# 2018–19 DFB-Pokal Frauen

The 2018–19 DFB-Pokal was the 39th 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 11 August 2018 with the first of six rounds and ended on 1 May 2019 with the final at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 2010. The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German women's football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB).
The defending champions were Frauen-Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg, after they defeated Bayern Munich 3–2 on penalties in the previous final.
They successfully defended their title after a 1–0 victory over SC Freiburg.

## Participating clubs

The following 50 clubs qualified for the competition:
| Bundesliga the 12 clubs of the 2017–18 season | 2. Bundesliga 16 of the 24 clubs of the 2017–18 season | Regionalliga 1 of 2 promoted teams of the 2017–18 season |
| Werder Bremen MSV Duisburg SGS Essen 1. FFC Frankfurt SC Freiburg 1899 Hoffenheim USV Jena 1. FC Köln Bayern Munich Turbine Potsdam SC Sand VfL Wolfsburg | SG Andernach Arminia Bielefeld BV Cloppenburg Jahn Delmenhorst FSV Gütersloh SV Henstedt-Ulzburg Herforder SV Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Mönchengladbach Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf Schott Mainz SV Meppen 1. FFC Niederkirchen 1. FC Saarbrücken VfL Sindelfingen Hessen Wetzlar | SV Weinberg |
| Verbandspokal the 21 winners of the regional association cups |||
| Baden Karlsruher SC Bayern FC Forstern Berlin Viktoria Berlin Brandenburg FSV Babelsberg Bremen TuS Schwachhausen Hamburg Bramfelder SV Hessen Jahn Calden | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 1. FC Neubrandenburg Mittelrhein Vorwärts Spoho Köln Niederrhein Borussia Bocholt Niedersachsen Hannover 96 Rheinland SV Holzbach Saarland 1. FC Riegelsberg Sachsen Fortuna Dresden | Sachsen-Anhalt Magdeburger FFC Schleswig-Holstein Holstein Kiel Südbaden Hegauer FV Südwest TuS Wörrstadt Thüringen 1. FFV Erfurt Westfalen DJK-VfL Billerbeck Württemberg SV Alberweiler |
* ↑ The second teams of 1. FFC Frankfurt, SC Freiburg, 1899 Hoffenheim, USV Jena, 1. FC Köln, Bayern Munich, Turbine Potsdam and VfL Wolfsburg are not eligible.
* ↑ The second team of SGS Essen is not eligible.

## Format

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

## Schedule

The rounds of the 2018–19 competition are scheduled as follows:
| Round | Matches |
| First round | 11–12 August 2018 |
| Second round | 8–9 September 2018 |
| Round of 16 | 17–18 November 2018 |
| Quarter-finals | 13 March 2019 |
| Semi-finals | 31 March 2019 |
| Final | 1 May 2019 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne |

## Matches

A total of forty-nine matches took place, starting with the first round on 11 August 2018 and culminating with the final on 1 May 2019 at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne.
Times up to 27 October 2018 and from 31 March 2019 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 28 October 2018 to 30 March 2019 are CET (UTC+1).

### First round

The eighteen matches were drawn on 12 July and took place on 12 August 2018. The twelve clubs from the 2017–18 Bundesliga season and the two clubs promoted from the 2017–18 2. Bundesliga received a bye.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Herforder SV | 1–0 | Viktoria Berlin |
| SV Henstedt-Ulzburg | 6–0 | Fortuna Dresden |
| Borussia Bocholt | 0–2 | SV Meppen |
| DJK-VfL Billerbeck | 1–4 | FSV Gütersloh |
| TuS Schwachhausen | 1–3 | BV Cloppenburg |
| 1. FC Neubrandenburg | 1–0 | FSV Babelsberg |
| Holstein Kiel | 0–4 | Jahn Calden |
| Jahn Delmenhorst | 9–0 | Bramfelder SV |
| Hannover 96 | 4–2 | Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf |
| Magdeburger FFC | 2–5 | Arminia Bielefeld |
| SG Andernach | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | 1. FC Saarbrücken |
| VfL Sindelfingen | 2–2 (a.e.t.) 4–5 (p) | SV Alberweiler |
| TuS Wörrstadt | 1–2 | SV Weinberg |
| Schott Mainz | 1–3 | FC Forstern |
| 1. FFC Niederkirchen | 5–1 | SV Holzbach |
| Karlsruher SC | 1–3 | Hegauer FV |
| 1. FC Riegelsberg | 0–6 | Hessen Wetzlar |
| 1. FFV Erfurt | 0–2 | Vorwärts Spoho Köln |

### Second round

The sixteen matches were drawn on 18 August and took place on 8 and 9 September 2018.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Hannover 96 | 0–11 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| SV Alberweiler | 0–4 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Vorwärts Spoho Köln | 0–12 | SC Freiburg |
| SV Henstedt-Ulzburg | 0–14 | SGS Essen |
| Hessen Wetzlar | 0–1 | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| 1. FFC Niederkirchen | 1–3 | FC Forstern |
| 1. FC Neubrandenburg | 0–13 | MSV Duisburg |
| Hegauer FV | 0–5 | 1. FC Saarbrücken |
| BV Cloppenburg | 3–4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| Jahn Calden | 1–4 | Werder Bremen |
| SV Meppen | 0–6 | Turbine Potsdam |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 1–0 | FSV Gütersloh |
| Jahn Delmenhorst | 1–3 | Herforder SV |
| USV Jena | 0–3 | Bayern Munich |
| SV Weinberg | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | SC Sand |
| 1. FC Köln | 0–5 | 1899 Hoffenheim |

### Third round

The sixteen matches were drawn on 10 September and took place on 17 and 18 November 2018.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| MSV Duisburg | 1–3 | Turbine Potsdam |
| Bayern Munich | 3–0 | Werder Bremen |
| SC Sand | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 1899 Hoffenheim |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 2–3 | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 1–2 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| SGS Essen | 0–4 | SC Freiburg |
| FC Forstern | 0–9 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Herforder SV | 0–3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |

### Quarterfinals

The draw was made on 10 February 2019. The matches took place on 12 and 13 March 2019.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1–7 | 1899 Hoffenheim |
| 1. FFC Frankfurt | 1–3 | Bayern Munich |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–6 | SC Freiburg |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 4–0 | Turbine Potsdam |

### Semifinals

The draw was made on 14 March 2019. The matches took place on 31 March 2019.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 0–2 | SC Freiburg |
| Bayern Munich | 0–4 | VfL Wolfsburg |

### Final

The final took place on 1 May 2019.
| Wolfsburg | Freiburg |
| GK | 1 | Almuth Schult |
| RB | 26 | Caroline Graham Hansen |
| CB | 4 | Nilla Fischer (c) |
| CB | 8 | Babett Peter |
| LB | 3 | Zsanett Jakabfi | 72' |
| CM | 7 | Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir |
| CM | 28 | Lena Goeßling |
| RW | 9 | Anna Blässe |
| AM | 22 | Pernille Harder |
| LW | 17 | Ewa Pajor | 90+1' |
| CF | 11 | Alexandra Popp |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 27 | Mary Earps |
| DF | 16 | Noelle Maritz |
| DF | 23 | Sara Doorsoun |
| MF | 5 | Cláudia Neto |
| MF | 20 | Pia-Sophie Wolter | 72' |
| FW | 19 | Kristine Minde |
| FW | 30 | Ella Masar | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Stephan Lerch ||
| GK | 32 | Lena Nuding |
| RB | 23 | Desiree van Lunteren |
| CB | 25 | Virginia Kirchberger |
| CB | 27 | Clara Schöne (c) | 63' |
| LB | 20 | Greta Stegemann |
| CM | 24 | Anja Hegenauer | 73' |
| CM | 9 | Janina Minge |
| RW | 7 | Giulia Gwinn |
| AM | 10 | Sharon Beck |
| LW | 21 | Klara Bühl |
| CF | 13 | Sandra Starke |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Merle Frohms |
| DF | 2 | Lisa Karl |
| MF | 6 | Hikaru Naomoto |
| MF | 8 | Rebecca Knaak | 63' |
| MF | 15 | Marie Müller |
| FW | 18 | Stefanie Sanders |
| FW | 22 | Lena Lotzen | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Jens Scheuer ||
| Assistant referees: Marina Wozniak Sylvia Peters Fourth official: Mirka Derlin | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time. |