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2020–21 DFB-Pokal Frauen

The 2020–21 DFB-Pokal was the 41st 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 19 September 2020 with the first of six rounds and ended on 30 May 2021 with the final at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 2010.[1] 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 SGS Essen in the previous final.[2]

Wolfsburg went on to win the title for the seventh consecutive time, after defeating Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 in the final.[3]

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

On 31 August 2020, the DFB Executive Committee decided to extend the use of five substitutions in matches (with a sixth allowed in extra time) to the 2020–21 season, which was implemented at the end of the previous season to lessen the impact of fixture congestion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The use of five substitutes, based on the decision of competition organisers, had been extended by IFAB until 2021.[5]

Participating clubs

The following 52 clubs qualified for the competition:

  1. ^ The second teams of Eintracht Frankfurt (as FFC Frankfurt), 1899 Hoffenheim, Bayern Munich, Turbine Potsdam and VfL Wolfsburg were not eligible.
  2. ^ Grün-Weiss Neukölln qualified regardless of the outcome of the Berlin Cup final, as Viktoria Berlin, the other finalists, already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through their Regionalliga position.
  3. ^ Opel Rüsselsheim qualified regardless of the outcome of the Hessian Cup final, as Eintracht Frankfurt, the other finalists, already qualified for the DFB-Pokal as the club's first team in the Bundesliga after acquiring 1. FFC Frankfurt. Eintracht's third team (previously the first) won the cup but, being the club's second reserve team, is not eligible.
  4. ^ SV Büdberg qualified regardless of the outcome of the Rhineland Cup final, as Borussia Bocholt, the other finalists, already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through their Regionalliga position.
  5. ^ Phoenix Leipzig qualified regardless of the outcome of the Saxony Cup final, as RB Leipzig, the other finalists, already qualified through their Regionalliga position.

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. In the first round, the matches are split into a "North" and "South" zone.

Schedule

The rounds of the 2020–21 competition are scheduled as follows:[1]

First round

The draw was made on 25 August 2020.[9][10] The matches were played on 19, 20, 26 and 27 September 2020.

Second round

The draw was made on 1 October 2020.[11][12] The matches were played on 31 October and 1 November 2020.

Round of 16

The draw was made on 8 November 2020.[15][16] The matches were played on 5 and 6 December 2020 and in early 2021.

Quarterfinals

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 3 January 2021.[18][19] The matches took place from 19 to 21 March 2021.[1]

Semifinals

The draw was held on 28 February 2021.[20][21] The matches took place on 3 and 4 April 2021.[1]

Final

RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Attendance: 0[note 7][22]
Referee: Mirka Derlin

Top goalscorers

Notes

  1. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, each local health department allows a different number of spectators.
  2. ^ The Bavarian Cup was abandoned before the quarter-finals. The Bavarian Football Association decided to hold a draw to determine its DFB-Pokal representative. SV 67 Weinberg won this draw and qualified.[7]
  3. ^ The Brandenburg Cup was abandoned before the semi-finals. The Brandenburg Football Association and the remaining participants agreed to enter FSV Babelsberg 74 in the DFB-Pokal.
  4. ^ The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup was abandoned before the semi-finals. The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Football Association and the remaining participants agreed to enter Rostocker FC in the DFB-Pokal.
  5. ^ The SHFV Cup was abandoned before the final. The Schleswig-Holstein Football Association and the remaining participants agreed to enter Holstein Kiel in the DFB-Pokal.
  6. ^ The Southwestern Cup was abandoned after the first round. The Southwest German Football Association decided to hold a draw to determine its DFB-Pokal representative. TuS Wörrstadt won this draw and qualified.[8]
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.
  8. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 31 October 2020, was postponed after a positive COVID-19 test by a Göttelborn player.[13]
  9. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 1 November 2020, was postponed after several positive COVID-19 tests by Walddörfer SV players.[14]
  10. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 5 December 2020, was postponed after two positive COVID-19 tests by Werder Bremen players.[17]
  11. ^ Each team will only be given three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

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  2. ^ "Video: Sieg vom Punkt – Wolfsburg feiert 6. Pokalsieg in Serie". dfb.de. German Football Association. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Pajor trifft spät: Wolfsburg zum 7. Mal in Serie Pokalsieger". dfb.de. German Football Association. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Fünf Auswechslungen: DFB verlängert Ausnahmeregelung" [Five substitutions: DFB extends exceptional regulation]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Five-substitute option extended into 2021 in response to COVID-19 pandemic". FIFA. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  6. ^ a b "BV Cloppenburg meldet sich vom Spielbetrieb ab". dfb.de. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  7. ^ "SV 67 Weinberg startet im DFB-Pokal der Frauen". BFV (in German). Bavarian FA. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Und schon wieder im DFB-Pokal – Frauen-Regionalligist TuS Wörrstadt zieht per Los in die Hauptrunde ein / Gegner noch offen". Allgemeine Zeitung (in German) (Alzey ed.). 28 July 2020. p. 25.
  9. ^ "Renate Lingor lost erste Pokalrunde aus". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  10. ^ "DFB-Pokal der Frauen: Erste Runde ausgelost". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Im Livestream: Ullrich lost zweite Runde aus". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Titelverteidiger Wolfsburg reist zum Auftakt nach Bochum". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  13. ^ "DFB-Pokalspiel wird aufgrund eines Corona-Falls verlegt". sc-sand.de. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Bayerns Frauen folgen Wolfsburg ins Achtelfinale". sueddeutsche.de. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  15. ^ "DFB-Pokalauslosungen am 8. November". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Achtelfinale: Wolfsburg gegen Duisburg, Bayern zu Regionalligisten". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Frauen-Pokal: Achtelfinale zwischen Werder und Meppen abgesagt". dfb.de. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Pokalauslosung mit Hannawald am 3. Januar". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Viertelfinale: Nordduell in Wolfsburg". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Nach Bremen gegen Meppen: Halbfinalauslosung live auf DFB-TV". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  21. ^ "Halbfinale: Wolfsburg gegen Bayern möglich". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  22. ^ "Pokalfinale der Frauen ohne Zuschauer*innen". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  23. ^ a b "Derlin leitet Pokalfinale in Köln". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. p. 58 (60 of PDF). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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