DFB Pokal Highlights
About the DFB Pokal ▸
The DFB-Pokal is Germany's national knockout cup competition, open to clubs from the Bundesliga down through the regional lower divisions. The tournament begins in the first round in August and runs through to the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin each May. With 64 clubs participating in the first round and the draw often pairing lower-league sides against Bundesliga giants, the DFB-Pokal is a competition where upsets are a genuine part of the tradition.
Thepelota covers DFB-Pokal highlights from the later rounds through to the Berlin final, providing goal compilations, match recaps, and key moments from the competition's most important fixtures. Every knockout tie carries the risk of elimination, making for tense, high-stakes football from the quarterfinals onward.
The DFB-Pokal final in Berlin is one of the great occasions in the German football calendar, drawing fans from across the country to the capital. Keeping up with every round of the competition through highlights on Thepelota is a free and practical way to follow all the drama from start to finish.
