2020–21 DFB-Pokal

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{{Infobox football tournament season

| title = DFB-Pokal

| year = 2020–21

| country = Germany

| venue = {{nowrap|Olympiastadion, Berlin}}

| dates = 11 September 2020 – 13 May 2021

| num_teams = 64

| winners = Borussia Dortmund

| count = 5

| second = RB Leipzig

| continental_cup_title = Europa League

| continental_cup_qualifiers = Bayer Leverkusen{{refn|group=note|Since the winners of the DFB-Pokal, Borussia Dortmund, qualified for the Champions League based on their league position, the Europa League group stage spot awarded to the DFB-Pokal winner was passed to the sixth-placed team in the Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen.}}

| matches = 63

| goals = 230

| attendance = {{#expr: 1000 + 500 + 0 + 0 + 300 + 0 + 300 + 0 + 500 + 0 + 0 + 140 + 0 + 450 + 1600 + 670 + 500 + 300 + 120 + 0 + 3095 + 500 + 7500 + 460 + 5000 + 250 + 10056 + 0 + 300 + 300 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0}}

| attendance note = {{refn|group=note|Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, each local health department allows a different number of spectators.}}

| scoring_leader = Jadon Sancho
{{nowrap|(6 goals)}}

| prev_season = 2019–20

| next_season = 2021–22

}}

The 2020–21 DFB-Pokal was the 78th 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 2. Bundesliga. The competition began on 11 September 2020 with the first of six rounds and ended on 13 May 2021 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 1985.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/rahmenterminkalender-20202021-saison-startet-mit-dfb-pokal-217374/ |title=Rahmenterminkalender 2020/2021: Saison startet mit DFB-Pokal |trans-title=Framework schedule 2020–21: Season starts with DFB-Pokal |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=10 July 2020 |access-date=10 July 2020 |language=de}} The competition was originally scheduled to begin on 14 August 2020 and conclude on 22 May 2021, though this was delayed due to postponement of the previous season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/rahmenterminkalender-202021-verabschiedet-211171/ |title=DFB-Präsidium verabschiedet Rahmenterminkalender 2020/2021 |trans-title=DFB executive committee passes framework schedule 2020/2021 |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=5 December 2019 |access-date=5 December 2019 |language=German}} 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).

Bundesliga side Bayern Munich were the two-time defending champions, having defeated Bayer Leverkusen 4–2 in the previous final to clinch a record 20th title.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/42-gegen-leverkusen-20-pokalsieg-fuer-den-fc-bayern-217233/ |title=4:2 gegen Leverkusen: 20. Pokalsieg für den FC Bayern |trans-title=4–2 against Leverkusen: 20th cup win for FC Bayern |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=4 July 2020 |access-date=5 July 2020 |language=de}} However, Bayern were knocked out of the competition in the second round by second-division side Holstein Kiel, losing on penalties following a 2–2 draw after extra time.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55656798 |title=Holstein Kiel 2–2 Bayern Munich (6–5 pens): Second tier side stun German Cup holders |work=BBC Sport |date=13 January 2021 |access-date=13 January 2021}}

Borussia Dortmund won the final 4–1 against RB Leipzig for their fifth title.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/41-gegen-leipzig-dortmund-feiert-fuenften-pokalsieg-227422/ |title=4:1 gegen Leipzig: Dortmund feiert fünften Pokalsieg |trans-title=4–1 against Leipzig: Dortmund celebrates fifth cup win |work=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=13 May 2021 |access-date=13 May 2021 |language=de}} As winners, Dortmund featured in the 2021 edition of the DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season, and faced the champions of the 2020–21 Bundesliga, Bayern Munich. The winners of the DFB-Pokal also earned automatic qualification for the group stage of the 2021–22 edition of the UEFA Europa League. However, as Dortmund already qualified for the 2021–22 edition of the UEFA Champions League through their position in the Bundesliga, the spot went to the team in sixth place, and the league's UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round spot went to the team in seventh place.

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

On 31 August 2020, the DFB Executive Committee decided to extend the use of five substitutions in matches to the 2020–21 season, which was implemented at the end of the previous season to lessen the impact of fixture congestion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/fuenf-auswechslungen-dfb-verlaengert-ausnahmeregelung-218590/ |title=Fünf Auswechslungen: DFB verlängert Ausnahmeregelung |trans-title=Five substitutions: DFB extends exceptional regulation |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=31 August 2020 |access-date=3 September 2020 |language=de}}{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/fileadmin/_dfbdam/254998-09_Durchfuehrungsbestimmungen.pdf |title=Durchführungsbestimmungen |trans-title=Implementation regulations |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |format=PDF |at=sec. 31 |access-date=12 February 2022 |language=de}} The use of five substitutes, based on the decision of competition organisers, had been extended by IFAB until 2021.{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/who-we-are/news/five-substitute-option-extended-into-2021-in-response-to-covid-19-pandemic |title=Five-substitute option extended into 2021 in response to COVID-19 pandemic |work=FIFA |date=15 July 2020 |access-date=3 September 2020}} Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany and the high economic and organisational effort required to host the fixture, including loss of ticket revenue for matches behind closed doors, many amateur teams in the competition decided to waive their home rights and exchange the duty of hosting the match with their opponents.{{cite news |url=https://www.kicker.de/_enormer_organisationsaufwand_amateurklubs_verzichten_auf_heim_spielort-782954/artikel |title="Enormer Organisationsaufwand": Amateurklubs verzichten auf Heim-Spielort |trans-title="Enormous organisational effort": amateur clubs do without a home venue |work=kicker |date=27 August 2020 |access-date=3 September 2020 |language=de}} The DFB in general allowed spectators if approved by the local health department, though away supporters were not permitted at the start of the competition.{{cite news |url=https://www.tagesschau.de/sport/dfb-pokal-zuschauer-101.html |title=DFB will Zuschauer bei Pokalspielen |trans-title=DFB wants spectators at cup matches |work=Sportschau |date=31 August 2020 |access-date=12 September 2020 |language=de}}

Participating clubs

The following 64 teams qualified for the competition:

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| style="width:33%" | Bundesliga
the 18 clubs of the 2019–20 season

| style="width:33%" | 2. Bundesliga
the 18 clubs of the 2019–20 season

| style="width:34%" | 3. Liga
the top 4 clubs of the 2019–20 season

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| colspan="3" | Representatives of the regional associations
24 representatives of 21 regional associations of the DFB, qualified (in general) through the 2019–20 Verbandspokal{{refn|group=note|The three regions with the most participating teams in their league competitions (Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Westphalia) were allowed to enter two teams for the competition.}}

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Baden

Bavaria{{refn|group=note|In addition to the Bavarian Cup winners, the best-placed amateur team of the Regionalliga Bayern also qualified.}}

  • 1860 Munich ({{abbr|CW|Cup representative}}){{refn|group=note|1860 Munich qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Bavarian Cup, as Würzburger Kickers, the other finalists, already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through their 3. Liga position.}}
  • 1. FC Schweinfurt ({{abbr|RB|Regionalliga Bayern}}){{refn|group=note|In September 2020, Türkgücü München appealed to the Munich district court (Landgericht München I) regarding the Bavarian Football Association's decision to register 1. FC Schweinfurt for the DFB-Pokal as the representative of the Regionalliga Bayern instead of Türkgücü München. This was a result of the extension of the 2019–20 Regionalliga Bayern season until 2021, which saw Türkgücü München promoted in mid-2020, though they did not receive the DFB-Pokal spot reserved for the best-placed amateur team of the league, which was given to the highest-placed team after Türkgücü München left the league, 1. FC Schweinfurt.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/news-detail/dfb-pokalspiel-zwischen-schweinfurt-und-schalke-abgesetzt-219186/ |title=DFB-Pokalspiel zwischen Schweinfurt und Schalke abgesetzt |trans-title=DFB-Pokal match between Schweinfurt and Schalke cancelled |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=11 September 2020 |access-date=11 September 2020 |language=de}} On 27 October 2020, the judgement of a Nuremberg arbitral tribunal was pronounced, confirming the position of the Bavarian Football Association to register 1. FC Schweinfurt for the DFB-Pokal.{{cite news |url=https://www.kicker.de/entscheidung-gefallen-schweinfurt-ist-schalkes-pokalgegner-788160/artikel |title=Entscheidung gefallen: Schweinfurt ist Schalkes Pokalgegner |trans-title=Decision taken: Schweinfurt is Schalke's cup opponent |website=Kicker |publisher=kicker |date=27 October 2020 |access-date=28 October 2020 |language=de}}}}

Berlin

Brandenburg

Bremen

Hamburg

Hesse

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Lower Rhine

Lower Saxony{{refn|group=note|The Lower Saxony Cup was split into two paths: one for 3. Liga and Regionalliga Nord teams, and the other for amateur teams. The winners of each path qualified.}}

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Middle Rhine

Rhineland

Saarland

Saxony

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Saxony-Anhalt

  • 1. FC Magdeburg{{refn|group=note|The Saxony-Anhalt Cup was abandoned on 15 July. The Saxony-Anhalt Football Association and the remaining participants agreed to enter 1. FC Magdeburg in the DFB-Pokal.{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/pokal_abbruch_in_sachsen_anhalt_magdeburg_im_dfb_pokal-779822/artikel |title=Pokal-Abbruch in Sachsen-Anhalt: Magdeburg im DFB-Pokal |website=Kicker |publisher=kicker |date=16 July 2020 |access-date=16 July 2020}}}}

Schleswig-Holstein

South Baden

Southwest

Thuringia

Westphalia{{refn|group=note|In addition to the Westphalian Cup winners, the winners of a play-off between the best-placed amateur Westphalian team of the Regionalliga West and the best-placed amateur team of the Oberliga Westfalen also qualified.}}

Württemberg

Format

=Participation=

The DFB-Pokal began with a round of 64 teams. The 36 teams of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, along with the top four 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 three remaining slots were given to the three regional associations with the most men's teams, which were Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Westphalia. The best-placed amateur team of the Regionalliga Bayern was given the Spot for Bavaria. For Lower Saxony, the Lower Saxony Cup was split into two paths: one for 3. Liga and Regionalliga Nord teams, and the other for amateur teams. The winners of each path qualified. For Westphalia, the winner of a play-off between the best-placed team of the Regionalliga West and Oberliga Westfalen also qualified. 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 and combined football sections were not permitted to enter, along with no two teams of the same association or corporation.{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/modus/ |title=Modus |trans-title=Mode |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=15 August 2012 |access-date=11 June 2015 |language=de}}

=Draw=

The draws for the different rounds were conducted as follows:

For the first round, the participating teams were split into two pots of 32 teams each. The first pot contained all teams which 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 was 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 had 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, 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.

=Match rules=

Teams met in one game per round. Matches took place for 90 minutes, with two halves of 45 minutes each. If still tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time was played, consisting of two periods of 15 minutes each. If the score was still level after this, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. A coin toss would decide who took the first penalty. A maximum of nine players could be listed on the substitute bench, while a maximum of five substitutions were allowed. However, each team was only given three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.{{cite news |url=https://www.theifab.com/news/five-substitutes-option-temporarily-allowed-for-competition-organisers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514050706/https://theifab.com/news/five-substitutes-option-temporarily-allowed-for-competition-organisers |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 May 2021 |title=Five substitutes option temporarily allowed for competition organisers |work=International Football Association Board |date=8 May 2020 |access-date=9 May 2020 }} From the round of 16 onward, a video assistant referee was appointed for all DFB-Pokal matches. Though technically possible, VAR was not used for home matches of Bundesliga clubs prior to the round of 16 in order to provide a uniform approach to all matches.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/pokal-ab-achtelfinale-mit-video-assistent-205868/ |title=Pokal ab Achtelfinale mit Video-Assistent |trans-title=Pokal from round of 16 with VAR |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=7 August 2019 |access-date=7 August 2019 |language=German}}

=Suspensions=

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

=Champion qualification=

The winners of the DFB-Pokal earned automatic qualification for the group stage of next year's edition of the UEFA Europa League. If they had already qualified for the UEFA Champions League through position in the Bundesliga, then the spot would go to the team in sixth place, and the league's second qualifying round spot would go to the team in seventh placr. The winners also hosted the DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season, and faced the champions of the previous year's Bundesliga, unless the same team won the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal, completing a double. In that case, the runners-up of the Bundesliga would take the spot and host instead.

Schedule

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All draws were held at the German Football Museum in Dortmund, on a Sunday evening at 18:00 after each round (unless noted otherwise). The draws were televised on ARD's Sportschau, broadcast on Das Erste.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/auslosungen-des-dfb-pokals-im-neuen-tv-format-167941/ |title=Kehl lost erste Runde in der ARD aus |trans-title=Kehl draws the first round on ARD |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=8 June 2017 |access-date=8 June 2017 |language=de}}

The rounds of the 2020–21 competition were scheduled as follows:

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Round

! Draw date

! Matches

First round

| 26 July 2020

| 11–14 September 2020{{refn|group=note|Originally scheduled from 14–17 August 2020. Due to special circumstances, one match was played on 15 October 2020 and another on 3 November 2020.}}

Second round

| 8 November 2020{{refn|group=note|Originally scheduled for 18 October 2020.}}

| 22–23 December 2020{{refn|group=note|Originally scheduled from 27–28 October 2020. Due to special circumstances, two matches were played on 12–13 January 2021.}}

Round of 16

| 3 January 2021

| 2–3 February 2021

Quarter-finals

| 7 February 2021

| 2–3 March 2021{{refn|group=note|Due to special circumstances, one match was played on 7 April 2021.}}

Semi-finals

| rowspan="2" | 7 March 2021

| 30 April – 1 May 2021{{refn|group=note|Originally scheduled from 1–2 May 2021. The dates were subject to possible rescheduling to 20–21 April 2021, in a swap with matchday 30 of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, though this ultimately did not occur.}}

Final

| 13 May 2021 at Olympiastadion, Berlin{{refn|group=note|Originally scheduled on 22 May 2021.}}

Matches

A total of sixty-three matches took place, starting with the first round on 14 August 2020 and culminating with the final on 22 May 2021 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

Times up to 25 October 2020 and from 28 March 2021 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 26 October 2020 to 27 March 2021 are CET (UTC+1).

=First round=

The draw for the first round was held on 26 July 2020 at 18:30, with Heike Ullrich drawing the matches. As the winners of the Verbandspokal were not yet known, placeholders were used in the draw.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/keller-und-ullrich-losen-erste-pokalrunde-aus-217572/ |title=Keller und Ullrich losen erste Pokalrunde aus |trans-title=Keller and Ullrich draw first cup round |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=26 July 2020 |access-date=26 July 2020 |language=de}} Since SV Rödinghausen could still qualify as both the Westphalian Cup winner and the play-off winner at the time of the draw, the assignment of the two Westphalian teams required an additional draw after both competitions were completed.{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/warum_es_noch_eine_zweite_dfb_pokal_auslosung_geben_wird-780494/artikel |title=Warum es noch eine zweite DFB-Pokal-Auslosung geben wird |trans-title=Why there will be a second DFB-Pokal draw |website=Kicker |publisher=kicker |date=27 July 2020 |access-date=27 July 2020 |language=de}}{{cite web |url=https://www.flvw.de/news/detail/auslosung-mal-zwei-dfb-pokal-gegner-und-flvw-entscheidungsspiel/ |title=Auslosung mal zwei: DFB-Pokal-Gegner und FLVW-Entscheidungsspiel |trans-title=Draw times two: DFB-Pokal opponent and FLVW play-off match |website=flvw.de |publisher=Westphalian Football and Athletics Association |date=26 August 2020 |access-date=26 August 2020 |language=de}} The second draw, which included RSV Meinerzhagen and SC Wiedenbrück, took place at the DFB headquarters in Frankfurt on 26 August 2020, 10:45, with Renate Lingor drawing the matches.{{cite news |url=https://www.sport.de/news/ne4146883/dfb-pokalgegner-fuer-sc-paderborn-und-greuther-fuerth-ausgelost/ |title=Pokalgegner für Paderborn und Greuther Fürth ausgelost |trans-title=Cup opponents for Paderborn and Greuther Fürth drawn |work=Sport.de |date=26 August 2020 |access-date=27 August 2020}} The thirty-two matches took place from 11 to 14 September, 15 October and 3 November 2020.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/fc-bayern-trifft-auf-pokalsieger-mittelrhein-217682/ |title=FC Bayern trifft auf Pokalsieger Mittelrhein |trans-title=FC Bayern meets Middle Rhine Cup winner |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=26 July 2020 |access-date=26 July 2020 |language=de}}

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|score = 0–8

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|referee = Marco Fritz

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|date = {{Start date|2020|9|12|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = 1860 Munich

|score = 1–2

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|team2 = Eintracht Frankfurt

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|stadium = Städtisches Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße

|location = Munich

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Martin Petersen

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|id = Eintracht Celle v FC Augsburg

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|12|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = Eintracht Celle

|score = 0–7

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311420

|team2 = FC Augsburg

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|stadium = WWK Arena

|location = Augsburg{{refn|group=note|name=Home rights exchanged}}

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Daniel Schlager

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|id = SSV Ulm v Erzgebirge Aue

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|12|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = SSV Ulm

|score = 2–0

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311426

|team2 = Erzgebirge Aue

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|stadium = Donaustadion

|location = Ulm

|attendance = 140

|referee = Michael Bacher

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|id = FC Ingolstadt v Fortuna Düsseldorf

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|12|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = FC Ingolstadt

|score = 0–1

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311439

|team2 = Fortuna Düsseldorf

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Audi Sportpark

|location = Ingolstadt

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Tobias Reichel

}}

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|id = Karlsruher SC v Union Berlin

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|12|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = Karlsruher SC

|score = 0–1

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311440

|team2 = Union Berlin

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|goals2 =

|stadium = Wildparkstadion

|location = Karlsruhe

|attendance = 450

|referee = Benjamin Cortus

}}

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|id = Carl Zeiss Jena v Werder Bremen

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|12|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Carl Zeiss Jena

|score = 0–2

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311417

|team2 = Werder Bremen

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld

|location = Jena

|attendance = 1,600

|referee = Daniel Siebert

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|id = TSV Steinbach Haiger v SV Sandhausen

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|13|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = TSV Steinbach Haiger

|score = 1–2

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311425

|team2 = SV Sandhausen

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

  • Biada {{goal|23||45+1}}

|stadium = Sibre-Sportzentrum Haarwasen

|location = Haiger

|attendance = 670

|referee = Nicolas Winter

}}

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|id = SV Elversberg v FC St. Pauli

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|13|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = SV Elversberg

|score = 4–2

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311432

|team2 = FC St. Pauli

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Ursapharm-Arena an der Kaiserlinde

|location = Spiesen-Elversberg

|attendance = 500

|referee = Timo Gerach

}}

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|id = Eintracht Norderstedt v Bayer Leverkusen

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|13|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = Eintracht Norderstedt

|score = 0–7

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311433

|team2 = Bayer Leverkusen

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = BayArena

|location = Leverkusen{{refn|group=note|name=Home rights exchanged}}

|attendance = 300

|referee = Sören Storks

}}

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|id = SC Wiedenbrück v SC Paderborn

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|13|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = SC Wiedenbrück

|score = 0–5

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311442

|team2 = SC Paderborn

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Heidewald Stadion

|location = Gütersloh{{refn|group=note|The SC Wiedenbrück v SC Paderborn match took place at the Heidewald Stadion in Gütersloh instead of SC Wiedenbrück's home stadium, the Jahnstadion in Rheda-Wiedenbrück.}}

|attendance = 120

|referee = Frank Willenborg

}}

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|id = 1. FC Kaiserslautern v Jahn Regensburg

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|13|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

|score = 1–1

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311443

|team2 = Jahn Regensburg

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Fritz-Walter-Stadion

|location = Kaiserslautern

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Sven Waschitzki

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 3–4

|penalties2 =

}}

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|id = Chemnitzer FC v 1899 Hoffenheim

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|13|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = Chemnitzer FC

|score = 2–2

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311415

|team2 = 1899 Hoffenheim

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion an der Gellertstraße

|location = Chemnitz

|attendance = 3,095

|referee = Patrick Hanslbauer

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 2–3

|penalties2 =

}}

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|id = 1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen v Holstein Kiel

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|13|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = 1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen

|score = 1–7

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311421

|team2 = Holstein Kiel

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Holstein-Stadion

|location = Kiel{{refn|group=note|name=Home rights exchanged}}

|attendance = 500

|referee = Christof Günsch

}}

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|id = Hansa Rostock v VfB Stuttgart

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|13|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = Hansa Rostock

|score = 0–1

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311423

|team2 = VfB Stuttgart

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Ostseestadion

|location = Rostock

|attendance = 7,500

|referee = Felix Zwayer

}}

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|id = Waldhof Mannheim v SC Freiburg

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|13|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = Waldhof Mannheim

|score = 1–2

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311429

|team2 = SC Freiburg

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Carl-Benz-Stadion

|location = Mannheim

|attendance = 460

|referee = Markus Schmidt

}}

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|id = 1. FC Magdeburg v Darmstadt 98

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|13|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = 1. FC Magdeburg

|score = 2–3

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311441

|team2 = Darmstadt 98

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = MDCC-Arena

|location = Magdeburg

|attendance = 5,000

|referee = Manuel Gräfe

}}

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|id = Wehen Wiesbaden v 1. FC Heidenheim

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|13|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = Wehen Wiesbaden

|score = 1–0

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311418

|team2 = 1. FC Heidenheim

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Brita-Arena

|location = Wiesbaden

|attendance = 250

|referee = Benjamin Brand

}}

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|id = Dynamo Dresden v Hamburger SV

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|14|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = Dynamo Dresden

|score = 4–1

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311427

|team2 = Hamburger SV

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion

|location = Dresden

|attendance = 10,056

|referee = Florian Badstübner

}}

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|id = Würzburger Kickers v Hannover 96

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|14|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = Würzburger Kickers

|score = 2–3

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311434

|team2 = Hannover 96

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Flyeralarm Arena

|location = Würzburg

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Patrick Alt

}}

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|id = Rot-Weiss Essen v Arminia Bielefeld

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|14|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = Rot-Weiss Essen

|score = 1–0

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311437

|team2 = Arminia Bielefeld

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion Essen

|location = Essen

|attendance = 300

|referee = Harm Osmers

}}

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|id = MSV Duisburg v Borussia Dortmund

|date = {{Start date|2020|9|14|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = MSV Duisburg

|score = 0–5

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311424

|team2 = Borussia Dortmund

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena

|location = Duisburg

|attendance = 300

|referee = Robert Kampka

}}

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|id = 1. FC Düren v Bayern Munich

|date = {{Start date|2020|10|15|df=y}}{{refn|group=note|The 1. FC Düren v Bayern Munich match, originally scheduled on 11 September 2020, 20:45, was rescheduled to 15 October 2020 following a request by Bayern Munich, as they reached the 2020 UEFA Champions League Final in August and had a heavy schedule in September.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/auftaktspiel-des-fc-bayern-im-pokal-verlegt-218445/ |title=Auftaktspiel des FC Bayern im Pokal verlegt |trans-title=FC Bayern's opening game in the cup postponed |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=27 August 2020 |access-date=27 August 2020 |language=de}}}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = 1. FC Düren

|score = 0–3

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311419

|team2 = Bayern Munich

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Allianz Arena

|location = Munich{{refn|group=note|name=Home rights exchanged}}

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Matthias Jöllenbeck

}}

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|id = 1. FC Schweinfurt v Schalke 04

|date = {{Start date|2020|11|3|df=y}}{{refn|group=note|The 1. FC Schweinfurt v Schalke 04 match, originally scheduled on 13 September 2020, 15:30, was postponed on 11 September 2020 due to the legal challenge of Türkgücü München regarding the spot allocated to the representative of the Regionalliga Bayern. On 27 October 2020, it was announced that the match was rescheduled for 3 November 2020.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/pokalspiel-schweinfurt-vs-schalke-angesetzt-221159/ |title=Pokalspiel Schweinfurt vs. Schalke angesetzt |trans-title=Schweinfurt vs. Schalke cup match scheduled |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=27 October 2020 |access-date=27 October 2020 |language=de}}}}

|time = 16:30

|team1 = 1. FC Schweinfurt

|score = 1–4

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2311438

|team2 = Schalke 04

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Veltins-Arena

|location = Gelsenkirchen{{refn|group=note|name=Home rights exchanged}}

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Sven Jablonski

}}

=Second round=

The draw for the second round was held on 8 November 2020 at 18:30, with Inka Grings drawing the matches.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/dfb-pokalauslosungen-am-8-november-221188/ |title=DFB-Pokalwettbewerbe: Inka Grings lost aus |trans-title=DFB-Pokal competitions: Inka Grings draws |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=3 November 2020 |access-date=3 November 2020 |language=de}} It was originally scheduled for 18 October 2020 at 18:00, but was delayed due to the postponement of one first round match to November 2020.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/die-bestimmungen-fuer-die-erste-pokalrunde-219001/ |title=Die Bestimmungen für die erste Pokalrunde |trans-title=The provisions for the first cup round |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=11 September 2020 |access-date=15 September 2020 |language=de}}{{cite news |url=https://www.kicker.de/neuer-termin-fuer-die-auslosung-der-2-runde-steht-784625/artikel |title=Auslosung der 2. Runde erneut verschoben |trans-title=Second round draw postponed again |website=Kicker |publisher=kicker-sportmagazin |date=11 October 2020 |access-date=15 October 2020 |language=de}} The sixteen matches took place from 22 to 23 December 2020 and from 12 to 13 January 2021.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/2-runde-fc-bayern-reist-nach-kiel-freiburg-nach-stuttgart-221574/ |title=2. Runde: FC Bayern reist nach Kiel, Freiburg nach Stuttgart |trans-title=Second round: FC Bayern travels to Kiel, Freiburg to Stuttgart |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=8 November 2020 |access-date=8 November 2020 |language=de}}

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|id = SSV Ulm v Schalke 04

|date = {{Start date|2020|12|22|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = SSV Ulm

|score = 1–3

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2320851

|team2 = Schalke 04

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Veltins-Arena

|location = Gelsenkirchen{{refn|group=note|name=Home rights exchanged}}

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Daniel Schlager

}}

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|id = 1. FC Köln v VfL Osnabrück

|date = {{Start date|2020|12|22|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = 1. FC Köln

|score = 1–0

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2320846

|team2 = VfL Osnabrück

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = RheinEnergieStadion

|location = Cologne

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Robert Hartmann

}}

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|id = FC Augsburg v RB Leipzig

|date = {{Start date|2020|12|22|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = FC Augsburg

|score = 0–3

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2320842

|team2 = RB Leipzig

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = WWK Arena

|location = Augsburg

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Sascha Stegemann

}}

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|id = 1899 Hoffenheim v Greuther Fürth

|date = {{Start date|2020|12|22|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = 1899 Hoffenheim

|score = 2–2

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2320849

|team2 = Greuther Fürth

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = PreZero Arena

|location = Sinsheim

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Sören Storks

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 6–7

|penalties2 =

}}

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|id = Eintracht Braunschweig v Borussia Dortmund

|date = {{Start date|2020|12|22|df=y}}

|time = 20:00

|team1 = Eintracht Braunschweig

|score = 0–2

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2320844

|team2 = Borussia Dortmund

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Eintracht-Stadion

|location = Braunschweig

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Benjamin Cortus

}}

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|id = SV Elversberg v Borussia Mönchengladbach

|date = {{Start date|2020|12|22|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = SV Elversberg

|score = 0–5

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2320852

|team2 = Borussia Mönchengladbach

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Ursapharm-Arena an der Kaiserlinde

|location = Spiesen-Elversberg

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Markus Schmidt

}}

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|id = Dynamo Dresden v Darmstadt 98

|date = {{Start date|2020|12|22|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Dynamo Dresden

|score = 0–3

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2320854

|team2 = Darmstadt 98

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion

|location = Dresden

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Sven Jablonski

}}

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|id = Union Berlin v SC Paderborn

|date = {{Start date|2020|12|22|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Union Berlin

|score = 2–3

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2320843

|team2 = SC Paderborn

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion An der Alten Försterei

|location = Berlin

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Frank Willenborg

}}

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|id = Rot-Weiss Essen v Fortuna Düsseldorf

|date = {{Start date|2020|12|23|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = Rot-Weiss Essen

|score = 3–2

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2320855

|team2 = Fortuna Düsseldorf

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion Essen

|location = Essen

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Matthias Jöllenbeck

}}

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|id = VfL Wolfsburg v SV Sandhausen

|date = {{Start date|2020|12|23|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = VfL Wolfsburg

|score = 4–0

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2320850

|team2 = SV Sandhausen

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Volkswagen Arena

|location = Wolfsburg

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Guido Winkmann

}}

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|id = VfB Stuttgart v SC Freiburg

|date = {{Start date|2020|12|23|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = VfB Stuttgart

|score = 1–0

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2320840

|team2 = SC Freiburg

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Mercedes-Benz Arena

|location = Stuttgart

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Felix Brych

}}

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|id = Wehen Wiesbaden v Jahn Regensburg

|date = {{Start date|2020|12|23|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Wehen Wiesbaden

|score = 0–0

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2320853

|team2 = Jahn Regensburg

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Brita-Arena

|location = Wiesbaden

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Tobias Reichel

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 2–4

|penalties2 =

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|id = Hannover 96 v Werder Bremen

|date = {{Start date|2020|12|23|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Hannover 96

|score = 0–3

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2320845

|team2 = Werder Bremen

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = HDI-Arena

|location = Hanover

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Manuel Gräfe

}}

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|id = Mainz 05 v VfL Bochum

|date = {{Start date|2020|12|23|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Mainz 05

|score = 2–2

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2320847

|team2 = VfL Bochum

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Opel Arena

|location = Mainz

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Martin Petersen

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 0–3

|penalties2 =

}}

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|id = Bayer Leverkusen v Eintracht Frankfurt

|date = {{Start date|2021|1|12|df=y}}{{refn|group=note|The Bayer Leverkusen v Eintracht Frankfurt match, originally scheduled on 23 December 2020, 20:45, was rescheduled to 12 January 2021 following a request by Bayer Leverkusen, as they had a heavy schedule in December.{{cite news |url=https://www.kicker.de/pokalspiel-leverkusen-gegen-frankfurt-verlegt-791309/artikel |title=Pokalspiel Leverkusen gegen Frankfurt verlegt |trans-title=Cup match Leverkusen versus Frankfurt rescheduled |website=Kicker |publisher=kicker |date=3 December 2020 |access-date=3 December 2020 |language=de}}}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Bayer Leverkusen

|score = 4–1

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2320841

|team2 = Eintracht Frankfurt

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = BayArena

|location = Leverkusen

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Christian Dingert

}}

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|id = Holstein Kiel v Bayern Munich

|date = {{Start date|2021|1|13|df=y}}{{refn|group=note|The Holstein Kiel v Bayern Munich match was scheduled for 13 January 2021, outside the allotted window in the schedule, following a request by Bayern Munich, as they had a heavy schedule in December.{{cite news |url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-wunsch-erfuellt-pokalspiel-in-kiel-wird-verlegt-789664/artikel |title=Bayern-Wunsch erfüllt: Pokalspiel in Kiel wird verlegt |trans-title=Bayern wish fulfilled: Cup match in Kiel rescheduled |website=Kicker |publisher=kicker |date=13 November 2020 |access-date=13 November 2020 |language=de}}}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Holstein Kiel

|score = 2–2

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2320848

|team2 = Bayern Munich

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Holstein-Stadion

|location = Kiel

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Robert Schröder

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 6–5

|penalties2 =

}}

=Round of 16=

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 3 January 2021 at 17:30, with Sven Hannawald drawing the matches.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/sven-hannawald-lost-achtelfinale-aus-223197/ |title=Pokalauslosung mit Hannawald am 3. Januar |trans-title=Cup draw with Hannawald on 3 January |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=22 December 2020 |access-date=22 December 2020 |language=de}} The eight matches took place from 2 to 3 February 2021.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/zwei-bundesligaduelle-im-achtelfinale-223304/ |title=Zwei Bundesligaduelle im Achtelfinale |trans-title=Two Bundesliga duels in the round of 16 |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=3 January 2021 |access-date=3 January 2021 |language=de}}

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|id = Rot-Weiss Essen v Bayer Leverkusen

|date = {{Start date|2021|2|2|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = Rot-Weiss Essen

|score = 2–1

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2321818

|team2 = Bayer Leverkusen

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion Essen

|location = Essen

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Daniel Schlager

}}

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|id = Holstein Kiel v Darmstadt 98

|date = {{Start date|2021|2|2|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = Holstein Kiel

|score = 1–1

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2321821

|team2 = Darmstadt 98

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Holstein-Stadion

|location = Kiel

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Sören Storks

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 7–6

|penalties2 =

}}

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|id = Werder Bremen v Greuther Fürth

|date = {{Start date|2021|2|2|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Werder Bremen

|score = 2–0

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2321824

|team2 = Greuther Fürth

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Wohninvest Weserstadion

|location = Bremen

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Guido Winkmann

}}

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|id = Borussia Dortmund v SC Paderborn

|date = {{Start date|2021|2|2|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Borussia Dortmund

|score = 3–2

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2321826

|team2 = SC Paderborn

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Signal Iduna Park

|location = Dortmund

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Tobias Stieler

}}

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|id = VfL Wolfsburg v Schalke 04

|date = {{Start date|2021|2|3|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = VfL Wolfsburg

|score = 1–0

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2321820

|team2 = Schalke 04

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Volkswagen Arena

|location = Wolfsburg

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Felix Zwayer

}}

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|id = RB Leipzig v VfL Bochum

|date = {{Start date|2021|2|3|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = RB Leipzig

|score = 4–0

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2321825

|team2 = VfL Bochum

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Red Bull Arena

|location = Leipzig

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Bastian Dankert

}}

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|id = Jahn Regensburg v 1. FC Köln

|date = {{Start date|2021|2|3|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Jahn Regensburg

|score = 2–2

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2321822

|team2 = 1. FC Köln

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Jahnstadion Regensburg

|location = Regensburg

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Robert Hartmann

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 4–3

|penalties2 =

}}

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|id = VfB Stuttgart v Borussia Mönchengladbach

|date = {{Start date|2021|2|3|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = VfB Stuttgart

|score = 1–2

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2321823

|team2 = Borussia Mönchengladbach

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Mercedes-Benz Arena

|location = Stuttgart

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Daniel Siebert

}}

=Quarter-finals=

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 7 February 2021 at 18:30, with Boris Herrmann drawing the matches.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/weltumsegler-boris-herrmann-lost-dfb-pokalviertelfinale-aus-224043/ |title=Weltumsegler Boris Herrmann lost DFB-Pokalviertelfinale aus |trans-title=Yachtsman Boris Herrmann draws DFB-Pokal quarter-finals |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=2 February 2021 |access-date=2 February 2021 |language=de}} The four matches took place from 2 to 3 March and 7 April 2021.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/moenchengladbach-empfaengt-den-bvb-224206/ |title=Mönchengladbach empfängt den BVB |trans-title=Mönchengladbach hosts BVB |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=7 February 2021 |access-date=7 February 2021 |language=de}}

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|id = Borussia Mönchengladbach v Borussia Dortmund

|date = {{Start date|2021|3|2|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Borussia Mönchengladbach

|score = 0–1

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2322444

|team2 = Borussia Dortmund

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Borussia-Park

|location = Mönchengladbach

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Sascha Stegemann

}}

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|id = Rot-Weiss Essen v Holstein Kiel

|date = {{Start date|2021|3|3|df=y}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = Rot-Weiss Essen

|score = 0–3

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2322445

|team2 = Holstein Kiel

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion Essen

|location = Essen

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Markus Schmidt

}}

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|id = RB Leipzig v VfL Wolfsburg

|date = {{Start date|2021|3|3|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = RB Leipzig

|score = 2–0

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2322447

|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Red Bull Arena

|location = Leipzig

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Marco Fritz

}}

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|id = Jahn Regensburg v Werder Bremen

|date = {{Start date|2021|4|7|df=y}}{{refn|group=note|The Jahn Regensburg v Werder Bremen match, originally scheduled on 2 March 2021, 18:30, was postponed to 7 April 2021 after the Jahn Regensburg team were placed into quarantine due to players and staff members of the club testing positive for SARS-CoV-2.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/jahn-in-quarantaene-viertelfinale-regensburg-vs-bremen-abgesagt-224819/ |title=Jahn in Quarantäne: Viertelfinale Regensburg vs. Bremen abgesagt |trans-title=Jahn in quarantine: Regensburg vs. Bremen quarter-final cancelled |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=1 March 2021 |access-date=1 March 2021 |language=de}}{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/viertelfinale-regensburg-gegen-bremen-wird-am-7-april-nachgeholt-224983/ |title=Viertelfinale Regensburg gegen Bremen wird am 7. April nachgeholt |trans-title=Regensburg vs. Bremen quarter-final to be made up on 7 April |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=5 March 2021 |access-date=5 March 2021 |language=de}}}}

|time = 18:30

|team1 = Jahn Regensburg

|score = 0–1

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2322446

|team2 = Werder Bremen

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Jahnstadion Regensburg

|location = Regensburg

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Guido Winkmann

}}

=Semi-finals=

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 7 March 2021 at 18:30, with Bärbel Wohlleben drawing the matches.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/baerbel-wohlleben-lost-pokalhalbfinale-aus-224697/ |title=Bärbel Wohlleben lost Pokalhalbfinale aus |trans-title=Bärbel Wohlleben draws cup semi-finals |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=1 March 2021 |access-date=1 March 2021 |language=de}} The two matches took place on 30 April and 1 May 2021.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/halbfinale-kiel-reist-zum-bvb-rb-auswaerts-225068/ |title=Halbfinale: Kiel reist zum BVB, RB auswärts |trans-title=Semi-finals: Kiel travels to BVB, RB away |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=7 March 2021 |access-date=7 March 2021 |language=de}}

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|id = Werder Bremen v RB Leipzig

|date = {{Start date|2021|4|30|df=y}}{{refn|group=note|The Werder Bremen v RB Leipzig match, originally scheduled on 2 May 2021, 20:30, was rescheduled to 30 April 2021 for undisclosed reasons.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/halbfinale-regensburgbremen-gegen-leipzig-wird-verlegt-225746/ |title=Halbfinale Regensburg/Bremen gegen Leipzig wird verlegt |trans-title=Semi-final Regensburg/Bremen versus Leipzig is being rescheduled |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=26 March 2021 |access-date=26 March 2021 |language=de}}}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Werder Bremen

|score = 1–2

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2322677

|team2 = RB Leipzig

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Weser-Stadion, Bremen

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Manuel Gräfe

}}

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|id = Borussia Dortmund v Holstein Kiel

|date = {{Start date|2021|5|1|df=y}}

|time = 20:30

|team1 = Borussia Dortmund

|score = 5–0

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2322678

|team2 = Holstein Kiel

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund

|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=Behind closed doors}}

|referee = Christian Dingert

}}

=Final=

{{main|2021 DFB-Pokal Final}}

The final took place on 13 May 2021 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

{{:2021 DFB-Pokal Final}}

Top goalscorers

The following were 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/torjaeger/2020-21/6 |title=DFB-Pokal – Torjäger 2020/21 |trans-title=DFB-Pokal: Goalscorers 2020–21 |website=Kicker |publisher=kicker-sportmagazin |access-date=11 September 2020 |language=German}} Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.

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! Rank

! Player

! Team

! Goals

1

| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jadon Sancho

| style="text-align:left;" | Borussia Dortmund

| 6

2

| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Yussuf Poulsen

| style="text-align:left;" | RB Leipzig

| 5

3

| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|GER}} Dennis Srbeny

| style="text-align:left;" | SC Paderborn

| 4

rowspan="14" | 4

| style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|GER}} Simon Engelmann

| style="text-align:left;" | Rot-Weiss Essen

| rowspan="14" | 3

style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Erling Haaland

| style="text-align:left;" | Borussia Dortmund

style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|GER}} Patrick Herrmann

| style="text-align:left;" | Borussia Mönchengladbach

style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Hwang Hee-chan

| style="text-align:left;" | RB Leipzig

style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|POL}} Martin Kobylański

| style="text-align:left;" | Eintracht Braunschweig

style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|CRO}} Andrej Kramarić

| style="text-align:left;" | 1899 Hoffenheim

style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Philippe Mateta

| style="text-align:left;" | Mainz 05

style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|GER}} Marco Meyerhöfer

| style="text-align:left;" | Greuther Fürth

style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|GER}} Sven Michel

| style="text-align:left;" | SC Paderborn

style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|BEL}} Benito Raman

| style="text-align:left;" | Schalke 04

style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|USA}} Giovanni Reyna

| style="text-align:left;" | Borussia Dortmund

style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|GER}} Janni Serra

| style="text-align:left;" | Holstein Kiel

style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|BRA}} João Victor

| style="text-align:left;" | VfL Wolfsburg

style="text-align:left;" | {{flagicon|NED}} Wout Weghorst

| style="text-align:left;" | VfL Wolfsburg

Notes

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References

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