Bavarian Cup


The Bavarian Cup, was created in 1998 and functions as a qualifying competition to the German Cup. It is one of the 21 regional cups in Germany. It is one of three regional associations who are permitted to send two amateur teams to the DFB Cup, the three associations doing so being the largest.
An earlier incarnation of the Bavarian Cup existed from 1947 to 1954.

History

The seven Bezirke in Bavaria each played their own cup competition which in turn used to function as a qualifying to the German Cup. Since 1998 these seven cup-winners plus the losing finalst of the region that won the previous event advanced to the newly introduced Bavarian Cup, the Toto-Pokal. The two finalists of this competition then advanced to the German Cup. Bavarian clubs which play in the first or second Bundesliga were not permitted to take part in the event, their reserve teams however could. Since 2008, reserve teams can not qualify for the DFB Cup any more, a right the clubs traded of for the privilege for reserve teams to play in the 3rd Liga.
Until 1998, the Bavarian Cup only existed in as much as it was a qualifying competition to the German Cup. This meant, in the later years two semi-finals were played to determine the two Bavarian amateur teams entering the DFB-Pokal, but, oddly, no final between these two teams was ever played.
Until 2008, no club had won the Bayernliga and the Bavarian Cup in the same season, until SpVgg Weiden did so in 2008–09.

2009 reform

The Bavarian Cup was completely overhauled and enlarged from 2009 onwards. Instead of only eight teams, it now consists of 64 clubs, and will exclude reserve teams. The first round will be held in September of each season and the teams will be made up from the following groups:
The reason behind the reform is to have all cup games in Bavaria on uniform dates and to allow the clubs in the Landesligas and above to enter the competition later, while clubs below that level will receive a better chance to win their local Kreispokal competition, and with this the associated prize money.
The competition, made up of the 64 teams, is played in a knock-out format. Two teams will continue to qualify for the German Cup, these being the cup winner and the winner of the game between the second and the third placed team. The later changed after 2012 when the second spot was awarded to the best-placed non-reserve side of the Regionalliga Bayern.

Regional cups

The Bavarian Cup, until 2009, was sub-divided into seven local cup competitions, running roughly along the boundaries of the seven Bezirke. The division was as follows:
From 1947 to 1954, a Bavarian Cup competition was held, which was disbanded shortly after the establishment of the DFB Cup. The first two editions were still organised by the Bavarian state sports association, the Bayerischer Landes-Sportverband, thereafter the competition was held by the Bavarian football association Bayerischer Fußball-Verband, which was founded in June 1946. It was only open to amateur sides, meaning clubs below the 2nd Oberliga Süd, except in 1951, when it was open to all Bavarian clubs. The finals were played by the following clubs:
DateLocationWinnerFinalistResultAttendance
1947LandshutJahn RegensburgMTV Ingolstadt2–15,000
1948NurembergJahn Regensburg1. FC Bamberg2–1 aet
1949RegensburgFC SteinVfL Ingolstadt-Ringsee3–2
1950AmbergFC LichtenfelsMTV Ingolstadt1–0
1951BC AugsburgASV Cham4–3
1952TSV GersthofenSK Lauf3–0
1953SV SaalFC Gerolzhofen7–1
1954FC HerzogenaurachTSV Gersthofen4–2

Regional winners

The regional cup winners since 1975 were:

Pre-Bavarian Cup

Franconian regions and Upper Palatinate:
SeasonOberpfalzMittelfrankenOberfrankenUnterfranken
1975FC Herzogenaurach
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980TSV Röttenbach
1980TSV Röttenbach
1982
1983
1984
1985ASV Burglengenfeld
1986TSV Vestenbergsgreuth
1987TSV Vestenbergsgreuth
1988BSC Erlangen
1989TSV Vestenbergsgreuth
1990SpVgg Fürth
1991SpVgg Fürth
1992
1993
1994TSV Vestenbergsgreuth
19951. FC Nuremberg II
1996SpVgg WeidenSpVgg FürthFC Bayern Hof1. FC Schweinfurt 05
1997SpVgg WeidenSpVgg Greuther FürthTSV TrebgastDJK Waldberg

Old Bavaria and Swabia:
SeasonOberbayernNiederbayernSchwaben
1975TSG Thannhausen
1976FC Memmingen
1977FC Augsburg II
1978SSV Glött
1979BSK Neugablonz
1980FC Augsburg
1981SpVgg LandshutTSV 1861 Nördlingen
1982FC VilshofenSV Ober-Germaringen
1983FC VilshofenDJK Langenmosen
1984FC VilshofenTSV Aindling
1985FC Kempten
1986SpVgg LandshutFC Augsburg
1987SpVgg LandshutFC Kempten
1988SpVgg LandshutFC Augsburg
1989TSV 1861 Nördlingen
1990TSV Mindelheim
1991SpVgg LandshutFC Gundelfingen
1992FC Gundelfingen
1993FC Augsburg
1994SC Altenmünster
1995FC Bayern Munich IISpVgg LandshutTSV Aindling
19961. FC GarmischSV Landau/IsarFC Augsburg
1997TSV 1860 München IISV HutthurmTSV Aindling

Bavarian Cup era

SeasonOberbayernNiederbayernSchwaben
1998TSV 1860 München IISV Schalding-HeiningBC Aichach
1999TSV 1860 RosenheimSpVgg LandshutFC Augsburg
2000FC IsmaningSV RiedelhütteTSV Rain am Lech
2001FC Bayern Munich IISpVgg LandshutFC Gundelfingen
2002FC Bayern Munich IISpVgg LandshutFC Augsburg
2003TSV 1860 München IISV Schalding-HeiningTSV Aindling
2004SpVgg Unterhaching IISpVgg LandshutFC Augsburg
2005FC Ingolstadt 041. FC Bad KötztingFC Augsburg
2006FC Ingolstadt 04SpVgg LandshutTSG Thannhausen
2007FC Ingolstadt 04SV Schalding-HeiningTSV 1861 Nördlingen
2008SpVgg UnterhachingSpVgg Landshut1. FC Sonthofen
2009SpVgg UnterhachingSV Schalding-HeiningTSV Aindling

Finals of the Bavarian Cup

The finals of the Bavarian Cup:
DateLocationWinnerFinalistResultAttendance
1998Schalding-HeiningSV Schalding-HeiningPost/Süd Regensburg1–1 / 6–4 after pen.
1999RosenheimTSV 1860 RosenheimSpVgg Landshut2–1
21 July 2000Rain am LechFC IsmaningTSV Rain am Lech4–2800
20 July 2001WürzburgJahn RegensburgWürzburger FV3–0760
20 July 2002BeratzhausenBayern Munich IIJahn Regensburg4–12,000
18 July 2003AindlingTSV AindlingTSV Gerbrunn14–0550
27 July 2004AindlingSSV Jahn Regensburg IITSV Aindling1–1 / 6–5 after pen.600
22 July 2005IngolstadtJahn RegensburgFC Ingolstadt 042–0900
19 July 2006ThannhausenTSG ThannhausenSpVgg Bayreuth2–1600
20 July 2007SeligenportenSV SeligenportenWürzburger FV1–0600
18 July 2008AnsbachSpVgg UnterhachingSpVgg Ansbach1–1 / 6–5 after pen.800
15 September 2009WeidenSpVgg WeidenWacker Burghausen1–0
10 July 2010BurghausenJahn RegensburgWacker Burghausen4–21,036
18 May 2011BurghausenJahn RegensburgWacker Burghausen2–11,500
9 May 2012BurghausenSpVgg UnterhachingSC Eltersdorf4–32,000
9 May 2013RosenheimTSV 1860 RosenheimWacker Burghausen2–2 / 6–5 after pen.1,800
14 May 2014PassauWürzburger KickersSV Schalding-Heining2–2 / 4–2 after pen.2,070
20 May 2015WeidenSpVgg UnterhachingSpVgg SV Weiden2–2 / 6–5 after pen.2,200
28 May 2016UnterhachingWürzburger KickersSpVgg Unterhaching6–23,200
25 May 2017Burghausen1. FC Schweinfurt 05SV Wacker Burghausen1–02,485
21 May 2018Bayreuth1. FC Schweinfurt 05SpVgg Bayreuth3–13,762
25 May 2019AschaffenburgWürzburger KickersViktoria Aschaffenburg3–06,033

Up until 2011, no team qualified from the Bavarian Cup to the national cup competition had won a game in this competition, with the FC Ingolstadt 04, Wacker Burghausen and Jahn Regensburg the only clubs to achieve a draw after extra time, all three going out on penalties. In the first round of the 2011–12 competition, SpVgg Unterhaching finally ended this drought for the Bavarian clubs, defeating SC Freiburg 3–2 courtesy of a converted 87th-minute penalty. The most common team to be drawn against for Bavarian clubs is Borussia Dortmund, having been the opposition on four occasions:
RoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
First round28 August 1998SV Schalding-HeiningSpVgg Unterhaching0–12,200
First round30 August 1998SG Post/Süd RegensburgHertha BSC Berlin0–25,000

RoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
Second round Weltfussball.de. Retrieved 5 November 20088 August 1999TSV 1860 RosenheimFC St. Pauli1–24,000
Second round7 August 1999SpVgg LandshutHansa Rostock0–24,500

RoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
First round27 August 2000TSV Rain am LechFC Schalke 040–76,000
First round26 August 2000FC IsmaningBorussia Dortmund0–47,000

RoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
First round26 August 2001Jahn RegensburgBayer Leverkusen0–310,500
First round25 August 2001Würzburger FVTSV 1860 München0–1010,100

RoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
First round31 August 2002Jahn RegensburgLR Ahlen0–35,000
First round31 August 2002FC Bayern Munich IIFC Schalke 041–25,100

RoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
First round30 August 2003TSV AindlingFC Schalke 040–36,400
First round30 August 2003TSV GerbrunnWacker Burghausen0–14815

RoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
First round22 August 2004TSV AindlingHertha BSC Berlin0–15,200
First round20 August 2004Jahn Regensburg IISpVgg Unterhaching1–3500

RoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
First round20 August 2005FC Ingolstadt 041. FC Saarbrücken1–1 aet / 4–5 pen2,000
First round20 August 2005Jahn RegensburgAlemannia Aachen1–3 aet4,500

RoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
First round9 September 2006TSG ThannhausenBorussia Dortmund0–310,500
First round9 September 2006SpVgg BayreuthKickers Offenbach0–22,850

RoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
First round5 August 2007SV SeligenportenArminia Bielefeld0–23,500
First round5 August 2007Würzburger FVVfL Wolfsburg0–411,200

RoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
First round8 August 2008SpVgg UnterhachingSC Freiburg0–22,800
First round10 August 2008SpVgg AnsbachKarlsruher SC0–54,000

RoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
First round1 August 2009SpVgg WeidenBorussia Dortmund1–39,765
First round1 August 2009Wacker BurghausenRot Weiss Ahlen1–1 aet / 4–5 pen2,900

RoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
First round13 August 2010Jahn RegensburgArminia Bielefeld1–1 aet / 5–6 pen5,212
First round14 August 2010Wacker BurghausenBorussia Dortmund0–310,500

RoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
First round29 July 2011Jahn RegensburgBorussia Mönchengladbach1–310,388
First round31 July 2011SpVgg UnterhachingSC Freiburg3–24,100
Second round25 October 2011SpVgg UnterhachingVfL Bochum1–43,150

RoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
First round19 August 2012Wacker BurghausenFortuna Düsseldorf0–13,100
First round18 August 2012SpVgg Unterhaching1. FC Köln1–27,500

RoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
First round2 August 2013TSV 1860 RosenheimVfR Aalen0–22,000

RoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
First round17 August 2014Würzburger KickersFortuna Düsseldorf3–2 aet10,500
Second round28 October 2014Würzburger KickersEintracht Braunschweig0–111,240

RoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
First round9 August 2015SpVgg Unterhaching FC Ingolstadt 042–16,500
Second round27 October 2015SpVgg UnterhachingRB Leipzig3–05,000
Third round15 December 2015SpVgg UnterhachingBayer Leverkusen1–312,500

RoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
First round20 August 2016SpVgg UnterhachingFSV Mainz 053–3 aet / 2–4 pen7,000

RoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
First round13 August 20171. FC Schweinfurt 05SV Sandhausen2–14,610
Second round24 October 20171. FC Schweinfurt 05Eintracht Frankfurt0–415,060

RoundDateHomeAwayResultAttendance
First round17 August 20181. FC Schweinfurt 05FC Schalke 040–215,060