The participants of the 21 national associations of the DFB in the DFB-Pokal 2005/06 were determined via the soccer association cup 2004/05 . The winners of the association cups were entitled to participate in the first round of the DFB Cup. The three associations with the largest number of members, Bavaria, Lower Saxony and Westphalia, each also sent the losing finalists. Thus 24 amateur clubs qualified for the national cup competition via the association cups.
Final results
The table gives an overview of the association cup finals for the 2004/05 season. The abbreviations behind the club name stand for the division of the same season: RL = Regionalliga, OL = Oberliga, VL = Verbandsliga, LL = Landesliga (in Thuringia).
1 From the three regional associations with the most men's teams in play (Bavaria, Lower Saxony, Westphalia), the defeated cup finalist also took part in the DFB Cup.
2 In Lower Saxony, instead of overtime, there was a penalty shoot-out immediately after the end of normal playing time.
3 In Westphalia, the coaches of the two teams agreed to carry out a penalty shoot-out immediately instead of extra time.