DFB-Pokal

The DFB-Pokal (IPA: [ˈdeː ʔɛf beː poˈkaːl]) or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the Deutscher Fußball-Bund (English: German Football Association). The competition runs from August until June. The winner qualifies for the DFL-Supercup and the UEFA Europa League unless the winner already qualifies for the UEFA Champions League in the Bundesliga.

The competition was founded in 1935, then called Tschammer-Pokal. The first titleholder were 1. FC Nuremberg. In 1937 Schalke were the first team to win the double. The Tschammer-Pokal was suspended in 1944 due to World War II and disbanded following the demise of Nazi Germany. In 1952–53, the cup was reinstated as the DFB-Pokal, named after the Deutscher Fußball-Bund and was won by Rot-Weiss Essen.

German Cup (ice hockey)

The German Cup (German: Deutscher Eishockey-Pokal) is the national ice hockey cup competition in Germany. It was first contested in 2003.

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2006–07 DFB-Pokal

The DFB-Pokal is the second-most important national title in German football. The DFB-Pokal 2006–07 was the 64th season of the competition. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds which began on September 8, 2006 and ended on 26 May 2007. In the final, FC Nuremberg defeated VfB Stuttgart 3–2 after extra time, thereby claiming their fourth title.

1st round

2nd round

^*Match abandoned on 86' after linesman was struck from the crowd; Result stood

3rd round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

VfB Stuttgart v 1. FC Nuremberg

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