The 2023–24 DFB-Pokal was the 42nd season of the annual German football cup competition. Several 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 12 August 2023 with the first of six rounds and ended on 9 May 2024 with the final at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 2010.
VfL Wolfsburg were the nine-time defending champions and regained the title by defeating Bayern Munich 2–0 in the final.
Participating clubs The following clubs qualified for the competition:
Bundesligathe 12 clubs of the 2022–23 season 2. Bundesliga7 of the 14 clubs of the 2022–23 season Regionalligathe 5 champions and 3 runners-up of the 2022–23 season Werder Bremen MSV Duisburg SGS Essen Eintracht Frankfurt SC Freiburg TSG Hoffenheim 1. FC Köln Bayer Leverkusen SV Meppen Bayern Munich Turbine Potsdam VfL Wolfsburg SG Andernach FSV Gütersloh FC Ingolstadt Carl Zeiss Jena RB Leipzig 1. FC Nürnberg SC Sand Viktoria Berlin VfL Bochum SV Elversberg Hamburger SV SV Henstedt-Ulzburg Borussia Mönchengladbach Kickers Offenbach SV 67 Weinberg Verbandspokalthe 21 winners of the regional association cupsBaden Karlsruher SC Bavaria FFC Wacker München Berlin SFC Stern Brandenburg Grün-Weiss Brieselang Bremen ATS Buntentor Hamburg FC St. Pauli Hesse TSV Jahn CaldenLower Rhine Borussia Bocholt Lower Saxony TSV Barmke Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Rostocker FC Middle Rhine Fortuna Köln Rhineland 1. FFC Montabaur Saarland 1. FC Riegelsberg Saxony Chemnitzer FCSaxony-Anhalt Magdeburger FFC Schleswig-Holstein Holstein Kiel South Baden Hegauer FV Southwest Mainz 05 Thuringia 1. FFV Erfurt Westphalia Arminia Bielefeld Württemberg SV Hegnach
Format Clubs from lower leagues hosted against clubs from higher leagues until the quarter-finals. Should both clubs play below the 2. Bundesliga, there was no host club change anymore.
Schedule The rounds of the 2023–24 competition were scheduled as follows:
Round Matches First round 12–14 August 2023 Second round 8–13 September 2023 Round of 16 24–26 November 2023 & 21–22 January 2024 Quarter-finals 5–7 March 2024 Semi-finals 30–31 March 2024 Final 9 May 2024 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Times up to 28 October 2023 and from 31 March 2024 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 29 October 2023 to 30 March 2024 are CET (UTC+1).
First round The draw took place on 29 June 2023, with Doris Fitschen drawing the matches. The games will take place between 12 and 15 August 2023. The teams were split in a North and South group. All clubs from the 2022–23 Frauen-Bundesliga and the four best-placed teams from the 2022–23 2. Frauen-Bundesliga receive a bye.
Second round The draw took place on 15 August 2023 with Marie-Louise Eta drawing the matches. The teams were split in a North and South group. The matches will take place between 8 and 13 September 2023.
Round of 16 The draw took place on 18 September 2023 with Verena Schweers drawing the matches. The matches will take place between 24 and 26 November 2023, with two games scheduled for January due to the involvement of Frankfurt and Munich in the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League. However, the January matches were postponed again due to poor weather conditions.
Quarter-finals The draw was held on 10 December 2023, with Jens Nowotny drawing the matches. The matches will take place between 5 and 7 March 2024.
Semi-finals The draw took place on 5 March 2024, with Lena Lotzen drawing the matches. The matches took place between 30 and 31 March 2024.
Final The final took place on 9 May 2024 at the RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne.
GK 22 Maria Luisa Grohs RB 7 Giulia Gwinn CB 4 Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir (c) CB 5 Magdalena Eriksson LB 19 Katharina Naschenweng CM 25 Sarah Zadrazil CM 31 Georgia Stanway RW 21 Pernille Harder AM 9 Jovana Damnjanović LW 17 Klara Bühl CF 11 Lea SchüllerSubstitutes: GK 41 Anna Wellmann DF 2 Linda Sembrant DF 3 Inès Belloumou DF 6 Tuva Hansen DF 30 Carolin Simon MF 10 Linda Dallmann MF 12 Sydney Lohmann MF 18 Jill Baijings MF 26 Sam KerrManager: Alexander Straus GK 1 Merle Frohms RB 2 Lynn Wilms CB 4 Kathrin Hendrich CB 6 Dominique Janssen LB 14 Nuria Rábano DM 5 Lena Oberdorf CM 10 Svenja Huth CM 11 Alexandra Popp (c) RW 25 Vivien Endemann LW 29 Jule Brand CF 9 Ewa PajorSubstitutes: GK 22 Lisa Schmitz DF 24 Joelle Wedemeyer DF 31 Marina Hegering MF 7 Chantal Hagel MF 8 Lena Lattwein MF 17 Kristin Demann MF 23 Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir MF 27 Riola Xhemaili FW 18 Fenna KalmaManager: Tommy Stroot
Assistant referees: Katrin Rafalski Katharina Kruse Fourth official: Christine Weigelt Video assistant referee: Riem Hussein Assistant video assistant referee: Franziska WildfeuerMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions.
Top goalscorers Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.
Rank Player Team Goals1 Jule Brand VfL Wolfsburg5 Vivien Endemann VfL Wolfsburg3 Jovana Damnjanović Bayern Munich4 Indra Hahn SV Henstedt-Ulzburg Jocelyn Hampel Arminia Bielefeld Pernille Harder Bayern Munich Shekiera Martinez Eintracht Frankfurt 8 12 players 3
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External links Season report