The 2018–19 DFB-Pokal was the 39th season of the annual German football cup competition. Fifty 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 11 August 2018 with the first of six rounds and ended on 1 May 2019 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).
^The second teams of 1. FFC Frankfurt, SC Freiburg, 1899 Hoffenheim, USV Jena, 1. FC Köln, Bayern Munich, Turbine Potsdam and VfL Wolfsburg are not eligible.
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.
Schedule
The rounds of the 2018–19 competition are scheduled as follows:[1]
A total of forty-nine matches took place, starting with the first round on 11 August 2018 and culminating with the final on 1 May 2019 at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne.
Times up to 27 October 2018 and from 31 March 2019 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 28 October 2018 to 30 March 2019 are CET (UTC+1).
First round
The eighteen matches were drawn on 12 July and took place on 12 August 2018.[4][5] The twelve clubs from the 2017–18 Bundesliga season and the two clubs promoted from the 2017–18 2. Bundesliga received a bye.