# 2023–24 DFB-Pokal Frauen

The 2023–24 DFB-Pokal was the 42nd season of the annual German football cup competition. Several 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 12 August 2023 with the first of six rounds and ended on 9 May 2024 with the final at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 2010.
VfL Wolfsburg were the nine-time defending champions and regained the title by defeating Bayern Munich 2–0 in the final.

## Participating clubs

The following clubs qualified for the competition:
| Bundesliga the 12 clubs of the 2022–23 season | 2. Bundesliga 7 of the 14 clubs of the 2022–23 season | Regionalliga the 5 champions and 3 runners-up of the 2022–23 season |
| Werder Bremen MSV Duisburg SGS Essen Eintracht Frankfurt SC Freiburg TSG Hoffenheim 1. FC Köln Bayer Leverkusen SV Meppen Bayern Munich Turbine Potsdam VfL Wolfsburg | SG Andernach FSV Gütersloh FC Ingolstadt Carl Zeiss Jena RB Leipzig 1. FC Nürnberg SC Sand | Viktoria Berlin VfL Bochum SV Elversberg Hamburger SV SV Henstedt-Ulzburg Borussia Mönchengladbach Kickers Offenbach SV 67 Weinberg |
| Verbandspokal the 21 winners of the regional association cups |||
| Baden Karlsruher SC Bavaria FFC Wacker München Berlin SFC Stern Brandenburg Grün-Weiss Brieselang Bremen ATS Buntentor Hamburg FC St. Pauli Hesse TSV Jahn Calden | Lower Rhine Borussia Bocholt Lower Saxony TSV Barmke Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Rostocker FC Middle Rhine Fortuna Köln Rhineland 1. FFC Montabaur Saarland 1. FC Riegelsberg Saxony Chemnitzer FC | Saxony-Anhalt Magdeburger FFC Schleswig-Holstein Holstein Kiel South Baden Hegauer FV Southwest Mainz 05 Thuringia 1. FFV Erfurt Westphalia Arminia Bielefeld Württemberg SV Hegnach |
* ↑ The second teams were not eligible.
* ↑ VfL Bochum (3rd place) moved up as Regionalliga West champions Borussia Mönchengladbach were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga and runners-up Borussia Bocholt already qualified as Lower Rhine Cup winners.
* ↑ SV Henstedt-Ulzburg (2nd place) moved up as Regionalliga Nord champions Hamburger SV were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.
* ↑ Kickers Offenbach (4th place) moved up as Regionalliga Süd champions SV 67 Weinberg were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.
* ↑ SFC Stern qualified regardless of the outcome of the Berlin Cup final, as Viktoria Berlin, the other finalists, already qualified via the Regionalliga.
* ↑ 1. FC Riegelsberg qualified regardless of the outcome of the Berlin Cup final, as SV Elversberg, the other finalists, already qualified via the Regionalliga.
* ↑ Chemnitzer FC qualified regardless of the outcome of the Saxony Cup final, as RB Leipzig II, the other finalists, were ineligible.
* ↑ TSV Schott Mainz won the Southwestern Cup. After the season, however, the Schott women joined 1. FSV Mainz 05 as planned.
* ↑ 1. FFV Erfurt qualified regardless of the outcome of the Saxony Cup final, as Carl Zeiss Jena II, the other finalists, were ineligible.

## Format

Clubs from lower leagues hosted against clubs from higher leagues until the quarter-finals. Should both clubs play below the 2. Bundesliga, there was no host club change anymore.

## Schedule

The rounds of the 2023–24 competition were scheduled as follows:
| Round | Matches |
| First round | 12–14 August 2023 |
| Second round | 8–13 September 2023 |
| Round of 16 | 24–26 November 2023 & 21–22 January 2024 |
| Quarter-finals | 5–7 March 2024 |
| Semi-finals | 30–31 March 2024 |
| Final | 9 May 2024 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne |
Times up to 28 October 2023 and from 31 March 2024 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 29 October 2023 to 30 March 2024 are CET (UTC+1).

## First round

The draw took place on 29 June 2023, with Doris Fitschen drawing the matches. The games will take place between 12 and 15 August 2023. The teams were split in a North and South group. All clubs from the 2022–23 Frauen-Bundesliga and the four best-placed teams from the 2022–23 2. Frauen-Bundesliga receive a bye.

## Second round

The draw took place on 15 August 2023 with Marie-Louise Eta drawing the matches. The teams were split in a North and South group. The matches will take place between 8 and 13 September 2023.

## Round of 16

The draw took place on 18 September 2023 with Verena Schweers drawing the matches. The matches will take place between 24 and 26 November 2023, with two games scheduled for January due to the involvement of Frankfurt and Munich in the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League. However, the January matches were postponed again due to poor weather conditions.

## Quarter-finals

The draw was held on 10 December 2023, with Jens Nowotny drewing the matches. The matches will take place between 5 and 7 March 2024.

## Semi-finals

The draw took place on 5 March 2024, with Lena Lotzen drawing the matches. The matches took place between 30 and 31 March 2024.

## Final

The final took place on 9 May 2024 at the RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne.
| Bayern Munich | VfL Wolfsburg |
| GK | 22 | Maria Luisa Grohs |
| RB | 7 | Giulia Gwinn | 36' |
| CB | 4 | Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir (c) |
| CB | 5 | Magdalena Eriksson |
| LB | 19 | Katharina Naschenweng | | 46' |
| CM | 25 | Sarah Zadrazil | | 85' |
| CM | 31 | Georgia Stanway | 62' |
| RW | 21 | Pernille Harder |
| AM | 9 | Jovana Damnjanović | | 72' |
| LW | 17 | Klara Bühl | | 72' |
| CF | 11 | Lea Schüller |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 41 | Anna Wellmann |
| DF | 2 | Linda Sembrant |
| DF | 3 | Inès Belloumou |
| DF | 6 | Tuva Hansen | | 46' |
| DF | 30 | Carolin Simon | | 85' |
| MF | 10 | Linda Dallmann | 81' | 72' |
| MF | 12 | Sydney Lohmann | | 72' |
| MF | 18 | Jill Baijings |
| MF | 26 | Sam Kerr |
| Manager: ||
| Alexander Straus ||
| GK | 1 | Merle Frohms |
| RB | 2 | Lynn Wilms |
| CB | 4 | Kathrin Hendrich |
| CB | 6 | Dominique Janssen |
| LB | 14 | Nuria Rábano | | 80' |
| DM | 5 | Lena Oberdorf | 50' |
| CM | 10 | Svenja Huth |
| CM | 11 | Alexandra Popp (c) |
| RW | 25 | Vivien Endemann | | 68' |
| LW | 29 | Jule Brand | | 90+1' |
| CF | 9 | Ewa Pajor |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Lisa Schmitz |
| DF | 24 | Joelle Wedemeyer | | 90+1' |
| DF | 31 | Marina Hegering | | 80' |
| MF | 7 | Chantal Hagel |
| MF | 8 | Lena Lattwein |
| MF | 17 | Kristin Demann |
| MF | 23 | Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir | | 68' |
| MF | 27 | Riola Xhemaili |
| FW | 18 | Fenna Kalma |
| Manager: ||
| Tommy Stroot ||
| Assistant referees: Katrin Rafalski Katharina Kruse Fourth official: Christine Weigelt Video assistant referee: Riem Hussein Assistant video assistant referee: Franziska Wildfeuer | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions. |

## Top goalscorers

Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Jule Brand | VfL Wolfsburg | 5 |
| 1 | Vivien Endemann | VfL Wolfsburg | 5 |
| 3 | Jovana Damnjanović | Bayern Munich | 4 |
| 3 | Indra Hahn | SV Henstedt-Ulzburg | 4 |
| 3 | Jocelyn Hampel | Arminia Bielefeld | 4 |
| 3 | Pernille Harder | Bayern Munich | 4 |
| 3 | Shekiera Martinez | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 |
| 8 | 12 players | 12 players | 3 |