2015–16 DFB-Pokal#Carl Zeiss Jena v Hamburger SV

The following 64 teams qualified for the competition:{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/news-detail/dfb-cup-63-of-the-64-teams-now-known-124432/|title=DFB Cup: 63 of the 64 teams now known|date=31 May 2015|access-date=11 June 2015|publisher=German Football Association|website=dfb.de}}

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{{Location map~|Germany|lat=48.323056|long=10.885833|label={{small|FC Augsburg}}|position=left}}

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{{Location map~|Germany|lat=50.842222|long=12.945556|label={{small|Chemnitzer FC}}|position=top}}

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{{Location map~|Germany|lat=51.751262|long=14.334669|label={{small|Energie Cottbus}}|position=left}}

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{{Location map~|Germany|lat=50.915833|long=11.582778|label={{small|Carl Zeiss Jena}}|position=left}}

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{{Location map~|Germany|lat=51.298611|long= 9.484167|label={{small|Hessen Kassel}}|position=right}}

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The DFB-Pokal began 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 automatically qualified for the tournament. Of the remaining slots, 21 were given to the cup winners of the regional football associations, the Verbandspokal. The 3 remaining slots were given to the three regional associations with the most men's teams, which at the rime were Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Westphalia. The runner-up of the cup for Lower Saxony was given the slot. The best amateur team of the Regionalliga Bayern and Oberliga Westfalen were given the slot for Bavaria and Westphalia, respectively. As every team was entitled to participate in local tournaments which qualified for the association cups, every team could in principle compete in the DFB-Pokal. Reserve teams were not permitted to enter. No two teams of the same association or corporation could participate in the DFB-Pokal.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/modus/|title=Modus|trans-title=Mode|publisher=German Football Association|website=dfb.de|language=de|date=15 August 2012|access-date=11 June 2015}}

The draws for the different rounds were conducted as following:

For the first round, the participating teams were split into two pots of 32 teams each. The first pot contained all teams which had 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 was drawn to a team from the second pot, which contained all remaining professional teams (all the teams of the Bundesliga and the remaining fourteen 2. Bundesliga teams). The teams from the first pot were set as the home team in the process.

The two-pot scenario also 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) served as hosts. This time the pots did not have to be of equal size though, depending on the results of the first round. Theoretically, it was even possible that there could 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 was empty, the remaining pairings were drawn from the other pot with the first-drawn team for a match serving as hosts.

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

Teams met in one game per round. A match took place for 90 minutes, with two halves of 45 minutes. If still tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time were played, consisting of two periods of 15 minutes. If the score was still level after this, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. A coin toss decided who took the first penalty.

If a player received five yellow cards, even throughout multiple seasons, he was then banned from the next cup match. If a player received a second yellow card, they were banned from the next cup match. If a player received a red card, they were banned a minimum of one match, but more could be added by the German Football Association.

The winner of the DFB-Pokal earns automatic qualification for the group stage of next year's edition of the UEFA Europa League. As winners Bayern Munich had already qualified for the UEFA Champions League by winning the Bundesliga, the spot went to the team in sixth, Mainz 05, and the league's second qualifying round spot went to the team in seventh, Hertha BSC. As Bayern won both the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal, completing a double, the runner-up of the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund, hosted the 2016 DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season.

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The rounds of the 2015–16 competition were scheduled as follows:

A total of sixty-three matches took place, starting with the first round on 7 August 2015 and culminating with the final on 21 May 2016 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

The draw for the first round was held on 10 June 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/nach-usa-laenderspiel-pokal-auslosung-live-in-der-ard-123509/|title=Nach USA-Länderspiel: Pokal-Auslosung live in der ARD|trans-title=After USA international game: Cup draw live on ARD|date=22 May 2015|access-date=11 June 2015|website=dfb.de|publisher=German Football Association|language=de}} Former national team player Karlheinz Förster led the draw, with tennis player Andrea Petkovic drawing from the pots.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/wolfsburg-reist-zu-den-stuttgarter-kickers-der-fc-bayern-nach-noettingen-124784/|title=Wolfsburg zu den Stuttgarter Kickers, der FC Bayern nach Nöttingen|trans-title=Wolfsburg off to Stuttgarter Kickers, FC Bayern after Nöttingen|date=10 June 2015|access-date=11 June 2015|website=dfb.de|publisher=German Football Association|language=de}}

The thirty-two matches took place from 7 to 10 August 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/erste-pokalrunde-st-pauli-gegen-gladbach-am-montag-im-free-tv-126258/|title=Erste Pokalrunde: St. Pauli gegen Gladbach am Montag im Free-TV|trans-title=First Cup Round: St. Pauli against Gladbach on Monday on free TV|date=3 July 2015|access-date=3 July 2015|website=dfb.de|publisher=German Football Association|language=de}}

As usual, a small number of lower-division teams had to play their home matches at different locations than their usual home grounds. This includes TuS Erndtebrück, who had to play in the Leimbachstadion in Siegen, Bremer SV, who had to switch to the Sportpark am Vinnenweg in Bremen, and FC Nöttingen, who had to play in the Wildparkstadion in Karlsruhe.

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

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|stadium = Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark

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Werner {{goal|109}}

|stadium = Ursapharm-Arena an der Kaiserlinde

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|team2 = Union Berlin

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|goals2 = Quaner {{goal|41}}

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|referee = Timo Gerach (Landau)

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|goals2 = Kruse {{goal|4}}
Dost {{goal|45}}
De Bruyne {{goal|47}}
Bendtner {{goal|86}}

|stadium = GAZİ-Stadion auf der Waldau

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|referee = Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)

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Çalhanoğlu {{goal|55|pen.}}
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Nastasić {{goal|39}}
Geis {{goal|45}}
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Goretzka {{goal|85}}

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Aigner {{goal|51}}
Waldschmidt {{goal|71}}

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|goals2 = Kempe {{goal|63}}

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|goals2 = Didavi {{goal|41}}
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Gregoritsch {{goal|90+3}}

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Nopper {{pengoal}}
Adam {{pengoal}}
Göppert {{penmiss}}

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|team1 = Chemnitzer FC

|score = 0–2

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2218700

|team2 = Borussia Dortmund

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Aubameyang {{goal|25}}
Mkhitaryan {{goal|82}}

|stadium = Stadion an der Gellertstraße

|location = Chemnitz

|attendance = 12,500

|referee = Peter Sippel (Munich)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="VfB Lübeck v SC Paderborn"

|bg = EEEEEE

|date = {{Start date|2015|8|9|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|team1 = VfB Lübeck

|score = 1–2

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2218682

|team2 = SC Paderborn

|goals1 = Richter {{goal|43}}

|goals2 = Knechtel {{goal|54|o.g.}}
Sağlık {{goal|59|pen.}}

|stadium = Stadion an der Lohmühle

|location = Lübeck

|attendance = 7,558

|referee = Arne Aarnink (Nordhorn)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="Rot-Weiss Essen v Fortuna Düsseldorf"

|bg = EEEEEE

|date = {{Start date|2015|8|9|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|team1 = Rot-Weiss Essen

|score = 0–0

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2218693

|team2 = Fortuna Düsseldorf

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion Essen

|location = Essen

|attendance = 17,500

|referee = Daniel Siebert (Berlin)

|penalties1 = Baier {{penmiss}}
Weber {{penmiss}}
Cekić {{penmiss}}
Fritz {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 1–3

|penalties2 = {{penmiss}} Ya Konan
{{pengoal}} Haggui
{{penmiss}} Van Duinen
{{pengoal}} Strohdiek
{{pengoal}} Liendl

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="FK Pirmasens v 1. FC Heidenheim"

|bg = EEEEEE

|date = {{Start date|2015|8|9|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|team1 = FK Pirmasens

|score = 1–4

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2218699

|team2 = 1. FC Heidenheim

|goals1 = Schmieden {{goal|82}}

|goals2 = Halloran {{goal|28}}
Morabit {{goal|32}}
Leipertz {{goal|51||80}}

|stadium = Sportpark Husterhöhe

|location = Pirmasens

|attendance = 2,320

|referee = Thorben Siewer (Drolshagen)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="SpVgg Unterhaching v FC Ingolstadt"

|bg = EEEEEE

|date = {{Start date|2015|8|9|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|team1 = SpVgg Unterhaching

|score = 2–1

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2218701

|team2 = FC Ingolstadt

|goals1 = Einsiedler {{goal|30||48}}

|goals2 = Hartmann {{goal|83}}

|stadium = Alpenbauer Sportpark

|location = Unterhaching

|attendance = 6,500

|referee = Patrick Ittrich (Hamburg)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="FC Nöttingen v Bayern Munich"

|bg = EEEEEE

|date = {{Start date|2015|8|9|df=y}}

|time = 16:00

|team1 = FC Nöttingen

|score = 1–3

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2218703

|team2 = Bayern Munich

|goals1 = Hecht-Zirpel {{goal|16}}

|goals2 = Vidal {{goal|5|pen.}}
Götze {{goal|17}}
Lewandowski {{goal|26}}

|stadium = Wildparkstadion

|location = Karlsruhe{{refn|group=note|The match was moved to the Wildparkstadion in Karlsruhe for additional seating.}}

|attendance = 29,484

|referee = Robert Kampka (Mainz)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="Hansa Rostock v 1. FC Kaiserslautern"

|bg = EEEEEE

|date = {{Start date|2015|8|9|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = Hansa Rostock

|score = 0–0

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2218690

|team2 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Ostseestadion

|location = Rostock

|attendance = 20,100

|referee = Sven Jablonski (Bremen)

|penalties1 = Jänicke {{pengoal}}
Ahlschwede {{pengoal}}
Ziemer {{penmiss}}
Bickel {{pengoal}}
Ikeng {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 4–5

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Löwe
{{pengoal}} Halfar
{{pengoal}} Przybyłko
{{pengoal}} Vučur
{{pengoal}} Karl

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="Hessen Kassel v Hannover 96"

|bg = EEEEEE

|date = {{Start date|2015|8|9|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = Hessen Kassel

|score = 0–2

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2218705

|team2 = Hannover 96

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Sané {{goal|15}}
Karaman {{goal|90+2}}

|stadium = Auestadion

|location = Kassel

|attendance = 18,482

|referee = Patrick Alt (Heusweiler)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="Energie Cottbus v Mainz 05"

|bg = EEEEEE

|date = {{Start date|2015|8|9|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Energie Cottbus

|score = 0–3

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2218687

|team2 = Mainz 05

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Frei {{goal|30}}
Jairo {{goal|33}}
Clemens {{goal|62}}

|stadium = Stadion der Freundschaft

|location = Cottbus

|attendance = 11,123

|referee = Robert Hartmann (Wangen im Allgäu)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="Arminia Bielefeld v Hertha BSC"

|date = {{Start date|2015|8|10|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = Arminia Bielefeld

|score = 0–2

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2218680

|team2 = Hertha BSC

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Kalou {{goal|73}}
Darida {{goal|88}}

|stadium = SchücoArena

|location = Bielefeld

|attendance = 21,484

|referee = Benjamin Brand (Bamberg)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="VfL Osnabrück v RB Leipzig"

|date = {{Start date|2015|8|10|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = VfL Osnabrück

|score = 0–2
Awarded{{refn|group=note|name=awarded|The match was stopped in the 71st minute, with VfL Osnabrück leading 1–0, after the referee was hit by a lighter, and the match was abandoned soon thereafter.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/news-detail/investigation-underway-into-suspended-match-in-osnabrueck-128519/|title=Investigation underway into suspended match in Osnabrück|publisher=German Football Association|website=dfb.de|date=11 August 2015|access-date=14 August 2015}} The sports court of the DFB, in accordance with section 18, paragraph 4 of the Laws and Rules of Procedure of the DFB, awarded a 0–2 win to RB Leipzig.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/sportgericht-wertet-abgebrochenes-spiel-mit-20-fuer-rb-leipzig-128686/|title=Sportgericht wertet abgebrochenes Spiel mit 2:0 für RB Leipzig|trans-title=Sport Court evaluates abandoned match with 2–0 for RB Leipzig|publisher=German Football Association|website=dfb.de|language=de|date=14 August 2015|access-date=14 August 2015}}}}

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2218685

|team2 = RB Leipzig

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = osnatel-ARENA

|location = Osnabrück

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Martin Petersen (Stuttgart)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="VfR Aalen v 1. FC Nürnberg"

|date = {{Start date|2015|8|10|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = VfR Aalen

|score = 0–0

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2218709

|team2 = 1. FC Nürnberg

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = SCHOLZ ARENA

|location = Aalen

|attendance = 9,172

|referee = Bibiana Steinhaus (Langenhagen)

|penalties1 = Drexler {{penmiss}}
Schwabl {{penmiss}}
Klauß {{pengoal}}
Kienle {{penmiss}}
Menig {{penmiss}}

|penaltyscore = 1–2

|penalties2 = {{penmiss}} Behrens
{{penmiss}} Brečko
{{pengoal}} Schöpf
{{penmiss}} Hovland
{{pengoal}} Kutschke

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="FC St. Pauli v Borussia Mönchengladbach"

|date = {{Start date|2015|8|10|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = FC St. Pauli

|score = 1–4

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2218704

|team2 = Borussia Mönchengladbach

|goals1 = Rzatkowski {{goal|33}}

|goals2 = Stindl {{goal|54||67}}
Traoré {{goal|56}}
Hazard {{goal|86}}

|stadium = Millerntor-Stadion

|location = Hamburg

|attendance = 28,175

|referee = Florian Meyer (Burgdorf)

}}

The draw for the second round was held on 14 August 2015. Then DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach led the draw, with skier Felix Neureuther drawing from the pots.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/nach-bundesliga-auftakt-pokal-auslosung-live-in-der-ard-128100/|title=Nach Bundesliga-Auftakt: Pokal-Auslosung live in der ARD|trans-title=After Bundesliga opener: Cup draw live on ARD|date=4 August 2015|access-date=4 August 2015|website=dfb.de|publisher=German Football Association|language=de}}

The sixteen matches took place on 27 and 28 October 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/wolfsburg-und-bayern-messen-sich-in-runde-zwei-128727/|title=Titelverteidiger gegen Rekordpokalsieger|trans-title=Champion against Record winner|date=14 August 2015|access-date=14 August 2015|website=dfb.de|publisher=German Football Association|language=de}} The lowest ranked team left in the competition was SSV Reutlingen from the fifth tier of German football.

All times are CET (UTC+1).

{{Football box collapsible |id="Erzgebirge Aue v Eintracht Frankfurt"

|bg = EEEEEE

|date = {{Start date|2015|10|27|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Erzgebirge Aue

|score = 1–0

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2229866

|team2 = Eintracht Frankfurt

|goals1 = Wegner {{goal|75}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion

|location = Aue

|attendance = 10,175

|referee = Robert Hartmann (Wangen im Allgäu)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="FSV Frankfurt v Hertha BSC"

|bg = EEEEEE

|date = {{Start date|2015|10|27|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = FSV Frankfurt

|score = 1–2

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2229873

|team2 = Hertha BSC

|goals1 = Golley {{goal|47}}

|goals2 = Kalou {{goal|56||99|pen.}}

|stadium = Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion

|location = Frankfurt

|attendance = 8,177

|referee = Patrick Ittrich (Hamburg)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="Mainz 05 v 1860 Munich"

|bg = EEEEEE

|date = {{Start date|2015|10|27|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Mainz 05

|score = 1–2

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2229874

|team2 = 1860 Munich

|goals1 = Schindler {{goal|6|o.g.}}

|goals2 = Mugoša {{goal|70}}
Okotie {{goal|77}}

|stadium = Coface Arena

|location = Mainz

|attendance = 17,017

|referee = Harm Osmers (Hanover)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="1. FC Nürnberg v Fortuna Düsseldorf"

|bg = EEEEEE

|date = {{Start date|2015|10|27|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = 1. FC Nürnberg

|score = 5–1

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2229875

|team2 = Fortuna Düsseldorf

|goals1 = Burgstaller {{goal|10}}
Behrens {{goal|17}}
Füllkrug {{goal|41}}
Leibold {{goal|43}}
Blum {{goal|69}}

|goals2 = Demirbay {{goal|72}}

|stadium = Grundig Stadion

|location = Nuremberg

|attendance = 19,235

|referee = Marco Fritz (Korb)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="SpVgg Unterhaching v RB Leipzig"

|bg = EEEEEE

|date = {{Start date|2015|10|27|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = SpVgg Unterhaching

|score = 3–0

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2229867

|team2 = RB Leipzig

|goals1 = Einsiedler {{goal|5}}
Rosenzweig {{goal|23}}
Steinherr {{goal|67}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Alpenbauer Sportpark

|location = Unterhaching

|attendance = 5,000

|referee = Robert Kampka (Mainz)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="Darmstadt 98 v Hannover 96"

|bg = EEEEEE

|date = {{Start date|2015|10|27|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Darmstadt 98

|score = 2–1

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2229876

|team2 = Hannover 96

|goals1 = Sulu {{goal|74}}
Wagner {{goal|79}}

|goals2 = Sobiech {{goal|75}}

|stadium = Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor

|location = Darmstadt

|attendance = 15,900

|referee = Daniel Siebert (Berlin)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="VfL Bochum v 1. FC Kaiserslautern"

|bg = EEEEEE

|date = {{Start date|2015|10|27|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = VfL Bochum

|score = 1–0

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2229878

|team2 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

|goals1 = Löwe {{goal|67|o.g.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = rewirpowerSTADION

|location = Bochum

|attendance = 18,514

|referee = Günter Perl (Pullach)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="VfL Wolfsburg v Bayern Munich"

|bg = EEEEEE

|date = {{Start date|2015|10|27|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = VfL Wolfsburg

|score = 1–3

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2229880

|team2 = Bayern Munich

|goals1 = Schürrle {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = Douglas Costa {{goal|15}}
Müller {{goal|20||34}}

|stadium = Volkswagen Arena

|location = Wolfsburg

|attendance = 30,000

|referee = Knut Kircher (Rottenburg am Neckar)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="Viktoria Köln v Bayer Leverkusen"

|date = {{Start date|2015|10|28|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Viktoria Köln

|score = 0–6

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2229865

|team2 = Bayer Leverkusen

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Brandt {{goal|15}}
Bellarabi {{goal|35}}
Hernández {{goal|38||55}}
Kießling {{goal|80}}
Yurchenko {{goal|83}}

|stadium = Sportpark Höhenberg

|location = Cologne

|attendance = 6,177

|referee = Benjamin Cortus (Röthenbach an der Pegnitz)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="SV Sandhausen v 1. FC Heidenheim"

|date = {{Start date|2015|10|28|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = SV Sandhausen

|score = 0–0

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2229871

|team2 = 1. FC Heidenheim

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hardtwaldstadion

|location = Sandhausen

|attendance = 2,693

|referee = Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding)

|penalties1 = Bouhaddouz {{penmiss}}
Paqarada {{penmiss}}
Roßbach {{pengoal}}
Stolz {{pengoal}}
Linsmayer {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 3–4

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Kraus
{{pengoal}} Schnatterer
{{pengoal}} Theuerkauf
{{penmiss}} Titsch-Rivero
{{pengoal}} Feick

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="Borussia Dortmund v SC Paderborn"

|date = {{Start date|2015|10|28|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Borussia Dortmund

|score = 7–1

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2229872

|team2 = SC Paderborn

|goals1 = Ramos {{goal|25}}
Castro {{goal|30||58}}
Kagawa {{goal|43}}
Gündoğan {{goal|54|pen.}}
Piszczek {{goal|87}}
Mkhitaryan {{goal|89}}

|goals2 = Lakić {{goal|21}}

|stadium = Signal Iduna Park

|location = Dortmund

|attendance = 74,605

|referee = Peter Sippel (Munich)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="SC Freiburg v FC Augsburg"

|date = {{Start date|2015|10|28|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = SC Freiburg

|score = 0–3

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2229877

|team2 = FC Augsburg

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Ji {{goal|12}}
Esswein {{goal|25}}
Caiuby {{goal|50}}

|stadium = Schwarzwald-Stadion

|location = Freiburg im Breisgau

|attendance = 19,600

|referee = Christian Dingert (Lebecksmühle)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="Carl Zeiss Jena v VfB Stuttgart"

|date = {{Start date|2015|10|28|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Carl Zeiss Jena

|score = 0–2

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2229868

|team2 = VfB Stuttgart

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Harnik {{goal|21}}
Maxim {{goal|90+2|pen.}}

|stadium = Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld

|location = Jena

|attendance = 18,000

|referee = Florian Meyer (Burgdorf)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="SSV Reutlingen v Eintracht Braunschweig"

|date = {{Start date|2015|10|28|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = SSV Reutlingen

|score = 0–4

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2229869

|team2 = Eintracht Braunschweig

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Holtmann {{goal|21||61}}
Berggreen {{goal|36}}
Ademi {{goal|79}}

|stadium = Stadion an der Kreuzeiche

|location = Reutlingen

|attendance = 7,524

|referee = René Rohde (Rostock)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="Schalke 04 v Borussia Mönchengladbach"

|date = {{Start date|2015|10|28|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Schalke 04

|score = 0–2

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2229870

|team2 = Borussia Mönchengladbach

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Stindl {{goal|42}}
Hazard {{goal|53|pen.}}

|stadium = Veltins-Arena

|location = Gelsenkirchen

|attendance = 60,655

|referee = Tobias Stieler (Hamburg)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="Werder Bremen v 1. FC Köln"

|date = {{Start date|2015|10|28|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Werder Bremen

|score = 1–0

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2229879

|team2 = 1. FC Köln

|goals1 = Ujah {{goal|23}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Weserstadion

|location = Bremen

|attendance = 40,856

|referee = Felix Brych (Munich)

}}

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 1 November 2015. DFB general secretary Helmut Sandrock led the draw, with musician Vanessa Mai drawing from the pot.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/news-detail/vanessa-mai-lost-dfb-pokalachtelfinale-aus-133109/|title=Vanessa Mai lost DFB-Pokalachtelfinale aus|trans-title=Vanessa Mai draws DFB-Pokal Round of 16|date=21 October 2015|access-date=24 October 2015|website=dfb.de|publisher=German Football Association|language=de}}

The eight matches took place on 15 and 16 December 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/haching-im-achtelfinale-gegen-leverkusen-134107/|title=Haching im Achtelfinale gegen Leverkusen|trans-title=Haching in Round of 16 against Leverkusen|date=1 November 2015|access-date=1 November 2015|website=dfb.de|publisher=German Football Association|language=de}} The lowest ranked team left in the competition was SpVgg Unterhaching from the fourth tier of German football.

All times are CET (UTC+1).

{{Football box collapsible |id="SpVgg Unterhaching v Bayer Leverkusen"

|bg = EEEEEE

|date = {{Start date|2015|12|15|df=y}}

|time = 19:15{{refn|group=note|name=delay|The match was delayed 15 minutes.}}

|team1 = SpVgg Unterhaching

|score = 1–3

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2231112

|team2 = Bayer Leverkusen

|goals1 = Bauer {{goal|27}}

|goals2 = Hernández {{goal|31}}
Kießling {{goal|55}}
Bellarabi {{goal|83}}

|stadium = Alpenbauer Sportpark

|location = Unterhaching

|attendance = 12,500

|referee = Jochen Drees (Münster-Sarmsheim)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="Borussia Mönchengladbach v Werder Bremen"

|bg = EEEEEE

|date = {{Start date|2015|12|15|df=y}}

|time = 19:15{{refn|group=note|name=delay}}

|team1 = Borussia Mönchengladbach

|score = 3–4

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2231115

|team2 = Werder Bremen

|goals1 = Stindl {{goal|32}}
Hrgota {{goal|74||90+4}}

|goals2 = Sternberg {{goal|52}}
Vestergaard {{goal|58}}
Pizarro {{goal|75}}
Ujah {{goal|78}}

|stadium = Stadion im Borussia-Park

|location = Mönchengladbach

|attendance = 53,106

|referee = Günter Perl (Pullach)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="Erzgebirge Aue v 1. FC Heidenheim"

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|date = {{Start date|2015|12|15|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Erzgebirge Aue

|score = 0–2

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2231113

|team2 = 1. FC Heidenheim

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Feick {{goal|48}}
Schnatterer {{goal|54}}

|stadium = Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion

|location = Aue

|attendance = 8,250

|referee = Guido Winkmann (Kerken)

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{{Football box collapsible |id="Bayern Munich v Darmstadt 98"

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|date = {{Start date|2015|12|15|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Bayern Munich

|score = 1–0

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2231116

|team2 = Darmstadt 98

|goals1 = Alonso {{goal|40}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Allianz Arena

|location = Munich

|attendance = 72,500

|referee = Daniel Siebert (Berlin)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="1. FC Nürnberg v Hertha BSC"

|date = {{Start date|2015|12|16|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = 1. FC Nürnberg

|score = 0–2

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2231118

|team2 = Hertha BSC

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Darida {{goal|32}}
Brooks {{goal|65}}

|stadium = Grundig Stadion

|location = Nuremberg

|attendance = 35,204

|referee = Tobias Stieler (Hamburg)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="VfB Stuttgart v Eintracht Braunschweig"

|date = {{Start date|2015|12|16|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = VfB Stuttgart

|score = 3–2

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2231119

|team2 = Eintracht Braunschweig

|goals1 = Niedermeier {{goal|21}}
Werner {{goal|99}}
Šunjić {{goal|118}}

|goals2 = Baffo {{goal|6}}
Ademi {{goal|110}}

|stadium = Mercedes-Benz Arena

|location = Stuttgart

|attendance = 21,950

|referee = Peter Sippel (Munich)

}}

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|date = {{Start date|2015|12|16|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = FC Augsburg

|score = 0–2

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2231114

|team2 = Borussia Dortmund

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Aubameyang {{goal|61}}
Mkhitaryan {{goal|66}}

|stadium = WWK ARENA

|location = Augsburg

|attendance = 30,101

|referee = Manuel Gräfe (Berlin)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="1860 Munich v VfL Bochum"

|date = {{Start date|2015|12|16|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = 1860 Munich

|score = 0–2

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2231117

|team2 = VfL Bochum

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Haberer {{goal|39}}
Hoogland {{goal|44}}

|stadium = Allianz Arena

|location = Munich

|attendance = 19,800

|referee = Marco Fritz (Korb)

}}

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 16 December 2015. DFB general secretary Helmut Sandrock led the draw, with handballer Carsten Lichtlein drawing from the pot.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/lichtlein-lost-dfb-pokalviertelfinale-aus-136591/|title=Lichtlein lost DFB-Pokalviertelfinale aus|trans-title=Lichtlein draws DFB-Pokal quarter-finals|date=11 December 2015|access-date=11 December 2015|website=dfb.de|publisher=German Football Association|language=de}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/viertelfinale-vfb-empfaengt-bvb-bayern-reist-nach-bochum-136996/|title=Viertelfinale: VfB empfängt BVB - Bayern reist nach Bochum|trans-title=Quarter-finals: VfB receives BVB - Bayern travels to Bochum|date=16 December 2015|access-date=16 December 2015|website=dfb.de|publisher=German Football Association|language=de}}

The four matches took place on 9 and 10 February 2016. The lowest ranked teams left in the competition were VfL Bochum and 1. FC Heidenheim from the second tier of German football.

All times are CET (UTC+1).

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|date = {{Start date|2016|2|9|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Bayer Leverkusen

|score = 1–3

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2231961

|team2 = Werder Bremen

|goals1 = Hernández {{goal|22|pen.}}

|goals2 = S. García {{goal|31}}
Pizarro {{goal|42|pen.}}
Grillitsch {{goal|82}}

|stadium = BayArena

|location = Leverkusen

|attendance = 24,104

|referee = Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Dortmund"

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|date = {{Start date|2016|2|9|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = VfB Stuttgart

|score = 1–3

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2231958

|team2 = Borussia Dortmund

|goals1 = Rupp {{goal|21}}

|goals2 = Reus {{goal|5}}
Aubameyang {{goal|31}}
Mkhitaryan {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Mercedes-Benz Arena

|location = Stuttgart

|attendance = 46,500

|referee = Tobias Stieler (Hamburg)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="1. FC Heidenheim v Hertha BSC"

|date = {{Start date|2016|2|10|df=y}}

|time = 19:00

|team1 = 1. FC Heidenheim

|score = 2–3

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2231959

|team2 = Hertha BSC

|goals1 = Feick {{goal|10}}
Schnatterer {{goal|82|pen.}}

|goals2 = Ibišević {{goal|14||21}}
Haraguchi {{goal|58}}

|stadium = Voith-Arena

|location = Heidenheim an der Brenz

|attendance = 11,900

|referee = Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach)

}}

{{Football box collapsible |id="VfL Bochum v Bayern Munich"

|date = {{Start date|2016|2|10|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = VfL Bochum

|score = 0–3

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2231960

|team2 = Bayern Munich

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Lewandowski {{goal|39||90}}
Thiago {{goal|61}}

|stadium = rewirpowerSTADION

|location = Bochum

|attendance = 28,000

|referee = Bastian Dankert (Rostock)

}}

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 10 February 2016. DFB vice-president Peter Frymuth led the draw, with handballer Andreas Wolff drawing from the pot.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/europameister-wolff-lost-pokal-halbfinale-aus-139340/|title=Europameister Wolff lost Pokal-Halbfinale aus|trans-title=European Champion Wolff draws Cup semi-finals|date=5 February 2016|access-date=5 February 2016|website=dfb.de|publisher=German Football Association|language=de}}

The two matches took place on 19 and 20 April 2016. All remaining teams left in the competition were from the first tier of German football.

All times are CEST (UTC+2).

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|date = {{Start date|2016|4|19|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Bayern Munich

|score = 2–0

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2233028

|team2 = Werder Bremen

|goals1 = Müller {{goal|30||71|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Allianz Arena, Munich

|attendance = 75,000

|referee = Tobias Stieler (Hamburg)

}}

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|date = {{Start date|2016|4|20|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Hertha BSC

|score = 0–3

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2233027

|team2 = Borussia Dortmund

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Castro {{goal|21}}
Reus {{goal|75}}
Mkhitaryan {{goal|83}}

|stadium = Olympiastadion, Berlin

|attendance = 76,233

|referee = Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach)

}}

{{main article|2016 DFB-Pokal Final}}

The final took place on 21 May 2016 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

{{:2016 DFB-Pokal Final}}

The following is the bracket which the DFB-Pokal resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out.

{{64TeamBracket

|score-width = 40

|team-width = 180

|seeds = no

|RD1 = First round
7–10 August 2015

|RD2 = Second round
27–28 October 2015

|RD3 = Round of 16
15–16 December 2015

|RD4 = Quarter-finals
9–10 February 2016

|RD5 = Semi-finals
19–20 April 2016

|RD6 = Final
21 May 2016

|RD1-team01 = Energie Cottbus

|RD1-score01 = 0

|RD1-team02 = Mainz 05

|RD1-score02 = 3

|RD1-team03 = 1860 Munich

|RD1-score03 = 2

|RD1-team04 = TSG Hoffenheim

|RD1-score04 = 0

|RD1-team05 = FSV Salmrohr

|RD1-score05 = 0

|RD1-team06 = VfL Bochum

|RD1-score06 = 5

|RD1-team07 = Hansa Rostock

|RD1-score07 = 0 (4)

|RD1-team08 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern {{pso}}

|RD1-score08 = {{Nowrap|0 (5)}}

|RD1-team09 = Stuttgarter Kickers

|RD1-score09 = 1

|RD1-team10 = VfL Wolfsburg

|RD1-score10 = 4

|RD1-team11 = FC Nöttingen

|RD1-score11 = 1

|RD1-team12 = Bayern Munich

|RD1-score12 = 3

|RD1-team13 = TuS Erndtebrück

|RD1-score13 = 0

|RD1-team14 = Darmstadt 98

|RD1-score14 = 5

|RD1-team15 = Hessen Kassel

|RD1-score15 = 0

|RD1-team16 = Hannover 96

|RD1-score16 = 2

|RD1-team17 = SpVgg Unterhaching

|RD1-score17 = 2

|RD1-team18 = FC Ingolstadt

|RD1-score18 = 1

|RD1-team19 = VfL Osnabrück

|RD1-score19 = 0

|RD1-team20 = RB Leipzig{{refn|group=note|name=awarded}}

|RD1-score20 = 2

|RD1-team21 = Viktoria Köln

|RD1-score21 = 2

|RD1-team22 = Union Berlin

|RD1-score22 = 1

|RD1-team23 = Sportfreunde Lotte

|RD1-score23 = 0

|RD1-team24 = Bayer Leverkusen

|RD1-score24 = 3

|RD1-team25 = MSV Duisburg

|RD1-score25 = 0

|RD1-team26 = Schalke 04

|RD1-score26 = 5

|RD1-team27 = FC St. Pauli

|RD1-score27 = 1

|RD1-team28 = {{Nowrap|Borussia Mönchengladbach}}

|RD1-score28 = 4

|RD1-team29 = Würzburger Kickers

|RD1-score29 = 0

|RD1-team30 = Werder Bremen {{aet}}

|RD1-score30 = 2

|RD1-team31 = SV Meppen

|RD1-score31 = 0

|RD1-team32 = 1. FC Köln

|RD1-score32 = 4

|RD1-team33 = Erzgebirge Aue

|RD1-score33 = 1

|RD1-team34 = Greuther Fürth

|RD1-score34 = 0

|RD1-team35 = Bremer SV

|RD1-score35 = 0

|RD1-team36 = Eintracht Frankfurt

|RD1-score36 = 3

|RD1-team37 = Bahlinger SC

|RD1-score37 = 0 (3)

|RD1-team38 = SV Sandhausen {{pso}}

|RD1-score38 = 0 (5)

|RD1-team39 = FK Pirmasens

|RD1-score39 = 1

|RD1-team40 = 1. FC Heidenheim

|RD1-score40 = 4

|RD1-team41 = VfR Aalen

|RD1-score41 = 0 (1)

|RD1-team42 = 1. FC Nürnberg {{pso}}

|RD1-score42 = 0 (2)

|RD1-team43 = Rot-Weiss Essen

|RD1-score43 = 0 (1)

|RD1-team44 = Fortuna Düsseldorf {{pso}}

|RD1-score44 = 0 (3)

|RD1-team45 = BFC Dynamo

|RD1-score45 = 0

|RD1-team46 = FSV Frankfurt

|RD1-score46 = 2

|RD1-team47 = Arminia Bielefeld

|RD1-score47 = 0

|RD1-team48 = Hertha BSC

|RD1-score48 = 2

|RD1-team49 = Carl Zeiss Jena {{aet}}

|RD1-score49 = 3

|RD1-team50 = Hamburger SV

|RD1-score50 = 2

|RD1-team51 = Holstein Kiel

|RD1-score51 = 1

|RD1-team52 = VfB Stuttgart

|RD1-score52 = 2

|RD1-team53 = SSV Reutlingen

|RD1-score53 = 3

|RD1-team54 = Karlsruher SC

|RD1-score54 = 1

|RD1-team55 = Hallescher FC

|RD1-score55 = 0

|RD1-team56 = Eintracht Braunschweig

|RD1-score56 = 1

|RD1-team57 = HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst

|RD1-score57 = 0

|RD1-team58 = SC Freiburg

|RD1-score58 = 5

|RD1-team59 = SV Elversberg

|RD1-score59 = 1

|RD1-team60 = FC Augsburg {{aet}}

|RD1-score60 = 3

|RD1-team61 = Chemnitzer FC

|RD1-score61 = 0

|RD1-team62 = Borussia Dortmund

|RD1-score62 = 2

|RD1-team63 = VfB Lübeck

|RD1-score63 = 1

|RD1-team64 = SC Paderborn

|RD1-score64 = 2

|RD2-team01 = Mainz 05

|RD2-score01 = 1

|RD2-team02 = 1860 Munich

|RD2-score02 = 2

|RD2-team03 = VfL Bochum

|RD2-score03 = 1

|RD2-team04 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

|RD2-score04 = 0

|RD2-team05 = VfL Wolfsburg

|RD2-score05 = 1

|RD2-team06 = Bayern Munich

|RD2-score06 = 3

|RD2-team07 = Darmstadt 98

|RD2-score07 = 2

|RD2-team08 = Hannover 96

|RD2-score08 = 1

|RD2-team09 = SpVgg Unterhaching

|RD2-score09 = 3

|RD2-team10 = RB Leipzig

|RD2-score10 = 0

|RD2-team11 = Viktoria Köln

|RD2-score11 = 0

|RD2-team12 = Bayer Leverkusen

|RD2-score12 = 6

|RD2-team13 = Schalke 04

|RD2-score13 = 0

|RD2-team14 = {{Nowrap|Borussia Mönchengladbach}}

|RD2-score14 = 2

|RD2-team15 = Werder Bremen

|RD2-score15 = 1

|RD2-team16 = 1. FC Köln

|RD2-score16 = 0

|RD2-team17 = Erzgebirge Aue

|RD2-score17 = 1

|RD2-team18 = Eintracht Frankfurt

|RD2-score18 = 0

|RD2-team19 = SV Sandhausen

|RD2-score19 = 0 (3)

|RD2-team20 = 1. FC Heidenheim {{pso}}

|RD2-score20 = {{Nowrap|0 (4)}}

|RD2-team21 = 1. FC Nürnberg

|RD2-score21 = 5

|RD2-team22 = Fortuna Düsseldorf

|RD2-score22 = 1

|RD2-team23 = FSV Frankfurt

|RD2-score23 = 1

|RD2-team24 = Hertha BSC {{aet}}

|RD2-score24 = 2

|RD2-team25 = Carl Zeiss Jena

|RD2-score25 = 0

|RD2-team26 = VfB Stuttgart

|RD2-score26 = 2

|RD2-team27 = SSV Reutlingen

|RD2-score27 = 0

|RD2-team28 = Eintracht Braunschweig

|RD2-score28 = 4

|RD2-team29 = SC Freiburg

|RD2-score29 = 0

|RD2-team30 = FC Augsburg

|RD2-score30 = 3

|RD2-team31 = Borussia Dortmund

|RD2-score31 = 7

|RD2-team32 = SC Paderborn

|RD2-score32 = 1

|RD3-team01 = 1860 Munich

|RD3-score01 = 0

|RD3-team02 = VfL Bochum

|RD3-score02 = 2

|RD3-team03 = Bayern Munich

|RD3-score03 = 1

|RD3-team04 = Darmstadt 98

|RD3-score04 = 0

|RD3-team05 = SpVgg Unterhaching

|RD3-score05 = 1

|RD3-team06 = Bayer Leverkusen

|RD3-score06 = 3

|RD3-team07 = {{Nowrap|Borussia Mönchengladbach}}

|RD3-score07 = 3

|RD3-team08 = Werder Bremen

|RD3-score08 = 4

|RD3-team09 = Erzgebirge Aue

|RD3-score09 = 0

|RD3-team10 = 1. FC Heidenheim

|RD3-score10 = 2

|RD3-team11 = 1. FC Nürnberg

|RD3-score11 = 0

|RD3-team12 = Hertha BSC

|RD3-score12 = 2

|RD3-team13 = VfB Stuttgart {{aet}}

|RD3-score13 = 3

|RD3-team14 = Eintracht Braunschweig

|RD3-score14 = 2

|RD3-team15 = FC Augsburg

|RD3-score15 = 0

|RD3-team16 = Borussia Dortmund

|RD3-score16 = 2

|RD4-team01 = VfL Bochum

|RD4-score01 = 0

|RD4-team02 = Bayern Munich

|RD4-score02 = 3

|RD4-team03 = Bayer Leverkusen

|RD4-score03 = 1

|RD4-team04 = Werder Bremen

|RD4-score04 = 3

|RD4-team05 = 1. FC Heidenheim

|RD4-score05 = 2

|RD4-team06 = Hertha BSC

|RD4-score06 = 3

|RD4-team07 = VfB Stuttgart

|RD4-score07 = 1

|RD4-team08 = {{Nowrap|Borussia Dortmund}}

|RD4-score08 = 3

|RD5-team01 = Bayern Munich

|RD5-score01 = 2

|RD5-team02 = Werder Bremen

|RD5-score02 = 0

|RD5-team03 = Hertha BSC

|RD5-score03 = 0

|RD5-team04 = {{Nowrap|Borussia Dortmund}}

|RD5-score04 = 3

|RD6-team01 = {{Nowrap|Bayern Munich {{pso}}}}

|RD6-score01 = {{Nowrap|0 (4)}}

|RD6-team02 = Borussia Dortmund

|RD6-score02 = 0 (3)

}}

The following are the top scorers of the DFB-Pokal, sorted first by number of goals, and then alphabetically if necessary.{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/dfb-pokal/scorer/2015-16/6|title=DFB-Pokal - Scorer|trans-title=DFB-Pokal - Scorers|access-date=9 September 2015|publisher=kicker|website=Kicker|language=de}} Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.

In Germany, all matches and the "conference" were broadcast live on pay TV via Sky Sport. Selected matches from the first round to the quarter-finals were broadcast on free TV by Das Erste from ARD. Both semi-final matches and the final were broadcast by both Sky Sport and Das Erste.

The following matches were broadcast live on free German television channel Das Erste:

Each participating team received a reward from the TV money and from the central promotional marketing (TV, stadium, and sleeve advertising) by the DFB. It was distributed as about €50 million to the 64 participants of the competition from 2015 to 2016. For wearing the sleeve advertising each participant received, according to the implementing provisions of the DFB-Pokal, €10,000 per game and round.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/fileadmin/_dfbdam/34327-DFB_OM_3_2014_Umbruch_Ansicht.pdf|title=Offizielle Mitteilungen|trans-title=Official Communications|date=30 June 2014|access-date=14 August 2015|website=dfb.de|publisher=German Football Association|type=PDF|language=de}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/mehr-geld-fuer-amateurvereine-im-dfb-pokal-61076/|title=Mehr Geld für die Amateurvereine im DFB-Pokal|trans-title=More money for the amateur teams in the DFB-Pokal|date=25 July 2014|access-date=14 August 2015|website=dfb.de|publisher=German Football Association|language=de}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/kleine-vereine-profitieren-von-pokal-vermarktung-632373/artikel|title=Kleine Vereine profitieren von Pokal-Vermarktung|trans-title=Small teams benefit from Cup marketing|date=6 August 2015|access-date=14 August 2015|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|language=de}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sportschau.de/fussball/dfbpokal/dfb-pokalfinale-borussia-dortmund-vfl-wolfsburg-vorschau-100.html |title=Geld und Gefühle - Fakten zum Pokalfinale |trans-title=Money and feelings - Facts about the Cup final |date=30 May 2015 |access-date=14 August 2015 |website=sportschau.de |publisher=Sportschau |language=de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105015/http://www.sportschau.de/fussball/dfbpokal/dfb-pokalfinale-borussia-dortmund-vfl-wolfsburg-vorschau-100.html |archive-date=24 September 2015 }}

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• {{Official website|https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/start/}} {{in lang|de}}
• [https://www.kicker.de/dfb-pokal/startseite DFB-Pokal on kicker.de] {{in lang|de}}

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