In the first few years after the reunification of Germany , there was no uniform national cup. In the 1990/91 and 1991/92 seasons , the respective district cups for Cottbus, Frankfurt / Oder and Potsdam were played in "GDR mode". The winners then determined the winner of the state cup in a three-way tournament.
Due to the restructuring of the game operations of the newly founded Brandenburg State Football Association (dissolution of the district leagues, introduction of the state leagues, etc.), the well -known knockout system was introduced in the 1992/93 season .
At the beginning of the 2006/07 season, another cup competition, the so-called area cup, was launched. In this regionally divided competition (north and south), the cup winners of the soccer circles as well as the national class teams of the previous season that did not qualify for the national cup took part. The respective winners were able to take part in the national cup in the following season. The division cup has since been abolished.
Set of rules
Tournament form
All games in the national cup are played over a regular playing time of 2 × 45 minutes. The winner of a game moves on to the next round. If the game is tied after regular playing time, the game is extended by 2 × 15 minutes. If there is still a tie after extra time , the winner will be determined in a penalty shoot-out .
Attendees
The field of participants for the state cup consists of the Brandenburg teams of the 3-league , regional league , upper league , association league , state league and the eight district cup winners. For the 2010/2011 season, § 34 of the Brandenburg State Association's game rules was changed, according to which no second representatives are allowed to participate in the cup.
draw
The pairings of the first main round are drawn from two lottery pots. The first contains the 8 district cup winners and 12 national league teams from both seasons. The second lottery pot includes the best 3 teams from both national leagues from the 2018/19 game year, 16 teams from the Brandenburgliga, 6 top division and 4 regional division. Teams of the first lottery pot have home rights.
Final venue
The final location was chosen by lottery until the 1998/99 season. Since then, the finalist who played in the lower league got home rights. If the two final game participants belonged to the same league, the drawing of lots continued to decide.
From the 2019/20 season, the final location will be determined by the Brandenburg Regional Football Association. The first final venue selected in this way is the Werner Seelenbinder Stadium in Luckenwalde , where the final of the 2019/20 season is to take place.
Competition name
Since the 2011/12 to 2015/16 season , the state cup has been known as the Krombacher Pokal Brandenburg due to a partnership with the Krombacher company . Since the season 2016/17 which acts AOK Northeast as a partner. The competition therefore currently operates under the name AOK-Landespokal Brandenburg .
trophy
In 1991, ESV Lok Cottbus was the first team to win the state cup, at that time in a three-tier tournament. The trophy, which is still presented today as a challenge cup to the state cup winner, is donated by the respective sponsor.
Abbreviations: 3L - 3rd league; RL - Regional League; OL - Oberliga; VL - Association League; BL - District League; LL - National League; II - 2nd team / amateur team of a professional club
