Football Association Cup 2008/09
The participants of the 21 national associations of the DFB in the DFB-Pokal 2009/10 were determined via the football association cup 2008/09 . 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.
With the reorganization of the league system in summer 2008 (introduction of the third division ), second teams from professional clubs ( first and second Bundesliga ) were no longer allowed to take part in the DFB Cup.
Final results
The table gives an overview of the association cup finals for the 2008/2009 season. The team that qualified for the DFB Cup is shown in bold. The abbreviations after the club names stand for the division of the same season: 3L = 3rd football league; RL = regional league (4th league); OL = Oberliga (5th division); VL = Association League (6th league); LL = regional league (6th or 7th league)