2014–15 DFB-Pokal

The 2014–15 DFB-Pokal was the 72nd season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 15 August 2014 with the first of six rounds and ended on 30 May 2015 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

Bayern Munich was the two-time defending champions, having defeated Borussia Dortmund in the 2014 final, but were knocked out in the semi-finals by the same team in a penalty shootout.

VfL Wolfsburg won the final against Dortmund 3–1 to win their first title.

Participating clubs

The following 64 teams qualified for the competition:

1 The three regions with the most participating teams in their league competitions (Bavaria, Lower Saxony, Westphalia) are allowed to enter two teams for the competition.
2 As Hesse finalists SV Darmstadt 98 qualified through their league position, Kickers Offenbach were guaranteed a spot regardless of the final result.
3 FV Illertissen qualified as 2nd placed team in the 2013–14 Regionalliga Bayern as winners Bayern Munich II are ineligible to play in the DFB-Pokal.

Schedule

The rounds of the 2014–15 competition were scheduled as follows:

  • First round: 15–18 August 2014
  • Second round: 28–29 October 2014
  • Round of 16: 3–4 March 2015
  • Quarter-finals: 7–8 April 2015
  • Semi-finals: 28–29 April 2015
  • Final: 30 May 2015 at Olympiastadion, Berlin

Draw

The draws for the different rounds were conducted as following: For the first round, the participating teams were split into two pots. The first pot contained all teams which had qualified through their regional cup competitions, the best four teams of the 3. Liga and the bottom four teams of the 2. Bundesliga. Every team from this pot was drawn to a team from the second pot, which contained all remaining professional teams. The teams from the first pot were set as the home team in the process.

The two-pot scenario was also applied for the second round, with the remaining 3. Liga/amateur teams in the first pot and the remaining professional teams in the other pot. Once one pot was empty, the remaining pairings were drawn from the other pot with the first-drawn team for a match serving as hosts. For the remaining rounds, the draw was conducted from just one pot. Any remaining 3. Liga/amateur team was the home team if drawn against a professional team. In every other case, the first-drawn team served as hosts.

Matches

First round

The draw for the first round was on 1 June. Fernanda Brandão and Horst Hrubesch drew the matches.

15 August 2014MSV Duisburg1–01. FC NürnbergDuisburg
20:00Janjić11' (pen.)ReportStadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 18,108
Referee: Christian Dingert (Lebecksmühle)
16 August 2014FC 08 Homburg1–3Borussia MönchengladbachHomburg
15:30Stegerer20'ReportHahn8'
Hrgota45+2', 51'
Stadium: Waldstadion Homburg
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Benjamin Cortus (Röthenbach)
16 August 2014FSV Optik Rathenow1–3FC St. PauliRathenow
15:30Printemps83'ReportNöthe9', 51'
Budimir31'
Stadium: Stadion Vogelgesang
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Sven Jablonski (Bremen)
16 August 2014Bremer SV0–1Eintracht BraunschweigBremen
15:30ReportNielsen46'Stadium: Weserstadion Platz 11
Attendance: 2,901
Referee: Martin Thomsen (Kleve)
16 August 2014VfL Bochum2–0VfB StuttgartBochum
15:30Terodde9', 48'ReportStadium: Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 22,694
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding)
16 August 2014FC Viktoria Köln2–4Hertha BSCCologne
15:30Wunderlich57'
Candan67'
ReportRonny33'
Beerens41'
Haraguchi51'
Schieber76'
Stadium: Sportpark Höhenberg
Attendance: 5,239
Referee: Arne Aarnink (Nordhorn)
16 August 2014FC Astoria Walldorf1–3Hannover 96Walldorf
15:30Hillenbrand59'ReportJoselu29', 79'
Stindl76'
Stadium: FC-Astoria Stadion
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Martin Petersen (Stuttgart)
16 August 2014FT Braunschweig0–41. FC KölnBraunschweig
15:30ReportUjah46', 52'
Lehmann63'
Zoller87'
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 9,067
Referee: Christian Bandurski (Oberhausen)
16 August 2014SV Waldkirch0–3Greuther FürthBahlingen
15:30ReportSchröck46'
Mudrinski52'
Röcker82'
Stadium: Kaiserstuhlstadion
Attendance: 3,820
Referee: Malte Dittrich (Bremen)
16 August 2014Sportfreunde Siegen3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
FSV FrankfurtSiegen
20:30Bouadoud17', 118'
Ibrahimaj32'
ReportYelen41'
Kapllani73', 98'
Stadium: Leimbachstadion
Attendance: 4,226
Referee: René Rohde (Rostock)
Penalties
Dalman soccer ball with red X
Glowacz soccer ball with check mark
Frisch soccer ball with red X
König soccer ball with check mark
Hayer soccer ball with check mark
Bouadoud soccer ball with check mark
Volina soccer ball with red X
Hartwig soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check markKapllani
soccer ball with check markKonrad
soccer ball with red XKruska
soccer ball with red XSchembri
soccer ball with check markGrifo
soccer ball with check markEngels
soccer ball with red XHuber
soccer ball with check markBeugelsdijk
17 August 2014BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
VfR AalenCloppenburg
14:30Daghfous21' (o.g.)ReportKlauß57'Stadium: TimePartner Arena
Attendance: 900
Referee: Patrick Alt (Heusweiler)
Penalties
Wessel soccer ball with check mark
Winkelmann soccer ball with check mark
Bolyki soccer ball with check mark
Goldmanns soccer ball with red X
Heyken soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check markJunglas
soccer ball with check markDrexler
soccer ball with check markWeiß
soccer ball with red XHainault
soccer ball with check markLeandro
17 August 2014FV Illertissen2–3 (a.e.t.)Werder BremenUlm
14:30Nebel25'
Hämmerle102'
ReportHajrović4'
Lukimya93'
Selke99'
Stadium: Donaustadion
Attendance: 10,205
Referee: Timo Gerach (Landau)
17 August 2014USC Paloma0–91899 HoffenheimHamburg
14:30ReportElyounoussi9'
Bičakčić17'
Schipplock18', 28', 33', 45', 54'
Szalai34'
Modeste90'
Stadium: Stadion Hoheluft
Attendance: 4,750
Referee: Sören Storks (Velen)
17 August 2014Eintracht Trier0–2SC FreiburgTrier
16:00ReportSchuster51'
Guédé68'
Stadium: Moselstadion
Attendance: 5,292
Referee: Robert Kampka (Mainz)
17 August 2014Würzburger Kickers3–2Fortuna DüsseldorfWürzburg
16:00Bieber51', 55'
Lewerenz114'
ReportSchmidtgal42'
Pinto58'
Stadium: Flyeralarm Arena
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Marcel Göpferich (Bad Schönborn)
17 August 2014Arminia Bielefeld4–1SV SandhausenBielefeld
16:00Schuppan42'
Klos57'
Dick60'
Müller64'
ReportKübler76'Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 7,305
Referee: Christian Dietz (Kronach)
17 August 20141. FC Magdeburg1–0FC AugsburgMagdeburg
18:30Beck57'ReportStadium: MDCC-Arena
Attendance: 17,854
Referee: Robert Kempter (Sauldorf)
17 August 2014RB Leipzig2–1 (a.e.t.)SC PaderbornLeipzig
18:30Jung43'
Fandrich109'
ReportKoç27'Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 24,348
Referee: Harm Osmers (Hanover)
18 August 20141. FC Heidenheim2–1Union BerlinHeidenheim
18:30Schnatterer53' (pen.)
Grimaldi69'
ReportSchönheim79'Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 7,600
Referee: Robert Hartmann (Wangen)

Second round

The draw for the second round was held on 23 August. Marcus Sorg and Vanessa Huppenkothen drew the matches. The lowest ranked teams left in the competition were Würzburger Kickers, 1. FC Magdeburg and Kickers Offenbach from the fourth tier of German football

28 October 2014VfR Aalen2–0Hannover 96Aalen
19:00Gülselam24' (o.g.)
Klauß59'
ReportStadium: Scholz-Arena
Attendance: 5,448
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding)
28 October 2014Dynamo Dresden2–1 (a.e.t.)VfL BochumDresden
20:30Eilers61', 94'ReportTerodde54'Stadium: Glücksgas Stadion
Attendance: 28,500
Referee: Markus Wingenbach (Mainz)
28 October 2014FC St. Pauli0–3Borussia DortmundHamburg
20:30ReportImmobile33'
Reus44'
Kagawa86'
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 29,063
Referee: Günter Perl (Pullach)
29 October 2014TSV 1860 München2–5SC FreiburgMunich
19:00Rama16'
Okotie69'
ReportFreis25'
Mehmedi59', 64', 89'
Schmid84'
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 18,100
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)
29 October 2014RB Leipzig3–1 (a.e.t.)Erzgebirge AueLeipzig
19:00Poulsen90+1'
Kaiser98' (pen.)
Boyd108'
ReportKlostermann20' (o.g.)Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 28,419
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Hamburg)
29 October 20141899 Hoffenheim5–1FSV FrankfurtSinsheim
20:30Schipplock23'
Vestergaard45+3'
Firmino57', 90'
Modeste72'
ReportSchembri80'Stadium: Rhein-Neckar Arena
Attendance: 11,441
Referee: Jochen Drees (Münster-Sarmsheim)

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 29 October. Horst Hrubesch and Judith Rakers drew the matches. The lowest ranked team left in the competition was Kickers Offenbach from level four in German football

3 March 2015VfR Aalen0–21899 HoffenheimAalen
19:00ReportPolanski16'
Volland56'
Stadium: Scholz-Arena
Attendance: 8,252
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)
3 March 2015SC Freiburg2–11. FC KölnFreiburg
20:30Ujah17' (o.g.)
Darida19'
ReportDeyverson89'Stadium: Dreisamstadion
Attendance: 18,800
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Berlin)
4 March 2015Kickers Offenbach0–2Borussia MönchengladbachOffenbach
20:30ReportKruse52' (pen.)
Herrmann83'
Stadium: Sparda Bank Hessen Stadium
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Christian Dingert (Lebecksmühle)
4 March 2015Bayern Munich2–0Eintracht BraunschweigMunich
20:30Alaba45+1'
Götze57'
ReportStadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Jochen Drees (Münster-Sarmsheim)

Quarter-finals

The draw was made on 8 March 2015. Thomas Schneider and Nia Künzer drew the matches. The lowest ranked team left in the competition was Arminia Bielefeld from the 3. Liga, the third level in German football. The matches will be played on 7–8 April 2015.

Semi-finals

The draw was made on 8 April 2015. Horst Hrubesch and Rico Weiler drew the pairings. The lowest ranked team left in the competition was Arminia Bielefeld from the 3. Liga, the third level in German football. The matches were played on 28–29 April 2015.


Final

Borussia Dortmund1–3VfL Wolfsburg
Aubameyang5'Report
Attendance: 75,815
Referee: Felix Brych (Munich)

Bracket

The following is the bracket which the DFB-Pokal resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out. Teams that are bolded advanced on. If "aet" is in parentheses next to a team name, it means that they advanced after extra time. If "p" is in parentheses next to a team name, it means that they advanced after a penalty shoot-out.

First round
15–18 August 2014
Second round
28–29 October 2014
Round of 16
3–4 March 2015
Quarter-finals
7–8 April 2015
Semi-finals
28–29 April 2015
Final
30 May 2015
            
1. FC Magdeburg1
FC Augsburg0
1. FC Magdeburg2 (4)
Bayer Leverkusen (p)2 (5)
Alemannia Waldalgesheim0
Bayer Leverkusen6
Bayer Leverkusen (aet)2
1. FC Kaiserslautern0
Wehen Wiesbaden0 (3)
1. FC Kaiserslautern (p)0 (5)
1. FC Kaiserslautern2
Greuther Fürth0
SV Waldkirch0
Greuther Fürth3
Bayer Leverkusen0 (3)
Bayern Munich (p)0 (5)
Energie Cottbus2 (1)
Hamburger SV (p)2 (4)
Hamburger SV1
Bayern Munich3
Preußen Münster1
Bayern Munich4
Bayern Munich2
Eintracht Braunschweig0
Würzburger Kickers3
Fortuna Düsseldorf2
Würzburger Kickers0
Eintracht Braunschweig1
Bremer SV0
Eintracht Braunschweig1
Bayern Munich1 (0)
Borussia Dortmund (p)1 (2)
Dynamo Dresden2
Schalke 041
Dynamo Dresden (aet)2
VfL Bochum1
VfL Bochum2
VfB Stuttgart0
Dynamo Dresden0
Borussia Dortmund2
Optik Rathenow1
FC St. Pauli3
FC St. Pauli0
Borussia Dortmund3
Stuttgarter Kickers1
Borussia Dortmund4
Borussia Dortmund (aet)3
1899 Hoffenheim2
Schwarz-Weiß Rehden1 (3)
VfR Aalen (p)1 (4)
VfR Aalen2
Hannover 960
Astoria Walldorf1
Hannover 963
VfR Aalen0
1899 Hoffenheim2
USC Paloma0
1899 Hoffenheim9
1899 Hoffenheim5
FSV Frankfurt1
Sportfreunde Siegen3 (4)
FSV Frankfurt (p)3 (5)
Borussia Dortmund1
VfL Wolfsburg3
Arminia Bielefeld4
SV Sandhausen1
Arminia Bielefeld (p)0 (4)
Hertha BSC0 (2)
Viktoria Köln2
Hertha BSC4
Arminia Bielefeld3
Werder Bremen1
Chemnitzer FC (p)5 (5)
Mainz 055 (4)
Chemnitzer FC0
Werder Bremen2
FV Illertissen2
Werder Bremen (aet)3
Arminia Bielefeld (p)1 (5)
Borussia Mönchengladbach1 (4)
Kickers Offenbach (p)0 (4)
FC Ingolstadt0 (2)
Kickers Offenbach1
Karlsruher SC0
Neubrandenburg 041
Karlsruher SC3
Kickers Offenbach0
Borussia Mönchengladbach2
Viktoria Berlin0
Eintracht Frankfurt2
Eintracht Frankfurt1
Borussia Mönchengladbach2
FC Homburg1
Borussia Mönchengladbach3
Arminia Bielefeld0
VfL Wolfsburg4
RB Leipzig (aet)2
Paderborn 071
RB Leipzig (aet)3
Erzgebirge Aue1
Carl Zeiss Jena0
Erzgebirge Aue1
RB Leipzig0
VfL Wolfsburg2
Darmstadt 980 (4)
VfL Wolfsburg (p)0 (5)
VfL Wolfsburg4
1. FC Heidenheim1
1. FC Heidenheim2
Union Berlin1
VfL Wolfsburg1
SC Freiburg0
Holstein Kiel1
1860 München2
1860 München2
SC Freiburg5
Eintrach Trier0
SC Freiburg2
SC Freiburg2
1. FC Köln1
MSV Duisburg1
1. FC Nürnberg0
MSV Duisburg0 (1)
1. FC Köln (p)0 (4)
FT Braunschweig0
1. FC Köln4

Top goalscorers

The following are the top scorers of the DFB-Pokal, sorted first by number of goals, and then alphabetically if necessary. Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.

References

Uses material from the Wikipedia article 2014–15 DFB-Pokal, released under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.