they will play overtime, and if they draw within 120 minutes, they will play a penalty shootout.
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