# 2019–20 DFB-Pokal Frauen

The 2019–20 DFB-Pokal was the 40th season of the annual German football cup competition. 48 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 3 August 2019 with the first of six rounds and ended on 4 July 2020 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 SC Freiburg 1–0 in the previous final. Wolfsburg once again won the cup, defeating SGS Essen after penalties.
The competition was suspended on 16 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, and resumed in June 2020 with matches behind closed doors.

## Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, on 16 March, it was announced that the competition will be suspended until 19 April. On 3 April, the suspension was extended until 30 April. On 20 May, it was announced that the competition would be continued on 2 June. All remaining matches were played behind closed doors. In addition, five substitutions were permitted for the remaining matches, with a sixth allowed in extra time, following a proposal from FIFA and approval by IFAB to lessen the impact of fixture congestion.

## Participating clubs

The following 49 clubs qualified for the competition:
| Bundesliga the 12 clubs of the 2018–19 season | 2. Bundesliga 8 of the 14 clubs of the 2018–19 season | Regionalliga 8 of the 10 champions and runners-up of the 2018–19 season |
| Werder Bremen MSV Duisburg SGS Essen 1. FFC Frankfurt SC Freiburg 1899 Hoffenheim Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayern Munich Turbine Potsdam SC Sand VfL Wolfsburg | BV Cloppenburg FSV Gütersloh USV Jena 1. FC Köln SV Meppen 1. FC Saarbrücken SV Weinberg Hessen Wetzlar | SG Andernach Arminia Bielefeld FC Ingolstadt Union Berlin Borussia Bocholt 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen 1. FC Nürnberg Walddörfer SV |
| Verbandspokal the 21 winners of the regional association cups |||
| Baden Karlsruher SC Bavaria FC Forstern Berlin Viktoria Berlin Brandenburg FSV Babelsberg 74 Bremen TuS Schwachhausen Hamburg Hamburger SV Hesse Eintracht Frankfurt | Lower Rhine 1. FC Mönchengladbach Lower Saxony Eintracht Braunschweig Mecklenburg-Vorpommern HSG Warnemünde Middle Rhine SC Fortuna Köln Rhineland SV Holzbach Saarland SV Göttelborn Saxony RB Leipzig | Saxony-Anhalt Magdeburger FFC Schleswig-Holstein Holstein Kiel South Baden Hegauer FV Southwest TuS Wörrstadt Thuringia 1. FFV Erfurt Westphalia SpVg Berghofen Württemberg SV Hegnach |
* ↑ The second teams of SGS Essen, 1. FFC Frankfurt, 1899 Hoffenheim, Bayern Munich, Turbine Potsdam and VfL Wolfsburg were not eligible.
* ↑ The automatic qualification of the Regionalliga runners-up is unconfirmed, but matches the list of participants. The second team of Werder Bremen was not eligible. 1. FC Nürnberg replaced the second team of SC Sand, which was not eligible. Regionalliga Nordost runners-up Viktoria Berlin were not included for finishing as Berlin Cup runners-up.
* ↑ Viktoria Berlin qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Berlin Cup, as Union Berlin, the other finalists, already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through their Regionalliga position.
* ↑ SV Holzbach qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Rhineland Cup, as SG Andernach, the other finalists, already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through their Regionalliga position.
* ↑ 1. FFV Erfurt qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Thuringian Cup, as USV Jena II, the other finalists, were not eligible.

## Format

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

## Schedule

The rounds of the 2019–20 competition were scheduled as follows:
| Round | Matches |
| First round | 3–4 August 2019 |
| Second round | 7–8 September 2019 |
| Round of 16 | 16–17 November 2019 |
| Quarter-finals | 21–22 March 2020 |
| Semi-finals | 18–19 April 2020 |
| Final | 30 May 2020 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne |

## Matches

A total of forty-nine matches will take place, starting with the first round on 3 August 2019 and culminating with the final on 4 July 2020 at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne.
Times up to 26 October 2019 and from 29 March 2020 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 27 October 2019 to 28 March 2020 are CET (UTC+1).

## First round

The seventeen matches were drawn on 11 July and took place on 3 and 4 August 2019. The twelve clubs from the 2018–19 Bundesliga season and the three best-placed clubs from the 2018–19 2. Bundesliga received a bye.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–3 | Arminia Bielefeld |
| FSV Babelsberg | 1–6 | Walddörfer SV |
| 1. FFV Erfurt | 0–7 | 1. FC Saarbrücken |
| Hegauer FV | 0–1 | FC Ingolstadt |
| FC Forstern | 2–0 | 1. FFC Niederkirchen |
| TuS Wörrstadt | 1–0 | 1. FC Mönchengladbach |
| Hamburger SV | 2–0 | Union Berlin |
| RB Leipzig | 4–2 | BV Cloppenburg |
| Borussia Bocholt | 3–0 | Viktoria Berlin |
| TuS Schwachhausen | 1–5 | SV Berghofen |
| HSG Warnemünde | 0–7 | FSV Gütersloh |
| Magdeburger FFC | 2–3 | Holstein Kiel |
| SV Göttelborn | 1–5 | SG Andernach |
| SV Holzbach | 0–4 | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–1 | SV Hegnach |
| Fortuna Köln | 1–4 | FSV Hessen Wetzlar |
| SV 67 Weinberg | 5–0 | Karlsruher SC |

## Second round

The draw was held on 10 August 2019. The matches will be played on 7 and 8 September 2019.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| [Holstein Kiel | 1–3 | 1. FC Köln |
| SV Berghofen | 0–2 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 0–5 | Bayern Munich |
| SG 99 Andernach | 0–1 | FF USV Jena |
| Borussia Bocholt | 0–7 | Turbine Potsdam |
| SV 67 Weinberg | 0–1 | 1. FC Saarbrücken |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | TuS Wörrstadt |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–2 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 0–0 5–3 (p) | MSV Duisburg |
| SV Meppen | 1–5 | SGS Essen |
| Walddörfer SV Hamburg | 1–4 | Werder Bremen |
| Hamburger SV | 2–2 4–5 (p) | FSV Gütersloh |
| FSV Hessen Wetzlar | 0–7 | TSG Hoffenheim |
| RB Leipzig | 0–1 | 1. FFC Frankfurt |
| FC Ingolstadt | 0–2 | SC Sand |
| FC Forstern | 1–6 | SC Freiburg |

## Round of 16

The draw was held on 13 September 2019. The matches were played on 16 and 17 November 2019.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 6–1 | FF USV Jena |
| 1. FFC Frankfurt | 0–1 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Werder Bremen | 0–2 | SC Sand |
| Bayern Munich | 1–3 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| SC Freiburg | 2–3 | Turbine Potsdam |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–2 | Arminia Bielefeld |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | FSV Gütersloh |
| 1. FC Köln | 1–3 | SGS Essen |

## Quarterfinals

The draw was held on 9 February 2020. The matches were played on 2 and 3 June 2020 behind closed doors, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | TSG Hoffenheim |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 3–2 | SC Sand |
| Turbine Potsdam | 1–3 | SGS Essen |
| FSV Gütersloh | 0–3 | VfL Wolfsburg |

## Semifinals

The draw was held on 26 May 2020. The matches took place on 10 and 11 June 2020 behind closed doors.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 0–5 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1–3 | SGS Essen |

## Final

| VfL Wolfsburg | SGS Essen |
| GK | 27 | Friederike Abt |
| RB | 9 | Anna Blässe | 26' |
| CB | 23 | Sara Doorsoun |
| CB | 28 | Lena Goeßling |
| LB | 6 | Dominique Bloodworth |
| RM | 10 | Svenja Huth | | 89' |
| CM | 15 | Ingrid Syrstad Engen | | 97' |
| CM | 11 | Alexandra Popp |
| LM | 14 | Fridolina Rolfö | | 72' |
| CF | 17 | Ewa Pajor |
| CF | 22 | Pernille Harder (c) | 25' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 36 | Hedvig Lindahl |
| DF | 16 | Noelle Maritz | | 72' |
| DF | 24 | Joelle Wedemeyer |
| MF | 3 | Zsanett Jakabfi |
| MF | 5 | Claudia Neto | | 97' |
| MF | 13 | Felicitas Rauch |
| MF | 20 | Pia-Sophie Wolter | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Stephan Lerch ||
| GK | 1 | Stina Johannes |
| RB | 16 | Jacqueline Klasen |
| CB | 22 | Nina Brüggemann |
| CB | 27 | Marina Hegering (c) |
| LB | 18 | Lena Ostermeier |
| CM | 31 | Jana Feldkamp |
| CM | 6 | Elisa Senß |
| RW | 33 | Turid Knaak | | 78' |
| AM | 19 | Lena Oberdorf |
| LW | 17 | Nicole Anyomi | 40' | 64' |
| FW | 7 | Lea Schüller |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 20 | Kim Sindermann |
| FW | 8 | Manjou Wilde |
| MF | 11 | Irini Ioannidou | | 78' |
| MF | 14 | Mara Grutkamp |
| MF | 25 | Maria Lange |
| MF | 13 | Ramona Petzelberger | | 64' |
| FW | 9 | Kirsten Nesse |
| Manager: ||
| Markus Hoegner ||
| Assistant referees: Sina Diekmann Annika Paszehr Fourth official: Kathrin Heimann | 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, with a sixth allowed in extra time. |