2024–25 DFB-Pokal Frauen

The 2024–25 DFB-Pokal was the 43rd 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 17 August 2024 with the first of six rounds and ended on 1 May 2025 with the final at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 2010.^[1]

2024–25 DFB-Pokal Frauen

Tournament details
Country	Germany
Venue(s)	RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Dates	17 August 2024 – 1 May 2025
Teams	50
Final positions
Champions	Bayern Munich (2nd title)
Runners-up	Werder Bremen
Tournament statistics
Matches played	49
Goals scored	203 (4.14 per match)
Attendance	181,554 (3,705 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Nina Lange Lea Schüller (5 goals)
← 2023–24 2025–26 → Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included.

VfL Wolfsburg were the ten-time defending champions.^[2] Bayern Munich won the tournament with a 4–2 win over Werder Bremen.^[3]

Participating clubs

The following clubs qualified for the competition:

Bundesliga the 12 clubs of the 2023–24 season	2. Bundesliga 10 of the 14 clubs of the 2023–24 season[note 1]	Regionalliga the 2 promoted teams and the 5 champions of the 2023–24 season
Werder Bremen MSV Duisburg SGS Essen Eintracht Frankfurt SC Freiburg TSG Hoffenheim 1. FC Köln Bayer Leverkusen RB Leipzig 1. FC Nürnberg Bayern Munich VfL Wolfsburg	SG Andernach FSV Gütersloh Hamburger SV FC Ingolstadt Carl Zeiss Jena SV Meppen Borussia Mönchengladbach Turbine Potsdam SC Sand SV 67 Weinberg	Union Berlin Arminia Bielefeld VfL Bochum SV Hegnach[note 2] Hertha BSC SV Henstedt-Ulzburg Mainz 05
Verbandspokal the 21 winners of the regional association cups
Baden Karlsruher SC Bavaria FC Forstern[note 3] Berlin Viktoria Berlin[note 4] Brandenburg BSG Stahl Brandenburg Bremen ATS Buntentor Hamburg FC St. Pauli Hesse Kickers Offenbach	Lower Rhine VfR Warbeyen Lower Saxony Rot-Weiss Göttingen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Hansa Rostock Middle Rhine Fortuna Köln Rhineland TuS Issel Saarland SV Elversberg Saxony Eintracht Leipzig-Süd[note 5]	Saxony-Anhalt Magdeburger FFC Schleswig-Holstein Kieler MTV South Baden Hegauer FV Southwest SC Siegelbach[note 6] Thuringia 1. FFV Erfurt[note 7] Westphalia Wacker Mecklenbeck Württemberg VfB Stuttgart

Format

All clubs from the 2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga and the four best-placed teams from the 2023–24 2. Frauen-Bundesliga received a bye in the first round. Clubs from lower leagues hosted against clubs from higher leagues until the quarter-finals.

Schedule

The rounds of the 2024–25 competition were scheduled as follows:^[1]

Round	Matches
First round	17–20 August 2024
Second round	6–11 September 2024
Round of 16	22–24 November 2024
Quarter-finals	11–13 February 2025
Semi-finals	22–23 March 2025
Final	1 May 2025 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Matches

Times up to 27 October 2024 and from 30 March 2025 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 28 October 2024 to 29 March 2025 are CET (UTC+1).

First round

The draw took place on 27 June 2024, with Ulrike Ballweg drawing the matches.^[4][5] The teams are split into a North and a South group. The Bundesliga and the two best-placed teams from the 2. Bundesliga had a bye.^[6] The matches will take place between 17 and 20 August 2024.

Hertha BSC v ATS Buntentor

17 August 2024	Hertha BSC	5–0	ATS Buntentor	Berlin
14:00	Wellhausen 7', 68' Haesler 9' Yavuz 86' Pausch 90'	Report		Stadium: Stadion auf dem Wurfplatz Attendance: 622 Referee: Miriam Schwermer

Karlsruher SC v SV Elversberg

17 August 2024	Karlsruher SC	5–0	SV Elversberg	Bruchsal
15:00	Züfle 44' Deckenbach 53' Zweigner-Genzer 73' Rothenberger 82' Dillmann 88'	Report		Stadium: Rasenplatz 1. FC Bruchsal Attendance: 170 Referee: Sina Gieringer

Fortuna Köln v TuS Issel

17 August 2024	Fortuna Köln	3–1	TuS Issel	Cologne
16:30	Schwing 28', 37' Fohrer 90+4'	Report	Blesius 11'	Stadium: Merian Stadion Attendance: 298 Referee: Nadine Westerhoff

VfR Warbeyen v Wacker Mecklenbeck

17 August 2024	VfR Warbeyen	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Wacker Mecklenbeck	Kleve
18:00	Dallmann 90+8'	Report	Haack 71'	Stadium: Eroglu-Arena Attendance: 710 Referee: Anna-Lena Weiss
	Penalties
	Van Waisem Dallmann Opladen		Große-Scharmann Iliadi Haack Kesse

Hansa Rostock v VfL Bochum

18 August 2024	Hansa Rostock	0–10	VfL Bochum	Rostock
11:00		Report	Lange 21', 63', 67', 79' Angerer 24', 55' Karwatzki 26' Huber 33' Marques 77', 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Volksstadion Attendance: 300 Referee: Celina-Sophie Böhm

SC Siegelbach v 1. FFV Erfurt

18 August 2024	SC Siegelbach	2–5	1. FFV Erfurt	Kaiserslautern
13:30	Zimmermann 78' Frank 81'	Report	Mittelsdorf 32', 52' N. Gast 68' J. Gast 71', 86'	Stadium: Sportanlage Siegelbach Attendance: 344 Referee: Paula Mayer

FC St. Pauli v Arminia Bielefeld

18 August 2024	FC St. Pauli	0–2	Arminia Bielefeld	Hamburg
14:00		Report	Reinkensmeier 37' Leuchtmann 83'	Stadium: Adolf-Jäger-Kampfbahn Attendance: 1,395 Referee: Lara Wolf

Kickers Offenbach v FC Ingolstadt

18 August 2024	Kickers Offenbach	3–2	FC Ingolstadt	Offenbach
14:00	Klich 10' (pen.) Zekaj 28' Riepl 90'	Report	Bogenschütz 30' Burkard 45+3'	Stadium: SANA Sportpark Attendance: 160 Referee: Julia Boike

Eintracht Leipzig-Süd v Borussia Mönchengladbach

18 August 2024	Eintracht Leipzig-Süd	0–5	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Leipzig
14:00		Report	Aslanaj 13' (pen.), 39' (pen.) Corres 36', 45' van der Drift 46'	Stadium: Südkampfbahn Attendance: 275 Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer

FC Forstern v SV 67 Weinberg

18 August 2024	FC Forstern	0–4	SV 67 Weinberg	Forstern
14:00		Report	Ganßer 9' Kömm 22', 82' Schlitter 55'	Stadium: Sportanlage Forstern Attendance: 130 Referee: Lena Krämling

Hegauer FV v SV Hegnach

18 August 2024	Hegauer FV	0–4	SV Hegnach	Engen
14:00		Report	Mijatovic 9' Gajewski 49' Nellessen 67' Meyer 87'	Stadium: Stadion Welschingen Attendance: 130 Referee: Theresa Hug

VfB Stuttgart v Mainz 05

18 August 2024	VfB Stuttgart	1–2	Mainz 05	Stuttgart
14:00	Islacker 67'	Report	Stendebach 27' Anstatt 62'	Stadium: Robert-Schlienz-Stadion Attendance: 781 Referee: Daniela Kottmann

Rot-Weiss Göttingen v SV Meppen

18 August 2024	Rot-Weiss Göttingen	1–7	SV Meppen	Göttingen
15:00	Bindewald 60'	Report	Nagy 11' Fiekers 22' (o.g.) Seyen 32' Mauly 48' Lux 66' Miyoshi 80' Preuss 84'	Stadium: Sportplatz Rot-Weiß Göttingen Attendance: 827 Referee: Levke Scholz

SV Henstedt-Ulzburg v Viktoria Berlin

18 August 2024	SV Henstedt-Ulzburg	1–4	Viktoria Berlin	Henstedt-Ulzburg
15:00	Hille 69'	Report	Ehegötz 74' Urbanek 76' Homp 78' (o.g.) Künzel 81'	Stadium: Beckersbergstadion Attendance: 125 Referee: Anna-Lena Heidenreich

Magdeburger FFC v Hamburger SV

18 August 2024	Magdeburger FFC	0–2	Hamburger SV	Magdeburg
15:00		Report	Burmann 23' Büchele 70'	Stadium: Heinrich Germer Stadium Attendance: 1,550 Referee: Monique Panetta

SG Andernach v SC Sand

18 August 2024	SG Andernach	1–2	SC Sand	Andernach
15:00	Wagner 53'	Report	Takizawa 16' Griß 34'	Stadium: Stadion am Bassenheimer Weg Attendance: 220 Referee: Naemi Breier

BSG Stahl Brandenburg v Kieler MTV

18 August 2024	BSG Stahl Brandenburg	1–5	Kieler MTV	Brandenburg an der Havel
16:00	Lemme 82'	Report	Ballay 2', 36', 67' Uck 65' Östermann 76'	Stadium: Stadion am Quenz Attendance: 200 Referee: Katharina Linke

FSV Gütersloh v Union Berlin

20 August 2024	FSV Gütersloh	2–2 (2–4 p)	Union Berlin	Gütersloh
18:30	Schröder 45' Stojan 89'	Report	Moraitou 56' Markou 84'	Stadium: Heidewaldstadion Attendance: 730 Referee: Katrin Rafalski
	Penalties
	Stojan Schuster Preuß Tappe		Heiseler D. Orschmann Markou K. Orschmann

Second round

The draw took place on 20 August 2024, with Verena Schweers drawing the matches.^[7][8] The matches will take place between 6 and 11 September 2024.

Hertha BSC v VfL Wolfsburg

6 September 2024	Hertha BSC	0–6	VfL Wolfsburg	Berlin
18:30		Report	Hagel 21' Wilms 27', 87' Kalma 39' Endemann 49' Arias 63'	Stadium: Stadion auf dem Wurfplatz Attendance: 3,068 Referee: Miriam Schwermer

MSV Duisburg v Hamburger SV

7 September 2024	MSV Duisburg	0–9	Hamburger SV	Duisburg
13:00		Report	Kardesler 19' Woelki 22', 52' Marquardt 36' Büchele 41' (pen.) Meyer 86', 88' Sierra 88'	Stadium: Sportplatz Mündelheimer Straße Attendance: 300 Referee: Julia Boike

SV Meppen v Carl Zeiss Jena

7 September 2024	SV Meppen	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	Carl Zeiss Jena	Meppen
14:00	Lux 48'	Report	Reuter 64'	Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 446 Referee: Sarah Willms
	Penalties
	Lux Rolfes Seyen Kossen Preuss		Ihlenburg Mesch Woldmann

Kieler MTV v VfL Bochum

7 September 2024	Kieler MTV	0–4	VfL Bochum	Kiel
14:00		Report	Angerer 9', 63' Marques 30' Lange 48'	Stadium: Hauptplatz Schilksee Attendance: 500 Referee: Jacqueline Herrmann

1. FC Nürnberg v SC Freiburg

7 September 2024	1. FC Nürnberg	1–2	SC Freiburg	Nuremberg
14:00	Guttenberger 43'	Report	Steuerwald 6' Stegemann 20'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Platz Attendance: 385 Referee: Davina Lutz

Mainz 05 v Kickers Offenbach

7 September 2024	Mainz 05	3–0	Kickers Offenbach	Mainz
17:00	Pageler 68', 79' Kats 86'	Report		Stadium: Bruchwegstadion auf dem Wolfgang Frank Campus Attendance: 750 Referee: Paula Mayer

Karlsruher SC v Bayer Leverkusen

8 September 2024	Karlsruher SC	0–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Karlsruhe
12:00		Report	Kögel 25' Beck 73' (o.g.)	Stadium: GRENKE-Jugendstadion Platz 2 Attendance: 500 Referee: Alessia Jochum

Fortuna Köln v SV 67 Weinberg

8 September 2024	Fortuna Köln	3–1	SV 67 Weinberg	Cologne
13:00	Streller 32', 48' Schwing 90'	Report	Schneider 7'	Stadium: BZA Chorweiler Attendance: 100 Referee: Anna-Lena Weiss

SC Sand v Bayern Munich

8 September 2024	SC Sand	0–6	Bayern Munich	Willstätt
14:00		Report	Damnjanović 6' Stanway 25' Dallmann 58' Gwinn 69' Olme 72' Schüller 89'	Stadium: Adams Arena Attendance: 2,378 Referee: Selina Menzel

Borussia Mönchengladbach v 1. FC Köln

8 September 2024	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–1 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p)	1. FC Köln	Mönchengladbach
14:00	Aslanaj 48'	Report	Leimenstoll 85'	Stadium: Grenzlandstadion Attendance: 878 Referee: Nadine Westerhoff
	Penalties
	Bartsch Van Leeuwe Klensmann Guyens Arici Zielinski Van der Drift Drissen Brietzke		Feiersinger Hechler Achcińska Bienz Billa Agrež Leimenstoll Gerhardt Degen

Arminia Bielefeld v Werder Bremen

8 September 2024	Arminia Bielefeld	0–4	Werder Bremen	Bielefeld
15:00		Report	Mühlhaus 30', 45+1' Pápai 89' Wichmann 90+1'	Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 1,811 Referee: Anke Hölscher

Viktoria Berlin v Turbine Potsdam

8 September 2024	Viktoria Berlin	0–2	Turbine Potsdam	Berlin
15:00		Report	Kuznetsov 3' Schmid 61'	Stadium: Stadion Lichterfelde Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Celina-Sophie Böhm

SV Hegnach v TSG Hoffenheim

8 September 2024	SV Hegnach	0–7	TSG Hoffenheim	Waiblingen
15:00		Report	Dongus 44', 61' Delacauw 45' Rankin 50' Harsch 67', 71' Grabowska 79'	Stadium: Sportplatz Hegnach Attendance: 270 Referee: Theresa Hug

Wacker Mecklenbeck v SGS Essen

8 September 2024	Wacker Mecklenbeck	0–3	SGS Essen	Münster
15:30		Report	Maier 18', 76' Sterner 57'	Stadium: Sportanlage Mecklenbeck Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Christina Junkers

Union Berlin v RB Leipzig

8 September 2024	Union Berlin	1–0	RB Leipzig	Berlin
16:00	Orschmann 40'	Report		Stadium: An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 4,186 Referee: Riem Hussein

1. FFV Erfurt v Eintracht Frankfurt

11 September 2024	1. FFV Erfurt	0–10	Eintracht Frankfurt	Erfurt
18:30		Report	Chiba 8' Freigang 21', 55', 56' Reuteler 27', 89' Gräwe 49' Anyomi 59' Dunst 85' Wamser 88'	Stadium: Steigerwaldstadion Attendance: 1,753 Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer

Round of 16

The draw took place on 16 September 2024, with Lena Lotzen drawing the matches.^[9][10] The matches took place between 22 and 24 November 2024.

Bayer Leverkusen v Turbine Potsdam

22 November 2024	Bayer Leverkusen	1–0	Turbine Potsdam	Leverkusen
18:00	Zdebel 74'	Report		Stadium: Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion Attendance: 838 Referee: Nadine Westerhoff

Union Berlin v Eintracht Frankfurt

22 November 2024	Union Berlin	0–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Berlin
18:30		Report	Pawollek 83' Dunst 90+1'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 8,021 Referee: Anna-Lena Heidenreich

VfL Bochum v TSG Hoffenheim

22 November 2024	VfL Bochum	0–5	TSG Hoffenheim	Bochum
18:30		Report	Delacauw 29' Cerci 43', 62' Cazalla 82' Memeti 85'	Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 5,138 Referee: Sina Diekmann

Borussia Mönchengladbach v SGS Essen

23 November 2024	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–0	SGS Essen	Mönchengladbach
14:00	Van Leeuwe 72' Corres 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Grenzlandstadion Attendance: 837 Referee: Lara Wolf

Fortuna Köln v Werder Bremen

23 November 2024	Fortuna Köln	0–3	Werder Bremen	Cologne
16:00		Report	Sternad 45', 53' Arfaoui 79'	Stadium: Südstadion Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Julia Bolke

Mainz 05 v VfL Wolfsburg

23 November 2024	Mainz 05	1–4	VfL Wolfsburg	Mainz
17:00	Bathmann 30'	Report	Beerensteyn 82' Jónsdóttir 85', 90+3' Kalma 89'	Stadium: Bruchwegstadion auf dem Wolfgang Frank Campus Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Naemi Breier

Hamburger SV v Carl Zeiss Jena

24 November 2024	Hamburger SV	4–2	Carl Zeiss Jena	Hamburg
12:00	Machtens 25' Lahr 51' Marquardt 60' Meyer 88'	Report	Woelki 32' (o.g.) Gentile 66'	Stadium: Trainingsplatz am Volksparkstadion Attendance: 523 Referee: Levke Scholz

SC Freiburg v Bayern Munich

24 November 2024	SC Freiburg	1–2	Bayern Munich	Freiburg
16:00	Zicai 62'	Report	Felde 27' (o.g.) Schüller 55'	Stadium: Dreisamstadion Attendance: 7,755 Referee: Davina Lutz

Quarterfinals

The draw was held on 15 December 2024, with Julian Köster drawing the matches.^[11][12] The matches will take place between 11 and 13 February 2025.

TSG Hoffenheim v VfL Wolfsburg

12 February 2025	TSG Hoffenheim	1–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Hoffenheim
18:30	Memeti 52'	Report		Stadium: Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Karoline Wacker

Hamburger SV v Borussia Mönchengladbach

12 February 2025	Hamburger SV	2–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Hamburg
18:30	Hirche 45+1' Kardesler 69'	Report		Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 16,529 Referee: Miriam Schwermer

Bayer Leverkusen v Werder Bremen

12 February 2025	Bayer Leverkusen	0–1	Werder Bremen	Leverkusen
18:30		Report	Mühlhaus 45'	Stadium: Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Davina Lutz

Bayern Munich v Eintracht Frankfurt

12 February 2025	Bayern Munich	4–1 (a.e.t.)	Eintracht Frankfurt	Munich
18:30	Damnjanović 90', 109' Viggósdóttir 93' Tanikawa 104'	Report	Simon 80' (o.g.)	Stadium: FC Bayern Campus Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer

Semifinals

The draw was held on 17 February 2025, with Turid Knaak drewing the matches.^[13][14] The matches will take place on 22 and 23 March 2025.

Bayern Munich v TSG Hoffenheim

22 March 2025	Bayern Munich	3–2	TSG Hoffenheim	Munich
14:00	Harder 35', 40' (pen.), 64'	Report	Memeti 14' Delacauw 24'	Stadium: FC Bayern Campus Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Miriam Schwermer

Hamburger SV v Werder Bremen

23 March 2025	Hamburger SV	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Werder Bremen	Hamburg
15:30	Stöckmann 89'	Report	Weidauer 81', 117' Wieder 120+1'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Riem Hussein

Final

The final took place on 1 May 2025.

1 May 2025

16:00

Bayern Munich	4–2	Werder Bremen
Schüller 6', 65', 79' Simon 30'	Report	Dieckmann 45+2' Mühlhaus 90+3'

RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

Attendance: 45,146

Referee: Annika Kost

Bayern Munich

Werder Bremen

GK 32 Ena Mahmutovic RB 7 Giulia Gwinn CB 4 Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir (c)  51' CB 5 Magdalena Eriksson  86' LB 30 Carolin Simon  37'  56' CM 12 Sydney Lohmann  76' CM 25 Sarah Zadrazil RW 9 Jovana Damnjanović  71'  76' AM 21 Pernille Harder  86' LW 17 Klara Bühl CF 11 Lea Schüller Substitutes: GK 1 Maria Luisa Grohs DF 2 Linda Sembrant DF 6 Tuva Hansen  56' DF 28 Michelle Ulbrich  86' MF 10 Linda Dallmann  76' MF 14 Alara Şehitler MF 16 Julia Zigiotti Olme  76' MF 27 Arianna Caruso  86' FW 20 Franziska Kett Manager: Alexander Straus

GK 1 Livia Peng RB 33 Maria Penner  35' CB 18 Lina Hausicke (c) CB 23 Hanna Németh LB 4 Kaylie Ronan CM 13 Ricarda Walkling  46' CM 22 Rieke Dieckmann  83' RW 10 Tuana Mahmoud AM 9 Sophie Weidauer  83' LW 6 Reena Wichmann  68' CF 7 Larissa Mühlhaus  61' Substitutes: GK 26 Sofija Ņesterova DF 24 Lara Schmidt  35' MF 8 Amira Arfaoui MF 27 Sharon Beck MF 28 Juliane Wirtz  83' MF 31 Verena Wieder  68' MF 37 Lena Dahms FW 11 Maja Sternad  46' FW 16 Emőke Pápai  83' Manager: Thomas Horsch

Assistant referees: Jasmin Matysiak Jessica Bergmann Fourth official: Anna-Lena Heidenreich Video assistant referee: Katrin Rafalski Assistant video assistant referee: Riem Hussein

Match rules[15][16] 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Maximum of nine named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions Maximum of three substitution opportunities

Top goalscorers

Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.^[17]

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Nina Lange	VfL Bochum	5
	Lea Schüller	Bayern Munich
3	Alina Angerer	VfL Bochum	4
	Larissa Mühlhaus	Werder Bremen
5	Flaka Aslanaj	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3
	Emma Ballay	Kieler MTV
	Carolin Corres	Borussia Mönchengladbach
	Jovana Damnjanović	Bayern Munich
	Féli Delacauw	TSG Hoffenheim
	Laura Freigang	Eintracht Frankfurt
	Pernille Harder	Bayern Munich
	Anna Marques	VfL Bochum
	Erëleta Memeti	TSG Hoffenheim
	Christin Meyer	Hamburger SV
	Vivien Schwing	Fortuna Köln

Notes

1. Second teams are not eligible.
2. SV Hegnach qualified as runners-up of the Regionalliga Süd as champions SC Freiburg II were ineligible.
3. FC Forstern qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Bavaria Cup, as 1. FC Nürnberg II, the other finalists, were ineligible.
4. Viktoria Berlin qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Berlin Cup, as Union Berlin, the other finalists, already qualified through their Regionalliga Nordost position.
5. Eintracht Leipzig-Süd qualified regardless of the outcome of the Saxony Cup final, as RB Leipzig II, the other finalists, were ineligible.
6. SC Siegelbach qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Southwest Cup, as Mainz 05, the other finalists, already qualified through their Regionalliga Südwest position.
7. 1. FFV Erfurt qualified regardless of the outcome of the Thuringian Cup final, as Carl Zeiss Jena II, the other finalists, were ineligible.