DFB-Pokal (full-form “Deutscher Fussball-Bund”) is the premier cup competition in Germany and is the second-most prestigious German trophy after Bundesliga. In this article, we’ll take a look at all the DFB-Pokal Cup winners.
DFB-Pokal features 64 teams from German soccer and is equivalent to FA Cup in England or Copa Del Rey in Spain. The tournament not only features teams from Bundesliga, but also has teams from the second division (Bundesliga 2) and third division (Bundesliga 3).
It won’t come as a surprise that Bayern Munich is the most successful team in the DFB Pokal, winning the cup 20 times. Werder Bremen is the second-most successful team with 6 wins.
So, without further ado, let’s jump into the complete list of DFB-Pokal winners.
List of DFB-Pokal Cup Winners
By Club
Before diving into the complete year-by-year list of DFB-Pokal winners, let’s first take a look at the number of DFB-Pokal cups each team has won.
The number of trophies include all the DFB-Pokal wins as well as the Tschammerpokal wins, which was the tournament’s name from 1935 to 1943.
Year-By-Year
Here’s the complete list of DFB-Pokal winners year-by-year since 1953.
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | RB Leipzig | 2-0 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 2021-2022 | RB Leipzig | 1-1 (p. 4-2) | SC Freiburg |
| 2020-2021 | Borussia Dortmund | 4-1 | RB Leipzig |
| 2019-2020 | Bayern Munich | 4-2 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 2018-2019 | Bayern Munich | 3-0 | RB Leipzig |
| 2017-2018 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3-1 | Bayern Munich |
| 2016-2017 | Borussia Dortmund | 2-1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 2015-2016 | Bayern Munich | 0-0 (p. 4-3) | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2014-2015 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3-1 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2013-2014 | Bayern Munich | 2-0 (a.e.t) | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2012-2013 | Bayern Munich | 3-2 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 2011-2012 | Borussia Dortmund | 5-2 | Bayern Munich |
| 2010-2011 | Schalke 04 | 5-0 | MSV Duisburg |
| 2009-2010 | Bayern Munich | 4-0 | Werder Bremen |
| 2008-2009 | Werder Bremen | 1-0 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 2007-2008 | Bayern Munich | 2-1 (a.e.t.) | Borussia Dortmund |
| 2006-2007 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 3-2 (a.e.t.) | VfB Stuttgart |
| 2005-2006 | Bayern Munich | 1-0 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 2004-2005 | Bayern Munich | 2-1 | Schalke 04 |
| 2003-2004 | Werder Bremen | 3-2 | Alemannia Aachen |
| 2002-2003 | Bayern Munich | 3-1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 2001-2002 | Schalke 04 | 4-2 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 2000-2001 | Schalke 04 | 2-0 | Union Berlin |
| 1999-2000 | Bayern Munich | 3-0 | Werder Bremen |
| 1998-1999 | Werder Bremen | 1-1 (p. 5-4) | Bayern Munich |
| 1997-1998 | Bayern Munich | 2-1 | MSV Duisburg |
| 1996-1997 | VfB Stuttgart | 2-0 | Energie Cottbus |
| 1995-1996 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1-0 | Karlsruher SC |
| 1994-1995 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3-0 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 1993-1994 | Werder Bremen | 3-1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 1992-1993 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1-0 | Hertha BSC II |
| 1991-1992 | Hannover 96 | 0-0 (p. 4-3) | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 1990-1991 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1-1 (p. 4-3) | 1. FC Köln |
| 1989-1990 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3-2 | Werder Bremen |
| 1988-1989 | Borussia Dortmund | 4-1 | Werder Bremen |
| 1987-1988 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1-0 | VfL Bochum |
| 1986-1987 | Hamburger SV | 3-1 | Stuttgarter Kickers |
| 1985-1986 | Bayern Munich | 5-2 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 1984-1985 | Bayer Uerdingen | 2-1 | Bayern Munich |
| 1983-1984 | Bayern Munich | 1-1 (p. 7-6) | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 1982-1983 | 1. FC Köln | 1-0 | Fortuna Köln |
| 1981-1982 | Bayern Munich | 4-2 | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| 1980-1981 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3-1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 1979-1980 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2-1 | 1. FC Köln |
| 1978-1979 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1-0 (a.e.t) | Hertha BSC |
| 1977-1978 | 1. FC Köln | 2-0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| 1976-1977 | 1. FC Köln | 1-1 / 1-0 | Hertha BSC |
| 1975-1976 | Hamburger SV | 2-0 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 1974-1975 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1-0 | MSV Duisburg |
| 1973-1974 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3-1 (a.e.t.) | Hamburger SV |
| 1972-1973 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2-1 (a.e.t.) | 1. FC Köln |
| 1971-1972 | Schalke 04 | 5-0 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 1970-1971 | Bayern Munich | 2-1 (a.e.t.) | 1. FC Köln |
| 1969-1970 | Kickers Offenbach | 2-1 | 1. FC Köln |
| 1968-1969 | Bayern Munich | 2-1 | Schalke 04 |
| 1967-1968 | 1. FC Köln | 4-1 | VfL Bochum |
| 1966-1967 | Bayern Munich | 4-0 | Hamburger SV |
| 1965-1966 | Bayern Munich | 4-2 | Meidericher SV |
| 1964-1965 | Borussia Dortmund | 2-0 | Alemannia Aachen |
| 1963-1964 | 1860 Munich | 2-0 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 1962-1963 | Hamburger SV | 3-0 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 1961-1962 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2-1 (a.e.t.) | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| 1960-1961 | Werder Bremen | 2-0 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 1959-1960 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3-2 | Karlsruher SC |
| 1958-1959 | Schwarz-Weiss Essen | 5-2 | Borussia Neunkirchen |
| 1957-1958 | VfB Stuttgart | 4-3 (a.e.t.) | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| 1956-1957 | Bayern Munich | 1-0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| 1955-1956 | Karlsruher SC | 3-1 | Hamburger SV |
| 1954-1955 | Karlsruher SC | 3-2 | Schalke 04 |
| 1953-1954 | VfB Stuttgart | 1-0 (a.e.t.) | 1. FC Köln |
| 1952-1953 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 2-1 | Alemannia Aachen |
Other Tournaments/League Winners Lists:
- UEFA Champions League
- UEFA Europa League
- English Premier League
- FA Cup
- EFL Cup
- La Liga
- Copa Del Rey
- Serie A
- Bundesliga
- Ligue 1
- Major League Soccer
- UEFA Euro Championship
- Copa America
- Copa Libertadores
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