# BBL-Pokal

Basketball Bundesliga-Pokal, commonly known as the BBL-Pokal, is the annual national basketball cup competition in Germany. Since 2009, the competition has been conducted only between the top-ranked clubs of each Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).

## History and format

The competition was founded in 1966 by the German Basketball Federation. The first final of the German Basketball Cup took place on 11 June 1967, in Oberhausen. Since 1993, the cup championship is decided in a final four format, which is held over one weekend. The host team of the cup's final four, is automatically set as one of the participants. The three remaining teams are determined by three quarterfinal matches, played between the winners of the earlier round matches.
Starting from the 2018–19 season, the format was changed to a sixteen team knock-out tournament, with the sixteen highest seeded teams from the previous season qualifying.

## Winners

* 1966–67 Vfl Osnabrück (1)
* 1967–68 Bayern Munich (1)
* 1968–69 Gießen 46ers (1)
* 1969–70 TuS 04 Leverkusen (1)
* 1970–71 TuS 04 Leverkusen (2)
* 1971–72 Wolfenbüttel (1)
* 1972–73 Gießen 46ers (2)
* 1973–74 TuS 04 Leverkusen (3)
* 1974–75 SSV Hagen (1)
* 1975–76 TuS 04 Leverkusen (4)
* 1976–77 USC Heidelberg (1)
* 1977–78 USC Heidelberg (2)
* 1978–79 Gießen 46ers (3)
* 1979–80 Saturn Köln (1)
* 1980–81 Saturn Köln (2)
* 1981–82 Wolfenbüttel (2)
* 1982–83 Saturn Köln (3)
* 1983–84 ASC 1846 Göttingen (1)
* 1984–85 ASC 1846 Göttingen (2)
* 1985–86 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (5)
* 1986–87 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (6)
* 1987–88 Steiner Bảyeuth (1)
* 1988–89 Steiner Bảyeuth (2)
* 1989–90 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7)
* 1990–91 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (8)
* 1991–92 TTL Bamberg (1)
* 1992–93 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (9)
* 1993–94 Brandt Hagen (2)
* 1994–95 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (10)
* 1995–96 ratiopharm Ulm
* 1996–97 Alba Berlin (1)
* 1997–98 TBB Trier (1)
* 1998–99 Alba Berlin (2)
* 1999–00 Skyliners Frankfurt (1)
* 2000–01 TBB Trier (2)
* 2001–02 Alba Berlin (3)
* 2002–03 Alba Berlin (4)
* 2003–04 RheinEnergie Köln (1)
* 2004–05 RheinEnergie Köln (2)
* 2005–06 Alba Berlin (5)
* 2006–07 RheinEnergie Köln (3)
* 2007–08 Artland Dragons (1)
* 2008–09 Alba Berlin (6)
* 2009–10 Brose Baskets (2)
* 2010–11 Brose Baskets (3)
* 2011–12 Brose Baskets (4)
* 2012–13 Alba Berlin (7)
* 2013–14 Alba Berlin (8)
* 2014–15 EWE Baskets Oldenburg
* 2015–16 Alba Berlin (9)
* 2016–17 Brose Bamberg (5)
* 2017–18 Bayern Munich (2)
* 2018–19 Brose Bamberg (6)
* 2019–20 Alba Berlin (10)
* 2020–21 Bayern Munich (3)
* 2021–22 Alba Berlin (11)
* 2022–23 Bayern Munich (4)
* 2023–24 Bayern Munich (5)
* 2024–25 Mitteldeutscher BC

## Finals
### Single and two-legged Finals Era (1967–1992)

The first DBB Cup final took place on 11 June 1967 in Oberhausen between VfL Osnabrück and ATV 1877 Düsseldorf 86:74 (HT 39:36).
* 1966–67, 11.06.67, Oberhausen: Osnabrück – ATV 1877 Düsseldorf 86–74
* 1967–68, 09.06.68, Darmstadt: Bayern Munich – Wolfenbüttel 59–55
* 1968–69, 14.06.69, Hamburg: Giessen 46ers – Osnabrück 75–74
* 1969–70, 31.05.70 Braunschweig: Bayer Giants Leverkusen – Osnabrück 73–49
* 1970–71, 17.10.71 Bamberg: Bayer Leverkusen – USC Mainz 101–64
* 1971–72, 07.05.72, Hilden: MTV Wolfenbüttel – Hagen 72–65
* 1972–73, 08.06.73 Hagen: Giessen 46ers – MTV Wolfenbüttel 90–86
* 1973–74, 08.06.74 Hagen: Bayer Leverkusen – Hamburger 88–61
* 1974–75, 15/22.03.75 Hagen & Heidelberg: SSV Hagen – USC Heidelberg 79:58 & 56:66
* 1975–76, 03/11.04.76 Leverkusen & Wolfenbüttel: TuS 04 Leverkusen – MTV Wolfenbüttel 84:77 & 62:66
* 1976–77, 30.03 /06.04.77 Heidelberg & Leverkusen: USC Heidelberg – Bayer Leverkusen 88:70 & 72:87
* 1977–78, 09/17.05.78 Heidelberg & Hagen: USC Heidelberg – SV Hagen 78:69 & 82:90
* 1978–79, 21/28.03.79 Göttingen & Gießen: Giessen 46ers – ASC 1846 Göttingen 77–72 & 75–77.
* 1979–80, 26/29.03.80 Köln + Gießen: Saturn Köln – Giessen 46ers 78–62 & 68–70
* 1980–81, 01/11.02.81 Hagen & Köln: Saturn Köln – SVV Hagen 82:77 & 85:82
* 1981–82,16/24.03.82 Wolfenbüttel & Köln: Wolfenbüttel – Saturn Köln 97:79 & 76:93
* 1982–83, 19/27.03.83 Hagen & Köln: Saturn Köln – Hagen 78:66 & 92:85
* 1983–84, 04/07.03.84 Köln & Göttingen: ASC 46 Göttingen – Saturn Köln 75:76 & 83:65
* 1984–85, 10.03.85 Osnabrück: ASC 1846 Göttingen – Medi Bayreuth (div2) 85–72
* 1985–86, 22.03.86 Bamberg: Bayer Leverkusen – Medi Bayreuth 80–68
* 1986–87, 05.04.87 Leverkusen: TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Giessen 46ers 92:71
* 1987–88, 07.05.88 Ludwigsburg: Medi Bayreuth – Saturn Köln 105–88
* 1988–89, 1989, 02.04.89 Leverkusen: Medi Bayreuth – Bayer Giants Leverkusen 89–67
* 1989–90, 14/16.04.90 Bamberg & Leverkusen:TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Brose Bamberg 84:83 & 99:78
* 1990–91, 17/23.03.91 Braunschweig & Leverkusen: TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen – MTV Braunschweig 98:71 & 126:80 (OT)
* 1991–92, 06/08.03.92 Stuttgart & Bamberg: Brose Bamberg – Riesen Ludwigsburg 69–72 & 74–68

### Top Four Era (1993–2019, 2021–present)

From 1993 to 2019, a final four tournament was held in a host city to determine the winner of the BBL-Pokal.
| Year | Host city | Champion | Runner-up | Score | MVP |
| 1993 | Bayreuth | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Brandt Hagen | 81–60 | Not awarded |
| 1994 | Bamberg | Brandt Hagen | ratiopharm Ulm | 86–72 | Not awarded |
| 1995 | Würzburg | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | ratiopharm Ulm | 77–76 | Not awarded |
| 1996 | Berlin | ratiopharm Ulm | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 80–79 | Not awarded |
| 1997 | Gießen | Alba Berlin | Gießen 46ers | 82–73 | Not awarded |
| 1998 | Frankfurt | TBB Trier | Dragons Rhöndorf | 97–88 | Not awarded |
| 1999 | Frankfurt | Alba Berlin | Gießen 46ers | 69–48 | Not awarded |
| 2000 | Frankfurt | Skyliners Frankfurt | Alba Berlin | 76–68 | Not awarded |
| 2001 | Frankfurt | TBB Trier | Hagen | 96–83 | Not awarded |
| 2002 | Berlin | Alba Berlin | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 105–55 | Not awarded |
| 2003 | Berlin | Alba Berlin | RheinEnergie Köln | 82–80 | Not awarded |
| 2004 | Frankfurt | RheinEnergie Köln | Opel Skyliners | 80–71 | Not awarded |
| 2005 | Frankfurt | RheinEnergie Köln | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 85–75 | Not awarded |
| 2006 | Bamberg | Alba Berlin | GHP Bamberg | 85–73 | Not awarded |
| 2007 | Hamburg | RheinEnergie Köln | Artland Dragons | 60–58 | Not awarded |
| 2008 | Hamburg | Artland Dragons | EnBW Ludwigsburg | 74–60 | Not awarded |
| 2009 | Hamburg | Alba Berlin | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 69–44 | Not awarded |
| 2010 | Frankfurt | Brose Baskets | Deutsche Bank Skyliners | 76–75 | Not awarded |
| 2011 | Bamberg | Brose Baskets | Phantoms Braunschweig | 69–66 | Not awarded |
| 2012 | Bonn | Brose Baskets | Telekom Baskets Bonn | 82–73 | Not awarded |
| 2013 | Berlin | Alba Berlin | ratiopharm Ulm | 85–67 | Not awarded |
| 2014 | Ulm | Alba Berlin | ratiopharm Ulm | 86–80 | Not awarded |
| 2015 | Oldenburg | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | Brose Baskets | 72–70 | Not awarded |
| 2016 | Munich | Alba Berlin | Bayern Munich | 67–65 | Not awarded |
| 2017 | Berlin | Brose Bamberg | Bayern Munich | 74–71 | Not awarded |
| 2018 | Ulm | Bayern Munich | Alba Berlin | 80–75 | Not awarded |
| 2019 | Bamberg | Brose Bamberg | Alba Berlin | 83–82 | Not awarded |
| 2021 | Munich | Bayern Munich | Alba Berlin | 85–79 | Vladimir Lučić |
| 2022 | Berlin | Alba Berlin | Crailsheim Merlins | 86–76 | Maodo Lô |
| 2023 | Oldenburg | Bayern Munich | Baskets Oldenburg | 90–78 | Nick Weiler-Babb |
| 2024 | Munich | Bayern Munich | ratiopharm Ulm | 81–65 | Sylvain Francisco |
| 2025 | Weißenfels | Mitteldeutscher BC | Bamberg Baskets | 97–87 | Michael Devoe |

### Knockout tournament (2020)

In 2020 on, a knockout tournament was held to determine the winner of the BBL-Pokal.
| Year | Host city | Champion | Runner-up | Score | MVP |
| 2020 | Berlin | Alba Berlin | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 89–56 | Martin Hermannsson |

## Performance by club

| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years |
| Alba Berlin | 11 | 4 | 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022 |
| Bayer Giants Leverkusen | 10 | 3 | 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995 |
| Bamberg Baskets | 6 | 3 | 1992, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019 |
| Bayern Munich | 5 | 2 | 1968, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024 |
| Gießen 46ers | 3 | 4 | 1969, 1973, 1979 |
| BSC Saturn Köln | 3 | 3 | 1980, 1981, 1983 |
| Köln 99ers | 3 | 1 | 2004, 2005, 2007 |
| SSV Hagen | 2 | 6 | 1975, 1994 |
| MTV Wolfenbüttel | 2 | 3 | 1972, 1982 |
| medi Bayreuth | 2 | 2 | 1988, 1989 |
| USC Heidelberg | 2 | 1 | 1977, 1978 |
| ASC 1846 Göttingen | 2 | 1 | 1984, 1985 |
| TBB Trier | 2 | 0 | 1998, 2001 |
| ratiopharm Ulm | 1 | 5 | 1996 |
| EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 1 | 3 | 2015 |
| VfL Osnabrück | 1 | 2 | 1967 |
| Skyliners Frankfurt | 1 | 2 | 2000 |
| Artland Dragons | 1 | 1 | 2008 |
| Mitteldeutscher BC | 1 | 0 | 2025 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 0 | 3 | |
| EnBW Ludwigsburg | 0 | 2 | |
| Phantoms Braunschweig | 0 | 2 | |
| ATV 1877 Düsseldorf | 0 | 1 | |
| USC Mainz | 0 | 1 | |
| Hamburger Turnerbund | 0 | 1 | |
| Dragons Rhöndorf | 0 | 1 | |
| Crailsheim Merlins | 0 | 1 | |