| 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) |
| Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included. | |
The2024–25DFB-Pokal was the 43rd season of the annual Germanfootball cup competition. Fifty teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year'sFrauen-Bundesliga and the2. 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 theRheinEnergieStadion inCologne, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 2010.[1]
VfL Wolfsburg were the ten-time defending champions.[2]Bayern Munich won the tournament with a 4–2 win overWerder Bremen.[3]
The following clubs qualified for the competition:
| Bundesliga the 12 clubs of the2023–24 season | 2. Bundesliga 10 of the 14 clubs of the2023–24 season[note 1] | Regionalliga the 2 promoted teams and the 5 champions of the 2023–24 season |
| Verbandspokal the 21 winners of the regional association cups | ||
Baden Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hesse | Lower Rhine Lower Saxony Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Middle Rhine Rhineland Saarland Saxony | Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein South Baden Southwest Thuringia Westphalia Württemberg |
All clubs from the2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga and the four best-placed teams from the2023–24 2. Frauen-Bundesliga received abye in the first round. Clubs from lower leagues hosted against clubs from higher leagues until the quarter-finals.
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 atRheinEnergieStadion,Cologne |
Times up to 27 October 2024 and from 30 March 2025 areCEST (UTC+2). Times from 28 October 2024 to 29 March 2025 areCET (UTC+1).
The draw took place on 27 June 2024, withUlrike 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.
| 17 August 2024 | Hertha BSC | 5–0 | ATS Buntentor | Berlin |
| 14:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Stadion auf dem Wurfplatz Attendance: 622 Referee: Miriam Schwermer |
| 17 August 2024 | Karlsruher SC | 5–0 | SV Elversberg | Bruchsal |
| 15:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Rasenplatz 1. FC Bruchsal Attendance: 170 Referee: Sina Gieringer |
| 17 August 2024 | Fortuna Köln | 3–1 | TuS Issel | Cologne |
| 16:30 | Report | Blesius | Stadium:Merian Stadion Attendance: 298 Referee: Nadine Westerhoff |
| 17 August 2024 | VfR Warbeyen | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4p) | Wacker Mecklenbeck | Kleve |
| 18:00 | Dallmann | Report | Haack | Stadium:Eroglu-Arena Attendance: 710 Referee: Anna-Lena Weiss |
| Penalties | ||||
| 18 August 2024 | Hansa Rostock | 0–10 | VfL Bochum | Rostock |
| 11:00 | Report | Stadium:Volksstadion Attendance: 300 Referee: Celina-Sophie Böhm |
| 18 August 2024 | SC Siegelbach | 2–5 | 1. FFV Erfurt | Kaiserslautern |
| 13:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Sportanlage Siegelbach Attendance: 344 Referee: Paula Mayer |
| 18 August 2024 | FC St. Pauli | 0–2 | Arminia Bielefeld | Hamburg |
| 14:00 | Report |
| Stadium:Adolf-Jäger-Kampfbahn Attendance: 1,395 Referee: Lara Wolf |
| 18 August 2024 | Kickers Offenbach | 3–2 | FC Ingolstadt | Offenbach |
| 14:00 | Report |
| Stadium:SANA Sportpark Attendance: 160 Referee: Julia Boike |
| 18 August 2024 | Eintracht Leipzig-Süd | 0–5 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Leipzig |
| 14:00 | Report |
| Stadium:Südkampfbahn Attendance: 275 Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer |
| 18 August 2024 | FC Forstern | 0–4 | SV 67 Weinberg | Forstern |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium:Sportanlage Forstern Attendance: 130 Referee: Lena Krämling |
| 18 August 2024 | Hegauer FV | 0–4 | SV Hegnach | Engen |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium:Stadion Welschingen Attendance: 130 Referee: Theresa Hug |
| 18 August 2024 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–2 | Mainz 05 | Stuttgart |
| 14:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Robert-Schlienz-Stadion Attendance: 781 Referee: Daniela Kottmann |
| 18 August 2024 | Rot-Weiss Göttingen | 1–7 | SV Meppen | Göttingen |
| 15:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Sportplatz Rot-Weiß Göttingen Attendance: 827 Referee: Levke Scholz |
| 18 August 2024 | SV Henstedt-Ulzburg | 1–4 | Viktoria Berlin | Henstedt-Ulzburg |
| 15:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Beckersbergstadion Attendance: 125 Referee: Anna-Lena Heidenreich |
| 18 August 2024 | Magdeburger FFC | 0–2 | Hamburger SV | Magdeburg |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium:Heinrich Germer Stadium Attendance: 1,550 Referee: Monique Panetta |
| 18 August 2024 | SG Andernach | 1–2 | SC Sand | Andernach |
| 15:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Stadion am Bassenheimer Weg Attendance: 220 Referee: Naemi Breier |
| 18 August 2024 | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 1–5 | Kieler MTV | Brandenburg an der Havel |
| 16:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Stadion am Quenz Attendance: 200 Referee: Katharina Linke |
| 20 August 2024 | FSV Gütersloh | 2–2 (2–4p) | Union Berlin | Gütersloh |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium:Heidewaldstadion Attendance: 730 Referee: Katrin Rafalski | ||
| Penalties | ||||
The draw took place on 20 August 2024, withVerena Schweers drawing the matches.[7][8] The matches will take place between 6 and 11 September 2024.
| 6 September 2024 | Hertha BSC | 0–6 | VfL Wolfsburg | Berlin |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium:Stadion auf dem Wurfplatz Attendance: 3,068 Referee: Miriam Schwermer |
| 7 September 2024 | MSV Duisburg | 0–9 | Hamburger SV | Duisburg |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium:Sportplatz Mündelheimer Straße Attendance: 300 Referee: Julia Boike |
| 7 September 2024 | SV Meppen | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3p) | Carl Zeiss Jena | Meppen |
| 14:00 | Lux | Report | Reuter | Stadium:Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 446 Referee: Sarah Willms |
| Penalties | ||||
| 7 September 2024 | Kieler MTV | 0–4 | VfL Bochum | Kiel |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium:Hauptplatz Schilksee Attendance: 500 Referee: Jacqueline Herrmann |
| 7 September 2024 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–2 | SC Freiburg | Nuremberg |
| 14:00 | Guttenberger | Report |
| Stadium:Max-Morlock-Platz Attendance: 385 Referee: Davina Lutz |
| 7 September 2024 | Mainz 05 | 3–0 | Kickers Offenbach | Mainz |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium:Bruchwegstadion auf dem Wolfgang Frank Campus Attendance: 750 Referee: Paula Mayer |
| 8 September 2024 | Karlsruher SC | 0–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Karlsruhe |
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium:GRENKE-Jugendstadion Platz 2 Attendance: 500 Referee: Alessia Jochum |
| 8 September 2024 | Fortuna Köln | 3–1 | SV 67 Weinberg | Cologne |
| 13:00 | Report | Schneider | Stadium:BZA Chorweiler Attendance: 100 Referee: Anna-Lena Weiss |
| 8 September 2024 | SC Sand | 0–6 | Bayern Munich | Willstätt |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium:Adams Arena Attendance: 2,378 Referee: Selina Menzel |
| 8 September 2024 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (8–7p) | 1. FC Köln | Mönchengladbach |
| 14:00 | Aslanaj | Report | Leimenstoll | Stadium:Grenzlandstadion Attendance: 878 Referee: Nadine Westerhoff |
| Penalties | ||||
| 8 September 2024 | Arminia Bielefeld | 0–4 | Werder Bremen | Bielefeld |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium:Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 1,811 Referee: Anke Hölscher |
| 8 September 2024 | Viktoria Berlin | 0–2 | Turbine Potsdam | Berlin |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium:Stadion Lichterfelde Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Celina-Sophie Böhm |
| 8 September 2024 | SV Hegnach | 0–7 | TSG Hoffenheim | Waiblingen |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium:Sportplatz Hegnach Attendance: 270 Referee: Theresa Hug |
| 8 September 2024 | Wacker Mecklenbeck | 0–3 | SGS Essen | Münster |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium:Sportanlage Mecklenbeck Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Christina Junkers |
| 8 September 2024 | Union Berlin | 1–0 | RB Leipzig | Berlin |
| 16:00 | Orschmann | Report | Stadium:An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 4,186 Referee:Riem Hussein |
| 11 September 2024 | 1. FFV Erfurt | 0–10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Erfurt |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium:Steigerwaldstadion Attendance: 1,753 Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer |
The draw took place on 16 September 2024, withLena Lotzen drawing the matches.[9][10] The matches took place between 22 and 24 November 2024.
| 22 November 2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–0 | Turbine Potsdam | Leverkusen |
| 18:00 | Zdebel | Report | Stadium:Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion Attendance: 838 Referee: Nadine Westerhoff |
| 22 November 2024 | Union Berlin | 0–2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Berlin |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium:Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 8,021 Referee: Anna-Lena Heidenreich |
| 22 November 2024 | VfL Bochum | 0–5 | TSG Hoffenheim | Bochum |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium:Ruhrstadion Attendance: 5,138 Referee: Sina Diekmann |
| 23 November 2024 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–0 | SGS Essen | Mönchengladbach |
| 14:00 |
| Report | Stadium:Grenzlandstadion Attendance: 837 Referee: Lara Wolf |
| 23 November 2024 | Fortuna Köln | 0–3 | Werder Bremen | Cologne |
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium:Südstadion Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Julia Bolke |
| 23 November 2024 | Mainz 05 | 1–4 | VfL Wolfsburg | Mainz |
| 17:00 | Bathmann | Report |
| Stadium:Bruchwegstadion auf dem Wolfgang Frank Campus Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Naemi Breier |
| 24 November 2024 | Hamburger SV | 4–2 | Carl Zeiss Jena | Hamburg |
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium:Trainingsplatz am Volksparkstadion Attendance: 523 Referee: Levke Scholz |
| 24 November 2024 | SC Freiburg | 1–2 | Bayern Munich | Freiburg |
| 16:00 | Zicai | Report | Stadium:Dreisamstadion Attendance: 7,755 Referee: Davina Lutz |
The draw was held on 15 December 2024, withJulian Köster drawing the matches.[11][12] The matches will take place between 11 and 13 February 2025.
| 12 February 2025 | TSG Hoffenheim | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Hoffenheim |
| 18:30 | Memeti | Report | Stadium:Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Karoline Wacker |
| 12 February 2025 | Hamburger SV | 2–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Hamburg |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium:Volksparkstadion Attendance: 16,529 Referee: Miriam Schwermer |
| 12 February 2025 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–1 | Werder Bremen | Leverkusen |
| 18:30 | Report | Mühlhaus | Stadium:Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Davina Lutz |
| 12 February 2025 | Bayern Munich | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Eintracht Frankfurt | Munich |
| 18:30 |
| Report | Simon | Stadium:FC Bayern Campus Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer |
The draw was held on 17 February 2025, withTurid Knaak drewing the matches.[13][14] The matches will take place on 22 and 23 March 2025.
| 22 March 2025 | Bayern Munich | 3–2 | TSG Hoffenheim | Munich |
| 14:00 | Harder | Report | Stadium:FC Bayern Campus Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Miriam Schwermer |
| 23 March 2025 | Hamburger SV | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Werder Bremen | Hamburg |
| 15:30 | Stöckmann | Report | Stadium:Volksparkstadion Attendance: 57,000 Referee:Riem Hussein |
The final took place on 1 May 2025.
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Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.[17]
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1 | VfL Bochum | 5 | |
| Bayern Munich | |||
| 3 | VfL Bochum | 4 | |
| Werder Bremen | |||
| 5 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3 | |
| Kieler MTV | |||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | |||
| Bayern Munich | |||
| TSG Hoffenheim | |||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | |||
| Bayern Munich | |||
| VfL Bochum | |||
| TSG Hoffenheim | |||
| Hamburger SV | |||
| Fortuna Köln |