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| Founded | 1966; 60 years ago (1966) |
|---|---|
| First season | 1966–67 |
| Country | Germany |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Related competitions | Beko BBL BBL Champions Cup |
| Current champions | Mitteldeutscher BC (1st title) (2024–25) |
| Most championships | Alba Berlin (11 titles) |
| Website | www |
 2025–26 BBL-Pokal | |
Basketball Bundesliga-Pokal, commonly known as theBBL-Pokal, is the annual national basketball cup competition in Germany.[1] Since 2009, the competition has been conducted only between the top-ranked clubs of eachBasketball Bundesliga (BBL).
The competition was founded in 1966 by theGerman Basketball Federation. The first final of the German Basketball Cup took place on 11 June 1967, inOberhausen. Since 1993, the cup championship is decided in a final four format, which is held over one weekend. The host team of the cup's final four, is automatically set as one of the participants. The three remaining teams are determined by three quarterfinal matches, played between the winners of the earlier round matches.
Starting from the 2018–19 season, the format was changed to a sixteen teamknock-out tournament, with the sixteen highest seeded teams from the previous season qualifying.[2]
The first DBB Cup final took place on 11 June 1967 in Oberhausen between VfL Osnabrück and ATV 1877 Düsseldorf 86:74 (HT 39:36).
From 1993 to 2019, afinal four tournament was held in a host city to determine the winner of the BBL-Pokal.
In 2020 on, a knockout tournament was held to determine the winner of the BBL-Pokal.
| Year | Host city | Champion | Runner-up | Score | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Berlin | Alba Berlin | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 89–56 | Martin Hermannsson[26] |
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alba Berlin | 11 | 4 | 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016,2020,2022 |
| Bayer Giants Leverkusen | 10 | 3 | 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995 |
| Bamberg Baskets | 6 | 3 | 1992, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017,2019 |
| Bayern Munich | 5 | 2 | 1968, 2018,2021,2023,2024 |
| Gießen 46ers | 3 | 4 | 1969, 1973, 1979 |
| BSC Saturn Köln | 3 | 3 | 1980, 1981, 1983 |
| Köln 99ers | 3 | 1 | 2004, 2005, 2007 |
| SSV Hagen | 2 | 6 | 1975, 1994 |
| MTV Wolfenbüttel | 2 | 3 | 1972, 1982 |
| medi Bayreuth | 2 | 2 | 1988, 1989 |
| USC Heidelberg | 2 | 1 | 1977, 1978 |
| ASC 1846 Göttingen | 2 | 1 | 1984, 1985 |
| TBB Trier | 2 | 0 | 1998, 2001 |
| ratiopharm Ulm | 1 | 5 | 1996 |
| EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 1 | 3 | 2015 |
| VfL Osnabrück | 1 | 2 | 1967 |
| Skyliners Frankfurt | 1 | 2 | 2000 |
| Artland Dragons | 1 | 1 | 2008 |
| Mitteldeutscher BC | 1 | 0 | 2025 |
| Telekom Baskets Bonn | 0 | 3 | |
| EnBW Ludwigsburg | 0 | 2 | |
| Phantoms Braunschweig | 0 | 2 | |
| ATV 1877 Düsseldorf | 0 | 1 | |
| USC Mainz | 0 | 1 | |
| Hamburger Turnerbund | 0 | 1 | |
| Dragons Rhöndorf | 0 | 1 | |
| Crailsheim Merlins | 0 | 1 |
