2018–19 DFB-Pokal Frauen

The 2018–19 DFB-Pokal was the 39th season of the annual German football cup competition. Fifty 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 11 August 2018 with the first of six rounds and ended on 1 May 2019 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).

2018–19 DFB-Pokal Frauen

Tournament details
Country	Germany
Venue(s)	RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Dates	11 August 2018 – 1 May 2019
Teams	50
Final positions
Champions	VfL Wolfsburg (6th title)
Runners-up	SC Freiburg
Tournament statistics
Matches played	49
Goals scored	242 (4.94 per match)
Attendance	36,860 (752 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Seven players (5 goals)
← 2017–18 2019–20 → Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included.

The defending champions were Frauen-Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg, after they defeated Bayern Munich 3–2 on penalties in the previous final.^[2]

They successfully defended their title after a 1–0 victory over SC Freiburg.^[3]

Participating clubs

The following 50 clubs qualified for the competition:

Bundesliga the 12 clubs of the 2017–18 season	2. Bundesliga 16 of the 24 clubs of the 2017–18 season[a]	Regionalliga 1 of 2 promoted teams of the 2017–18 season[b]
Werder Bremen MSV Duisburg SGS Essen 1. FFC Frankfurt SC Freiburg 1899 Hoffenheim USV Jena 1. FC Köln Bayern Munich Turbine Potsdam SC Sand VfL Wolfsburg	SG Andernach Arminia Bielefeld BV Cloppenburg Jahn Delmenhorst FSV Gütersloh SV Henstedt-Ulzburg Herforder SV Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Mönchengladbach Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf Schott Mainz SV Meppen 1. FFC Niederkirchen 1. FC Saarbrücken VfL Sindelfingen Hessen Wetzlar	SV Weinberg
Verbandspokal the 21 winners of the regional association cups
Baden Karlsruher SC Bayern FC Forstern Berlin Viktoria Berlin Brandenburg FSV Babelsberg Bremen TuS Schwachhausen Hamburg Bramfelder SV Hessen Jahn Calden	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 1. FC Neubrandenburg Mittelrhein Vorwärts Spoho Köln Niederrhein Borussia Bocholt Niedersachsen Hannover 96 Rheinland SV Holzbach Saarland 1. FC Riegelsberg Sachsen Fortuna Dresden	Sachsen-Anhalt Magdeburger FFC Schleswig-Holstein Holstein Kiel Südbaden Hegauer FV Südwest TuS Wörrstadt Thüringen 1. FFV Erfurt Westfalen DJK-VfL Billerbeck Württemberg SV Alberweiler

1. The second teams of 1. FFC Frankfurt, SC Freiburg, 1899 Hoffenheim, USV Jena, 1. FC Köln, Bayern Munich, Turbine Potsdam and VfL Wolfsburg are not eligible.
2. The second team of SGS Essen is not eligible.

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.

Schedule

The rounds of the 2018–19 competition are scheduled as follows:^[1]

Round	Matches
First round	11–12 August 2018
Second round	8–9 September 2018
Round of 16	17–18 November 2018
Quarter-finals	13 March 2019
Semi-finals	31 March 2019
Final	1 May 2019 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Matches

A total of forty-nine matches took place, starting with the first round on 11 August 2018 and culminating with the final on 1 May 2019 at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne.

Times up to 27 October 2018 and from 31 March 2019 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 28 October 2018 to 30 March 2019 are CET (UTC+1).

First round

The eighteen matches were drawn on 12 July and took place on 12 August 2018.^[4][5] The twelve clubs from the 2017–18 Bundesliga season and the two clubs promoted from the 2017–18 2. Bundesliga received a bye.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Herforder SV	1–0	Viktoria Berlin
SV Henstedt-Ulzburg	6–0	Fortuna Dresden
Borussia Bocholt	0–2	SV Meppen
DJK-VfL Billerbeck	1–4	FSV Gütersloh
TuS Schwachhausen	1–3	BV Cloppenburg
1. FC Neubrandenburg	1–0	FSV Babelsberg
Holstein Kiel	0–4	Jahn Calden
Jahn Delmenhorst	9–0	Bramfelder SV
Hannover 96	4–2	Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf
Magdeburger FFC	2–5	Arminia Bielefeld
SG Andernach	2–4 (a.e.t.)	1. FC Saarbrücken
VfL Sindelfingen	2–2 (a.e.t.) 4–5 (p)	SV Alberweiler
TuS Wörrstadt	1–2	SV Weinberg
Schott Mainz	1–3	FC Forstern
1. FFC Niederkirchen	5–1	SV Holzbach
Karlsruher SC	1–3	Hegauer FV
1. FC Riegelsberg	0–6	Hessen Wetzlar
1. FFV Erfurt	0–2	Vorwärts Spoho Köln

Second round

The sixteen matches were drawn on 18 August and took place on 8 and 9 September 2018.^[6][7]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Hannover 96	0–11	VfL Wolfsburg
SV Alberweiler	0–4	Bayer Leverkusen
Vorwärts Spoho Köln	0–12	SC Freiburg
SV Henstedt-Ulzburg	0–14	SGS Essen
Hessen Wetzlar	0–1	1. FFC Frankfurt
1. FFC Niederkirchen	1–3	FC Forstern
1. FC Neubrandenburg	0–13	MSV Duisburg
Hegauer FV	0–5	1. FC Saarbrücken
BV Cloppenburg	3–4	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Jahn Calden	1–4	Werder Bremen
SV Meppen	0–6	Turbine Potsdam
Arminia Bielefeld	1–0	FSV Gütersloh
Jahn Delmenhorst	1–3	Herforder SV
USV Jena	0–3	Bayern Munich
SV Weinberg	1–2 (a.e.t.)	SC Sand
1. FC Köln	0–5	1899 Hoffenheim

Third round

The sixteen matches were drawn on 10 September and took place on 17 and 18 November 2018.^[8]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
MSV Duisburg	1–3	Turbine Potsdam
Bayern Munich	3–0	Werder Bremen
SC Sand	1–2 (a.e.t.)	1899 Hoffenheim
1. FC Saarbrücken	2–3	1. FFC Frankfurt
Arminia Bielefeld	1–2	Bayer Leverkusen
SGS Essen	0–4	SC Freiburg
FC Forstern	0–9	VfL Wolfsburg
Herforder SV	0–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach

Quarterfinals

The draw was made on 10 February 2019.^[9][10] The matches took place on 12 and 13 March 2019.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bayer Leverkusen	1–7	1899 Hoffenheim
1. FFC Frankfurt	1–3	Bayern Munich
Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–6	SC Freiburg
VfL Wolfsburg	4–0	Turbine Potsdam

Semifinals

The draw was made on 14 March 2019.^[11][12] The matches took place on 31 March 2019.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
1899 Hoffenheim	0–2	SC Freiburg
Bayern Munich	0–4	VfL Wolfsburg

Final

The final took place on 1 May 2019.

1 May 2019

17:15 (UTC+2)

VfL Wolfsburg	1–0	SC Freiburg
Pajor 55'	Report

RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Attendance: 17,048

Referee: Susann Kunkel

Wolfsburg

Freiburg

GK 1 Almuth Schult RB 26 Caroline Graham Hansen CB 4 Nilla Fischer (c) CB 8 Babett Peter LB 3 Zsanett Jakabfi  72' CM 7 Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir CM 28 Lena Goeßling RW 9 Anna Blässe AM 22 Pernille Harder LW 17 Ewa Pajor  90+1' CF 11 Alexandra Popp Substitutes: GK 27 Mary Earps DF 16 Noelle Maritz DF 23 Sara Doorsoun MF 5 Cláudia Neto MF 20 Pia-Sophie Wolter  72' FW 19 Kristine Minde FW 30 Ella Masar  90+1' Manager: Stephan Lerch

GK 32 Lena Nuding RB 23 Desiree van Lunteren CB 25 Virginia Kirchberger CB 27 Clara Schöne (c)  63' LB 20 Greta Stegemann CM 24 Anja Hegenauer  73' CM 9 Janina Minge RW 7 Giulia Gwinn AM 10 Sharon Beck LW 21 Klara Bühl CF 13 Sandra Starke Substitutes: GK 1 Merle Frohms DF 2 Lisa Karl MF 6 Hikaru Naomoto MF 8 Rebecca Knaak  63' MF 15 Marie Müller FW 18 Stefanie Sanders FW 22 Lena Lotzen  73' Manager: Jens Scheuer

Assistant referees: Marina Wozniak Sylvia Peters Fourth official: Mirka Derlin

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.