2017–18 DFB-Pokal Frauen

The 2017–18 DFB-Pokal was the 38th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football.

2017–18 DFB-Pokal Frauen

Tournament details
Country	Germany
Teams	53
Final positions
Champions	VfL Wolfsburg
Runner-up	Bayern Munich
Tournament statistics
Matches played	55
Goals scored	228 (4.15 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Linda Dallmann Sarah Grünheid Jana Vojteková (4 goals)
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Wolfsburg defeated Bayern Munich after penalties to win their fourth consecutive title.^[1]

Results

First round

The draw was held on 12 July 2017.^[2][3] Matches were played on 26 and 27 August 2017. The eleven best clubs of 2016–17 Bundesliga season received a bye.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Herforder SV	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Arminia Bielefeld
SV Holzbach	0–2	TSV Schott Mainz
SV Alberweiler	1–0	SG Andernach
1. FC Riegelsberg	1–0	SV Walbeck
BSC Marzahn	1–3	BV Cloppenburg
SC Siegelbach	0–9	Borussia Mönchengladbach
ATS Buntentor	2–5	FSV Gütersloh
TSV Jahn Calden	1–2	Werder Bremen
Magdeburger FFC	4–1	TV Jahn Delmenhorst
TSV Limmer	2–1	BW Hohen Neuendorf
Bramfelder SV	0–2	SV Henstedt-Ulzburg
1. FFC Fortuna Dresden	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Union Berlin
Holstein Kiel	0–5	SV Meppen
FSV Babelsberg	2–0	Weimarer FFC
1. FC Neubrandenburg	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Hamburger SV
Wacker Munich	0–2	1. FC Köln
Hessen Wetzlar	0–4	1. FC Saarbrücken
Vorwärts Spoho 98	1–3	1. FFC Niederkirchen
TSV Neckarau	0–1 (a.e.t.)	VfL Sindelfingen
Hegauer FV	4–2	SV 67 Weinberg
VfL Bochum	0–1	TSV Crailsheim

Second round

The draw was held on 28 August 2017.^[4][5] The matches were played on 7 and 8 October 2017. The eleven best placed Bundesliga teams from last season joined the 21 winners of the previous round.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
SV Alberweiler	0–3	Bayern Munich
TSV Limmer	1–6	SV Werder Bremen
1. FC Riegelsberg	0–13	SC Sand
1. FC Neubrandenburg	0–10	SGS Essen
FSV Babelsberg	0–9	SV Meppen
TSV Crailsheim	0–2	1. FC Köln
Arminia Bielefeld	2–1	MSV Duisburg
Magdeburger FFC	0–3	FF USV Jena
FSV Gütersloh	0–6	Turbine Potsdam
Union Berlin	0–6	VfL Wolfsburg
SV Henstedt-Ulzburg	2–6	BV Cloppenburg
1. FFC Niederkirchen	1–3	TSG Hoffenheim
Bayer 04 Leverkusen	0–6	1. FFC Frankfurt
TSV Schott Mainz	0–8	SC Freiburg
1. FC Saarbrücken	4–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Hegauer FV	0–2	VfL Sindelfingen

Round of 16

The draw was held on 29 October 2017.^[6] Matches were played on 2 and 3 December 2017, while some games were postponed due to bad weather, but only one game was played on 13 December 2017, the other two games were postponed again. Those games were played on 9 and 11 February 2018.^[7][8][9][2]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
SV Meppen	0–4	Bayern Munich
Arminia Bielefeld	1–2	Turbine Potsdam
VfL Sindelfingen	1–3	1. FFC Frankfurt
1. FC Köln	1–2	SC Sand
SV Werder Bremen	0–5	SGS Essen
1. FC Saarbrücken	1–0	FF USV Jena
TSG Hoffenheim	0–2	SC Freiburg
BV Cloppenburg	0–5	VfL Wolfsburg

Quarterfinals

The draw was held on 7 January 2018.^[10] Matches were played on 13 and 14 March 2018.^[2]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
1. FC Saarbrücken	0–15	Bayern Munich
1. FFC Frankfurt	0–2	Turbine Potsdam
VfL Wolfsburg	2–1	SC Sand
SGS Essen	5–2 (a.e.t.)	SC Freiburg

Semifinals

The draw was held on 19 March 2018.^[11][12] Matches were played on 15 April 2018.^[2]

VfL Wolfsburg	4–1	SGS Essen
Graham Hansen 17' Harder 42', 47' Gunnarsdóttir 86'	Report	Freutel 58'

15 April 2018

15:15 (UTC+2)

AOK-Stadion, Wolfsburg

Attendance: 1,540

Referee: Angelika Söder

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Bayern Munich	3–1	Turbine Potsdam
Maier 29' Wenninger 47' Rolser 86'	Report	Prašnikar 89'

15 April 2018

15:15 (UTC+2)

Grünwalder Stadion, Munich

Attendance: 1,184

Referee: Marina Wozniak

Final

The final was held on 19 May 2018 at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne.^[2]

VfL Wolfsburg	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Bayern Munich
	Report
Penalties
Kerschowski Jakabfi Masar Harder Hansen	3–2	Behringer Demann Islacker Voňková Laudehr

19 May 2018

15:00 (UTC+2)

RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Attendance: 14,692

Referee: Sandra Stolz

Wolfsburg

Bayern Munich

GK 1 Almuth Schult RB 9 Anna Blässe  66' CB 4 Nilla Fischer (c) CB 28 Lena Goeßling LB 16 Noelle Maritz  76' DM 7 Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir  80' RM 21 Lara Dickenmann  106' CM 22 Pernille Harder CM 5 Cláudia Neto  91' LM 26 Caroline Graham Hansen CF 17 Ewa Pajor  118' Substitutes: GK 29 Merle Frohms DF 6 Katharina Baunach DF 24 Joelle Wedemeyer  105'  91' MF 3 Zsanett Jakabfi  120'  106' MF 27 Isabel Kerschowski  66' MF 30 Ella Masar  118' FW 10 Tessa Wullaert Manager: Stephan Lerch

GK 31 Manuela Zinsberger RB 19 Carina Wenninger CB 4 Kristin Demann CB 22 Verena Faißt LB 20 Leonie Maier  111' DM 7 Melanie Behringer (c) RM 33 Sara Däbritz  103' LM 10 Jill Roord  64' AM 8 Melanie Leupolz  99' FW 14 Fridolina Rolfö FW 29 Nicole Rolser  117' Substitutes: GK 28 Jacintha Weimar DF 2 Gina Lewandowski DF 21 Simone Laudehr  99' DF 25 Viktoria Schnaderbeck MF 18 Dominika Škorvánková  90+3'  64' FW 13 Lucie Voňková  117' FW 23 Mandy Islacker  103' Manager: Thomas Wörle

Assistant referees: Vanessa Arlt Katia Kobelt Fourth official: Christine Weigelt

Match rules[13] 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.