2015–16 Verbandspokal


The 2015–16 Verbandspokal, consisted of twenty one regional cup competitions, the Verbandspokale, was the qualifying competition for the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal, the German Cup.
All clubs from the 3. Liga and below could enter the regional Verbandspokale, subject to the rules and regulations of each region. Clubs from the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga could not enter but were instead directly qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal. Reserve teams were not permitted to take part in the DFB-Pokal or the Verbandspokale. The precise rules of each regional Verbandspokal are laid down by the regional football association organising it.
All twenty one winners were qualified for the first round of the German Cup in the following season. Three additional clubs were also qualified for the first round of the German Cup, these being from the three largest state associations, Bavaria, Westphalia and Lower Saxony. The qualified teams are the runners-up of the Lower Saxony Cup. In Bavaria the best-placed Regionalliga Bayern non-reserve team is qualified for DFB-Pokal while in Westphalia a play-off is conducted to determine this club.
In February 2016 it was announced that German broadcaster ARD for the first time would show all 21 Verbandspokal finals live in a conference as well as live stream them and that all finals would be played on the same date, 28 May 2016. Some finals however were still scheduled for a different date.

Competitions

The finals of the 2015–16 Verbandspokal competitions:
CupDateLocationTeam 1ResultTeam 2AttendanceReport
Baden Cup
'		28 May 2016BammentalFC Astoria Walldorf2–0SpVgg Neckarelz
Bavarian Cup
'		28 May 2016UnterhachingSpVgg Unterhaching2–6Würzburger Kickers3,200
Berlin Cup
'		28 May 2016BerlinSV Lichtenberg 470–1BFC Preussen3,874
Brandenburg Cup
'		28 May 2016LuckenwaldeFSV 63 Luckenwalde1–3SV Babelsberg 033,042
Bremen Cup
'		28 May 2016BremenBremer SV3–0Blumenthaler SV
Hamburg Cup
'		28 May 2016HamburgEintracht Norderstedt4–1 Altonaer FC von 1893
Hessian Cup
'		4 May 2016HaigerSV Wehen Wiesbaden1–2Kickers Offenbach
Lower Rhine Cup
'		28 May 2016EssenRot-Weiss Essen3–0Wuppertaler SV17,000
Lower Saxony Cup
'		28 May 2016Barsinghausen1. FC Germania Egestorf/Langreder0–2SV Drochtersen/Assel
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup
'		28 May 2016NeustrelitzHansa Rostock0–0
FC Schönberg 953,418
Middle Rhine Cup
'		28 May 2016BonnSC Fortuna Köln1–1
FC Viktoria Köln4,183
Rhineland Cup
'		28 May 2016WissenSG HWW Niederroßbach1–5Eintracht Trier1,766
Saarland Cup
'		4 May 2016Dillingen/SaarSV Elversberg0–1FC 08 Homburg
Saxony Cup
'		10 May 2016AueFC Erzgebirge Aue1–0FSV Zwickau7,560
Saxony-Anhalt Cup
'		18 May 2016Halle Hallescher FC2–11. FC Magdeburg13,927
Schleswig-Holstein Cup
'		28 May 2016LübeckVfB Lübeck2–1ETSV Weiche Flensburg3,500
South Baden Cup
'		28 May 2016OffenburgSV Oberachern3–5FC 08 Villingen
Southwestern Cup
'		28 May 2016RömerbergSC Hauenstein2–1 TSV Schott Mainz1,002
Thuringian Cup
'		28 May 2016JenaFC Carl Zeiss Jena2–0FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt9,103
Westphalian Cup
'		28 May 2016AhlenRot Weiss Ahlen0–3SG Wattenscheid 093,008
Württemberg Cup
'		28 May 2016StuttgartFSV 08 Bissingen2–5FV Ravensburg'''3,600

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Clubs by league

The clubs qualified through the Verbandspokale for the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal by league:
LeagueLevelClubs
3. Liga3Hallescher FC, F.C. Hansa Rostock
Regionalliga Bayern4SpVgg Unterhaching
Regionalliga Nord4SV Drochtersen/Assel, Eintracht Norderstedt, VfB Lübeck
Regionalliga Nordost4FSV Zwickau, SV Babelsberg 03, FC Carl Zeiss Jena
Regionalliga Südwest4FC 08 Homburg, Kickers Offenbach, Eintracht Trier, FC Astoria Walldorf
Regionalliga West4SG Wattenscheid 09, Rot-Weiss Essen, FC Viktoria Köln
Niedersachsenliga51. FC Germania Egestorf/Langreder
Oberliga Baden-Württemberg5FC 08 Villingen, FV Ravensburg
Bremen-Liga5Bremer SV
Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar5SC Hauenstein
Berlin-Liga6BFC Preußen Berlin

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