BBL-Pokal
German basketball tournament
Basketball league
Basketball Bundesliga-Pokal , commonly known as the BBL-Pokal , is the annual national basketball cup competition in Germany.[ 1] Since 2009, the competition has been conducted only between the top-ranked clubs of each Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
History and format
Former BBL-Pokal Top Four logo
The competition was founded in 1966, by the German Basketball Federation . The first final of the German Basketball Cup took place on 11 June 1967, in Oberhausen . Since 1993, the cup championship is decided in a final four format, which is held over one weekend. The host team of the cup's final four, is automatically set as one of the participants. The three remaining teams are determined by three quarterfinal matches, played between the winners of the earlier round matches.
Logo of the Top Four of the BBL-Pokal, used until 2018
Starting from the 2018–19 season, the format was changed to a sixteen team knock-out tournament , with the sixteen highest seeded teams from the previous season qualifying.[ 2]
Winners
Finals
Single and two-legged Finals Era (1967–1992)
The first DBB Cup final took place on 11 June 1967 in Oberhausen between VfL Osnabrück and ATV 1877 Düsseldorf 86:74 (HT 39:36).
1966-67 , 11.06.67, Oberhausen: Osnabrück - ATV 1877 Düsseldorf 86-74
1967-68 , 09.06.68, Darmstadt: Bayern Munich - Wolfenbüttel 59-55 [ 3]
1968-69 , 14.06.69, Hamburg: Giessen 46ers - Osnabrück
75-74 [ 4]
1969-70 , 31.05.70 Braunschweig: Bayer Giants Leverkusen - Osnabrück 73-49
1970-71 , 17.10.71 Bamberg: Bayer Leverkusen - USC Mainz 101-64
1971-72 , 07.05.72, Hilden: MTV Wolfenbüttel - Hagen 72-65 [ 5]
1972-73 , 08.06.73 Hagen: Giessen 46ers - MTV Wolfenbüttel 90-86 [ 6]
1973-74 , 08.06.74 Hagen: Bayer Leverkusen - Hamburger 88-61
1974-75 , 15/22.03.75 Hagen & Heidelberg: SSV Hagen - USC Heidelberg 79:58 & 56:66 [ 7]
1975-76 , 03/11.04.76 Leverkusen & Wolfenbüttel: TuS 04 Leverkusen - MTV Wolfenbüttel 84:77 & 62:66
1976-77 , 30.03 /06.04.77 Heidelberg & Leverkusen: USC Heidelberg - Bayer Leverkusen 88:70 & 72:87 [ 8]
1977-78 , 09/17.05.78 Heidelberg & Hagen: USC Heidelberg - SV Hagen 78:69 & 82:90 [ 9]
1978-79 , 21/28.03.79 Göttingen & Gießen: Giessen 46ers - ASC 1846 Göttingen 77-72 & 75-77.
1979-80 , 26/29.03.80 Köln + Gießen: Saturn Köln - Giessen 46ers 78-62 & 68-70 [ 10]
1980-81 , 01/11.02.81 Hagen & Köln: Saturn Köln - SVV Hagen 82:77 & 85:82 [ 11]
1981-82 ,16/24.03.82 Wolfenbüttel & Köln: Wolfenbüttel - Saturn Köln 97:79 & 76:93
1982-83 , 19/27.03.83 Hagen & Köln: Saturn Köln - Hagen 78:66 & 92:85
1983-84 , 04/07.03.84 Köln & Göttingen: ASC 46 Göttingen - Saturn Köln 75:76 & 83:65
1984-85 , 10.03.85 Osnabrück: ASC 1846 Göttingen - Medi Bayreuth (div2) 85-72 [ 12]
1985-86 , 22.03.86 Bamberg: Bayer Leverkusen - Medi Bayreuth 80-68
1986-87 , 05.04.87 Leverkusen: TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Giessen 46ers 92:71
1987-88 , 07.05.88 Ludwigsburg: Medi Bayreuth - Saturn Köln 105–88 [ 13]
1988-89 , 1989, 02.04.89 Leverkusen: Medi Bayreuth - Bayer Giants Leverkusen 89-67
1989-90 , 14/16.04.90 Bamberg & Leverkusen:TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Brose Bamberg 84:83 & 99:78
1990-91 , 17/23.03.91 Braunschweig & Leverkusen: TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen - MTV Braunschweig 98:71 & 126:80 (OT)
1991-92 , 06/08.03.92 Stuttgart & Bamberg: Brose Bamberg - Riesen Ludwigsburg 69-72 & 74-68 [ 14]
Top Four Era (1993–2019, 2021–present)
From 1993 to 2019, a final four tournament was held in a host city to determine the winner of the BBL-Pokal.
Former logo of the Top Four
Knockout tournament (2020)
In 2020 on, a knockout tournament was held to determine the winner of the BBL-Pokal.
Team
Winners
Runners-up
Years
Alba Berlin
11
4
1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013 , 2014 , 2016 , 2020 , 2022
Bayer Giants Leverkusen
10
3
1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995
Bamberg Baskets
6
3
1992, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017 , 2019
Bayern Munich
5
2
1968, 2018 , 2021 , 2023 , 2024
Gießen 46ers
3
4
1969, 1973, 1979
BSC Saturn Köln
3
3
1980, 1981, 1983
Köln 99ers
3
1
2004, 2005, 2007
SSV Hagen
2
6
1975, 1994
MTV Wolfenbüttel
2
3
1972, 1982
medi Bayreuth
2
2
1988, 1989
USC Heidelberg
2
1
1977, 1978
ASC 1846 Göttingen
2
1
1984, 1985
TBB Trier
2
0
1998, 2001
ratiopharm Ulm
1
5
1996
EWE Baskets Oldenburg
1
3
2015
VfL Osnabrück
1
2
1967
Skyliners Frankfurt
1
2
2000
Artland Dragons
1
1
2008
Telekom Baskets Bonn
0
3
EnBW Ludwigsburg
0
2
Phantoms Braunschweig
0
2
ATV 1877 Düsseldorf
0
1
USC Mainz
0
1
Hamburger Turnerbund
0
1
Dragons Rhöndorf
0
1
Crailsheim Merlins
0
1
See also
References
Sources
External links
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Men's basketball cup competitions in Europe
Continental cups
National Federation cups
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National supercups See also