2020–21 DFB-Pokal Frauen

The 2020–21 DFB-Pokal was the 41st season of the annual German football cup competition. Several teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Frauen-Bundesliga and the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, excluding second teams. The competition began on 19 September 2020 with the first of six rounds and ended on 30 May 2021 with the final at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 2010.[1] The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German women's football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB).

2020–21 DFB-Pokal Frauen
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Venue(s)RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Dates19 September 2020 – 30 May 2021
Teams52
Final positions
ChampionsVfL Wolfsburg (8th title)
Runner-upEintracht Frankfurt
Tournament statistics
Matches played51
Goals scored246 (4.82 per match)
Attendance4,550 (89 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Nina Heisel
Stefanie Sanders
(8 goals)

The defending champions were Frauen-Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg, after they defeated SGS Essen in the previous final.[2]

Wolfsburg went on to win the title for the seventh consecutive time, after defeating Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 in the final.[3]

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

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On 31 August 2020, the DFB Executive Committee decided to extend the use of five substitutions in matches (with a sixth allowed in extra time) to the 2020–21 season, which was implemented at the end of the previous season to lessen the impact of fixture congestion caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The use of five substitutes, based on the decision of competition organisers, had been extended by IFAB until 2021.[5]

Participating clubs

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The following 52 clubs qualified for the competition:

Bundesliga
the 12 clubs of the 2019–20 season
2. Bundesliga
9 of the 14 clubs of the 2019–20 season[a]
Regionalliga
10 champions and runners-up of the 2019–20 season
Verbandspokal
the 21 winners of the regional association cups

Baden

Bavaria

Berlin

Brandenburg

Bremen

Hamburg

Hesse

Lower Rhine

Lower Saxony

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Middle Rhine

Rhineland

Saarland

Saxony

Saxony-Anhalt

Schleswig-Holstein

South Baden

Southwest

Thuringia

Westphalia

Württemberg

  1. ^ The second teams of Eintracht Frankfurt (as FFC Frankfurt), 1899 Hoffenheim, Bayern Munich, Turbine Potsdam and VfL Wolfsburg were not eligible.
  2. ^ Grün-Weiss Neukölln qualified regardless of the outcome of the Berlin Cup final, as Viktoria Berlin, the other finalists, already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through their Regionalliga position.
  3. ^ Opel Rüsselsheim qualified regardless of the outcome of the Hessian Cup final, as Eintracht Frankfurt, the other finalists, already qualified for the DFB-Pokal as the club's first team in the Bundesliga after acquiring 1. FFC Frankfurt. Eintracht's third team (previously the first) won the cup but, being the club's second reserve team, is not eligible.
  4. ^ SV Büdberg qualified regardless of the outcome of the Rhineland Cup final, as Borussia Bocholt, the other finalists, already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through their Regionalliga position.
  5. ^ Phoenix Leipzig qualified regardless of the outcome of the Saxony Cup final, as RB Leipzig, the other finalists, already qualified through their Regionalliga position.

Format

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Clubs from lower leagues will host against clubs from higher leagues until the quarter-finals. Should both clubs play below the 2. Bundesliga, there will be no host club change anymore. In the first round, the matches are split into a "North" and "South" zone.

Schedule

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The rounds of the 2020–21 competition are scheduled as follows:[1]

Round Matches
First round 19–27 September 2020
Second round 31 October – 1 November 2020
Round of 16 5–6 December 2020
Quarter-finals 20–21 March 2021
Semi-finals 4 April 2021
Final 29 May 2021 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne

First round

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The draw was made on 25 August 2020.[9][10] The matches were played on 19, 20, 26 and 27 September 2020.

19 September 2020 BSV Grün-Weiss Neukölln 0–9 SV Meppen Berlin
14:00 Report
Stadium: Volkspark Mariendorf
Attendance: 430
Referee: Miriam Schwermer
20 September 2020 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–5 Werder Bremen Mönchengladbach
11:00 Report
Stadium: Grenzlandstadion
Attendance: 95
Referee: Kathrin Heimann
26 September 2020 SV 67 Weinberg 7–1 SV Holzbach Weinberg
13:30
Report Becker   47' Stadium: Sportplatz Weinberg
Attendance: 100
Referee: Karoline Wacker
26 September 2020 Holstein Kiel 1–2 SV Berghofen Kiel
14:00 Krohn   55' Report
Stadium: Stadion Waldwiese
Attendance: 150
Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer
26 September 2020 FC Ingolstadt 3–2 Würzburger Kickers Ingolstadt
14:00
Report
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 180
Referee: Silke Fritz
26 September 2020 SV Gottenheim 3–6 1. FC Saarbrücken Gottenheim
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stadion an der Buchheimer Straße
Attendance: 400
Referee: Selina Menzel
26 September 2020 SV Alberweiler 0–2 SG Andernach Alberweiler
16:00 Report
Stadium: Hauptspielfeld
Attendance: 108
Referee: Melissa Joos
26 September 2020 SSV Rhade 0–1 Borussia Bocholt Rhade
18:00 Report Ter Horst   9' Stadium: Sportpark Risthaus
Attendance: 298
Referee: Julia Boike
26 September 2020 FSV Gütersloh 5–1 Arminia Bielefeld Rheda-Wiedenbrück
18:00
Report Sternad   30' Stadium: Tönnies Arena
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Kathrin Heimann
27 September 2020 SV Budberg 0–3 SV Henstedt-Ulzburg Rheinberg
11:00 Report
Stadium: Scania Sportpark Budberg
Attendance: 140
Referee: Nadine Westerhoff
27 September 2020 Fortuna Köln 3–0 (a.e.t.) FSV Babelsberg Cologne
11:00
Report Stadium: BZA Chorweiler
Attendance: 104
Referee: Naemi Breier
27 September 2020 RB Leipzig 2–0 1. FFC Niederkirchen Leipzig
11:00
Report Stadium: RB-Trainingszentrum Cottaweg
Attendance: 287
Referee: Davina Haupt
27 September 2020 1. FC Riegelsberg 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Karlsruher SC
13:00 Scheid   10' Report Rogee   74' Attendance: 100
Referee: Christina Biehl
Penalties
27 September 2020 Opel Rüsselsheim 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
1. FC Nürnberg Rüsselsheim am Main
13:00 Report Stadium: Stadion am Sommerdamm
Attendance: 196
Referee: Katharina Menke
Penalties
27 September 2020 Rostocker FC 0–2 Walddörfer SV Rostock
14:00 Report
Stadium: Ostseestadion
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mirka Derlin
27 September 2020 VfL Bochum 3–0 Viktoria Berlin Bochum
14:00
Report Stadium: Leichtathletikplatz am Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 248
Referee: Katrin Rafalski
27 September 2020 Jahn Delmenhorst 8–1 ATS Buntentor Delmenhorst
14:00
Report Stenzel   45' Stadium: Städtisches Stadion an der Düsternortstraße
Attendance: 100
Referee: Anke Hölscher
27 September 2020 1. FFC Erfurt 3–1 Phoenix Leipzig Erfurt
14:00
Report Lübcke   50' Stadium: Sportforum Johannesplatz
Attendance: 149
Referee: Christine Weigelt
27 September 2020 TuS Wörrstadt 0–5 SV Göttelborn Wörrstadt
14:00 Report
Stadium: Sportplatz Am Neuborn
Attendance: 100
Referee: Fabienne Michel
Magdeburger FFC Walkover BV Cloppenburg
Note: BV Cloppenburg withdrew before the competition.[6]

Second round

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The draw was made on 1 October 2020.[11][12] The matches were played on 31 October and 1 November 2020.

31 October 2020 Magdeburger FFC 0–8 Turbine Potsdam Magdeburg
14:00 Report
Stadium: Heinrich Germer Stadium
Attendance: 455
Referee: Susann Kunkel
31 October 2020 VfL Bochum 0–11 VfL Wolfsburg Bochum
14:00 Report
Stadium: Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Laura Duske
31 October 2020 Karlsruher SC 0–8 Eintracht Frankfurt Karlsruhe
14:00 Report
Stadium: Wildparkstadion Platz 2
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ines Appelmann
31 October 2020 SG Andernach 3–1 1. FC Saarbrücken Andernach
14:00
Report Anstatt   89' Stadium: Stadion Andernach
Attendance: 210
Referee: Sonja Reßler
31 October 2020 Borussia Bocholt 0–3 MSV Duisburg Bocholt
15:00 Report
Stadium: Schröer-Consulting-Arena
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Kathrin Heimann
31 October 2020 FSV Gütersloh 3–2 (a.e.t.) SGS Essen Rheda-Wiedenbrück
17:00
Report Anyomi   32', 88' Stadium: Tönnies Arena
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Nadine Westerhoff
31 October 2020 Fortuna Köln 0–2 Werder Bremen Cologne
19:00 Report
Stadium: Südstadion
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Christina Biehl
1 November 2020 RB Leipzig 4–1 SV Berghofen Markranstädt
11:00
Report Weilharter   14' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadion am Bad Markranstädt
Attendance: 100
Referee: Miriam Schwermer
1 November 2020 Carl Zeiss Jena 0–2 Bayern Munich Jena
13:30 Report
Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Platz 3
Attendance: 250
Referee: Katrin Rafalski
1 November 2020 Opel Rüsselsheim 0–11 SC Freiburg Rüsselsheim am Main
14:00 Report
Stadium: Stadion am Sommerdamm
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Melissa Joos
1 November 2020 SV Henstedt-Ulzburg 2–3 SV Meppen Henstedt-Ulzburg
14:00
Report
Stadium: Stadion am Schäferkampsweg
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer
1 November 2020 FC Ingolstadt 2–4 (a.e.t.) 1899 Hoffenheim St. Leon-Rot
14:00
Report
Stadium: Ensinger Stadion
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Karoline Wacker
1 November 2020 SV 67 Weinberg 5–0 1. FFC Erfurt Weinberg
14:00
Report Stadium: Sportplatz Weinberg
Attendance: 50
Referee: Marina Bachmann
1 November 2020 1. FC Köln 1–0 Bayer Leverkusen Cologne
18:00 Barrett   62' Report Stadium: Franz-Kremer-Stadion
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Vanessa Arlt
6 December 2020[note 8] SV Göttelborn 1–4 SC Sand Saarbrücken
14:00 Reiter   50' Report
Stadium: Sportplatz am Franzenhaus
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Ines Appelmann
13 December 2020[note 9] Jahn Delmenhorst 1–2 Walddörfer SV Delmenhorst
12:00 Herzberg   81' Report
Stadium: Städtisches Stadion an der Düsternortstraße
Referee: Nadine Westerhoff

Round of 16

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The draw was made on 8 November 2020.[15][16] The matches were played on 5 and 6 December 2020 and in early 2021.

5 December 2020 SV 67 Weinberg 1–9 SC Freiburg Leutershausen
14:00 Heisel   5' Report
Stadium: Stadion am Lindenhain]
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Fabienne Michel
6 December 2020 RB Leipzig 0–4 Eintracht Frankfurt Leipzig
13:00 Report
Stadium: Stadion am Bad
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Karoline Wacker
6 December 2020 SG Andernach 6–1 FSV Gütersloh Andernach
14:00
Report Berning   45+1' Stadium: Stadion am Bassenheimer Weg
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Laura Duske
6 December 2020 VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 MSV Duisburg Wolfsburg
14:00
Report Baucom   27' Stadium: AOK Stadion
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Mirka Derlin
6 December 2020 1. FC Köln 1–6 1899 Hoffenheim Cologne
15:00 Islacker   8' (pen.) Report
Stadium: Franz-Kremer-Stadion
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Kathrin Heimann
30 January 2021 Walddörfer SV 0–13 Bayern Munich Hamburg
15:00 Report
Stadium: HFV-Sportschule
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Anna-Lena Heidenreich
28 February 2021 Turbine Potsdam 2–1 SC Sand Potsdam
13:00
Report Plasmann   33' Stadium: Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Susann Kunkel
28 February 2021[note 10] Werder Bremen 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
SV Meppen Bremen
14:00
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion Platz 11
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Sina Diekmann
Penalties

Quarterfinals

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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 3 January 2021.[18][19] The matches took place from 19 to 21 March 2021.[1]

19 March 2021 1899 Hoffenheim 1–2 Bayern Munich Sinsheim
18:30 Waßmuth   60' Report Schüller   29', 48' Stadium: Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Nadine Westerhoff
20 March 2021 VfL Wolfsburg 7–0 Werder Bremen Wolfsburg
14:00
Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Susann Kunkel
21 March 2021 SC Freiburg 6–3 Turbine Potsdam Freiburg
13:00
Report
Stadium: Möslestadion
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Fabienne Michel
21 March 2021 SG Andernach 1–7 Eintracht Frankfurt Andernach
15:00 Hornberg   14' Report
Stadium: Stadion Andernach
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Laura Duske

Semifinals

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The draw was held on 28 February 2021.[20][21] The matches took place on 3 and 4 April 2021.[1]

3 April 2021 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 SC Freiburg Frankfurt
13:00
Report Müller   13' Stadium: Stadion am Brentanobad
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Kathrin Heimann
4 April 2021 VfL Wolfsburg 2–0 Bayern Munich Wolfsburg
14:00
Report Stadium: AOK Stadion
Attendance: 0[note 7]
Referee: Susann Kunkel

Final

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Eintracht Frankfurt0–1 (a.e.t.)VfL Wolfsburg
Report Pajor   118'
Attendance: 0[note 7][22]
Referee: Mirka Derlin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eintracht Frankfurt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VfL Wolfsburg
GK 1   Merle Frohms
RB 2   Letícia Santos
CB 4   Sophia Kleinherne   103'
CB 20   Laura Störzel   95'
LB 23   Camilla Küver   91'
RM 27   Laura Feiersinger
CM 8   Sjoeke Nüsken
CM 31   Tanja Pawollek (c)   40'
LM 28   Barbara Dunst   106'
CF 10   Laura Freigang
CF 7   Lara Prašnikar
Substitutes:
GK 26   Cara Bösl
DF 13   Virginia Kirchberger   95'
DF 16   Janina Hechler   91'
MF 5   Alexandra Jóhannsdóttir   40'
MF 15   Sandrine Mauron
FW 9   Shekiera Martinez   106'
FW 19   Theresa Panfil
Manager:
  Niko Arnautis
GK 1   Almuth Schult (c)   96'
RB 24   Joelle Wedemeyer   49'
CB 23   Sara Doorsoun
CB 6   Dominique Janssen
LB 13   Felicitas Rauch
CM 15   Ingrid Syrstad Engen
CM 5   Lena Oberdorf   29'
RW 10   Svenja Huth
AM 16   Rebecka Blomqvist   65'
LW 14   Fridolina Rolfö   98'
CF 17   Ewa Pajor   120'
Substitutes:
GK 27   Friederike Abt   98'
MF 3   Zsanett Jakabfi   120+1'   120'
MF 9   Anna Blässe   49'
MF 20   Pia-Sophie Wolter   65'
MF 21   Lara Dickenmann
MF 22   Shanice van de Sanden
MF 28   Lena Goeßling
Manager:
  Stephan Lerch

Assistant referees:[23]
Vanessa Arlt
Jacqueline Herrmann
Fourth official:[23]
Susann Kunkel

Match rules[24]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[note 11]

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Team Goals[25]
1   Nina Heisel SV 67 Weinberg 8
  Stefanie Sanders SC Freiburg
3   Lea Schüller Bayern Munich 7
4   Barbara Dunst Eintracht Frankfurt 4
  Jannelle Flaws SV Meppen
  Laura Freigang Eintracht Frankfurt
  Zsanett Jakabfi VfL Wolfsburg
  Melissa Kössler Turbine Potsdam
  Géraldine Reuteler Eintracht Frankfurt
  Lena Oberdorf VfL Wolfsburg
  Tabea Waßmuth 1899 Hoffenheim

Notes

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  1. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, each local health department allows a different number of spectators.
  2. ^ The Bavarian Cup was abandoned before the quarter-finals. The Bavarian Football Association decided to hold a draw to determine its DFB-Pokal representative. SV 67 Weinberg won this draw and qualified.[7]
  3. ^ The Brandenburg Cup was abandoned before the semi-finals. The Brandenburg Football Association and the remaining participants agreed to enter FSV Babelsberg 74 in the DFB-Pokal.
  4. ^ The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup was abandoned before the semi-finals. The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Football Association and the remaining participants agreed to enter Rostocker FC in the DFB-Pokal.
  5. ^ The SHFV Cup was abandoned before the final. The Schleswig-Holstein Football Association and the remaining participants agreed to enter Holstein Kiel in the DFB-Pokal.
  6. ^ The Southwestern Cup was abandoned after the first round. The Southwest German Football Association decided to hold a draw to determine its DFB-Pokal representative. TuS Wörrstadt won this draw and qualified.[8]
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.
  8. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 31 October 2020, was postponed after a positive COVID-19 test by a Göttelborn player.[13]
  9. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 1 November 2020, was postponed after several positive COVID-19 tests by Walddörfer SV players.[14]
  10. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 5 December 2020, was postponed after two positive COVID-19 tests by Werder Bremen players.[17]
  11. ^ Each team will only be given three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Rahmenterminkalender der Frauen für 2020/2021 verabschiedet". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Video: Sieg vom Punkt – Wolfsburg feiert 6. Pokalsieg in Serie". dfb.de. German Football Association. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Pajor trifft spät: Wolfsburg zum 7. Mal in Serie Pokalsieger". dfb.de. German Football Association. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Fünf Auswechslungen: DFB verlängert Ausnahmeregelung" [Five substitutions: DFB extends exceptional regulation]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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  6. ^ a b "BV Cloppenburg meldet sich vom Spielbetrieb ab". dfb.de. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  7. ^ "SV 67 Weinberg startet im DFB-Pokal der Frauen". BFV (in German). Bavarian FA. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Und schon wieder im DFB-Pokal – Frauen-Regionalligist TuS Wörrstadt zieht per Los in die Hauptrunde ein / Gegner noch offen". Allgemeine Zeitung (in German) (Alzey ed.). 28 July 2020. p. 25.
  9. ^ "Renate Lingor lost erste Pokalrunde aus". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  10. ^ "DFB-Pokal der Frauen: Erste Runde ausgelost". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Im Livestream: Ullrich lost zweite Runde aus". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Titelverteidiger Wolfsburg reist zum Auftakt nach Bochum". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  13. ^ "DFB-Pokalspiel wird aufgrund eines Corona-Falls verlegt". sc-sand.de. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Bayerns Frauen folgen Wolfsburg ins Achtelfinale". sueddeutsche.de. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  15. ^ "DFB-Pokalauslosungen am 8. November". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Achtelfinale: Wolfsburg gegen Duisburg, Bayern zu Regionalligisten". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Frauen-Pokal: Achtelfinale zwischen Werder und Meppen abgesagt". dfb.de. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Pokalauslosung mit Hannawald am 3. Januar". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Viertelfinale: Nordduell in Wolfsburg". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Nach Bremen gegen Meppen: Halbfinalauslosung live auf DFB-TV". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  21. ^ "Halbfinale: Wolfsburg gegen Bayern möglich". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  22. ^ "Pokalfinale der Frauen ohne Zuschauer*innen". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  23. ^ a b "Derlin leitet Pokalfinale in Köln". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. p. 58 (60 of PDF). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  25. ^ "DFB-Pokal – Torjäger 2020/21". weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 20 September 2020.