DFB Cup 2017/18

DFB Cup 2017/18

Cup winners	Eintracht Frankfurt (5th title)
Beginning	11th August 2017
final	19th May 2018
Final stadium	Olympic Stadium , Berlin
Teams	64
Games	63
Gates	218 (ø 3.46 per game)
spectator	1,219,464 (ø 19,357 per game)
Top scorer	Poland Robert Lewandowski (6)
yellow cards	221 (ø 3.51 per game)
Yellow and red cards	6 (ø 0.1 per game)
Red cards	8 (ø 0.13 per game)
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Wall painting in Frankfurt, Grüneburgweg 81 in memory of the cup victory

The DFB-Pokal 2017/18 was the 75th edition of the men's soccer cup competition. The final took place on May 19, 2018 and, as has been the case since 1985, was held in the Berlin Olympic Stadium.

Eintracht Frankfurt won 3-1 against FC Bayern Munich and qualified for the group stage of the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League .

Innovations

From the quarter-finals onwards, the video assistant was introduced as an additional aid for the referees . This has been used in the Bundesliga since the beginning of the season . As in the Bundesliga, not all controversial scenes were rated by the video assistant, but only those that involved possible goals, red cards (but not yellow-red cards ), penalties or mix-ups. In addition, there had to be a clear and obvious wrong decision. The images from the stadiums were normally transmitted via fiber optic cables to the video assistance center in Cologne . Because these cables were only available in the stadiums of the Bundesliga clubs , a van solution with mobile video assistant technology had to be used for the quarter-finals at SC Paderborn , which did not play in the Bundesliga. For the first time, the video assistant was not far from the game in Cologne, but directly at the stadium. At the finals in Berlin there were decisive and therefore controversial video decisions.

Furthermore, as since 2008 , no two teams from a club or a corporation were allowed to take part in the games for the DFB club cup.

Participating teams

Hamburg ³
(2 clubs)

Munich (2 clubs)

Sinsheim ²

Berlin
(3 clubs)

Kaiserslautern ⁸
(2 clubs)

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Steinburg ⁴

Remchingen ⁵

Neresheim ⁶

Bremerhaven ⁷

Places of origin of the DFB Cup participants 2017/18

¹ Gelsenkirchen: FC Schalke 04

² Sinsheim: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

³ Hamburg: FC St. Pauli

^4th Steinburg: SV Eichede

⁵ Remchingen: FC Nöttingen

^6th Neresheim: Sportfreunde Dorfmerkingen

^7th Bremerhaven: teacher gymnastics

^8th Kaiserslautern: SV Morlautern

64 teams were athletically qualified for the first round:

Bundesliga the 18 clubs of the 2016/17 season	2. Bundesliga the 18 clubs of the 2016/17 season	3rd league the 4 best placed in the 2016/17 season
FC Bayern Munich RB Leipzig Borussia Dortmund ( TV ) TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1. FC Cologne Hertha BSC Sc freiburg Werder Bremen Borussia Monchengladbach FC Schalke 04 Eintracht Frankfurt Bayer 04 Leverkusen FC Augsburg Hamburger SV 1. FSV Mainz 05 VfL Wolfsburg FC Ingolstadt 04 (II) SV Darmstadt 98 (II)	VfB Stuttgart (I) Hanover 96 (I) Eintracht Braunschweig 1. FC Union Berlin Dynamo Dresden 1. FC Heidenheim FC St. Pauli SpVgg Greuther Fürth VfL Bochum SV Sandhausen Fortuna Dusseldorf 1. FC Nuremberg 1. FC Kaiserslautern FC Erzgebirge Aue Arminia Bielefeld TSV 1860 Munich (IV) Wurzburger Kickers (III) Karlsruher SC (III)	MSV Duisburg (II) Holstein Kiel (II) SSV Jahn Regensburg (II) 1. FC Magdeburg
Representatives of the state associations 24 representatives of the 21 state associations of the DFB, usually the state cup winners of the 2016/17 season ¹
to bathe FC Nöttingen (V) Bavaria ¹ SpVgg Unterhaching (III) 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 (IV) Berlin BFC Dynamo (IV) Brandenburg Energy Cottbus (IV) Bremen Teacher Gymnastics Association (V) Hamburg Eintracht Norderstedt (IV) Hesse SV Wehen Wiesbaden (III)	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Hansa Rostock (III) Middle Rhine Bonner SC (IV) Lower Rhine ² Rot-Weiss Essen (IV) Lower Saxony ¹ Lueneburg SK Hansa (IV) VfL Osnabrück (III) Rhineland TuS Koblenz (IV) Saarland 1. FC Saarbrücken (IV) Saxony Chemnitzer FC (III)	Saxony-Anhalt ³ VfB Germania Halberstadt (IV) Schleswig-Holstein ⁴ SV Eichede (V) South Baden 1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen (VI) southwest SV Morlautern (V) Thuringia FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt (III) Westphalia ¹ SC Paderborn 07 (III) TuS Erndtebrück (IV) Württemberg Sportfreunde Dorfmerkingen (VI)
League level in brackets: I = Bundesliga • II = 2. Bundesliga • III = 3. League • IV = Regional league • V = Oberliga • VI = Association league

¹The three state associations with the most men's teams in play (Bavaria, Lower Saxony, Westphalia) had two starting places. In addition to the cup winners, the defeated cup finalist (Lower Saxony), the best-placed regional league team (Bavaria) and the winner of the qualifying game between the champions of Oberliga Westfalen and the best-placed Westphalian team in Regionalliga West took part.

²The cup winner MSV Duisburg was already qualified as champions of the 3rd division for the DFB Cup, so the defeated finalist Rot-Weiss Essen was allowed to take part in the DFB Cup.

³The cup winner 1. FC Magdeburg was already fourth-placed team in the 3rd division for the DFB-Pokal, so the defeated finalist VfB Germania Halberstadt was allowed to take part in the DFB-Pokal.

^4thThe cup winner Holstein Kiel was already qualified as runner-up in the 3rd division for the DFB Cup, so the defeated finalist SV Eichede was allowed to take part in the DFB Cup.

Events

The game rounds were played on the following dates:

1st main round: 11-14 August 2017 (draw on 11 June 2017)
2nd main round: 24./25. October 2017 (draw on August 20, 2017)
Round of 16: 19./20. December 2017 (draw on October 29, 2017)
Quarter-finals: 6/7 February 2018 (draw on January 7, 2018)
Semi-finals: 17./18. April 2018 (draw on February 11, 2018)
Final in Berlin: May 19, 2018

Overview

The top team in each case had home rights.

1st main round			2nd main round			Round of 16			Quarter finals			Semifinals			final

	Arminia Bielefeld	1
	Fortuna Dusseldorf	⁰3 ¹
				Fortuna Dusseldorf	0

				Borussia Monchengladbach	1
	Red and white food	1

	Borussia Monchengladbach	2
							Borussia Monchengladbach	0

							Bayer 04 Leverkusen	1
	Karlsruher SC	0

	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	⁰3 ¹
				Bayer 04 Leverkusen	4th

				1. FC Union Berlin	1
	1. FC Saarbrücken	1

	1. FC Union Berlin	⁰2 ¹
										Bayer 04 Leverkusen	⁰4 ¹

										SV Werder Bremen	2
	Würzburger Kickers	0

	SV Werder Bremen	3
				SV Werder Bremen	1

				TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	0
	FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt	0

	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	1
							SV Werder Bremen	3

							Sc freiburg	2
	VfB Germania Halberstadt	1

	Sc freiburg	2
				Sc freiburg	3

				Dynamo Dresden	1
	TuS Koblenz	2

	Dynamo Dresden	3
													Bayer 04 Leverkusen	2

													FC Bayern Munich	6th
	SC Paderborn 07	2

	FC St. Pauli	1
				SC Paderborn 07	2

				VfL Bochum	0
	FC Nöttingen	2

	VfL Bochum	5
							SC Paderborn 07	1

							FC Ingolstadt 04	0
	SV Morlautern	0

	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	5
				SpVgg Greuther Fürth	1

				FC Ingolstadt 04	3
	TSV 1860 Munich	1

	FC Ingolstadt 04	2
										SC Paderborn 07	0

										FC Bayern Munich	6th
	Sportfreunde Dorfmerkingen	0

	RB Leipzig	5
				RB Leipzig	4 (1)⁰

				FC Bayern Munich	5 (1) ²
	Chemnitzer FC	0

	FC Bayern Munich	5
							FC Bayern Munich	2

							Borussia Dortmund	1
	1. FC Magdeburg	2

	FC Augsburg	0
				1. FC Magdeburg	0

				Borussia Dortmund	5
	1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen	0

	Borussia Dortmund	4th
															FC Bayern Munich	1

																Eintracht Frankfurt	3
	SV Wehen Wiesbaden	2

	FC Erzgebirge Aue	0
				SV Wehen Wiesbaden	1

				FC Schalke 04	3
	BFC Dynamo	0

	FC Schalke 04	2
							FC Schalke 04	1

							1. FC Cologne	0
	Hansa Rostock	0

	Hertha BSC	2
				Hertha BSC	1

				1. FC Cologne	3
	Teacher gymnastics	0

	1. FC Cologne	5
										FC Schalke 04	1

										VfL Wolfsburg	0
	VfL Osnabrück	3

	Hamburger SV	1
				VfL Osnabrück	2

				1. FC Nuremberg	3
	MSV Duisburg	1

	1. FC Nuremberg	2
							1. FC Nuremberg	0

							VfL Wolfsburg	⁰2 ¹
	Eintracht Norderstedt	0

	VfL Wolfsburg	1
				VfL Wolfsburg	1

				Hannover 96	0
	Bonner SC	2

	Hannover 96	6th
												FC Schalke 04	0

													Eintracht Frankfurt	1
	SSV Jahn Regensburg	3

	SV Darmstadt 98	1
				SSV Jahn Regensburg	2

				1. FC Heidenheim	5
	SpVgg Unterhaching	0

	1. FC Heidenheim	4th
							1. FC Heidenheim	1

							Eintracht Frankfurt	⁰2 ¹
	1. FC Schweinfurt 05	2

	SV Sandhausen	1
				1. FC Schweinfurt 05	0

				Eintracht Frankfurt	4th
	TuS Erndtebrück	0

	Eintracht Frankfurt	3
										Eintracht Frankfurt	3

										1. FSV Mainz 05	0
	Lueneburg SK Hansa	1

	1. FSV Mainz 05	3
				1. FSV Mainz 05	⁰3 ¹

				Holstein Kiel	2
	Holstein Kiel	2

	Eintracht Braunschweig	1
							1. FSV Mainz 05	3

							VfB Stuttgart	1
	SV Eichede	0

	1. FC Kaiserslautern	4th
				1. FC Kaiserslautern	1

				VfB Stuttgart	3
	Energy Cottbus	3 (2)⁰

	VfB Stuttgart	4 (2) ²

¹Victory after extra time

²Victory on penalties (in brackets the score after extra time)

1st main round

The games of the first main round were drawn on June 11, 2017. Sebastian Kehl acted as ticket fairy , the drawing director was the President of the DFB , Reinhard Grindel .

date		Result
11.08.2017, 7:00 p.m.	TuS Koblenz (IV)	¹2: 3 (1: 1) ¹	Dynamo Dresden (II)
08/11/2017, 8:45 p.m.	Rot-Weiss Essen (IV)	1: 2 (1: 0)	Borussia Mönchengladbach (I)
08/11/2017, 8:45 p.m.	Karlsruher SC (III)	0: 3 a.d.	Bayer 04 Leverkusen (I)
08/11/2017, 8:45 p.m.	Holstein Kiel (II)	2: 1 (0: 0)	Eintracht Braunschweig (II)
August 12, 2017, 3:30 p.m.	VfB Germania Halberstadt (IV)	1: 2 (0: 2)	SC Freiburg (I)
August 12, 2017, 3:30 p.m.	Chemnitzer FC (III)	0: 5 (0: 1)	FC Bayern Munich (I)
August 12, 2017, 3:30 p.m.	Lueneburg SK Hansa (IV)	²1: 3 (1: 2) ²	1. FSV Mainz 05 (I)
August 12, 2017, 3:30 p.m.	Teacher Gymnastics Association (V)	³0: 5 (0: 2) ³	1. FC Cologne (I)
August 12, 2017, 3:30 p.m.	SpVgg Unterhaching (III)	0: 4 (0: 1)	1. FC Heidenheim (II)
August 12, 2017, 3:30 p.m.	TuS Erndtebrück (IV)	^4th0: 3 (0: 1) ⁴	Eintracht Frankfurt (I)
August 12, 2017, 3:30 p.m.	1. FC Rielasingen-Arlen (VI)	⁵0: 4 (0: 2) ⁵	Borussia Dortmund (I)
August 12, 2017, 3:30 p.m.	SV Eichede (V)	^6th0: 4 (0: 2) ⁶	1. FC Kaiserslautern (II)
August 12, 2017, 6:30 p.m.	FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt (III)	0: 1 (0: 0)	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (I)
August 12, 2017, 6:30 p.m.	SSV Jahn Regensburg (II)	3: 1 (1: 1)	SV Darmstadt 98 (II)
August 12, 2017, 6:30 p.m.	Arminia Bielefeld (II)	1: 3 a.d. (1: 1, 0: 0)	Fortuna Dusseldorf (II)
08/12/2017, 8:45 p.m.	Wurzburger Kickers (III)	^7th0: 3 (0: 0) ⁷	Werder Bremen (I)
08/13/2017, 3:30 p.m.	TSV 1860 Munich (IV)	1: 2 (0: 1)	FC Ingolstadt 04 (II)
08/13/2017, 3:30 p.m.	VfL Osnabrück (III)	3: 1 (1: 0)	Hamburger SV (I)
08/13/2017, 3:30 p.m.	Bonner SC (IV)	2: 6 (1: 1)	Hanover 96 (I)
08/13/2017, 3:30 p.m.	Sportfreunde Dorfmerkingen (VI)	^8th0: 5 (0: 1) ⁸	RB Leipzig (I)
08/13/2017, 3:30 p.m.	1. FC Schweinfurt 05 (IV)	2: 1 (0: 1)	SV Sandhausen (II)
08/13/2017, 3:30 p.m.	SV Morlautern (V)	⁹0: 5 (0: 2) ⁹	SpVgg Greuther Fürth (II)
08/13/2017, 3:30 p.m.	1. FC Saarbrücken (IV)	1: 2 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 1)	1. FC Union Berlin (II)
08/13/2017, 3:30 p.m.	FC Nöttingen (V)	¹⁰2: 5 (0: 2) ¹⁰	VfL Bochum (II)
08/13/2017, 3:30 p.m.	Eintracht Norderstedt (IV)	0: 1 (0: 0)	VfL Wolfsburg (I)
08/13/2017, 6:30 p.m.	1. FC Magdeburg (III)	2: 0 (0: 0)	FC Augsburg (I)
08/13/2017, 6:30 p.m.	Energy Cottbus (IV)	. 2: 2 n V. (2: 2, 2: 0) (3: 4 i. E. )	VfB Stuttgart (I)
08/13/2017, 6:30 p.m.	SV Wehen Wiesbaden (III)	2: 0 (2: 0)	FC Erzgebirge Aue (II)
August 14, 2017, 6:30 p.m.	MSV Duisburg (II)	1: 2 (0: 2)	1. FC Nuremberg (II)
August 14, 2017, 6:30 p.m.	SC Paderborn 07 (III)	2: 1 (1: 0)	FC St. Pauli (II)
August 14, 2017, 6:30 p.m.	BFC Dynamo (IV)	0: 2 (0: 0)	FC Schalke 04 (I)
08/14/2017, 8:45 p.m.	Hansa Rostock (III)	0: 2 (0: 0)	Hertha BSC (I)

¹The game took place in the Zwickau stadium in Zwickau .

²The game took place at the Sülzwiesen sports facility in Lüneburg .

³The game took place in the North Sea Stadium in Bremerhaven .

^4thThe game took place in the Leimbach Stadium in Siegen .

⁵The game took place in the Black Forest Stadium in Freiburg im Breisgau .

^6thThe game took place at the Lohmühle in Lübeck .

^7thThe game took place in the Sparda Bank Hessen Stadium in Offenbach am Main .

^8thThe game took place in the Ostalb Arena in Aalen .

⁹The game took place in the Husterhöhe sports park in Pirmasens .

¹⁰The game took place in the Wildpark Stadium in Karlsruhe .

2nd main round

During the draw for the second main round, as in the first round, an amateur and a professional pot were drawn, with the teams in the 3rd league being assigned to the amateur pot. As long as teams remained in both pots, matches were drawn between an amateur and a professional team. Then the teams from the remaining pot were drawn among themselves.

The fixtures for the second main round were drawn on August 20, 2017. Losfee was Carolin Kebekus , the coach of the German U-21 national soccer team , Stefan Kuntz , acted as the draw manager .

date		Result
October 24, 2017, 6:30 p.m.	SC Paderborn 07 (III)	2: 0 (1: 0)	VfL Bochum (II)
October 24, 2017, 6:30 p.m.	SV Wehen Wiesbaden (III)	1: 3 (0: 2)	FC Schalke 04 (I)
October 24, 2017, 6:30 p.m.	Fortuna Dusseldorf (II)	0: 1 (0: 0)	Borussia Mönchengladbach (I)
October 24, 2017, 6:30 p.m.	Bayer 04 Leverkusen (I)	4: 1 (1: 0)	1. FC Union Berlin (II)
October 24, 2017, 8:45 p.m.	1. FSV Mainz 05 (I)	3: 2 n.V. (2: 2, 1: 0)	Holstein Kiel (II)
October 24, 2017, 8:45 p.m.	1. FC Magdeburg (III)	0: 5 (0: 1)	Borussia Dortmund (I)
October 24, 2017, 8:45 p.m.	1. FC Schweinfurt 05 (IV)	0: 4 (0: 1)	Eintracht Frankfurt (I)
October 24, 2017, 8:45 p.m.	SpVgg Greuther Fürth (II)	1: 3 (0: 0)	FC Ingolstadt 04 (II)
October 25, 2017, 6:30 p.m.	VfL Osnabrück (III)	2: 3 (1: 1)	1. FC Nuremberg (II)
October 25, 2017, 6:30 p.m.	Hertha BSC (I)	1: 3 (0: 2)	1. FC Cologne (I)
October 25, 2017, 6:30 p.m.	VfL Wolfsburg (I)	1: 0 (0: 0)	Hanover 96 (I)
October 25, 2017, 6:30 p.m.	1. FC Kaiserslautern (II)	1: 3 (1: 1)	VfB Stuttgart (I)
October 25, 2017, 8:45 pm	SSV Jahn Regensburg (II)	2: 5 (1: 2)	1. FC Heidenheim (II)
October 25, 2017, 8:45 pm	Werder Bremen (I)	1: 0 (1: 0)	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (I)
October 25, 2017, 8:45 pm	SC Freiburg (I)	3: 1 (0: 0)	Dynamo Dresden (II)
October 25, 2017, 8:45 pm	RB Leipzig (I)	1: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 0) (4: 5 in.E.)	FC Bayern Munich (I)

Round of 16

The round of 16 was drawn on October 29, 2017. The former professional soccer player Stefan Effenberg acted as “ticket fairy”, and DFB Vice President Peter Frymuth as the draw manager .

The round of 16 was drawn from a lottery pot, the team drawn first received home rights. The exception to this was SC Paderborn 07 , which, due to its membership in the 3rd league, would have received home rights regardless of the position at the time of the draw.

The drawn games took place on December 19 and 20, 2017.

date		Result
December 19, 2017, 6:30 p.m.	1. FSV Mainz 05 (I)	3: 1 (0: 1)	VfB Stuttgart (I)
December 19, 2017, 6:30 p.m.	SC Paderborn 07 (III)	1: 0 (0: 0)	FC Ingolstadt 04 (II)
December 19, 2017, 8:45 pm	1. FC Nuremberg (II)	0: 2 a.d.	VfL Wolfsburg (I)
December 19, 2017, 8:45 pm	FC Schalke 04 (I)	1: 0 (0: 0)	1. FC Cologne (I)
December 20, 2017, 6:30 p.m.	Borussia Mönchengladbach (I)	0: 1 (0: 0)	Bayer 04 Leverkusen (I)
December 20, 2017, 6:30 p.m.	Werder Bremen (I)	3: 2 (2: 1)	SC Freiburg (I)
December 20, 2017, 8:45 pm	1. FC Heidenheim (II)	1: 2 a.d. (0: 0, 0: 0)	Eintracht Frankfurt (I)
December 20, 2017, 8:45 pm	FC Bayern Munich (I)	2: 1 (2: 0)	Borussia Dortmund (I)

Quarter finals

The quarter-finals were drawn on January 7, 2018. The matches were drawn by the former national handball player Oliver Roggisch , who is now the team manager of the German national handball team . The DFB sports director Horst Hrubesch acted as the draw manager .

The quarter-finals were drawn from just one pot, the first team drawn received home rights. The exception to this was SC Paderborn 07, which, due to its membership in the 3rd league, would have received home rights regardless of the position at the time of the draw.

The games took place on February 6th and 7th, 2018.

date		Result
06.02.2018, 6:30 p.m.	SC Paderborn 07 (III)	0: 6 (0: 3)	FC Bayern Munich (I)
February 6th, 2018, 8:45 pm	Bayer 04 Leverkusen (I)	4: 2 n.V. (1: 2)	Werder Bremen (I)
07.02.2018, 6:30 p.m.	Eintracht Frankfurt (I)	3: 0 (1: 0)	1. FSV Mainz 05 (I)
07.02.2018, 8:45 pm	FC Schalke 04 (I)	1: 0 (1: 0)	VfL Wolfsburg (I)

Semifinals

The semi-finals were drawn on Sunday, February 11th. The balls were drawn by Andreas Köpke , the goalkeeping coach of the German national team . The drawing manager was DFB Vice President Peter Frymuth .

The following semi-finals were drawn on April 17 and 18, 2018:

date		Result
April 17, 2018, 8:45 p.m.	Bayer 04 Leverkusen (I)	2: 6 (1: 2)	FC Bayern Munich (I)
April 18, 2018, 8:45 pm	FC Schalke 04 (I)	0: 1 (0: 0)	Eintracht Frankfurt (I)

final

The final was held on May 19, 2018 in the Berlin Olympic Stadium.

pairing	FC Bayern Munich - Eintracht Frankfurt
Result	1: 3 (0: 1)
date	May 19, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Stadion	Olympic Stadium , Berlin
spectator	76,322 (out of stock)
referee	Felix Zwayer (Berlin)
Gates	0: 1 Ante Rebić (11th) 1: 1 Robert Lewandowski (53rd) 1: 2 Ante Rebić (82nd) 1: 3 Mijat Gaćinović (90th + 6 ')
FC Bayern Munich	Sven Ulreich - Joshua Kimmich , Niklas Süle , Mats Hummels , David Alaba - Javi Martínez - James Rodríguez , Thiago (64th Corentin Tolisso ) - Thomas Müller (70th Kingsley Coman ), Franck Ribéry (87th Sandro Wagner ) - Robert Lewandowski coach : Jupp Heynckes(C)
Eintracht Frankfurt	Lukáš Hrádecký - Danny da Costa , David Abraham , Carlos Salcedo , Jetro Willems - Makoto Hasebe - Omar Mascarell , Jonathan de Guzmán (74th Marco Russ ) - Marius Wolf (60th Mijat Gaćinović ), Ante Rebić (89th Sébastien Haller ) - Kevin-Prince Boateng Coach: Niko Kovač ( Croatia ) (C) Croatia
yellow cards	Robert Lewandowski (38th), Kingsley Coman (87th) - Carlos Salcedo (7th), Makoto Hasebe (45th), Jetro Willems (45th + 2 '), Ante Rebić (84th), Mijat Gaćinović (90th) +6 ')

Winning team

(The games and goals are given in brackets)

1.	Eintracht Frankfurt
	Goal: Lukáš Hrádecký (6 / -) Defense: Marco Russ (6 / -); Jetro Willems (6 / -); Danny da Costa (4 / -); Carlos Salcedo (4 / -); David Abraham (3 / -); Taleb Tawatha (2 / -); Timothy Chandler (1/1); Simon Falette (1 / -)(C) Midfield: Marius Wolf (6/1); Kevin-Prince Boateng (5 / -); Makoto Hasebe (5 / -); Mijat Gaćinović (4/3); Omar Mascarell (3/1); Jonathan de Guzman (3 / -); Gelson Fernandes (3 / -); Marco Fabián (2 / -); Marc Stendera (2 / -); Aymen Barkok (1 / -); Daichi Kamada (1 / -) Storm: Sébastien Haller (5/4); Luka Jović (5/1); Ante Rebic (3/3); Branimir Hrgota (2 / -); Danny Blum (1/1) Coach: Niko Kovač

Slobodan Medojević (1 / -) left the club during the season.

Best goal scorers

Listed below are the top goal scorers in the 2017/18 DFB Cup season. Sorting is based on the number of hits, alphabetically if the number of hits is the same.

rank	player	society	Gates
1	Poland Robert Lewandowski	FC Bayern Munich	6th
2	France Sébastien Haller	Eintracht Frankfurt	4th
	Germany Thomas Müller	FC Bayern Munich	4th
4th	Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Borussia Dortmund	3
	Jamaica Leon Bailey	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	3
	Germany Julian Brandt	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	3
	Serbia Mijat Gaćinović	Eintracht Frankfurt	3
	Germany Robert Glatzel	1. FC Heidenheim	3
	Austria Lukas Hinterseer	VfL Bochum	3
	Germany Nils Petersen	Sc freiburg	3
	Croatia Ante Rebić	Eintracht Frankfurt	3
Final score

Television broadcasts

In the 2017/18 season, all DFB Cup games were also broadcast live on the pay-TV channel Sky Deutschland . In addition, nine games of the competition were free to air in the first of the ARD to see.

New from this season was a fixed slot for the live broadcast of the draw in the sports show . This basically took place on the Sunday after the respective cup round from 6 p.m. and was also given a permanent location with the German Football Museum in Dortmund.

Bonuses from television and marketing revenues

The amateur clubs each received 115,000 euros for their first round appearances. The remaining 44,000 euros go to the respective DFB regional association, which distributes the money to all participants in its regional cup competition. The bonuses for winning the trophy are set separately.

reached round	Bonus per team		Total distributed
reached round	round	summed up	round	summed up
1st main round (64 teams)	0.159,000 € (amateurs: 115,000 €)		€ 10,176,000
2nd main round (32 teams)	0.€ 318,500	€ 477,500 (amateurs: € 433,500)	€ 10,192,000	€ 20,368,000
Round of 16 (16 teams)	0.€ 637,000	€ 1,114,500 (amateurs: € 1,070,500)	€ 10,192,000	€ 30,560,000
Quarterfinals (8 teams)	€ 1,273,000	€ 2,387,500 (amateurs: € 2,343,500)	€ 10,184,000	€ 40,744,000
Semi-finals (4 teams)	€ 2,550,000	€ 4,937,500 (amateurs: € 4,893,500)	€ 10,200,000	€ 50,944,000
Final (2 teams)	€ 3,260,000	8,197,500 € (amateurs: 8,153,500 €)	€ 6,520,000	€ 57,464,000
Cup winners (1 team)	€ 4,540,000	€ 12,737,500 (amateurs: € 12,693,500)	€ 4,540,000	€ 62,004,000

Individual evidence

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↑ ^a ^b Effenberg draws the tickets for the round of 16. In: sportschau.de. Westdeutscher Rundfunk Cologne , October 24, 2017, accessed on October 25, 2017 .

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