2017–18 DFB-Pokal

DFB-Pokal
2017-18
	DFB-Pokal; 2017-18
Region	Germany
Championship venue	Olympiastadion, Berlin
Dates	11 August 2017 – 19 May 2018
Number of teams	64
Champions	Eintracht Frankfurt
Runner-up	Bayern Munich
Total matches played	63
Total goals scored	221
Top goal scorer	Robert Lewandowski (6 goals)
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The 2017–18 DFB-Pokal was the 75th season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. The competition began on 11 August 2017 with the first of six rounds and ended on 19 May 2018 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 1985. The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB).

The defending champions were Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund, after they defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 in the previous final. Dortmund were knocked out of the competition in the round of 16 by record winners Bayern Munich, losing 1–2.

Eintracht Frankfurt defeated Bayern Munich 3–1 in the final to claim their fifth title.

As winners, Eintracht Frankfurt automatically qualified for the group stage of the 2018–19 edition of the UEFA Europa League. They also will host the 2018 edition of the DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season, and will face the champion of the 2017–18 Bundesliga, Bayern Munich.

Participating clubs[]

The following 64 teams qualified for the competition:

Bundesliga the 18 clubs of the 2016–17 season	2. Bundesliga the 18 clubs of the 2016–17 season	3. Liga the top 4 clubs of the 2016–17 season
FC Augsburg Hertha BSC Werder Bremen Darmstadt 98 Borussia Dortmund Eintracht Frankfurt SC Freiburg Hamburger SV 1899 Hoffenheim FC Ingolstadt 1. FC Köln RB Leipzig Bayer Leverkusen Mainz 05 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayern Munich Schalke 04 VfL Wolfsburg	Erzgebirge Aue Union Berlin Arminia Bielefeld VfL Bochum Eintracht Braunschweig Dynamo Dresden Fortuna Düsseldorf Greuther Fürth Hannover 96 1. FC Heidenheim 1. FC Kaiserslautern Karlsruher SC 1860 Munich 1. FC Nürnberg SV Sandhausen FC St. Pauli VfB Stuttgart Würzburger Kickers	MSV Duisburg Holstein Kiel 1. FC Magdeburg Jahn Regensburg
Representatives of the regional associations 24 representatives of 21 regional associations of the DFB, qualify (in general) through the 2016–17 Verbandspokal
Baden FC Nöttingen Bavaria Schweinfurt 05 (CW) SpVgg Unterhaching (RB) Berlin BFC Dynamo Brandenburg Energie Cottbus Bremen Leher TS Hamburg Eintracht Norderstedt Hesse Wehen Wiesbaden	Lower Rhine Rot-Weiss Essen Lower Saxony LSK Hansa VfL Osnabrück Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Hansa Rostock Middle Rhine Bonner SC Rhineland TuS Koblenz Saarland 1. FC Saarbrücken Saxony Chemnitzer FC	Saxony-Anhalt Germania Halberstadt Schleswig-Holstein SV Eichede South Baden 1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen Southwest SV Morlautern Thuringia Rot-Weiß Erfurt Westphalia SC Paderborn (CW) TuS Erndtebrück (PO) Württemberg Sportfreunde Dorfmerkingen

Format[]

Participation[]

The DFB-Pokal begins with a round of 64 teams. The 36 teams of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, along with the top 4 finishers of the 3. Liga are automatically qualified for the tournament. Of the remaining slots, 21 are given to the cup winners of the regional football associations, the Verbandspokal. The 3 remaining slots are given to the three regional associations with the most men's teams, which currently is Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Westphalia. The runner-up of the Lower Saxony Cup is given the slot, along with the best-placed amateur team of the Regionalliga Bayern. For Westphalia, the winner of a play-off between the best-placed team of the Regionalliga West and Oberliga Westfalen also qualify. As every team is entitled to participate in local tournaments which qualify for the association cups, every team can in principle compete in the DFB-Pokal. Reserve teams and combined football sections are not permitted to enter, along with no two teams of the same association or corporation.

Draw[]

The draws for the different rounds are conducted as following:

For the first round, the participating teams will be split into two pots of 32 teams each. The first pot contains all teams which have qualified through their regional cup competitions, the best four teams of the 3. Liga, and the bottom four teams of the 2. Bundesliga. Every team from this pot will be drawn to a team from the second pot, which contains all remaining professional teams (all the teams of the Bundesliga and the remaining fourteen 2. Bundesliga teams). The teams from the first pot will be set as the home team in the process.

The two-pot scenario will also be applied for the second round, with the remaining 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) in the first pot and the remaining Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga teams in the other pot. Once again, the 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) will serve as hosts. This time the pots do not have to be of equal size though, depending on the results of the first round. Theoretically, it is even possible that there may be only one pot, if all of the teams from one of the pots from the first round beat all the others in the second pot. Once one pot is empty, the remaining pairings will be drawn from the other pot with the first-drawn team for a match serving as hosts.

For the remaining rounds, the draw will be conducted from just one pot. Any remaining 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) will be the home team if drawn against a professional team. In every other case, the first-drawn team will serve as hosts.

Match rules[]

Teams meet in one game per round. Matches take place for 90 minutes, with two-halves of 45 minutes. If still tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time will be played, consisting of two periods of 15 minutes. If the score is still level after this, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out. A coin toss will decide who takes the first penalty. A total of seven players are allowed to be listed on the substitute bench, with up to three substitutions being allowed during regulation. After approval by the IFAB during the previous season, the use of a fourth substitute is allowed in extra time as part of a pilot project.

Suspensions[]

If a player receives five yellow cards in the competition, he will then be suspended from the next cup match. Similarly, receiving a second yellow card suspends a player from the next cup match. If a player receives a direct red card, they will be suspended a minimum of one match, but the German Football Association reserves the right to increase the suspension.

Champion qualification[]

The winner of the DFB-Pokal earns automatic qualification for the group stage of next year's edition of the UEFA Europa League. If they have already qualified for the UEFA Champions League through position in the Bundesliga, then the spot will go to the team in sixth, and the league's third qualifying round spot will go to the team in seventh. The winner also will host the DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season, and will face the champion of the previous year's Bundesliga, unless the same team wins the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal, completing a double. In that case, the runner up of the Bundesliga will take the spot and host instead.

Schedule[]

Round	Draw date and time	Matches
Round 1		11–14 August 2017
Round 2		24–25 October 2017
Round of 16		19–20 December 2017
Quarter-finals		6–7 February 2018
Semi-finals		17–18 April 2018
Final		19 May 2018 at Olympiastadion, Berlin

Matches[]

A total of sixty-three matches will take place, starting with the first round on 11 August 2017 and culminating with the final on 19 May 2018 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

Times up to 28 October 2017 and from 25 March 2018 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 29 October 2017 to 24 March 2018 are CET (UTC+1).

First round[]

The draw for the first round was held on 11 June 2017 at 18:00, with Sebastian Kehl drawing the matches. The thirty-two matches took place from 11 to 14 August 2017.

11 August 2017 (2017-08-11)	TuS Koblenz	2–3	Dynamo Dresden	Zwickau
19:00	Božić 6' Popovits 80'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247870	Berko 11' Heise 49' Aosman 84'	Stadium: Stadion Zwickau Attendance: 6,300 Referee: Markus Schmidt

11 August 2017 (2017-08-11)	Rot-Weiss Essen	1–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Essen
20:45	Baier 29'	Report	Hofmann 79' Raffael 82'	Stadium: Stadion Essen Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

11 August 2017 (2017-08-11)	Karlsruher SC	0–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Karlsruhe
20:45		https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247872	Kohr 93' Pohjanpalo 99' Bailey 105'	Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 17,073 Referee: Robert Hartmann

11 August 2017 (2017-08-11)	Holstein Kiel	2–1	Eintracht Braunschweig	Kiel
20:45	Drexler 71' (pen.) Ducksch 77'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247874	Nyman 48'	Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 10,052 Referee: Guido Winkmann

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12)	Germania Halberstadt	1–2	SC Freiburg	Halberstadt
15:30	Michel 87'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247845	Petersen 34' Lachheb 42' (o.g.)	Stadium: Friedensstadion Attendance: 5,037 Referee: Christof Günsch

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12)	Chemnitzer FC	0–5	Bayern Munich	Chemnitz
15:30		https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247850	Lewandowski 20', 60' Coman 51' Ribéry 79' Hummels 89'	Stadium: Community4you Arena Attendance: 15,015 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12)	LSK Hansa	1–3	Mainz 05	Lüneburg
15:30	Vobejda 31'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247856	Mutō 13', 60' Brosinski 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Sportanlage Sülzwiesen Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Sven Jablonski

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12)	Leher TS	0–5	1. FC Köln	Bremerhaven
15:30		https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247857	Bittencourt 28' Sørensen 34' Córdoba 50' (pen.) Zoller 69' Guirassy 74'	Stadium: Nordsee-Stadion Attendance: 8,119 Referee: René Rohde

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12)	SpVgg Unterhaching	0–4	1. FC Heidenheim	Unterhaching
15:30		https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247868	Beermann 44', 74' Glatzel 80' Pusch 86'	Stadium: Alpenbauer Sportpark Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Timo Gerach

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12)	TuS Erndtebrück	0–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Siegen
15:30		https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247869	Chandler 35' Gaćinović 72' Haller 76'	Stadium: Leimbachstadion Attendance: 13,106 Referee: Benedikt Kempkes

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12)	1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen	0–4	Borussia Dortmund	Freiburg
15:30		https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247871	Bartra 12' Aubameyang 41' (pen.), 55', 80'	Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Christian Dietz

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12)	SV Eichede	0–4	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Lübeck
15:30		https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247873	Osawe 17', 69' Atik 40' Moritz 85'	Stadium: Stadion Lohmühle Attendance: 4,039 Referee: Sven Waschitzki

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12)	Rot-Weiß Erfurt	0–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Erfurt
18:30		https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247854	Amiri 55'	Stadium: Steigerwaldstadion Attendance: 8,144 Referee: Daniel Siebert

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12)	Jahn Regensburg	3–1	Darmstadt 98	Regensburg
18:30	Lais 45+2' (pen.) Nietfeld 86' Grüttner 90+4'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247864	Sobiech 40'	Stadium: Continental Arena Attendance: 8,919 Referee: Martin Petersen

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12)	Arminia Bielefeld	1–3	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Bielefeld
18:30	Klos 55'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247866	Hennings 68', 96' Fink 120+1'	Stadium: SchücoArena Attendance: 19,825 Referee: Harm Osmers

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12)	Würzburger Kickers	0–3	Werder Bremen	Offenbach
20:45		https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247859	Veljković 50' Kruse 74' M. Eggestein 77'	Stadium: Sparda-Bank-Hessen-Stadion Attendance: 8,090 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

13 August 2017 (2017-08-13)	1860 Munich	1–2	FC Ingolstadt	Munich
15:30	Weber 66'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247844	Lezcano 20' Kutschke 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Städtisches Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Tobias Stieler

13 August 2017 (2017-08-13)	VfL Osnabrück	3–1	Hamburger SV	Osnabrück
15:30	Savran 39' Heider 61' Arslan 71'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247847	Wood 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

13 August 2017 (2017-08-13)	Bonner SC	2–6	Hannover 96	Bonn
15:30	Lokotsch 20' Perrey 83'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247848	Füllkrug 34', 74' Harnik 60', 90+3' Karaman 90' Maier 90+1'	Stadium: Sportpark Nord Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Daniel Schlager

13 August 2017 (2017-08-13)	Sportfreunde Dorfmerkingen	0–5	RB Leipzig	Aalen
15:30		https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247853	Sabitzer 4', 47' Werner 56' Poulsen 59' (pen.) Keïta 65'	Stadium: Ostalb Arena Attendance: 10,460 Referee: Florian Badstübner

13 August 2017 (2017-08-13)	Schweinfurt 05	2–1	SV Sandhausen	Schweinfurt
15:30	Willsch 53' Krautschneider 62'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247860	Höler 11'	Stadium: Willy-Sachs-Stadion Attendance: 4,610 Referee: Robert Kampka

13 August 2017 (2017-08-13)	SV Morlautern	0–5	Greuther Fürth	Pirmasens
15:30		https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247861	Hofmann 16', 18' Raum 58' Dursun 85' Ernst 86'	Stadium: Sportpark Husterhöhe Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Robert Kempter

13 August 2017 (2017-08-13)	1. FC Saarbrücken	1–2	Union Berlin	Völklingen
15:30	Behrens 40'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247862	Schönheim 23' Hedlund 101'	Stadium: Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion Attendance: 6,936 Referee: Sören Storks

13 August 2017 (2017-08-13)	FC Nöttingen	2–5	VfL Bochum	Karlsruhe
15:30	Brenner 51' (pen.) Bilger 85'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247863	Sağlam 1' Hinterseer 3', 65', 74' Bandowski 87'	Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Robert Schröder

13 August 2017 (2017-08-13)	Eintracht Norderstedt	0–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Norderstedt
15:30		https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247867	Camacho 59'	Stadium: Edmund-Plambeck-Stadion Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Lasse Koslowski

13 August 2017 (2017-08-13)	1. FC Magdeburg	2–0	FC Augsburg	Magdeburg
18:30	Beck 87' Schwede 90+1'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247849		Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 21,641 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

13 August 2017 (2017-08-13)	Energie Cottbus	2–2 (3–4 pen)	VfB Stuttgart	Cottbus
18:30	Viteritti 5' Zimmer 28'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247852	Brekalo 49' Matuwila 77' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 17,516 Referee: Benjamin Cortus
		Penalties
	* Viteritti Stein Schlüter Ziegenbein Förster		* Terodde Ginczek Pavard Brekalo Özcan

13 August 2017 (2017-08-13)	Wehen Wiesbaden	2–0	Erzgebirge Aue	Wiesbaden
18:30	Blacha 4' Andrist 7'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247865		Stadium: Brita-Arena Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Frank Willenborg

14 August 2017 (2017-08-14)	MSV Duisburg	1–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Duisburg
18:30	Wolze 90+4' (pen.)	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247846	Behrens 21' Margreitter 41'	Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Attendance: 15,576 Referee: Christian Dingert

14 August 2017 (2017-08-14)	SC Paderborn	2–1	FC St. Pauli	Paderborn
18:30	Wassey 41' Antwi-Adjei 79'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247855	Allagui 90+1'	Stadium: Benteler-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Florian Heft

14 August 2017 (2017-08-14)	BFC Dynamo	0–2	Schalke 04	Berlin
18:30		https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247875	Konoplyanka 78', 90+1'	Stadium: Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark Attendance: 14,117 Referee: Arne Aarnink

14 August 2017 (2017-08-14)	Hansa Rostock	0–2	Hertha BSC	Rostock
20:45		https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2247851	Weiser 86' Ibišević 90+2'	Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 22,400 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Second round[]

The draw for the second round was held on 20 August 2017 at 18:00, with Carolin Kebekus drawing the matches. The sixteen matches took place from 24 to 25 October 2017.

24 October 2017 (2017-10-24)	SC Paderborn	2–0	VfL Bochum	Paderborn
18:30	Michel 7' Wassey 85'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249110		Stadium: Benteler-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

24 October 2017 (2017-10-24)	Wehen Wiesbaden	1–3	Schalke 04	Wiesbaden
18:30	Blacha 76'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249112	Di Santo 26' Burgstaller 30' Mintzel 53' (o.g.)	Stadium: Brita-Arena Attendance: 11,373 Referee: Sven Jablonski

24 October 2017 (2017-10-24)	Fortuna Düsseldorf	0–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Düsseldorf
18:30		https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249114	Hazard 52'	Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 52,500 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

24 October 2017 (2017-10-24)	Bayer Leverkusen	4–1	Union Berlin	Leverkusen
18:35	Brandt 36' Alario 58' Wendell 89' (pen.) Aránguiz 90+2'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249117	Daube 46'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 24,326 Referee: Frank Willenborg

24 October 2017 (2017-10-24)	Schweinfurt 05	0–4	Eintracht Frankfurt	Schweinfurt
20:45		https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249085	Haller 14', 58' Wolf 63' Blum 85'	Stadium: Willy-Sachs-Stadion Attendance: 15,060 Referee: Arne Aarnink

24 October 2017 (2017-10-24)	1. FC Magdeburg	0–5	Borussia Dortmund	Magdeburg
20:45		https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249107	Castro 42' Isak 47' Yarmolenko 73' (pen.) Bartra 79' Kagawa 90'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 23,102 Referee: Daniel Siebert

24 October 2017 (2017-10-24)	Mainz 05	3–2	Holstein Kiel	Mainz
20:45	Fischer 22', 67' Brosinski 101'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249115	Schindler 54' (pen.) Drexler 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 10,441 Referee: Daniel Schlager

24 October 2017 (2017-10-24)	Greuther Fürth	1–3	FC Ingolstadt	Fürth
20:45	Raum 46'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249122	Cohen 48' (pen.) Lex 83' Morales 87'	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Attendance: 4,925 Referee: Harm Osmers

25 October 2017 (2017-10-25)	VfL Osnabrück	2–3	1. FC Nürnberg	Osnabrück
18:30	Álvarez 4' (pen.) Groß 63'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249105	Ishak 38' Leibold 50' Valentini 72'	Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 13,557 Referee: Bastian Dankert

25 October 2017 (2017-10-25)	Hertha BSC	1–3	1. FC Köln	Berlin
18:30	Stark 69'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249116	Zoller 35' Maroh 43' Clemens 64'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 33,459 Referee: Marco Fritz

25 October 2017 (2017-10-25)	VfL Wolfsburg	1–0	Hannover 96	Wolfsburg
18:30	Uduokhai 49'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249119		Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 15,508 Referee: Felix Brych

25 October 2017 (2017-10-25)	1. FC Kaiserslautern	1–3	VfB Stuttgart	Kaiserslautern
18:30	Spalvis 6'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249121	Ginczek 21' (pen.) Akolo 66' Terodde 71'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 28,322 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

25 October 2017 (2017-10-25)	Jahn Regensburg	2–5	1. FC Heidenheim	Regensburg
20:45	Nietfeld 45+1' Grüttner 54'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249118	Thiel 30', 50' Glatzel 32', 82' Pusch 55'	Stadium: Continental Arena Attendance: 6,678 Referee: Christian Dingert

25 October 2017 (2017-10-25)	Werder Bremen	1–0	1899 Hoffenheim	Bremen
20:45	Belfodil 30'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249120		Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 31,210 Referee: Tobias Stieler

25 October 2017 (2017-10-25)	SC Freiburg	3–1	Dynamo Dresden	Freiburg
20:45	Petersen 50' Schuster 61' Haberer 81'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249123	Benatelli 48'	Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 17,800 Referee: Benjamin Brand

25 October 2017 (2017-10-25)	RB Leipzig	1–1 (4–5 pen)	Bayern Munich	Leipzig
20:45	Forsberg 68' (pen.)	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249124	Thiago 73'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 42,558 Referee: Felix Zwayer
		Penalties
	* Bernardo Kampl Halstenberg Orban Werner		* Lewandowski Alaba Hummels Rudy Robben

Round of 16[]

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 29 October 2017 at 18:00, with Stefan Effenberg drawing the matches. The eight matches took place from 19 to 20 December 2017.

19 December 2017 (2017-12-19)	Mainz 05	3–1	VfB Stuttgart	Mainz
18:30	Berggreen 62' Diallo 71' Serdar 90+3'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249125	Gentner 41'	Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 22,143 Referee: Tobias Stieler

19 December 2017 (2017-12-19)	SC Paderborn	1–0	FC Ingolstadt	Paderborn
18:30	Zolinski 56'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249131		Stadium: Benteler-Arena Attendance: 14,800 Referee: Felix Zwayer

19 December 2017 (2017-12-19)	1. FC Nürnberg	0–2	VfL Wolfsburg	Nuremberg
20:45		https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249126	Uduokhai 96' Didavi 118'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 26,104 Referee: Daniel Siebert

19 December 2017 (2017-12-19)	Schalke 04	1–0	1. FC Köln	Gelsenkirchen
20:45	Meyer 63'	https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249132		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 56,392 Referee: Robert Hartmann

20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)	Werder Bremen	3–2	SC Freiburg	Bremen
18:30	Belfodil 3' Kainz 20' Bargfrede 69'	Report	Petersen 28' (pen.) Ravet 86'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 33,519 Referee: Guido Winkmann

20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Mönchengladbach
18:40		https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249130	Bailey 70'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 49,016 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)	Bayern Munich	2–1	Borussia Dortmund	Munich
20:45	Boateng 12' Müller 40'	Report	Yarmolenko 77'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

20 December 2017 (2017-12-20)	1. FC Heidenheim	1–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Heidenheim
20:50	Schnatterer 96'	Report	Gaćinović 95' Haller 109'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Sven Jablonski

Quarter-finals[]

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 7 January 2018 at 18:00, with Oliver Roggisch drawing the matches. The four matches took place from 6 to 7 February 2018.

6 February 2018 (2018-02-06)	SC Paderborn	0–6	Bayern Munich	Paderborn
18:30		Report	Coman 19' Lewandowski 25' Kimmich 42' Tolisso 55' Robben 86', 88'	Stadium: Benteler-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Markus Schmidt

6 February 2018 (2018-02-06)	Bayer Leverkusen	4–2	Werder Bremen	Leverkusen
20:45	Brandt 31', 55' Bellarabi 111' Havertz 118'	Report	Kruse 4' (pen.) Jóhannsson 7'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 25,653 Referee: Marco Fritz

7 February 2018 (2018-02-07)	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–0	Mainz 05	Frankfurt
18:30	Rebić 17' Hack 53' (o.g.) Mascarell 62'	Report		Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 48,200 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

7 February 2018 (2018-02-07)	Schalke 04	1–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Gelsenkirchen
20:45	Burgstaller 10'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 50,642 Referee: Christian Dingert

Semi-finals[]

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 11 February 2018 at 18:00, with Andreas Köpke drawing the matches. The two matches took place from 17 to 18 April 2018.

17 April 2018 (2018-04-17) 20:45	Bayer Leverkusen	2–6	Bayern Munich	BayArena, Leverkusen Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Siebert
	L. Bender 16' Bailey 72'	Report	Lewandowski 3', 9' Müller 52', 64', 78' Thiago 60'

18 April 2018 (2018-04-18) 20:45	Schalke 04	0–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann
		Report	Jović 75'

Final[]

Main article: 2018 DFB-Pokal Final

The final took place on 19 May 2018 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

19 May 2018 (2018-05-19) 20:00 CEST	Bayern Munich	1–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 74,322 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Berlin)
	Lewandowski 53'	Report	Rebić 11', 82' Gaćinović 90+6'

Top goalscorers[]

The following are the top scorers of the DFB-Pokal, sorted first by number of goals, and then alphabetically if necessary. Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.

As of 17 April 2018

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich	5
2	Sébastien Haller	Eintracht Frankfurt	4
2	Thomas Müller	Bayern Munich	4
4	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Borussia Dortmund	3
	Leon Bailey	Bayer Leverkusen
	Julian Brandt	Bayer Leverkusen
	Robert Glatzel	1. FC Heidenheim
	Lukas Hinterseer	VfL Bochum
	Nils Petersen	SC Freiburg

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