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2015–16 DFB-Pokal
The 2015–16 DFB-Pokal was the 73rd season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It began on 7 August 2015 with the first of six rounds and ended on 21 May 2016 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 1985.[1] The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB).
| Country | Germany |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 August 2015 – 21 May 2016 |
| Championship venue | Olympiastadion, Berlin |
| Teams | 64 |
| Champions | Bayern Munich (18th title) |
| Runners-up | Borussia Dortmund |
| Europa League | Mainz 05[note 1] |
| Championship match score | Bayern 0 (4)–0 (3) Dortmund |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 189 (3 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,312,984 (20,841 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Henrikh Mkhitaryan (5 goals) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included. | |
The defending champions were Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg, after they beat Borussia Dortmund 3–1 in the previous final on 30 May 2015.[2] They were knocked out of the competition in the second round by record title-holders Bayern Munich, losing 1–3.[3] The Bavarians ultimately progressed to the final where it defeated Borussia Dortmund 4–3 on penalties, as the match finished 0–0 after extra time, to win their eighteenth title, and third in four years.[4]
The winner of the DFB-Pokal earns automatic qualification to the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stages. However, as Bayern Munich already qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their league position, Mainz 05, the sixth placed team in the 2015–16 Bundesliga took this Europa League place, and Mainz's Europa League third qualifying round spot went to Hertha BSC. As Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal, completing a double, Borussia Dortmund, the runners-up of the Bundesliga will host the 2016 DFL-Supercup.
Participating clubs
The following 64 teams qualified for the competition:[5]
| Bundesliga the 18 teams of the 2014–15 season | 2. Bundesliga the 18 teams of the 2014–15 season | 3. Liga the top 4 teams of the 2014–15 season |
| Representatives of the regional associations 24 representatives of 21 regional associations of the DFB, qualified (in general) through the 2014–15 Verbandspokal[note 2] | ||
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Locations of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal teams| Berlin teams | Bremen teams | Cologne teams | Frankfurt teams | Hamburg teams | Munich teams | Stuttgart teams |
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| BFC Dynamo Hertha BSC Union Berlin | Bremer SV Werder Bremen | 1. FC Köln Viktoria Köln | Eintracht Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt | HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst Hamburger SV FC St. Pauli | Bayern Munich 1860 Munich | VfB Stuttgart Stuttgarter Kickers |
Format
Participation
The DFB-Pokal began with a round of 64 teams. The 36 teams of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, along with the top 4 finishers of the 3. Liga were automatically qualified for the tournament. Of the remaining slots, 21 were given to the cup winners of the regional football associations, the Verbandspokal. The 3 remaining slots were given to the three regional associations with the most men's teams, which at the rime were Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Westphalia. The runner-up of the cup for Lower Saxony was given the slot. The best amateur team of the Regionalliga Bayern and Oberliga Westfalen were given the slot for Bavaria and Westphalia, respectively. As every team was entitled to participate in local tournaments which qualified for the association cups, every team could in principle compete in the DFB-Pokal. Reserve teams were not permitted to enter. No two teams of the same association or corporation could participate in the DFB-Pokal.[6]
Draw
The draws for the different rounds were conducted as following:[6]
For the first round, the participating teams were split into two pots of 32 teams each. 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 (all the teams of the Bundesliga and the remaining fourteen 2. Bundesliga teams). The teams from the first pot were set as the home team in the process.
The two-pot scenario also applied for the second round, with the remaining 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) in the first pot and the remaining Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga teams in the other pot. Once again, the 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) served as hosts. This time the pots did not have to be of equal size though, depending on the results of the first round. Theoretically, it was even possible that there could be only one pot, if all of the teams from one of the pots from the first round beat all the others in the second 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 other than the final, the draw was conducted from just one pot. Any remaining 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) were the home team if drawn against a professional team. In every other case, the first-drawn team served as hosts.
Match rules
Teams met in one game per round. A match took place for 90 minutes, with two halves of 45 minutes. If still tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time were played, consisting of two periods of 15 minutes. If the score was still level after this, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. A coin toss decided who took the first penalty.[6]
Cards
If a player received five yellow cards, even throughout multiple seasons, he was then banned from the next cup match. If a player received a second yellow card, they were banned from the next cup match. If a player received a red card, they were banned a minimum of one match, but more could be added by the German Football Association.[6]
Champion qualification
The winner of the DFB-Pokal earns automatic qualification for the group stage of next year's edition of the UEFA Europa League. As winners Bayern Munich had already qualified for the UEFA Champions League by winning the Bundesliga, the spot went to the team in sixth, Mainz 05, and the league's second qualifying round spot went to the team in seventh, Hertha BSC. As Bayern won both the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal, completing a double, the runner-up of the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund, hosted the 2016 DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season.
Schedule
The Olympiastadion in Berlin hosted the final.
The rounds of the 2015–16 competition were scheduled as follows:[1]
| Round | Draw date and time | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 10 June 2015, 23:00 CEST | 7–10 August 2015 |
| Second round | 14 August 2015, 22:50 CEST | 27–28 October 2015 |
| Round of 16 | 1 November 2015, 20:00 CET | 15–16 December 2015 |
| Quarter-finals | 16 December 2015, 23:15 CET | 9–10 February 2016 |
| Semi-finals | 10 February 2016, 23:00 CET | 19–20 April 2016 |
| Final | 21 May 2016 at Olympiastadion, Berlin |
Matches
A total of sixty-three matches took place, starting with the first round on 7 August 2015 and culminating with the final on 21 May 2016 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
First round
The draw for the first round was held on 10 June 2015.[7] Former national team player Karlheinz Förster led the draw, with tennis player Andrea Petkovic drawing from the pots.[8]
The thirty-two matches took place from 7 to 10 August 2015.[9]
As usual, a small number of lower-division teams had to play their home matches at different locations than their usual home grounds. This includes TuS Erndtebrück, who had to play in the Leimbachstadion in Siegen, Bremer SV, who had to switch to the Sportpark am Vinnenweg in Bremen, and FC Nöttingen, who had to play in the Wildparkstadion in Karlsruhe.
| 7 August 2015 | TuS Erndtebrück | 0–5 | Darmstadt 98 | Siegen[note 7] |
| 19:00 | Report | Sailer 9' Stroh-Engel 10', 67' Heller 57' Rausch 84' | Stadium: Leimbachstadion Attendance: 7,857 Referee: Florian Heft (Neuenkirchen) |
| 7 August 2015 | BFC Dynamo | 0–2 | FSV Frankfurt | Berlin |
| 19:00 | Report | Kapllani 3' (pen.) Dedić 42' | Stadium: Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark Attendance: 6,198 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck (Freiburg im Breisgau) |
| 7 August 2015 | SV Elversberg | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | FC Augsburg | Spiesen-Elversberg |
| 20:00 | Maek 52' | Report | Bobadilla 83' Mölders 101' Werner 109' | Stadium: Ursapharm-Arena an der Kaiserlinde Attendance: 5,434 Referee: Sören Storks (Velen) |
| 8 August 2015 | Viktoria Köln | 2–1 | Union Berlin | Cologne |
| 15:30 | Wunderlich 68' Reimerink 74' | Report | Quaner 41' | Stadium: Sportpark Höhenberg Attendance: 4,540 Referee: Timo Gerach (Landau) |
| 8 August 2015 | SV Meppen | 0–4 | 1. FC Köln | Meppen |
| 15:30 | Report | Modeste 1', 26' (pen.), 78' Zoller 87' | Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 13,815 Referee: Christian Dietz (Munich) |
| 8 August 2015 | Hallescher FC | 0–1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Halle (Saale) |
| 15:30 | Report | Zuck 67' | Stadium: ERDGAS Sportpark Attendance: 9,549 Referee: Benjamin Cortus (Röthenbach an der Pegnitz) |
| 8 August 2015 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 1–4 | VfL Wolfsburg | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 | Badiane 79' | Report | Kruse 4' Dost 45' De Bruyne 47' Bendtner 86' | Stadium: GAZİ-Stadion auf der Waldau Attendance: 9,760 Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel) |
| 8 August 2015 | Sportfreunde Lotte | 0–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Lotte |
| 15:30 | Report | Kießling 15' Çalhanoğlu 55' (pen.) Bender 77' (pen.) | Stadium: Sportpark am Lotter Kreuz Attendance: 5,450 Referee: Martin Thomsen (Kleve) |
| 8 August 2015 | MSV Duisburg | 0–5 | Schalke 04 | Duisburg |
| 15:30 | Report | Huntelaar 3' Nastasić 39' Geis 45' Di Santo 63' Goretzka 85' | Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Attendance: 30,600 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding) |
| 8 August 2015 | Würzburger Kickers | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Werder Bremen | Würzburg |
| 15:30 | Report | Ujah 102' Bartels 108' | Stadium: flyeralarm Arena Attendance: 9,706 Referee: René Rohde (Rostock) |
| 8 August 2015 | Erzgebirge Aue | 1–0 | Greuther Fürth | Aue |
| 15:30 | Skarlatidis 67' | Report | Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Robert Schröder (Hanover) |
| 8 August 2015 | Bremer SV | 0–3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bremen[note 8] |
| 15:30 | Report | Castaignos 31' Aigner 51' Waldschmidt 71' | Stadium: Sportpark am Vinnenweg Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Thorsten Schriever (Dorum) |
| 8 August 2015 | 1860 Munich | 2–0 | TSG Hoffenheim | Munich |
| 18:00 | Claasen 51' Mulić 90+3' | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 17,800 Referee: Harm Osmers (Hanover) |
| 8 August 2015 | SSV Reutlingen | 3–1 | Karlsruher SC | Reutlingen |
| 20:30 | Ricciardi 14' (pen.), 33' (pen.), 90+1' (pen.) | Report | Kempe 63' | Stadium: Stadion an der Kreuzeiche Attendance: 8,166 Referee: Robert Kempter (Stockach) |
| 8 August 2015 | Holstein Kiel | 1–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Kiel |
| 20:30 | Czichos 37' | Report | Didavi 41' Ginczek 60' | Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 9,916 Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken) |
| 9 August 2015 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Hamburger SV | Jena |
| 14:30 | Gerlach 15' Jovanović 58' Pieles 106' | Report | Olić 48' Gregoritsch 90+3' | Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Attendance: 13,800 Referee: Frank Willenborg (Osnabrück) |
| 9 August 2015 | Bahlinger SC | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | SV Sandhausen | Bahlingen |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: Kaiserstuhlstadion Attendance: 3,890 Referee: Florian Badstübner (Windsbach) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Bührer Nopper Adam Göppert | Bouhaddouz Paqarada Linsmayer Kister Wooten | |||
| 9 August 2015 | HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst | 0–5 | SC Freiburg | Hamburg |
| 14:30 | Report | Petersen 2', 45+1', 61', 63' Schuster 71' | Stadium: Wilhelm-Rupprecht-Platz Attendance: 4,607 Referee: Steffen Mix (Abtswind) |
| 9 August 2015 | FSV Salmrohr | 0–5 | VfL Bochum | Salmtal |
| 14:30 | Report | Terodde 40', 49', 59' Terrazzino 64', 90' | Stadium: Salmtalstadion Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Patrick Schult (Hamburg) |
| 9 August 2015 | Chemnitzer FC | 0–2 | Borussia Dortmund | Chemnitz |
| 14:30 | Report | Aubameyang 25' Mkhitaryan 82' | Stadium: Stadion an der Gellertstraße Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Peter Sippel (Munich) |
| 9 August 2015 | VfB Lübeck | 1–2 | SC Paderborn | Lübeck |
| 16:00 | Richter 43' | Report | Knechtel 54' (o.g.) Sağlık 59' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadion an der Lohmühle Attendance: 7,558 Referee: Arne Aarnink (Nordhorn) |
| 9 August 2015 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Essen |
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Essen Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Berlin) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Baier Weber Cekić Fritz | Ya Konan Haggui Van Duinen Strohdiek Liendl | |||
| 9 August 2015 | FK Pirmasens | 1–4 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Pirmasens |
| 16:00 | Schmieden 82' | Report | Halloran 28' Morabit 32' Leipertz 51', 80' | Stadium: Sportpark Husterhöhe Attendance: 2,320 Referee: Thorben Siewer (Drolshagen) |
| 9 August 2015 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 2–1 | FC Ingolstadt | Unterhaching |
| 16:00 | Einsiedler 30', 48' | Report | Hartmann 83' | Stadium: Alpenbauer Sportpark Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Patrick Ittrich (Hamburg) |
| 9 August 2015 | FC Nöttingen | 1–3 | Bayern Munich | Karlsruhe[note 9] |
| 16:00 | Hecht-Zirpel 16' | Report | Vidal 5' (pen.) Götze 17' Lewandowski 26' | Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 29,484 Referee: Robert Kampka (Mainz) |
| 9 August 2015 | Hansa Rostock | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Rostock |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 20,100 Referee: Sven Jablonski (Bremen) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Jänicke Ahlschwede Ziemer Bickel Ikeng | Löwe Halfar Przybyłko Vučur Karl | |||
| 9 August 2015 | Hessen Kassel | 0–2 | Hannover 96 | Kassel |
| 18:30 | Report | Sané 15' Karaman 90+2' | Stadium: Auestadion Attendance: 18,482 Referee: Patrick Alt (Heusweiler) |
| 9 August 2015 | Energie Cottbus | 0–3 | Mainz 05 | Cottbus |
| 20:30 | Report | Frei 30' Jairo 33' Clemens 62' | Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 11,123 Referee: Robert Hartmann (Wangen im Allgäu) |
| 10 August 2015 | Arminia Bielefeld | 0–2 | Hertha BSC | Bielefeld |
| 18:30 | Report | Kalou 73' Darida 88' | Stadium: SchücoArena Attendance: 21,484 Referee: Benjamin Brand (Bamberg) |
| 10 August 2015 | VfL Osnabrück | 0–2 Awarded[note 10] | RB Leipzig | Osnabrück |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: osnatel-ARENA Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Martin Petersen (Stuttgart) |
| 10 August 2015 | VfR Aalen | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–2 p) | 1. FC Nürnberg | Aalen |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: SCHOLZ ARENA Attendance: 9,172 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Langenhagen) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Drexler Schwabl Klauß Kienle Menig | Behrens Brečko Schöpf Hovland Kutschke | |||
| 10 August 2015 | FC St. Pauli | 1–4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Hamburg |
| 20:30 | Rzatkowski 33' | Report | Stindl 54', 67' Traoré 56' Hazard 86' | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 28,175 Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf) |
Second round
The draw for the second round was held on 14 August 2015. Then DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach led the draw, with skier Felix Neureuther drawing from the pots.[12]
The sixteen matches took place on 27 and 28 October 2015.[13] The lowest ranked team left in the competition was SSV Reutlingen from the fifth tier of German football.
| 27 October 2015 | Erzgebirge Aue | 1–0 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Aue |
| 19:00 | Wegner 75' | Report | Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 10,175 Referee: Robert Hartmann (Wangen im Allgäu) |
| 27 October 2015 | FSV Frankfurt | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Hertha BSC | Frankfurt |
| 19:00 | Golley 47' | Report | Kalou 56', 99' (pen.) | Stadium: Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion Attendance: 8,177 Referee: Patrick Ittrich (Hamburg) |
| 27 October 2015 | Mainz 05 | 1–2 | 1860 Munich | Mainz |
| 19:00 | Schindler 6' (o.g.) | Report | Mugoša 70' Okotie 77' | Stadium: Coface Arena Attendance: 17,017 Referee: Harm Osmers (Hanover) |
| 27 October 2015 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 5–1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Nuremberg |
| 19:00 | Burgstaller 10' Behrens 17' Füllkrug 41' Leibold 43' Blum 69' | Report | Demirbay 72' | Stadium: Grundig Stadion Attendance: 19,235 Referee: Marco Fritz (Korb) |
| 27 October 2015 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 3–0 | RB Leipzig | Unterhaching |
| 20:30 | Einsiedler 5' Rosenzweig 23' Steinherr 67' | Report | Stadium: Alpenbauer Sportpark Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Robert Kampka (Mainz) |
| 27 October 2015 | Darmstadt 98 | 2–1 | Hannover 96 | Darmstadt |
| 20:30 | Sulu 74' Wagner 79' | Report | Sobiech 75' | Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 15,900 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Berlin) |
| 27 October 2015 | VfL Bochum | 1–0 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Bochum |
| 20:30 | Löwe 67' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: rewirpowerSTADION Attendance: 18,514 Referee: Günter Perl (Pullach) |
| 27 October 2015 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–3 | Bayern Munich | Wolfsburg |
| 20:30 | Schürrle 90' | Report | Douglas Costa 15' Müller 20', 34' | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg am Neckar) |
| 28 October 2015 | Viktoria Köln | 0–6 | Bayer Leverkusen | Cologne |
| 19:00 | Report | Brandt 15' Bellarabi 35' Hernández 38', 55' Kießling 80' Yurchenko 83' | Stadium: Sportpark Höhenberg Attendance: 6,177 Referee: Benjamin Cortus (Röthenbach an der Pegnitz) |
| 28 October 2015 | SV Sandhausen | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | 1. FC Heidenheim | Sandhausen |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion Attendance: 2,693 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Bouhaddouz Paqarada Roßbach Stolz Linsmayer | Kraus Schnatterer Theuerkauf Titsch-Rivero Feick | |||
| 28 October 2015 | Borussia Dortmund | 7–1 | SC Paderborn | Dortmund |
| 19:00 | Ramos 25' Castro 30', 58' Kagawa 43' Gündoğan 54' (pen.) Piszczek 87' Mkhitaryan 89' | Report | Lakić 21' | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 74,605 Referee: Peter Sippel (Munich) |
| 28 October 2015 | SC Freiburg | 0–3 | FC Augsburg | Freiburg im Breisgau |
| 19:00 | Report | Ji 12' Esswein 25' Caiuby 50' | Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 19,600 Referee: Christian Dingert (Lebecksmühle) |
| 28 October 2015 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 0–2 | VfB Stuttgart | Jena |
| 20:30 | Report | Harnik 21' Maxim 90+2' (pen.) | Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf) |
| 28 October 2015 | SSV Reutlingen | 0–4 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Reutlingen |
| 20:30 | Report | Holtmann 21', 61' Berggreen 36' Ademi 79' | Stadium: Stadion an der Kreuzeiche Attendance: 7,524 Referee: René Rohde (Rostock) |
| 28 October 2015 | Schalke 04 | 0–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Gelsenkirchen |
| 20:30 | Report | Stindl 42' Hazard 53' (pen.) | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,655 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Hamburg) |
| 28 October 2015 | Werder Bremen | 1–0 | 1. FC Köln | Bremen |
| 20:30 | Ujah 23' | Report | Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 40,856 Referee: Felix Brych (Munich) |
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 1 November 2015. DFB general secretary Helmut Sandrock led the draw, with musician Vanessa Mai drawing from the pot.[14]
The eight matches took place on 15 and 16 December 2015.[15] The lowest ranked team left in the competition was SpVgg Unterhaching from the fourth tier of German football.
| 15 December 2015 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 1–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Unterhaching |
| 19:15[note 11] | Bauer 27' | Report | Hernández 31' Kießling 55' Bellarabi 83' | Stadium: Alpenbauer Sportpark Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Jochen Drees (Münster-Sarmsheim) |
| 15 December 2015 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–4 | Werder Bremen | Mönchengladbach |
| 19:15[note 11] | Stindl 32' Hrgota 74', 90+4' | Report | Sternberg 52' Vestergaard 58' Pizarro 75' Ujah 78' | Stadium: Stadion im Borussia-Park Attendance: 53,106 Referee: Günter Perl (Pullach) |
| 15 December 2015 | Erzgebirge Aue | 0–2 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Aue |
| 20:30 | Report | Feick 48' Schnatterer 54' | Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 8,250 Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken) |
| 15 December 2015 | Bayern Munich | 1–0 | Darmstadt 98 | Munich |
| 20:30 | Alonso 40' | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 72,500 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Berlin) |
| 16 December 2015 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0–2 | Hertha BSC | Nuremberg |
| 19:00 | Report | Darida 32' Brooks 65' | Stadium: Grundig Stadion Attendance: 35,204 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Hamburg) |
| 16 December 2015 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Eintracht Braunschweig | Stuttgart |
| 19:00 | Niedermeier 21' Werner 99' Šunjić 118' | Report | Baffo 6' Ademi 110' | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 21,950 Referee: Peter Sippel (Munich) |
| 16 December 2015 | FC Augsburg | 0–2 | Borussia Dortmund | Augsburg |
| 20:30 | Report | Aubameyang 61' Mkhitaryan 66' | Stadium: WWK ARENA Attendance: 30,101 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Berlin) |
| 16 December 2015 | 1860 Munich | 0–2 | VfL Bochum | Munich |
| 20:30 | Report | Haberer 39' Hoogland 44' | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 19,800 Referee: Marco Fritz (Korb) |
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 16 December 2015. DFB general secretary Helmut Sandrock led the draw, with handballer Carsten Lichtlein drawing from the pot.[16][17]
The four matches took place on 9 and 10 February 2016.[1] The lowest ranked teams left in the competition were VfL Bochum and 1. FC Heidenheim from the second tier of German football.
| 9 February 2016 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–3 | Werder Bremen | Leverkusen |
| 19:00 | Hernández 22' (pen.) | Report | S. García 31' Pizarro 42' (pen.) Grillitsch 82' | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 24,104 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding) |
| 9 February 2016 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–3 | Borussia Dortmund | Stuttgart |
| 20:30 | Rupp 21' | Report | Reus 5' Aubameyang 31' Mkhitaryan 89' | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 46,500 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Hamburg) |
| 10 February 2016 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 2–3 | Hertha BSC | Heidenheim an der Brenz |
| 19:00 | Feick 10' Schnatterer 82' (pen.) | Report | Ibišević 14', 21' Haraguchi 58' | Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 11,900 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach) |
| 10 February 2016 | VfL Bochum | 0–3 | Bayern Munich | Bochum |
| 20:30 | Report | Lewandowski 39', 90' Thiago 61' | Stadium: rewirpowerSTADION Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Bastian Dankert (Rostock) |
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 10 February 2016. DFB vice-president Peter Frymuth led the draw, with handballer Andreas Wolff drawing from the pot.[18]
The two matches took place on 19 and 20 April 2016.[1] All remaining teams left in the competition were from the first tier of German football.
| Bayern Munich | 2–0 | Werder Bremen |
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| Müller 30', 71' (pen.) | Report |
| Hertha BSC | 0–3 | Borussia Dortmund |
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| Report | Castro 21' Reus 75' Mkhitaryan 83' |
Final
The final took place on 21 May 2016 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[1]
| Bayern Munich | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Borussia Dortmund |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
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.
Top goalscorers
The following are the top scorers of the DFB-Pokal, sorted first by number of goals, and then alphabetically if necessary.[19] Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.
Broadcasting rights
In Germany, all matches and the "conference" were broadcast live on pay TV via Sky Sport.[9] Selected matches from the first round to the quarter-finals were broadcast on free TV by Das Erste from ARD. Both semi-final matches and the final were broadcast by both Sky Sport and Das Erste.
The following matches were broadcast live on free German television channel Das Erste:
| Round | Matches | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| First round | FC St. Pauli v Borussia Mönchengladbach | [9] |
| Second round | VfL Wolfsburg v Bayern Munich | [20] |
| Schalke 04 v Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Round of 16 | Bayern Munich v Darmstadt 98 | [21] |
| FC Augsburg v Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Quarter-finals | VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Dortmund | [22] |
| VfL Bochum v Bayern Munich | ||
| Semi-finals | Bayern Munich v Werder Bremen | [23] |
| Hertha BSC v Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Final | Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund | [24] |
Prize fund
Each participating team received a reward from the TV money and from the central promotional marketing (TV, stadium, and sleeve advertising) by the DFB. It was distributed as about €50 million to the 64 participants of the competition from 2015 to 2016. For wearing the sleeve advertising each participant received, according to the implementing provisions of the DFB-Pokal, €10,000 per game and round.[25][26][27][28]
| Achieved round | Premium per team | Summed bonuses |
|---|---|---|
| First round | €140,000 | |
| Second round | €268,000 | €408,000 |
| Round of 16 | €527,000 | €935,000 |
| Quarter-finals | €1,041,000 | €1,976,000 |
| Semi-finals | €2,073,000 | €4,049,000 |
| Final | €2,500,000 | €6,549,000 |
| Champion | €1,000,000 | €7,549,000 |
Notes
- ^ Since both finalists of the DFB-Pokal qualified for the Champions League based on their league position, the Europa League group stage spot awarded to the DFB-Pokal winner was passed to the sixth-placed team in the Bundesliga, Mainz 05.
- ^ The three regions with the most participating teams in their league competitions (Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Westphalia) are allowed to enter two teams for the competition.
- ^ In addition to the Bavarian Cup winners, the best amateur team of the 2014–15 Regionalliga Bayern also qualified.
- ^ Both finalists of the Lower Saxony Cup qualified.
- ^ VfB Lübeck qualified for the DFB-Pokal regardless of the outcome of the final of the Schleswig-Holstein Cup, as Holstein Kiel, the other finalists, already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through its 3. Liga place.
- ^ In addition to the Westphalian Cup winners, the best amateur team of the 2014–15 Oberliga Westfalen also qualified.
- ^ The match was moved to the Leimbachstadion in Siegen for additional seating.
- ^ The match was moved to the Sportpark am Vinnenweg in Bremen for additional seating.
- ^ The match was moved to the Wildparkstadion in Karlsruhe for additional seating.
- ^ a b The match was stopped in the 71st minute, with VfL Osnabrück leading 1–0, after the referee was hit by a lighter, and the match was abandoned soon thereafter.[10] The sports court of the DFB, in accordance with section 18, paragraph 4 of the Laws and Rules of Procedure of the DFB, awarded a 0–2 win to RB Leipzig.[11]
- ^ a b The match was delayed 15 minutes.
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2015, pokal, 73rd, season, annual, german, football, competition, sixty, four, teams, participated, competition, including, teams, from, previous, year, bundesliga, bundesliga, began, august, 2015, with, first, rounds, ended, 2016, with, final, olympiastadion,. The 2015 16 DFB Pokal was the 73rd season of the annual German football cup competition Sixty four teams participated in the competition including all teams from the previous year s Bundesliga and the 2 Bundesliga It began on 7 August 2015 with the first of six rounds and ended on 21 May 2016 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin a nominally neutral venue which has hosted the final since 1985 1 The DFB Pokal is considered the second most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship The DFB Pokal is run by the German Football Association DFB 2015 16 DFB PokalCountryGermanyDates7 August 2015 21 May 2016Championship venueOlympiastadion BerlinTeams64ChampionsBayern Munich 18th title Runners upBorussia DortmundEuropa LeagueMainz 05 note 1 Championship match scoreBayern 0 4 0 3 DortmundMatches played63Goals scored189 3 per match Attendance1 312 984 20 841 per match Top goal scorer s Henrikh Mkhitaryan 5 goals 2014 152016 17 Goals scored in penalty shoot outs not included The defending champions were Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg after they beat Borussia Dortmund 3 1 in the previous final on 30 May 2015 2 They were knocked out of the competition in the second round by record title holders Bayern Munich losing 1 3 3 The Bavarians ultimately progressed to the final where it defeated Borussia Dortmund 4 3 on penalties as the match finished 0 0 after extra time to win their eighteenth title and third in four years 4 The winner of the DFB Pokal earns automatic qualification to the 2016 17 UEFA Europa League group stages However as Bayern Munich already qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their league position Mainz 05 the sixth placed team in the 2015 16 Bundesliga took this Europa League place and Mainz s Europa League third qualifying round spot went to Hertha BSC As Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga and DFB Pokal completing a double Borussia Dortmund the runners up of the Bundesliga will host the 2016 DFL Supercup Contents 1 Participating clubs 1 1 Map 2 Format 2 1 Participation 2 2 Draw 2 3 Match rules 2 4 Cards 2 5 Champion qualification 3 Schedule 4 Matches 4 1 First round 4 2 Second round 4 3 Round of 16 4 4 Quarter finals 4 5 Semi finals 4 6 Final 5 Bracket 6 Top goalscorers 7 Broadcasting rights 8 Prize fund 9 Notes 10 References 11 External linksParticipating clubs EditThe following 64 teams qualified for the competition 5 Bundesligathe 18 teams of the 2014 15 season 2 Bundesligathe 18 teams of the 2014 15 season 3 Ligathe top 4 teams of the 2014 15 seasonBayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg Borussia Monchengladbach Bayer Leverkusen FC Augsburg Schalke 04 Borussia Dortmund TSG Hoffenheim Eintracht Frankfurt Werder Bremen Mainz 05 1 FC Koln Hannover 96 VfB Stuttgart Hertha BSC Hamburger SV SC Freiburg SC Paderborn FC Ingolstadt Darmstadt 98 Karlsruher SC 1 FC Kaiserslautern RB Leipzig Eintracht Braunschweig Union Berlin 1 FC Heidenheim 1 FC Nurnberg Fortuna Dusseldorf VfL Bochum SV Sandhausen FSV Frankfurt Greuther Furth FC St Pauli 1860 Munich Erzgebirge Aue VfR Aalen Arminia Bielefeld MSV Duisburg Holstein Kiel Stuttgarter KickersRepresentatives of the regional associations24 representatives of 21 regional associations of the DFB qualified in general through the 2014 15 Verbandspokal note 2 BadenFC NottingenBavaria note 3 SpVgg Unterhaching Wurzburger KickersBerlinBFC DynamoBrandenburgEnergie CottbusBremenBremer SVHamburgHSV Barmbek UhlenhorstHesseHessen Kassel Lower RhineRot Weiss EssenLower Saxony note 4 VfL Osnabruck SV MeppenMecklenburg VorpommernHansa RostockMiddle RhineViktoria KolnRhinelandFSV SalmrohrSaarlandSV ElversbergSaxonyChemnitzer FC Saxony AnhaltHallescher FCSchleswig Holstein note 5 VfB LubeckSouth BadenBahlinger SCSouthwestFK PirmasensThuringiaCarl Zeiss JenaWestphalia note 6 Sportfreunde Lotte TuS ErndtebruckWurttembergSSV ReutlingenMap Edit Berlin Bremen Cologne Frankfurt Hamburg Munich Stuttgart FC Augsburg Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Dortmund Borussia Monchengladbach SC Freiburg Hannover 96 TSG Hoffenheim Mainz 05 SC Paderborn Schalke 04 VfL Wolfsburg VfR Aalen VfL Bochum Eintracht Braunschweig Darmstadt 98 Fortuna Dusseldorf Erzgebirge Aue Greuther Furth 1 FC Heidenheim FC Ingolstadt Karlsruher SC 1 FC Kaiserslautern RB Leipzig 1 FC Nurnberg SV Sandhausen Arminia Bielefeld Chemnitzer FC MSV Duisburg Energie Cottbus Hallescher FC Hansa Rostock Holstein Kiel VfL Osnabruck Wurzburger Kickers Bahlinger SC Carl Zeiss Jena SV Elversberg Hessen Kassel VfB Lubeck SV Meppen FK Pirmasens Rot Weiss Essen Sportfreunde Lotte SpVgg Unterhaching TuS Erndtebruck FC Nottingen SSV Reutlingen FSV Salmrohrclass notpageimage Locations of the 2015 16 DFB Pokal teams Berlin teams Bremen teams Cologne teams Frankfurt teams Hamburg teams Munich teams Stuttgart teamsBFC DynamoHertha BSCUnion Berlin Bremer SVWerder Bremen 1 FC KolnViktoria Koln Eintracht FrankfurtFSV Frankfurt HSV Barmbek UhlenhorstHamburger SVFC St Pauli Bayern Munich1860 Munich VfB StuttgartStuttgarter KickersFormat EditParticipation Edit The DFB Pokal began with a round of 64 teams The 36 teams of the Bundesliga and 2 Bundesliga along with the top 4 finishers of the 3 Liga were automatically qualified for the tournament Of the remaining slots 21 were given to the cup winners of the regional football associations the Verbandspokal The 3 remaining slots were given to the three regional associations with the most men s teams which at the rime were Bavaria Lower Saxony and Westphalia The runner up of the cup for Lower Saxony was given the slot The best amateur team of the Regionalliga Bayern and Oberliga Westfalen were given the slot for Bavaria and Westphalia respectively As every team was entitled to participate in local tournaments which qualified for the association cups every team could in principle compete in the DFB Pokal Reserve teams were not permitted to enter No two teams of the same association or corporation could participate in the DFB Pokal 6 Draw Edit The draws for the different rounds were conducted as following 6 For the first round the participating teams were split into two pots of 32 teams each 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 all the teams of the Bundesliga and the remaining fourteen 2 Bundesliga teams The teams from the first pot were set as the home team in the process The two pot scenario also applied for the second round with the remaining 3 Liga and or amateur team s in the first pot and the remaining Bundesliga and 2 Bundesliga teams in the other pot Once again the 3 Liga and or amateur team s served as hosts This time the pots did not have to be of equal size though depending on the results of the first round Theoretically it was even possible that there could be only one pot if all of the teams from one of the pots from the first round beat all the others in the second 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 other than the final the draw was conducted from just one pot Any remaining 3 Liga and or amateur team s were the home team if drawn against a professional team In every other case the first drawn team served as hosts Match rules Edit Teams met in one game per round A match took place for 90 minutes with two halves of 45 minutes If still tied after regulation 30 minutes of extra time were played consisting of two periods of 15 minutes If the score was still level after this the match was decided by a penalty shoot out A coin toss decided who took the first penalty 6 Cards Edit If a player received five yellow cards even throughout multiple seasons he was then banned from the next cup match If a player received a second yellow card they were banned from the next cup match If a player received a red card they were banned a minimum of one match but more could be added by the German Football Association 6 Champion qualification Edit The winner of the DFB Pokal earns automatic qualification for the group stage of next year s edition of the UEFA Europa League As winners Bayern Munich had already qualified for the UEFA Champions League by winning the Bundesliga the spot went to the team in sixth Mainz 05 and the league s second qualifying round spot went to the team in seventh Hertha BSC As Bayern won both the Bundesliga and the DFB Pokal completing a double the runner up of the Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund hosted the 2016 DFL Supercup at the start of the next season Schedule Edit The Olympiastadion in Berlin hosted the final The rounds of the 2015 16 competition were scheduled as follows 1 Round Draw date and time MatchesFirst round 10 June 2015 23 00 CEST 7 10 August 2015Second round 14 August 2015 22 50 CEST 27 28 October 2015Round of 16 1 November 2015 20 00 CET 15 16 December 2015Quarter finals 16 December 2015 23 15 CET 9 10 February 2016Semi finals 10 February 2016 23 00 CET 19 20 April 2016Final 21 May 2016 at Olympiastadion BerlinMatches EditA total of sixty three matches took place starting with the first round on 7 August 2015 and culminating with the final on 21 May 2016 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin First round Edit The draw for the first round was held on 10 June 2015 7 Former national team player Karlheinz Forster led the draw with tennis player Andrea Petkovic drawing from the pots 8 The thirty two matches took place from 7 to 10 August 2015 9 As usual a small number of lower division teams had to play their home matches at different locations than their usual home grounds This includes TuS Erndtebruck who had to play in the Leimbachstadion in Siegen Bremer SV who had to switch to the Sportpark am Vinnenweg in Bremen and FC Nottingen who had to play in the Wildparkstadion in Karlsruhe All times are CEST UTC 2 TuS Erndtebruck v Darmstadt 98 7 August 2015 2015 08 07 TuS Erndtebruck0 5Darmstadt 98Siegen note 7 19 00 Report Sailer 9 Stroh Engel 10 67 Heller 57 Rausch 84 Stadium Leimbachstadion Attendance 7 857Referee Florian Heft Neuenkirchen BFC Dynamo v FSV Frankfurt 7 August 2015 2015 08 07 BFC Dynamo0 2FSV FrankfurtBerlin19 00 Report Kapllani 3 pen Dedic 42 Stadium Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark Attendance 6 198Referee Matthias Jollenbeck Freiburg im Breisgau SV Elversberg v FC Augsburg 7 August 2015 2015 08 07 SV Elversberg1 3 a e t FC AugsburgSpiesen Elversberg20 00 Maek 52 Report Bobadilla 83 Molders 101 Werner 109 Stadium Ursapharm Arena an der Kaiserlinde Attendance 5 434Referee Soren Storks Velen Viktoria Koln v Union Berlin 8 August 2015 2015 08 08 Viktoria Koln2 1Union BerlinCologne15 30 Wunderlich 68 Reimerink 74 Report Quaner 41 Stadium Sportpark Hohenberg Attendance 4 540Referee Timo Gerach Landau SV Meppen v 1 FC Koln 8 August 2015 2015 08 08 SV Meppen0 41 FC KolnMeppen15 30 Report Modeste 1 26 pen 78 Zoller 87 Stadium Hansch Arena Attendance 13 815Referee Christian Dietz Munich Hallescher FC v Eintracht Braunschweig 8 August 2015 2015 08 08 Hallescher FC0 1Eintracht BraunschweigHalle Saale 15 30 Report Zuck 67 Stadium ERDGAS Sportpark Attendance 9 549Referee Benjamin Cortus Rothenbach an der Pegnitz Stuttgarter Kickers v VfL Wolfsburg 8 August 2015 2015 08 08 Stuttgarter Kickers1 4VfL WolfsburgStuttgart15 30 Badiane 79 Report Kruse 4 Dost 45 De Bruyne 47 Bendtner 86 Stadium GAZI Stadion auf der Waldau Attendance 9 760Referee Sascha Stegemann Niederkassel Sportfreunde Lotte v Bayer Leverkusen 8 August 2015 2015 08 08 Sportfreunde Lotte0 3Bayer LeverkusenLotte15 30 Report Kiessling 15 Calhanoglu 55 pen Bender 77 pen Stadium Sportpark am Lotter Kreuz Attendance 5 450Referee Martin Thomsen Kleve MSV Duisburg v Schalke 04 8 August 2015 2015 08 08 MSV Duisburg0 5Schalke 04Duisburg15 30 Report Huntelaar 3 Nastasic 39 Geis 45 Di Santo 63 Goretzka 85 Stadium Schauinsland Reisen Arena Attendance 30 600Referee Wolfgang Stark Ergolding Wurzburger Kickers v Werder Bremen 8 August 2015 2015 08 08 Wurzburger Kickers0 2 a e t Werder BremenWurzburg15 30 Report Ujah 102 Bartels 108 Stadium flyeralarm Arena Attendance 9 706Referee Rene Rohde Rostock Erzgebirge Aue v Greuther Furth 8 August 2015 2015 08 08 Erzgebirge Aue1 0Greuther FurthAue15 30 Skarlatidis 67 Report Stadium Sparkassen Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance 6 000Referee Robert Schroder Hanover Bremer SV v Eintracht Frankfurt 8 August 2015 2015 08 08 Bremer SV0 3Eintracht FrankfurtBremen note 8 15 30 Report Castaignos 31 Aigner 51 Waldschmidt 71 Stadium Sportpark am Vinnenweg Attendance 3 400Referee Thorsten Schriever Dorum 1860 Munich v TSG Hoffenheim 8 August 2015 2015 08 08 1860 Munich2 0TSG HoffenheimMunich18 00 Claasen 51 Mulic 90 3 Report Stadium Allianz Arena Attendance 17 800Referee Harm Osmers Hanover SSV Reutlingen v Karlsruher SC 8 August 2015 2015 08 08 SSV Reutlingen3 1Karlsruher SCReutlingen20 30 Ricciardi 14 pen 33 pen 90 1 pen Report Kempe 63 Stadium Stadion an der Kreuzeiche Attendance 8 166Referee Robert Kempter Stockach Holstein Kiel v VfB Stuttgart 8 August 2015 2015 08 08 Holstein Kiel1 2VfB StuttgartKiel20 30 Czichos 37 Report Didavi 41 Ginczek 60 Stadium Holstein Stadion Attendance 9 916Referee Guido Winkmann Kerken Carl Zeiss Jena v Hamburger SV 9 August 2015 2015 08 09 Carl Zeiss Jena3 2 a e t Hamburger SVJena14 30 Gerlach 15 Jovanovic 58 Pieles 106 Report Olic 48 Gregoritsch 90 3 Stadium Ernst Abbe Sportfeld Attendance 13 800Referee Frank Willenborg Osnabruck Bahlinger SC v SV Sandhausen 9 August 2015 2015 08 09 Bahlinger SC0 0 a e t 3 5 p SV SandhausenBahlingen14 30 Report Stadium Kaiserstuhlstadion Attendance 3 890Referee Florian Badstubner Windsbach PenaltiesBuhrer Nopper Adam Goppert Bouhaddouz Paqarada Linsmayer Kister Wooten HSV Barmbek Uhlenhorst v SC Freiburg 9 August 2015 2015 08 09 HSV Barmbek Uhlenhorst0 5SC FreiburgHamburg14 30 Report Petersen 2 45 1 61 63 Schuster 71 Stadium Wilhelm Rupprecht Platz Attendance 4 607Referee Steffen Mix Abtswind FSV Salmrohr v VfL Bochum 9 August 2015 2015 08 09 FSV Salmrohr0 5VfL BochumSalmtal14 30 Report Terodde 40 49 59 Terrazzino 64 90 Stadium Salmtalstadion Attendance 4 500Referee Patrick Schult Hamburg Chemnitzer FC v Borussia Dortmund 9 August 2015 2015 08 09 Chemnitzer FC0 2Borussia DortmundChemnitz14 30 Report Aubameyang 25 Mkhitaryan 82 Stadium Stadion an der Gellertstrasse Attendance 12 500Referee Peter Sippel Munich VfB Lubeck v SC Paderborn 9 August 2015 2015 08 09 VfB Lubeck1 2SC PaderbornLubeck16 00 Richter 43 Report Knechtel 54 o g Saglik 59 pen Stadium Stadion an der Lohmuhle Attendance 7 558Referee Arne Aarnink Nordhorn Rot Weiss Essen v Fortuna Dusseldorf 9 August 2015 2015 08 09 Rot Weiss Essen0 0 a e t 1 3 p Fortuna DusseldorfEssen16 00 Report Stadium Stadion Essen Attendance 17 500Referee Daniel Siebert Berlin PenaltiesBaier Weber Cekic Fritz Ya Konan Haggui Van Duinen Strohdiek Liendl FK Pirmasens v 1 FC Heidenheim 9 August 2015 2015 08 09 FK Pirmasens1 41 FC HeidenheimPirmasens16 00 Schmieden 82 Report Halloran 28 Morabit 32 Leipertz 51 80 Stadium Sportpark Husterhohe Attendance 2 320Referee Thorben Siewer Drolshagen SpVgg Unterhaching v FC Ingolstadt 9 August 2015 2015 08 09 SpVgg Unterhaching2 1FC IngolstadtUnterhaching16 00 Einsiedler 30 48 Report Hartmann 83 Stadium Alpenbauer Sportpark Attendance 6 500Referee Patrick Ittrich Hamburg FC Nottingen v Bayern Munich 9 August 2015 2015 08 09 FC Nottingen1 3Bayern MunichKarlsruhe note 9 16 00 Hecht Zirpel 16 Report Vidal 5 pen Gotze 17 Lewandowski 26 Stadium Wildparkstadion Attendance 29 484Referee Robert Kampka Mainz Hansa Rostock v 1 FC Kaiserslautern 9 August 2015 2015 08 09 Hansa Rostock0 0 a e t 4 5 p 1 FC KaiserslauternRostock18 30 Report Stadium Ostseestadion Attendance 20 100Referee Sven Jablonski Bremen PenaltiesJanicke Ahlschwede Ziemer Bickel Ikeng Lowe Halfar Przybylko Vucur Karl Hessen Kassel v Hannover 96 9 August 2015 2015 08 09 Hessen Kassel0 2Hannover 96Kassel18 30 Report Sane 15 Karaman 90 2 Stadium Auestadion Attendance 18 482Referee Patrick Alt Heusweiler Energie Cottbus v Mainz 05 9 August 2015 2015 08 09 Energie Cottbus0 3Mainz 05Cottbus20 30 Report Frei 30 Jairo 33 Clemens 62 Stadium Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance 11 123Referee Robert Hartmann Wangen im Allgau Arminia Bielefeld v Hertha BSC 10 August 2015 2015 08 10 Arminia Bielefeld0 2Hertha BSCBielefeld18 30 Report Kalou 73 Darida 88 Stadium SchucoArena Attendance 21 484Referee Benjamin Brand Bamberg VfL Osnabruck v RB Leipzig 10 August 2015 2015 08 10 VfL Osnabruck0 2Awarded note 10 RB LeipzigOsnabruck18 30 Report Stadium osnatel ARENA Attendance 10 000Referee Martin Petersen Stuttgart VfR Aalen v 1 FC Nurnberg 10 August 2015 2015 08 10 VfR Aalen0 0 a e t 1 2 p 1 FC NurnbergAalen18 30 Report Stadium SCHOLZ ARENA Attendance 9 172Referee Bibiana Steinhaus Langenhagen PenaltiesDrexler Schwabl Klauss Kienle Menig Behrens Brecko Schopf Hovland Kutschke FC St Pauli v Borussia Monchengladbach 10 August 2015 2015 08 10 FC St Pauli1 4Borussia MonchengladbachHamburg20 30 Rzatkowski 33 Report Stindl 54 67 Traore 56 Hazard 86 Stadium Millerntor Stadion Attendance 28 175Referee Florian Meyer Burgdorf Second round Edit The draw for the second round was held on 14 August 2015 Then DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach led the draw with skier Felix Neureuther drawing from the pots 12 The sixteen matches took place on 27 and 28 October 2015 13 The lowest ranked team left in the competition was SSV Reutlingen from the fifth tier of German football All times are CET UTC 1 Erzgebirge Aue v Eintracht Frankfurt 27 October 2015 2015 10 27 Erzgebirge Aue1 0Eintracht FrankfurtAue19 00 Wegner 75 Report Stadium Sparkassen Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance 10 175Referee Robert Hartmann Wangen im Allgau FSV Frankfurt v Hertha BSC 27 October 2015 2015 10 27 FSV Frankfurt1 2 a e t Hertha BSCFrankfurt19 00 Golley 47 Report Kalou 56 99 pen Stadium Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion Attendance 8 177Referee Patrick Ittrich Hamburg Mainz 05 v 1860 Munich 27 October 2015 2015 10 27 Mainz 051 21860 MunichMainz19 00 Schindler 6 o g Report Mugosa 70 Okotie 77 Stadium Coface Arena Attendance 17 017Referee Harm Osmers Hanover 1 FC Nurnberg v Fortuna Dusseldorf 27 October 2015 2015 10 27 1 FC Nurnberg5 1Fortuna DusseldorfNuremberg19 00 Burgstaller 10 Behrens 17 Fullkrug 41 Leibold 43 Blum 69 Report Demirbay 72 Stadium Grundig Stadion Attendance 19 235Referee Marco Fritz Korb SpVgg Unterhaching v RB Leipzig 27 October 2015 2015 10 27 SpVgg Unterhaching3 0RB LeipzigUnterhaching20 30 Einsiedler 5 Rosenzweig 23 Steinherr 67 Report Stadium Alpenbauer Sportpark Attendance 5 000Referee Robert Kampka Mainz Darmstadt 98 v Hannover 96 27 October 2015 2015 10 27 Darmstadt 982 1Hannover 96Darmstadt20 30 Sulu 74 Wagner 79 Report Sobiech 75 Stadium Merck Stadion am Bollenfalltor Attendance 15 900Referee Daniel Siebert Berlin VfL Bochum v 1 FC Kaiserslautern 27 October 2015 2015 10 27 VfL Bochum1 01 FC KaiserslauternBochum20 30 Lowe 67 o g Report Stadium rewirpowerSTADION Attendance 18 514Referee Gunter Perl Pullach VfL Wolfsburg v Bayern Munich 27 October 2015 2015 10 27 VfL Wolfsburg1 3Bayern MunichWolfsburg20 30 Schurrle 90 Report Douglas Costa 15 Muller 20 34 Stadium Volkswagen Arena Attendance 30 000Referee Knut Kircher Rottenburg am Neckar Viktoria Koln v Bayer Leverkusen 28 October 2015 2015 10 28 Viktoria Koln0 6Bayer LeverkusenCologne19 00 Report Brandt 15 Bellarabi 35 Hernandez 38 55 Kiessling 80 Yurchenko 83 Stadium Sportpark Hohenberg Attendance 6 177Referee Benjamin Cortus Rothenbach an der Pegnitz SV Sandhausen v 1 FC Heidenheim 28 October 2015 2015 10 28 SV Sandhausen0 0 a e t 3 4 p 1 FC HeidenheimSandhausen19 00 Report Stadium Hardtwaldstadion Attendance 2 693Referee Wolfgang Stark Ergolding PenaltiesBouhaddouz Paqarada Rossbach Stolz Linsmayer Kraus Schnatterer Theuerkauf Titsch Rivero Feick Borussia Dortmund v SC Paderborn 28 October 2015 2015 10 28 Borussia Dortmund7 1SC PaderbornDortmund19 00 Ramos 25 Castro 30 58 Kagawa 43 Gundogan 54 pen Piszczek 87 Mkhitaryan 89 Report Lakic 21 Stadium Signal Iduna Park Attendance 74 605Referee Peter Sippel Munich SC Freiburg v FC Augsburg 28 October 2015 2015 10 28 SC Freiburg0 3FC AugsburgFreiburg im Breisgau19 00 Report Ji 12 Esswein 25 Caiuby 50 Stadium Schwarzwald Stadion Attendance 19 600Referee Christian Dingert Lebecksmuhle Carl Zeiss Jena v VfB Stuttgart 28 October 2015 2015 10 28 Carl Zeiss Jena0 2VfB StuttgartJena20 30 Report Harnik 21 Maxim 90 2 pen Stadium Ernst Abbe Sportfeld Attendance 18 000Referee Florian Meyer Burgdorf SSV Reutlingen v Eintracht Braunschweig 28 October 2015 2015 10 28 SSV Reutlingen0 4Eintracht BraunschweigReutlingen20 30 Report Holtmann 21 61 Berggreen 36 Ademi 79 Stadium Stadion an der Kreuzeiche Attendance 7 524Referee Rene Rohde Rostock Schalke 04 v Borussia Monchengladbach 28 October 2015 2015 10 28 Schalke 040 2Borussia MonchengladbachGelsenkirchen20 30 Report Stindl 42 Hazard 53 pen Stadium Veltins Arena Attendance 60 655Referee Tobias Stieler Hamburg Werder Bremen v 1 FC Koln 28 October 2015 2015 10 28 Werder Bremen1 01 FC KolnBremen20 30 Ujah 23 Report Stadium Weserstadion Attendance 40 856Referee Felix Brych Munich Round of 16 Edit The draw for the round of 16 was held on 1 November 2015 DFB general secretary Helmut Sandrock led the draw with musician Vanessa Mai drawing from the pot 14 The eight matches took place on 15 and 16 December 2015 15 The lowest ranked team left in the competition was SpVgg Unterhaching from the fourth tier of German football All times are CET UTC 1 SpVgg Unterhaching v Bayer Leverkusen 15 December 2015 2015 12 15 SpVgg Unterhaching1 3Bayer LeverkusenUnterhaching19 15 note 11 Bauer 27 Report Hernandez 31 Kiessling 55 Bellarabi 83 Stadium Alpenbauer Sportpark Attendance 12 500Referee Jochen Drees Munster Sarmsheim Borussia Monchengladbach v Werder Bremen 15 December 2015 2015 12 15 Borussia Monchengladbach3 4Werder BremenMonchengladbach19 15 note 11 Stindl 32 Hrgota 74 90 4 Report Sternberg 52 Vestergaard 58 Pizarro 75 Ujah 78 Stadium Stadion im Borussia Park Attendance 53 106Referee Gunter Perl Pullach Erzgebirge Aue v 1 FC Heidenheim 15 December 2015 2015 12 15 Erzgebirge Aue0 21 FC HeidenheimAue20 30 Report Feick 48 Schnatterer 54 Stadium Sparkassen Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance 8 250Referee Guido Winkmann Kerken Bayern Munich v Darmstadt 98 15 December 2015 2015 12 15 Bayern Munich1 0Darmstadt 98Munich20 30 Alonso 40 Report Stadium Allianz Arena Attendance 72 500Referee Daniel Siebert Berlin 1 FC Nurnberg v Hertha BSC 16 December 2015 2015 12 16 1 FC Nurnberg0 2Hertha BSCNuremberg19 00 Report Darida 32 Brooks 65 Stadium Grundig Stadion Attendance 35 204Referee Tobias Stieler Hamburg VfB Stuttgart v Eintracht Braunschweig 16 December 2015 2015 12 16 VfB Stuttgart3 2 a e t Eintracht BraunschweigStuttgart19 00 Niedermeier 21 Werner 99 Sunjic 118 Report Baffo 6 Ademi 110 Stadium Mercedes Benz Arena Attendance 21 950Referee Peter Sippel Munich FC Augsburg v Borussia Dortmund 16 December 2015 2015 12 16 FC Augsburg0 2Borussia DortmundAugsburg20 30 Report Aubameyang 61 Mkhitaryan 66 Stadium WWK ARENA Attendance 30 101Referee Manuel Grafe Berlin 1860 Munich v VfL Bochum 16 December 2015 2015 12 16 1860 Munich0 2VfL BochumMunich20 30 Report Haberer 39 Hoogland 44 Stadium Allianz Arena Attendance 19 800Referee Marco Fritz Korb Quarter finals Edit The draw for the quarter finals was held on 16 December 2015 DFB general secretary Helmut Sandrock led the draw with handballer Carsten Lichtlein drawing from the pot 16 17 The four matches took place on 9 and 10 February 2016 1 The lowest ranked teams left in the competition were VfL Bochum and 1 FC Heidenheim from the second tier of German football All times are CET UTC 1 Bayer Leverkusen v Werder Bremen 9 February 2016 2016 02 09 Bayer Leverkusen1 3Werder BremenLeverkusen19 00 Hernandez 22 pen Report S Garcia 31 Pizarro 42 pen Grillitsch 82 Stadium BayArena Attendance 24 104Referee Wolfgang Stark Ergolding VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Dortmund 9 February 2016 2016 02 09 VfB Stuttgart1 3Borussia DortmundStuttgart20 30 Rupp 21 Report Reus 5 Aubameyang 31 Mkhitaryan 89 Stadium Mercedes Benz Arena Attendance 46 500Referee Tobias Stieler Hamburg 1 FC Heidenheim v Hertha BSC 10 February 2016 2016 02 10 1 FC Heidenheim2 3Hertha BSCHeidenheim an der Brenz19 00 Feick 10 Schnatterer 82 pen Report Ibisevic 14 21 Haraguchi 58 Stadium Voith Arena Attendance 11 900Referee Deniz Aytekin Oberasbach VfL Bochum v Bayern Munich 10 February 2016 2016 02 10 VfL Bochum0 3Bayern MunichBochum20 30 Report Lewandowski 39 90 Thiago 61 Stadium rewirpowerSTADION Attendance 28 000Referee Bastian Dankert Rostock Semi finals Edit The draw for the semi finals was held on 10 February 2016 DFB vice president Peter Frymuth led the draw with handballer Andreas Wolff drawing from the pot 18 The two matches took place on 19 and 20 April 2016 1 All remaining teams left in the competition were from the first tier of German football All times are CEST UTC 2 19 April 2016 2016 04 19 20 30Bayern Munich2 0Werder BremenMuller 30 71 pen ReportAllianz Arena MunichAttendance 75 000Referee Tobias Stieler Hamburg 20 April 2016 2016 04 20 20 30Hertha BSC0 3Borussia DortmundReport Castro 21 Reus 75 Mkhitaryan 83 Olympiastadion BerlinAttendance 76 233Referee Deniz Aytekin Oberasbach Final Edit Main article 2016 DFB Pokal Final The final took place on 21 May 2016 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin 1 21 May 2016 2016 05 21 20 00 CESTBayern Munich0 0 a e t Borussia DortmundReportPenaltiesVidal Lewandowski Kimmich Muller Douglas Costa 4 3 Kagawa Bender Papastathopoulos Aubameyang ReusOlympiastadion BerlinAttendance 74 322Referee Marco Fritz Korb Bracket EditThe 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 First round7 10 August 2015Second round27 28 October 2015Round of 1615 16 December 2015Quarter finals9 10 February 2016Semi finals19 20 April 2016Final21 May 2016 Energie Cottbus0Mainz 053Mainz 0511860 Munich21860 Munich2TSG Hoffenheim01860 Munich0VfL Bochum2FSV Salmrohr0VfL Bochum5VfL Bochum11 FC Kaiserslautern0Hansa Rostock0 4 1 FC Kaiserslautern p 0 5 VfL Bochum0Bayern Munich3Stuttgarter Kickers1VfL Wolfsburg4VfL Wolfsburg1Bayern Munich3FC Nottingen1Bayern Munich3Bayern Munich1Darmstadt 980TuS Erndtebruck0Darmstadt 985Darmstadt 982Hannover 961Hessen Kassel0Hannover 962Bayern Munich2Werder Bremen0SpVgg Unterhaching2FC Ingolstadt1SpVgg Unterhaching3RB Leipzig0VfL Osnabruck0RB Leipzig note 10 2SpVgg Unterhaching1Bayer Leverkusen3Viktoria Koln2Union Berlin1Viktoria Koln0Bayer Leverkusen6Sportfreunde Lotte0Bayer Leverkusen3Bayer Leverkusen1Werder Bremen3MSV Duisburg0Schalke 045Schalke 040Borussia Monchengladbach2FC St Pauli1Borussia Monchengladbach4Borussia Monchengladbach3Werder Bremen4Wurzburger Kickers0Werder Bremen a e t 2Werder Bremen11 FC Koln0SV Meppen01 FC Koln4Bayern Munich p 0 4 Borussia Dortmund0 3 Erzgebirge Aue1Greuther Furth0Erzgebirge Aue1Eintracht Frankfurt0Bremer SV0Eintracht Frankfurt3Erzgebirge Aue01 FC Heidenheim2Bahlinger SC0 3 SV Sandhausen p 0 5 SV Sandhausen0 3 1 FC Heidenheim p 0 4 FK Pirmasens11 FC Heidenheim41 FC Heidenheim2Hertha BSC3VfR Aalen0 1 1 FC Nurnberg p 0 2 1 FC Nurnberg5Fortuna Dusseldorf1Rot Weiss Essen0 1 Fortuna Dusseldorf p 0 3 1 FC Nurnberg0Hertha BSC2BFC Dynamo0FSV Frankfurt2FSV Frankfurt1Hertha BSC a e t 2Arminia Bielefeld0Hertha BSC2Hertha BSC0Borussia Dortmund3Carl Zeiss Jena a e t 3Hamburger SV2Carl Zeiss Jena0VfB Stuttgart2Holstein Kiel1VfB Stuttgart2VfB Stuttgart a e t 3Eintracht Braunschweig2SSV Reutlingen3Karlsruher SC1SSV Reutlingen0Eintracht Braunschweig4Hallescher FC0Eintracht Braunschweig1VfB Stuttgart1Borussia Dortmund3HSV Barmbek Uhlenhorst0SC Freiburg5SC Freiburg0FC Augsburg3SV Elversberg1FC Augsburg a e t 3FC Augsburg0Borussia Dortmund2Chemnitzer FC0Borussia Dortmund2Borussia Dortmund7SC Paderborn1VfB Lubeck1SC Paderborn2Top goalscorers EditThe following are the top scorers of the DFB Pokal sorted first by number of goals and then alphabetically if necessary 19 Goals scored in penalty shoot outs are not included Rank Player Team Goals1 Henrikh Mkhitaryan Borussia Dortmund 52 Javier Hernandez Bayer Leverkusen 4 Thomas Muller Bayern Munich Nils Petersen SC Freiburg Lars Stindl Borussia Monchengladbach6 Pierre Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund 3 Gonzalo Castro Borussia Dortmund Markus Einsiedler SpVgg Unterhaching Salomon Kalou Hertha BSC Stefan Kiessling Bayer Leverkusen Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich Anthony Modeste 1 FC Koln Giuseppe Ricciardi SSV Reutlingen Simon Terodde VfL Bochum Anthony Ujah Werder BremenBroadcasting rights EditIn Germany all matches and the conference were broadcast live on pay TV via Sky Sport 9 Selected matches from the first round to the quarter finals were broadcast on free TV by Das Erste from ARD Both semi final matches and the final were broadcast by both Sky Sport and Das Erste The following matches were broadcast live on free German television channel Das Erste Round Matches Ref First round FC St Pauli v Borussia Monchengladbach 9 Second round VfL Wolfsburg v Bayern Munich 20 Schalke 04 v Borussia MonchengladbachRound of 16 Bayern Munich v Darmstadt 98 21 FC Augsburg v Borussia DortmundQuarter finals VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Dortmund 22 VfL Bochum v Bayern MunichSemi finals Bayern Munich v Werder Bremen 23 Hertha BSC v Borussia DortmundFinal Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund 24 Prize fund EditEach participating team received a reward from the TV money and from the central promotional marketing TV stadium and sleeve advertising by the DFB It was distributed as about 50 million to the 64 participants of the competition from 2015 to 2016 For wearing the sleeve advertising each participant received according to the implementing provisions of the DFB Pokal 10 000 per game and round 25 26 27 28 Achieved round Premium per team Summed bonusesFirst round 140 000Second round 268 000 408 000Round of 16 527 000 935 000Quarter finals 1 041 000 1 976 000Semi finals 2 073 000 4 049 000Final 2 500 000 6 549 000Champion 1 000 000 7 549 000Notes Edit Since both finalists of the DFB Pokal qualified for the Champions League based on their league position the Europa League group stage spot awarded to the DFB Pokal winner was passed to the sixth placed team in the Bundesliga Mainz 05 The three regions with the most participating teams in their league competitions Bavaria Lower Saxony and Westphalia are allowed to enter two teams for the competition In addition to the Bavarian Cup winners the best amateur team of the 2014 15 Regionalliga Bayern also qualified Both finalists of the Lower Saxony Cup qualified VfB Lubeck qualified for the DFB Pokal regardless of the outcome of the final of the Schleswig Holstein Cup as Holstein Kiel the other finalists already qualified for the DFB Pokal through its 3 Liga place In addition to the Westphalian Cup winners the best amateur team of the 2014 15 Oberliga Westfalen also qualified The match was moved to the Leimbachstadion in Siegen for additional seating The match was moved to the Sportpark am Vinnenweg in Bremen for additional seating The match was moved to the Wildparkstadion in Karlsruhe for additional seating a b The match was stopped in the 71st minute with VfL Osnabruck leading 1 0 after the referee was hit by a lighter and the match was abandoned soon thereafter 10 The sports court of the DFB in accordance with section 18 paragraph 4 of the Laws and Rules of Procedure of the DFB awarded a 0 2 win to RB Leipzig 11 a b The match was delayed 15 minutes References Edit a b c d e Rahmenterminkalender 2015 16 Season Calendar 2015 16 PDF bundesliga de in German 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