2023–24 DFB-Pokal
The 2023–24 DFB-Pokal is the 81st season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. The competition began on 11 August 2023 with the first of six rounds and will end on 25 May 2024 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).
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Venue(s) | Olympiastadion, Berlin |
| Dates | 11 August 2023 – 25 May 2024 |
| Teams | 64 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 59 |
| Goals scored | 293 (4.97 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Amine Adli Filip Bilbija Marcel Hartel Fabian Reese (4 goals each) |
| All statistics correct as of 6 February 2024.Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included. | |
The two-time defending champions were Bundesliga side RB Leipzig, after they had defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 in the previous final, but they were eliminated in the second round by VfL Wolfsburg.
The winner of the DFB-Pokal earns automatic qualification for the group stage of the 2024–25 edition of the UEFA Europa League. If they have already qualified for the UEFA Champions League through position in the Bundesliga, then the spot will go to the team in sixth, and the league's UEFA Conference League play-off round spot will go to the team in seventh. The winners will also host the 2024 edition of the DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season, and will face the champions of the 2023–24 Bundesliga.