2024–25 DFB-Pokal Frauen
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany | 
| Venue(s) | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne | 
| Dates | 17 August 2024 – 1 May 2025 | 
| Teams | 50 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Bayern Munich (2nd title) | 
| Runners-up | Werder Bremen | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 49 | 
| Goals scored | 203 (4.14 per match) | 
| Attendance | 181,554 (3,705 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Nina Lange Lea Schüller (5 goals) | 
| Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included. | |
The 2024–25 DFB-Pokal was the 43rd season of the annual German football cup competition. Fifty teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Frauen-Bundesliga and the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, excluding second teams. The competition began on 17 August 2024 with the first of six rounds and ended on 1 May 2025 with the final at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 2010.[1]
VfL Wolfsburg were the ten-time defending champions.[2] Bayern Munich won the tournament with a 4–2 win over Werder Bremen.[3]
Participating clubs
The following clubs qualified for the competition:
| Bundesliga the 12 clubs of the 2023–24 season | 2. Bundesliga 10 of the 14 clubs of the 2023–24 season[note 1] | Regionalliga the 2 promoted teams and the 5 champions of the 2023–24 season | 
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| Verbandspokal the 21 winners of the regional association cups | ||
| Baden 
 Berlin Brandenburg Bremen 
 Hamburg Hesse 
 | Lower Rhine Lower Saxony 
 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Middle Rhine Rhineland 
 Saarland Saxony 
 | Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein 
 South Baden 
 Southwest 
 Thuringia Westphalia 
 Württemberg | 
Format
All clubs from the 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga and the four best-placed teams from the 2023–24 2. Frauen-Bundesliga received a bye in the first round. Clubs from lower leagues hosted against clubs from higher leagues until the quarter-finals.
Schedule
The rounds of the 2024–25 competition were scheduled as follows:[1]
| Round | Matches | 
|---|---|
| First round | 17–20 August 2024 | 
| Second round | 6–11 September 2024 | 
| Round of 16 | 22–24 November 2024 | 
| Quarter-finals | 11–13 February 2025 | 
| Semi-finals | 22–23 March 2025 | 
| Final | 1 May 2025 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne | 
Matches
Times up to 27 October 2024 and from 30 March 2025 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 28 October 2024 to 29 March 2025 are CET (UTC+1).
First round
The draw took place on 27 June 2024, with Ulrike Ballweg drawing the matches.[4][5] The teams are split into a North and a South group. The Bundesliga and the two best-placed teams from the 2. Bundesliga had a bye.[6] The matches will take place between 17 and 20 August 2024.
| 17 August 2024 | Hertha BSC | 5–0 | ATS Buntentor | Berlin | 
| 14:00 | 
 | Report | Stadium: Stadion auf dem Wurfplatz Attendance: 622 Referee: Miriam Schwermer | 
| 17 August 2024 | Karlsruher SC | 5–0 | SV Elversberg | Bruchsal | 
| 15:00 | 
 | Report | Stadium: Rasenplatz 1. FC Bruchsal Attendance: 170 Referee: Sina Gieringer | 
| 17 August 2024 | Fortuna Köln | 3–1 | TuS Issel | Cologne | 
| 16:30 | 
 | Report | Blesius  11' | Stadium: Merian Stadion Attendance: 298 Referee: Nadine Westerhoff | 
| 17 August 2024 | VfR Warbeyen | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Wacker Mecklenbeck | Kleve | 
| 18:00 | Dallmann  90+8' | Report | Haack  71' | Stadium: Eroglu-Arena Attendance: 710 Referee: Anna-Lena Weiss | 
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| 18 August 2024 | Hansa Rostock | 0–10 | VfL Bochum | Rostock | 
| 11:00 | Report | 
 | Stadium: Volksstadion Attendance: 300 Referee: Celina-Sophie Böhm | 
| 18 August 2024 | SC Siegelbach | 2–5 | 1. FFV Erfurt | Kaiserslautern | 
| 13:30 | 
 | Report | 
 | Stadium: Sportanlage Siegelbach Attendance: 344 Referee: Paula Mayer | 
| 18 August 2024 | FC St. Pauli | 0–2 | Arminia Bielefeld | Hamburg | 
| 14:00 | Report | 
 | Stadium: Adolf-Jäger-Kampfbahn Attendance: 1,395 Referee: Lara Wolf | 
| 18 August 2024 | Kickers Offenbach | 3–2 | FC Ingolstadt | Offenbach | 
| 14:00 | 
 | Report | 
 | Stadium: SANA Sportpark Attendance: 160 Referee: Julia Boike | 
| 18 August 2024 | Eintracht Leipzig-Süd | 0–5 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Leipzig | 
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Südkampfbahn Attendance: 275 Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer | 
| 18 August 2024 | FC Forstern | 0–4 | SV 67 Weinberg | Forstern | 
| 14:00 | Report | 
 | Stadium: Sportanlage Forstern Attendance: 130 Referee: Lena Krämling | 
| 18 August 2024 | Hegauer FV | 0–4 | SV Hegnach | Engen | 
| 14:00 | Report | 
 | Stadium: Stadion Welschingen Attendance: 130 Referee: Theresa Hug | 
| 18 August 2024 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–2 | Mainz 05 | Stuttgart | 
| 14:00 | 
 | Report | 
 | Stadium: Robert-Schlienz-Stadion Attendance: 781 Referee: Daniela Kottmann | 
| 18 August 2024 | Rot-Weiss Göttingen | 1–7 | SV Meppen | Göttingen | 
| 15:00 | 
 | Report | Stadium: Sportplatz Rot-Weiß Göttingen Attendance: 827 Referee: Levke Scholz | 
| 18 August 2024 | SV Henstedt-Ulzburg | 1–4 | Viktoria Berlin | Henstedt-Ulzburg | 
| 15:00 | 
 | Report | Stadium: Beckersbergstadion Attendance: 125 Referee: Anna-Lena Heidenreich | 
| 18 August 2024 | Magdeburger FFC | 0–2 | Hamburger SV | Magdeburg | 
| 15:00 | Report | 
 | Stadium: Heinrich Germer Stadium Attendance: 1,550 Referee: Monique Panetta | 
| 18 August 2024 | SG Andernach | 1–2 | SC Sand | Andernach | 
| 15:00 | 
 | Report | 
 | Stadium: Stadion am Bassenheimer Weg Attendance: 220 Referee: Naemi Breier | 
| 18 August 2024 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 1–5 | Kieler MTV | Brandenburg an der Havel | 
| 16:00 | 
 | Report | 
 | Stadium: Stadion am Quenz Attendance: 200 Referee: Katharina Linke | 
| 20 August 2024 | FSV Gütersloh | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Union Berlin | Gütersloh | 
| 18:30 | 
 | Report | Stadium: Heidewaldstadion Attendance: 730 Referee: Katrin Rafalski | |
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Second round
The draw took place on 20 August 2024, with Verena Schweers drawing the matches.[7][8] The matches will take place between 6 and 11 September 2024.
| 6 September 2024 | Hertha BSC | 0–6 | VfL Wolfsburg | Berlin | 
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Stadion auf dem Wurfplatz Attendance: 3,068 Referee: Miriam Schwermer | 
| 7 September 2024 | MSV Duisburg | 0–9 | Hamburger SV | Duisburg | 
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Sportplatz Mündelheimer Straße Attendance: 300 Referee: Julia Boike | 
| 7 September 2024 | SV Meppen | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | Carl Zeiss Jena | Meppen | 
| 14:00 | Lux  48' | Report | Reuter  64' | Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 446 Referee: Sarah Willms | 
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| 7 September 2024 | Kieler MTV | 0–4 | VfL Bochum | Kiel | 
| 14:00 | Report | 
 | Stadium: Hauptplatz Schilksee Attendance: 500 Referee: Jacqueline Herrmann | 
| 7 September 2024 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–2 | SC Freiburg | Nuremberg | 
| 14:00 | Guttenberger  43' | Report | 
 | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Platz Attendance: 385 Referee: Davina Lutz | 
| 7 September 2024 | Mainz 05 | 3–0 | Kickers Offenbach | Mainz | 
| 17:00 | 
 | Report | Stadium: Bruchwegstadion auf dem Wolfgang Frank Campus Attendance: 750 Referee: Paula Mayer | 
| 8 September 2024 | Karlsruher SC | 0–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Karlsruhe | 
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium: GRENKE-Jugendstadion Platz 2 Attendance: 500 Referee: Alessia Jochum | 
| 8 September 2024 | Fortuna Köln | 3–1 | SV 67 Weinberg | Cologne | 
| 13:00 | 
 | Report | Schneider  7' | Stadium: BZA Chorweiler Attendance: 100 Referee: Anna-Lena Weiss | 
| 8 September 2024 | SC Sand | 0–6 | Bayern Munich | Willstätt | 
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Adams Arena Attendance: 2,378 Referee: Selina Menzel | 
| 8 September 2024 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p) | 1. FC Köln | Mönchengladbach | 
| 14:00 | Aslanaj  48' | Report | Leimenstoll  85' | Stadium: Grenzlandstadion Attendance: 878 Referee: Nadine Westerhoff | 
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| 8 September 2024 | Arminia Bielefeld | 0–4 | Werder Bremen | Bielefeld | 
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 1,811 Referee: Anke Hölscher | 
| 8 September 2024 | Viktoria Berlin | 0–2 | Turbine Potsdam | Berlin | 
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Lichterfelde Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Celina-Sophie Böhm | 
| 8 September 2024 | SV Hegnach | 0–7 | TSG Hoffenheim | Waiblingen | 
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Sportplatz Hegnach Attendance: 270 Referee: Theresa Hug | 
| 8 September 2024 | Wacker Mecklenbeck | 0–3 | SGS Essen | Münster | 
| 15:30 | Report | 
 | Stadium: Sportanlage Mecklenbeck Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Christina Junkers | 
| 8 September 2024 | Union Berlin | 1–0 | RB Leipzig | Berlin | 
| 16:00 | Orschmann  40' | Report | Stadium: An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 4,186 Referee: Riem Hussein | 
| 11 September 2024 | 1. FFV Erfurt | 0–10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Erfurt | 
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Steigerwaldstadion Attendance: 1,753 Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer | 
Round of 16
The draw took place on 16 September 2024, with Lena Lotzen drawing the matches.[9][10] The matches took place between 22 and 24 November 2024.
| 22 November 2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–0 | Turbine Potsdam | Leverkusen | 
| 18:00 | Zdebel  74' | Report | Stadium: Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion Attendance: 838 Referee: Nadine Westerhoff | 
| 22 November 2024 | Union Berlin | 0–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Berlin | 
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 8,021 Referee: Anna-Lena Heidenreich | 
| 22 November 2024 | VfL Bochum | 0–5 | TSG Hoffenheim | Bochum | 
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 5,138 Referee: Sina Diekmann | 
| 23 November 2024 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–0 | SGS Essen | Mönchengladbach | 
| 14:00 | 
 | Report | Stadium: Grenzlandstadion Attendance: 837 Referee: Lara Wolf | 
| 23 November 2024 | Fortuna Köln | 0–3 | Werder Bremen | Cologne | 
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium: Südstadion Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Julia Bolke | 
| 23 November 2024 | Mainz 05 | 1–4 | VfL Wolfsburg | Mainz | 
| 17:00 | Bathmann  30' | Report | 
 | Stadium: Bruchwegstadion auf dem Wolfgang Frank Campus Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Naemi Breier | 
| 24 November 2024 | Hamburger SV | 4–2 | Carl Zeiss Jena | Hamburg | 
| 12:00 | Report | 
 | Stadium: Trainingsplatz am Volksparkstadion Attendance: 523 Referee: Levke Scholz | 
| 24 November 2024 | SC Freiburg | 1–2 | Bayern Munich | Freiburg | 
| 16:00 | Zicai  62' | Report | Stadium: Dreisamstadion Attendance: 7,755 Referee: Davina Lutz | 
Quarterfinals
The draw was held on 15 December 2024, with Julian Köster drawing the matches.[11][12] The matches will take place between 11 and 13 February 2025.
| 12 February 2025 | TSG Hoffenheim | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hoffenheim | 
| 18:30 | Memeti  52' | Report | Stadium: Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Karoline Wacker | 
| 12 February 2025 | Hamburger SV | 2–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Hamburg | 
| 18:30 | 
 | Report | Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 16,529 Referee: Miriam Schwermer | 
| 12 February 2025 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–1 | Werder Bremen | Leverkusen | 
| 18:30 | Report | Mühlhaus  45' | Stadium: Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Davina Lutz | 
| 12 February 2025 | Bayern Munich | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Eintracht Frankfurt | Munich | 
| 18:30 | 
 | Report | Simon  80' (o.g.) | Stadium: FC Bayern Campus Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer | 
Semifinals
The draw was held on 17 February 2025, with Turid Knaak drewing the matches.[13][14] The matches will take place on 22 and 23 March 2025.
| 22 March 2025 | Bayern Munich | 3–2 | TSG Hoffenheim | Munich | 
| 14:00 | Harder  35', 40' (pen.), 64' | Report | 
 | Stadium: FC Bayern Campus Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Miriam Schwermer | 
| 23 March 2025 | Hamburger SV | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Werder Bremen | Hamburg | 
| 15:30 | Stöckmann  89' | Report | Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Riem Hussein | 
Final
The final took place on 1 May 2025.
|          Bayern Munich |           Werder Bremen | 
| Assistant referees:
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Top goalscorers
Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.[17]
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nina Lange | VfL Bochum | 5 | 
|  Lea Schüller | Bayern Munich | ||
| 3 |  Alina Angerer | VfL Bochum | 4 | 
|  Larissa Mühlhaus | Werder Bremen | ||
| 5 |  Flaka Aslanaj | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3 | 
|  Emma Ballay | Kieler MTV | ||
|  Carolin Corres | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
|  Jovana Damnjanović | Bayern Munich | ||
| .svg.png) Féli Delacauw | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
|  Laura Freigang | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
|  Pernille Harder | Bayern Munich | ||
| .svg.png) Anna Marques | VfL Bochum | ||
|  Erëleta Memeti | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
|  Christin Meyer | Hamburger SV | ||
|  Vivien Schwing | Fortuna Köln | 
Notes
- ^ Second teams are not eligible.
- ^ SV Hegnach qualified as runners-up of the Regionalliga Süd as champions SC Freiburg II were ineligible.
- ^ FC Forstern qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Bavaria Cup, as 1. FC Nürnberg II, the other finalists, were ineligible.
- ^ Viktoria Berlin qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Berlin Cup, as Union Berlin, the other finalists, already qualified through their Regionalliga Nordost position.
- ^ Eintracht Leipzig-Süd qualified regardless of the outcome of the Saxony Cup final, as RB Leipzig II, the other finalists, were ineligible.
- ^ SC Siegelbach qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Southwest Cup, as Mainz 05, the other finalists, already qualified through their Regionalliga Südwest position.
- ^ 1. FFV Erfurt qualified regardless of the outcome of the Thuringian Cup final, as Carl Zeiss Jena II, the other finalists, were ineligible.
References
- ^ a b "Rahmenterminkalender für Saison 2024/2025 beschlossen". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Wolfsburg feiert zehnten Pokalsieg in Folge". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "FC Bayern zum zweiten Mal Pokalsieger". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "Ulrike Ballweg lost erste Pokalrunde aus". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ ""Interessante Begegnungen": Erste Runde im Pokal der Frauen steht". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Teilnehmerfeld im DFB-Pokal der Frauen steht fest". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Verena Schweers lost zweite Pokalrunde aus". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Zweite Runde: Wolfsburg zur Hertha, FC Bayern nach Sand" (in German). DFB. 20 August 2024. Archived from the original on 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Lotzen lost Achtelfinale aus, Wück Ziehungsleiter". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Achtelfinale: Mainz empfängt Wolfsburg". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Handball-Nationalspieler Köster lost DFB-Pokalviertelfinale aus". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Topspiel im Viertelfinale: FC Bayern erwartet Frankfurt". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Live auf Sky: Turid Knaak lost Pokalhalbfinale aus". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Pokalhalbfinale: Bayern gegen Hoffenheim, HSV gegen Werder". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Spielordnung/Schiedsrichterordnung" [Match rules/referee rules] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 30 September 2022. sec. 46, par. 2.1.2 (p. 77). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Durchführungsbestimmungen zur DFB-Spielordnung und weitere Richtlinien" [Implementing regulations for the DFB match regulations and other guidelines] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 1 February 2023. par. 30–31 (pp. 26–27). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "DFB-Pokal Frauen – Torjäger 2024/25" [DFB-Pokal Frauen: Goalscorers 2024–25]. weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 26 August 2024.










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