2024–25 DFB-Pokal

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{{Infobox football tournament season

| title = DFB-Pokal

| year = 2024–25

| country = Germany

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

| dates = 16 August 2024 – 24 May 2025

| num_teams = 64

| winners = VfB Stuttgart

| count = 4

| second = Arminia Bielefeld

| continental_cup_title = Europa League

| continental_cup_qualifiers = VfB Stuttgart

| matches = 63

| goals = 213

| attendance = {{#expr: 9511 + 12500 + 14000 + 17400 + 4235 + 14811 + 4990 + 6800 + 17000 + 11655 + 10850 + 15500 + 29555 + 26044 + 50971 + 5504 + 14868 + 6487 + 12581 + 3500 + 5186 + 25600 + 9705 + 29660 + 4637 + 12959 + 20000 + 9447 + 16847 + 21201 + 12672 + 15000 + 29787 + 20071 + 27511 + 40478 + 60000 + 11627 + 24806 + 50000 + 34500 + 44135 + 58000 + 15000 + 26117 + 18001 + 33305 + 30070 + 26311 + 15210 + 75000 + 40000 + 13909 + 50000 + 37187 + 28422 + 59000 + 30210 + 26601 + 40478 + 26601 + 60000 + 74036}}

| scoring_leader = Nick Woltemade (5 goals)

| updated =

| extra_information = Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included.

| prev_season = 2023–24

| next_season = 2025–26

}}

The 2024–25 DFB-Pokal was the 82nd 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 16 August 2024 with the first of six rounds and ended on 24 May 2025 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 1985. 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).

Bayer Leverkusen were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by Arminia Bielefeld in the semi-finals. VfB Stuttgart won a fourth title after defeating Bielefeld 4–2 in the final.

As winners, Stuttgart earned automatic qualification to the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League league stage. They will also host the 2025 edition of the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup at the start of the next season, and will face the champions of the 2024–25 Bundesliga, Bayern Munich.

Participating clubs

The following teams qualified for the competition:

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| style="width:33%" | Bundesliga
the 18 clubs of the 2023–24 season

| style="width:33%" | 2. Bundesliga
the 18 clubs of the 2023–24 season

| style="width:34%" | 3. Liga
the top 4 clubs of the 2023–24 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 2023–24 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.}}

  • FC Ingolstadt ({{abbr|CW|Cup winners}}){{refn|group=note|FC Ingolstadt 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 Regionalliga Bayern position.}}
  • Würzburger Kickers ({{abbr|RB|Regionalliga Bayern winners}})

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

  • Erzgebirge Aue{{refn|group=note|Erzgebirge Aue qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Saxony Cup, as Dynamo Dresden, the other finalists, already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through their 3. Liga position.}}

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Saxony-Anhalt

Schleswig-Holstein

South Baden

Southwest

Thuringia

Westphalia{{refn|group=note|In addition to the Westphalian Cup winners, the best-placed amateur team of the Oberliga Westfalen also qualified.{{cite web |url=https://flvw.de/de/oberliga-staffeltag-entscheidungsspiel-um-den-dfb-pokal-platz-wi.htm |title=Oberliga Staffeltag: Entscheidungsspiel um den DFB-Pokal-Platz wird abgeschafft |trans-title=Oberliga season day: Decisive game for the DFB-Pokal place is abolished |website=FLVW.de |publisher=Westphalian Football and Athletics Association |date=22 July 2022 |access-date=12 February 2023 |language=de}}}}

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 spot rotated each season between the best-placed Westphalian team of the Regionalliga West and the best-placed amateur team of the Oberliga Westfalen. For the 2024–25 DFB-Pokal, this spot was awarded to a team from the Oberliga. 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 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 were 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 decided who took the first penalty.{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/fileadmin/_dfbdam/270541-Heft_04_Spielordnung_Schiedsrichterordnung_20220930.pdf |title=Spielordnung/Schiedsrichterordnung |trans-title=Match rules/referee rules |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |at=sec. 46, par. 2.1.2 (p. 77) |date=30 September 2022 |access-date=12 February 2023 |language=de |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217222738/https://www.dfb.de/fileadmin/_dfbdam/270541-Heft_04_Spielordnung_Schiedsrichterordnung_20220930.pdf |archive-date=17 December 2022}} 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 web |url=https://www.dfb.de/fileadmin/_dfbdam/277458-Heft_05_Durchfuehrungsbestimmungen_20230201.pdf |title=Durchführungsbestimmungen zur DFB-Spielordnung und weitere Richtlinien |trans-title=Implementing regulations for the DFB match regulations and other guidelines |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |at=par. 30–31 (pp. 26–27) |date=1 February 2023 |access-date=12 February 2023 |language=de |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212162434/https://www.dfb.de/fileadmin/_dfbdam/277458-Heft_05_Durchfuehrungsbestimmungen_20230201.pdf |archive-date=12 February 2023}} 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=de}}

=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.

=International qualification=

The winners of the DFB-Pokal earned automatic qualification for the league phase of next season'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 went to the team in sixth place, and the league's UEFA Conference League play-off round spot to the team in seventh place. The winners will also host the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup at the start of the next season, and will face the champions of the previous year's Bundesliga, unless the same team wins the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal, completing a double. In that case, the runners-up of the Bundesliga took the spot and hosted instead.

Schedule

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All draws were generally held on a Sunday evening after each round (unless noted otherwise).{{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 2024–25 competition were scheduled as follows:{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/rahmenterminkalender-fuer-saison-20242025-beschlossen-256127/ |title=Rahmenterminkalender für Saison 2024/2025 beschlossen |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=27 October 2024 |language=de |access-date=27 October 2023}}

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Round

! Draw date

! Matches

First round

| 1 June 2024

| 16–19 August & 27–28 August 2024

Second round

| 1 September 2024

| 29–30 October 2024

Round of 16

| 3 November 2024

| 3–4 December 2024

Quarter-finals

| 15 December 2024

| 4–5 February & 25–26 February 2025

Semi-finals

| rowspan=2|2 March 2025

| 1–2 April 2025

Final

| 24 May 2025 at Olympiastadion, Berlin

Matches

Times up to 27 October 2024 and from 30 March 2025 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 28 October 2024 to 29 March 2025 are CET (UTC+1).

=First round=

The draw took place on 23 June 2024, with Nils Petersen drawing the matches.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/nils-petersen-lost-erste-pokalrunde-aus-261690/ |title=Nils Petersen lost erste Pokalrunde aus|website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=28 May 2024|access-date=28 May 2024|language=de}}{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/carl-zeiss-jena-empfaengt-leverkusen-fc-bayern-zu-gast-bei-ulm-261927/|title=Carl Zeiss Jena empfängt Leverkusen, FC Bayern zu Gast bei Ulm|website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=1 June 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|language=de}} Thirty of the thirty-two matches took place from 16 to 19 August 2024. The remaining two matches, involving the participants of the 2024 DFL-Supercup (played on 17 August), took place on 27 and 28 August 2024.

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|id = Wehen Wiesbaden v Mainz 05

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|score = 1–3

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|referee = Richard Hempel

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|id = Hallescher FC v FC St. Pauli

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|time = 18:00

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|score = 2–3

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|stadium = Leuna-Chemie-Stadion

|location = Halle

|attendance = 14,000

|referee = Daniel Siebert

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|id = SSV Ulm v Bayern Munich

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|16|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = SSV Ulm

|score = 0–4

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|stadium = Donaustadion

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|attendance = 17,400

|referee = Sven Jablonski

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|id = Schott Mainz v Greuther Fürth

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|17|df=y}}

|time = 13:00

|team1 = Schott Mainz

|score = 0–2

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|stadium = Bruchwegstadion

|location = Mainz

|attendance = 4,235

|referee = Felix Prigan

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|id = Erzgebirge Aue v Borussia Mönchengladbach

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|17|df=y}}

|time = 13:00

|team1 = Erzgebirge Aue

|score = 1–3

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|team2 = Borussia Mönchengladbach

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|stadium = Erzgebirgsstadion

|location = Aue

|attendance = 14,811

|referee = Florian Badstübner

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|id = Greifswalder FC v Union Berlin

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|17|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = Greifswalder FC

|score = 0–1

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/1-runde/greifswalder-fc-1-fc-union-berlin-2375680

|team2 = Union Berlin

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|stadium = Volksstadion Greifswald

|location = Greifswald

|attendance = 4,990

|referee = Lukas Benen

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|id = FC 08 Villingen v 1. FC Heidenheim

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|17|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = FC 08 Villingen

|score = 0–4

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/1-runde/fc-08-villingen-1-fc-heidenheim-2375665

|team2 = 1. FC Heidenheim

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|stadium = MS-Technologie-Arena

|location = Villingen

|attendance = 6,800

|referee = Fabienne Michel

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|id = Rot-Weiss Essen v RB Leipzig

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|17|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = Rot-Weiss Essen

|score = 1–4

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|team2 = RB Leipzig

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|stadium = Stadion an der Hafenstraße

|location = Essen

|attendance = 17,000

|referee = Christian Dingert

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|id = FC Ingolstadt v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|17|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = FC Ingolstadt

|score = 1–2

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|team2 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

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|stadium = Audi Sportpark

|location = Ingolstadt

|attendance = 11,655

|referee = Robin Braun

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|id = VfR Aalen v Schalke 04

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|17|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = VfR Aalen

|score = 0–2

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|team2 = Schalke 04

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|stadium = Städtisches Waldstadion

|location = Aalen

|attendance = 10,850

|referee = Felix Brych

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|id = VfL Osnabrück v SC Freiburg

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|17|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = VfL Osnabrück

|score = 0–4

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|team2 = SC Freiburg

|goals1 =

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|stadium = Stadion an der Bremer Brücke

|location = Osnabrück

|attendance = 15,500

|referee = Tobias Reichel

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|id = Alemannia Aachen v Holstein Kiel

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|17|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = Alemannia Aachen

|score = 2–3

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|team2 = Holstein Kiel

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|stadium = Tivoli

|location = Aachen

|attendance = 29,555

|referee = Michael Bacher

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|id = Arminia Bielefeld v Hannover 96

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|17|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = Arminia Bielefeld

|score = 2–0

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|team2 = Hannover 96

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|stadium = Schüco-Arena

|location = Bielefeld

|attendance = 26,044

|referee = Robert Hartmann

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|id = Phönix Lübeck v Borussia Dortmund

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|17|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = Phönix Lübeck

|score = 1–4

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/1-runde/1-fc-phoenix-luebeck-borussia-dortmund-2375663

|team2 = Borussia Dortmund

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|stadium = Volksparkstadion

|location = Hamburg

|attendance = 50,971

|referee = Max Burda

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|id = Viktoria Berlin v FC Augsburg

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|18|df=y}}

|time = 13:00

|team1 = Viktoria Berlin

|score = 1–4

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/1-runde/fc-viktoria-1889-berlin-fc-augsburg-2375683

|team2 = FC Augsburg

|goals1 = Liu {{goal|4}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion Lichterfelde

|location = Berlin

|attendance = 5,504

|referee = Eric Weisbach

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|id = 1. FC Saarbrücken v 1. FC Nürnberg

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|18|df=y}}

|time = 13:00

|team1 = 1. FC Saarbrücken

|score = 1–1

|aet = yes

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/1-runde/1-fc-saarbruecken-1-fc-nuernberg-2375666

|team2 = 1. FC Nürnberg

|goals1 = Brünker {{goal|80}}

|goals2 = Ševčík {{goal|12}}

|stadium = Ludwigsparkstadion

|location = Saarbrücken

|attendance = 14,868

|referee = Bastian Dankert

|penalties1 =

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|id = Teutonia Ottensen v Darmstadt 98

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|18|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = Teutonia Ottensen

|score = 1–3

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/1-runde/teutonia-05-ottensen-sv-darmstadt-98-2375682

|team2 = Darmstadt 98

|goals1 = Stark {{goal|49}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Millerntor-Stadion

|location = Hamburg

|attendance = 6,487

|referee = Florian Lechner

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|id = Jahn Regensburg v VfL Bochum

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|18|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = Jahn Regensburg

|score = 1–0

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/1-runde/jahn-regensburg-vfl-bochum-2375655

|team2 = VfL Bochum

|goals1 = Ballas {{goal|70}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Jahnstadion Regensburg

|location = Regensburg

|attendance = 12,581

|referee = Florian Heft

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|id = Bremer SV v SC Paderborn

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|18|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = Bremer SV

|score = 0–4

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/1-runde/bremer-sv-sc-paderborn-07-2375660

|team2 = SC Paderborn

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion am Panzenberg

|location = Bremen

|attendance = 3,500

|referee = Martin Speckner

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|id = VfV Hildesheim v SV Elversberg

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|18|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = VfV Hildesheim

|score = 0–7

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/1-runde/vfv-borussia-06-hildesheim-sv-elversberg-2375664

|team2 = SV Elversberg

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Friedrich-Ebert-Stadion

|location = Hildesheim

|attendance = 5,186

|referee = Assad Nouhoum

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|date = {{Start date|2024|8|18|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = SV Sandhausen

|score = 2–3

|aet = yes

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/1-runde/sv-sandhausen-1-fc-koeln-2375672

|team2 = 1. FC Köln

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = GP Stadion am Hardtwald

|location = Sandhausen

|attendance = 9,705

|referee = Benjamin Brand

}}

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|id = Hansa Rostock v Hertha BSC

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|18|df=y}}

|time = 15:30

|team1 = Hansa Rostock

|score = 1–5

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/1-runde/hansa-rostock-hertha-bsc-2375677

|team2 = Hertha BSC

|goals1 = Berisha {{goal|46}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Ostseestadion

|location = Rostock

|attendance = 25,600

|referee = Robert Schröder

}}

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|id = Dynamo Dresden v Fortuna Düsseldorf

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|18|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = Dynamo Dresden

|score = 2–0

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/1-runde/dynamo-dresden-fortuna-duesseldorf-2375653

|team2 = Fortuna Düsseldorf

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion

|location = Dresden

|attendance = 29,660

|referee = Sascha Stegemann

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|id = Sportfreunde Lotte v Karlsruher SC

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|18|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = Sportfreunde Lotte

|score = 0–5

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/1-runde/sportfreunde-lotte-karlsruher-sc-2375659

|team2 = Karlsruher SC

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion am Lotter Kreuz

|location = Lotte

|attendance = 4,637

|referee = Konrad Oldhafer

}}

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|id = SV Meppen v Hamburger SV

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|18|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = SV Meppen

|score = 1–7

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/1-runde/sv-meppen-hamburger-sv-2375661

|team2 = Hamburger SV

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Hänsch-Arena

|location = Meppen

|attendance = 12,959

|referee = Felix Zwayer

}}

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|id = Energie Cottbus v Werder Bremen

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|19|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = Energie Cottbus

|score = 1–3

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/1-runde/energie-cottbus-werder-bremen-2375667

|team2 = Werder Bremen

|goals1 = Rorig {{goal|70}}

|goals2 = Topp {{goal|32||37||55}}

|stadium = Stadion der Freundschaft

|location = Cottbus

|attendance = 20,000

|referee = Harm Osmers

}}

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|id = TuS Koblenz v VfL Wolfsburg

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|19|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = TuS Koblenz

|score = 0–1

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/1-runde/tus-koblenz-vfl-wolfsburg-2375668

|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Wimmer {{goal|15}}

|stadium = Stadion Oberwerth

|location = Koblenz

|attendance = 9,447

|referee = Sören Storks

}}

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|id = Kickers Offenbach v 1. FC Magdeburg

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|19|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = Kickers Offenbach

|score = 2–1

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/1-runde/kickers-offenbach-1-fc-magdeburg-2375674

|team2 = 1. FC Magdeburg

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Kaars {{goal|54}}

|stadium = Stadion am Bieberer Berg

|location = Offenbach

|attendance = 16,847

|referee = Patrick Alt

}}

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|id = Eintracht Braunschweig v Eintracht Frankfurt

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|19|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Eintracht Braunschweig

|score = 1–4

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/1-runde/eintracht-braunschweig-eintracht-frankfurt-2375657

|team2 = Eintracht Frankfurt

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Eintracht-Stadion

|location = Braunschweig

|attendance = 21,201

|referee = Florian Exner

}}

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|id = Preußen Münster v VfB Stuttgart

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|27|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Preußen Münster

|score = 0–5

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/1-runde/preussen-muenster-vfb-stuttgart-2375656

|team2 = VfB Stuttgart

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Preußenstadion

|location = Münster

|attendance = 12,672

|referee = Matthias Jöllenbeck

}}

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|id = Carl Zeiss Jena v Bayer Leverkusen

|date = {{Start date|2024|8|28|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = Carl Zeiss Jena

|score = 0–1

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/1-runde/fc-carl-zeiss-jena-bayer-04-leverkusen-2375675

|team2 = Bayer Leverkusen

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld

|location = Jena

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Tobias Welz

}}

=Second round=

The draw took place on 1 September 2024, with Sonja Greinacher drawing the matches.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/olympiasiegerin-greinacher-lost-zweite-runde-aus-263769/|title=Olympiasiegerin Greinacher lost zweite Runde aus|website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=19 August 2024|access-date=19 August 2024|language=de}}{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/vier-bundesligaduelle-in-der-2-pokalrunde-264023/|title=Vier Bundesligaduelle in der 2. Pokalrunde|website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=1 September 2024|access-date=1 September 2024|language=de}} The matches took place on 29 and 30 October 2024.

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|id = Bayer Leverkusen v SV Elversberg

|date = {{Start date|2024|10|29|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = Bayer Leverkusen

|score = 3–0

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/2-runde/bayer-04-leverkusen-sv-elversberg-2389155

|team2 = SV Elversberg

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = BayArena

|location = Leverkusen

|attendance = 29,787

|referee = Benjamin Brand

}}

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|id = Kickers Offenbach v Karlsruher SC

|date = {{Start date|2024|10|29|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = Kickers Offenbach

|score = 0–2

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/matches/kickers-offenbach-karlsruher-sc-2389162/liveticker?datacenter_name=datencenter

|team2 = Karlsruher SC

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadion am Bieberer Berg

|location = Offenbach

|attendance = 20,071

|referee = Lars Erbst

}}

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|id = FC Augsburg v Schalke 04

|date = {{Start date|2024|10|29|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = FC Augsburg

|score = 3–0

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/matches/fc-augsburg-fc-schalke-04-2389164/liveticker?datacenter_name=datencenter

|team2 = Schalke 04

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = WWK Arena

|location = Augsburg

|attendance = 27,511

|referee = Frank Willenborg

}}

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|id = RB Leipzig v FC St. Pauli

|date = {{Start date|2024|10|29|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = RB Leipzig

|score = 4–2

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/matches/rb-leipzig-fc-st-pauli-2389166/liveticker?datacenter_name=datencenter

|team2 = FC St. Pauli

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Red Bull Arena

|location = Leipzig

|attendance = 40,478

|referee = Felix Zwayer

}}

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|id = VfB Stuttgart v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

|date = {{Start date|2024|10|29|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = VfB Stuttgart

|score = 2–1

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/2-runde/vfb-stuttgart-1-fc-kaiserslautern-2389153

|team2 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = MHPArena

|location = Stuttgart

|attendance = 60,000

|referee = Daniel Schlager

}}

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|id = 1. FC Köln v Holstein Kiel

|date = {{Start date|2024|10|29|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = 1. FC Köln

|score = 3–0

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/2-runde/1-fc-koeln-holstein-kiel-2389156

|team2 = Holstein Kiel

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = RheinEnergieStadion

|location = Cologne

|attendance = 50,000

|referee = Bastian Dankert

}}

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|id = VfL Wolfsburg v Borussia Dortmund

|date = {{Start date|2024|10|29|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = VfL Wolfsburg

|score = 1–0

|aet = yes

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/2-runde/vfl-wolfsburg-borussia-dortmund-2389161

|team2 = Borussia Dortmund

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Volkswagen Arena

|location = Wolfsburg

|attendance = 30,000

|referee = Daniel Siebert

}}

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|id = Jahn Regensburg v Greuther Fürth

|date = {{Start date|2024|10|29|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Jahn Regensburg

|score = 1–0

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/2-runde/jahn-regensburg-spvgg-greuther-fuerth-2389165

|team2 = Greuther Fürth

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Jahnstadion Regensburg

|location = Regensburg

|attendance = 11,627

|referee = Tom Bauer

}}

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|id = SC Freiburg v Hamburger SV

|date = {{Start date|2024|10|30|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = SC Freiburg

|score = 2–1

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/2-runde/sc-freiburg-hamburger-sv-2389152

|team2 = Hamburger SV

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Europa-Park Stadion

|location = Freiburg

|attendance = 34,500

|referee = Felix Brych

}}

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|id = Hertha BSC v 1. FC Heidenheim

|date = {{Start date|2024|10|30|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = Hertha BSC

|score = 2–1

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/2-runde/hertha-bsc-1-fc-heidenheim-2389158

|team2 = 1. FC Heidenheim

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Olympiastadion

|location = Berlin

|attendance = 44,135

|referee = Robert Kampka

}}

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|id = Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Mönchengladbach

|date = {{Start date|2024|10|30|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = Eintracht Frankfurt

|score = 2–1

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/2-runde/eintracht-frankfurt-borussia-moenchengladbach-2389159

|team2 = Borussia Mönchengladbach

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Deutsche Bank Park

|location = Frankfurt

|attendance = 58,000

|referee = Matthias Jöllenbeck

}}

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|id = SC Paderborn v Werder Bremen

|date = {{Start date|2024|10|30|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = SC Paderborn

|score = 0–1

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/2-runde/sc-paderborn-07-werder-bremen-2389160

|team2 = Werder Bremen

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Home Deluxe Arena

|location = Paderborn

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Max Burda

}}

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|id = Arminia Bielefeld v Union Berlin

|date = {{Start date|2024|10|30|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Arminia Bielefeld

|score = 2–0

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/2-runde/arminia-bielefeld-1-fc-union-berlin-2389151

|team2 = Union Berlin

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Schüco-Arena

|location = Bielefeld

|attendance = 26,117

|referee = Wolfgang Haslberger

}}

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|id = TSG Hoffenheim v 1. FC Nürnberg

|date = {{Start date|2024|10|30|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = TSG Hoffenheim

|score = 2–1

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/2-runde/tsg-hoffenheim-1-fc-nuernberg-2389154

|team2 = 1. FC Nürnberg

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = PreZero Arena

|location = Sinsheim

|attendance = 18,001

|referee = Timo Gerach

}}

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|id = Dynamo Dresden v Darmstadt 98

|date = {{Start date|2024|10|30|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Dynamo Dresden

|score = 2–3

|aet = yes

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/2-runde/dynamo-dresden-sv-darmstadt-98-2389157

|team2 = Darmstadt 98

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion

|location = Dresden

|attendance = 30,070

|referee = Tobias Stieler

}}

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|id = Mainz 05 v Bayern Munich

|date = {{Start date|2024|10|30|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Mainz 05

|score = 0–4

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/2-runde/1-fsv-mainz-05-bayern-muenchen-2389163

|team2 = Bayern Munich

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Mewa Arena

|location = Mainz

|attendance = 33,305

|referee = Sascha Stegemann

}}

=Round of 16=

The draw took place on 3 November 2024, with {{interlanguage link|André Schnura|de}} and Rudi Völler drawing the matches.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/rudi-voeller-ziehungsleiter-fuer-achtelfinalauslosung-im-dfb-pokal|title=Rudi Völler Ziehungsleiter für Achtelfinalauslosung im DFB-Pokal|website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=29 October 2024|access-date=29 October 2024|language=de}}{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/dfb-pokal-fc-bayern-im-achtelfinale-gegen-leverkusen|title=DFB-Pokal: FC Bayern im Achtelfinale gegen Leverkusen|website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=3 November 2024|access-date=3 November 2024|language=de}} The matches took place on 3 and 4 December 2024.

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|date = {{Start date|2024|12|3|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = Arminia Bielefeld

|score = 3–1

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/achtelfinale/arminia-bielefeld-sc-freiburg-2390691

|team2 = SC Freiburg

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Schüco-Arena

|location = Bielefeld

|attendance = 26,311

|referee = Frank Willenborg

}}

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|id = Jahn Regensburg vs VfB Stuttgart

|date = {{Start date|2024|12|3|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = Jahn Regensburg

|score = 0–3

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/achtelfinale/jahn-regensburg-vfb-stuttgart-2390696

|team2 = VfB Stuttgart

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Jahnstadion Regensburg

|location = Regensburg

|attendance = 15,210

|referee = Florian Badstübner

}}

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|id = Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen

|date = {{Start date|2024|12|3|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Bayern Munich

|score = 0–1

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/achtelfinale/bayern-muenchen-bayer-04-leverkusen-2390692

|team2 = Bayer Leverkusen

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Allianz Arena

|location = Munich

|attendance = 75,000

|referee = Harm Osmers

}}

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|id = Werder Bremen vs Darmstadt 98

|date = {{Start date|2024|12|3|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Werder Bremen

|score = 1–0

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/achtelfinale/werder-bremen-sv-darmstadt-98-2390693

|team2 = Darmstadt 98

|goals1 =

  • Jung {{goal|90+4}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Weserstadion

|location = Bremen

|attendance = 40,000

|referee = Martin Petersen

}}

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|id = 1. FC Köln vs Hertha BSC

|date = {{Start date|2024|12|4|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = 1. FC Köln

|score = 2–1

|aet = yes

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/achtelfinale/1-fc-koeln-hertha-bsc-2390697

|team2 = Hertha BSC

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

  • Maza {{goal|12|pen.}}

|stadium = RheinEnergieStadion

|location = Cologne

|attendance = 50,000

|referee = Tobias Reichel

}}

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|id = VfL Wolfsburg vs TSG Hoffenheim

|date = {{Start date|2024|12|4|df=y}}

|time = 18:00

|team1 = VfL Wolfsburg

|score = 3–0

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/achtelfinale/vfl-wolfsburg-tsg-hoffenheim-2390698

|team2 = TSG Hoffenheim

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Volkswagen Arena

|location = Wolfsburg

|attendance = 13,909

|referee = Daniel Schlager

}}

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|id = RB Leipzig vs Eintracht Frankfurt

|date = {{Start date|2024|12|4|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = RB Leipzig

|score = 3–0

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/achtelfinale/rb-leipzig-eintracht-frankfurt-2390694

|team2 = Eintracht Frankfurt

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Red Bull Arena

|location = Leipzig

|attendance = 37,187

|referee = Sven Jablonski

}}

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|id = Karlsruher SC vs FC Augsburg

|date = {{Start date|2024|12|4|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Karlsruher SC

|score = 2–2

|aet = yes

|penaltyscore = 4–5

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/achtelfinale/karlsruher-sc-fc-augsburg-2390695

|team2 = FC Augsburg

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|penalties1 =

|penalties2 =

|stadium = Wildparkstadion

|location = Karlsruhe

|attendance = 28,422

|referee = Tobias Stieler

}}

=Quarter-finals=

The draw took place on 15 December 2024, with Julian Köster drawing the matches.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/handball-nationalspieler-koester-lost-dfb-pokalviertelfinale-aus|title=Handball-Nationalspieler Köster lost DFB-Pokalviertelfinale aus|website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=5 December 2024|access-date=5 December 2024|language=de}}{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/rheinderby-im-viertelfinale-leverkusen-trifft-auf-koeln|title=Rheinderby im Viertelfinale: Leverkusen trifft auf Köln|website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=15 December 2024|access-date=15 December 2024|language=de}} The matches took place between 4 and 26 February 2025.

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|date = {{Start date|2025|2|4|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = VfB Stuttgart

|score = 1–0

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/viertelfinale/vfb-stuttgart-fc-augsburg-2392094

|team2 = FC Augsburg

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = MHPArena

|location = Stuttgart

|attendance = 59,000

|referee = Sascha Stegemann

}}

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|id = Bayer Leverkusen v 1. FC Köln

|date = {{Start date|2025|2|5|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Bayer Leverkusen

|score = 3–2

|aet = y

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/viertelfinale/bayer-04-leverkusen-1-fc-koeln-2392095

|team2 = 1. FC Köln

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = BayArena

|location = Leverkusen

|attendance = 30,210

|referee = Frank Willenborg

}}

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|id = Arminia Bielefeld v Werder Bremen

|date = {{Start date|2025|2|25|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Arminia Bielefeld

|score = 2–1

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/viertelfinale/arminia-bielefeld-werder-bremen-2392093

|team2 = Werder Bremen

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Schüco-Arena

|location = Bielefeld

|attendance = 26,601

|referee = Robert Hartmann

}}

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|id = RB Leipzig v VfL Wolfsburg

|date = {{Start date|2025|2|26|df=y}}

|time = 20:45

|team1 = RB Leipzig

|score = 1–0

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-2025/viertelfinale/rb-leipzig-vfl-wolfsburg-2392092

|team2 = VfL Wolfsburg

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Red Bull Arena

|location = Leipzig

|attendance = 40,478

|referee = Tobias Reichel

}}

=Semi-finals=

The draw took place on 2 March 2025, with Gerald Asamoah drawing the matches.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/asamoah-lost-pokalhalbfinale-aus|title=Asamoah lost Pokalhalbfinale aus|website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=25 February 2025|access-date=25 February 2025|language=de}}{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/drittligist-bielefeld-fordert-leverkusen-stuttgart-empfaengt-leipzig|title=Drittligist Bielefeld fordert Leverkusen, Stuttgart empfängt Leipzig|website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=2 March 2025|access-date=2 March 2025|language=de}} The matches took place on 1 and 2 April 2025.

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|id = Arminia Bielefeld v Bayer Leverkusen

|date = 1 April 2025

|time = 20:45

|team1 = Arminia Bielefeld

|score = 2–1

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-25/halbfinale/arminia-bielefeld-bayer-leverkusen-2395097

|team2 = Bayer Leverkusen

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

  • Tah {{goal|17}}

|stadium = Schüco-Arena

|location = Bielefeld

|attendance = 26,601

|referee = Harm Osmers

}}

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|id = VfB Stuttgart v RB Leipzig

|date = 2 April 2025

|time = 20:45

|team1 = VfB Stuttgart

|score = 3–1

|report = https://datencenter.dfb.de/datencenter/dfb-pokal/2024-25/halbfinale/vfb-stuttgart-rb-leipzig-2395096

|team2 = RB Leipzig

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = MHPArena

|location = Stuttgart

|attendance = 60,000

|referee = Sven Jablonski

}}

=Final=

{{Main|2025 DFB-Pokal final}}

The final took place on 24 May 2025.

{{:2025 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. Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.

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!Rank

!Player

!Team

!Goals{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/dfb-pokal/torjaeger/2024-25|title=DFB-Pokal – Torjäger 2024/25|trans-title=DFB-Pokal: Goalscorers 2024–25|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker-sportmagazin|access-date=31 October 2023|language=de}}

1

|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Nick Woltemade

|align=left|VfB Stuttgart

|5

rowspan="2"|2

|align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} Patrik Schick

|align=left|Bayer Leverkusen

|rowspan="2"|4

align=left|{{flagicon|SVN}} Benjamin Šeško

|align=left|RB Leipzig

rowspan="8"|4

|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Maximilian Breunig

|align=left|1. FC Heidenheim

|rowspan="8"|3

align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Hugo Ekitike

|align=left|Eintracht Frankfurt

align=left|{{flagicon|COD}} Samuel Essende

|align=left|FC Augsburg

align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Enzo Millot

|align=left|VfB Stuttgart

align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Jamal Musiala

|align=left|Bayern Munich

align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Loïs Openda

|align=left|RB Leipzig

align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Keke Topp

|align=left|Werder Bremen

align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Marius Wörl

|align=left|Arminia Bielefeld

Notes

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References

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