2012–13 DFB-Pokal
# 2012–13 DFB-Pokal

The 2012–13 DFB-Pokal was the 70th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 17 August 2012 with the first of six rounds and ended on 1 June 2013 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. The defending champions were Borussia Dortmund, but they were beaten by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals. Bayern Munich went on to win the competition, defeating VfB Stuttgart 3–2 in the final, ultimately going on to conquer the continental treble. As runners-up, VfB Stuttgart have qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, since Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga and thus gained the right to compete in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League.

## Participating clubs

The following 64 teams competed in the first round:

| Bundesliga the 18 clubs of the 2011–12 season | 2. Bundesliga the 18 clubs of the 2011–12 season | 3. Liga the top 4 clubs of the 2011–12 season |
| - | - | - |
| FC Augsburg SV Werder Bremen Borussia Dortmund SC Freiburg Hamburger SV Hannover 96 Hertha BSC TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. FC Köln Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. FSV Mainz 05 Borussia Mönchengladbach FC Bayern Munich 1. FC Nürnberg FC Schalke 04 VfB Stuttgart VfL Wolfsburg | Alemannia Aachen FC Erzgebirge Aue 1. FC Union Berlin VfL Bochum Eintracht Braunschweig FC Energie Cottbus Dynamo Dresden MSV Duisburg Fortuna Düsseldorf Eintracht Frankfurt FSV Frankfurt SpVgg Greuther Fürth FC Ingolstadt 04 Karlsruher SC TSV 1860 Munich SC Paderborn 07 FC Hansa Rostock FC St. Pauli | VfR Aalen 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 SSV Jahn Regensburg SV Sandhausen |
| Winners of 21 regional cup competitions |||
| Baden FC Nöttingen Bavaria SpVgg Unterhaching (CW) SV Wacker Burghausen Berlin Berliner AK 07 Brandenburg SV Falkensee-Finkenkrug Bremen FC Oberneuland Hamburg SC Victoria Hamburg Hesse Kickers Offenbach | Lower Rhine Rot-Weiss Essen Lower Saxony TSV Havelse (CW) SV Wilhelmshaven Mecklenburg-Vorpommern FC Schönberg 95 Middle Rhine FC Hennef 05 Rhineland SV Roßbach/Wied Saarland 1. FC Saarbrücken Saxony Chemnitzer FC | Saxony-Anhalt Hallescher FC Schleswig-Holstein VfB Lübeck South Baden Offenburger FV Southwest Wormatia Worms Thuringia FC Carl Zeiss Jena Westphalia Arminia Bielefeld (CW) SC Preußen Münster Württemberg SG Sonnenhof Großaspach |

* ↑ Dynamo Dresden were originally banned from the competition as the consequence of incidents involving their supporters during and after their second-round match of the 2011–12 competition. This verdict was later changed to a home match behind closed doors, an away match without allowing entrance to the Dresden fans, and a fine of €100,000.
* 1 2 3 The three regions with the most participating teams in their league competitions (Bavaria, Lower Saxony, Westphalia) are allowed to enter two teams for the competition.
* ↑ Bavarian Cup runners-up SC Eltersdorf had to compete in a play-off against Wacker Burghausen, the winners of the match between the losing semi-finalists, for the second Bavarian spot; this play-off was won by Wacker Burghausen.
* ↑ Since 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 will enter the competition via their league placement, runners-up SG Sonnenhof Großaspach will inherit the spot reserved for the cup winners.

## Schedule

The rounds of the 2012–13 competition are scheduled as follows:

| Round | Matches |
| - | - |
| First round | 17–20 August 2012 |
| Second round | 30–31 October 2012 |
| Round of 16 | 18–19 December 2012 |
| Quarter-finals | 26–27 February 2013 |
| Semi-finals | 16–17 April 2013 |
| Final | 1 June 2013 at Olympiastadion, Berlin |

## Draw

The draws for the different rounds are conducted as following: For the first round, the participating teams will be split into two pots. The first pot contains all teams which have qualified through their regional cup competitions, the best four teams of the 3rd Liga and the bottom four teams of the Second Bundesliga. Every team from this pot will be drawn to a team from the second pot, which contains all remaining professional teams. The teams from the first pot will be set as the home team in the process.

The two-pot scenario will also be applied for the second round, with the remaining 3rd Liga/amateur teams in the first pot and the remaining professional teams in the other pot. Once one pot is empty, the remaining pairings will be drawn from the other pot with the first-drawn team for a match serving as hosts. For the remaining rounds, the draw will be conducted from just one pot. Any remaining 3rd Liga/amateur team will be the home team if drawn against a professional team. In every other case, the first-drawn team will serve as hosts.

## Matches

### First round

The draw took place on 23 June 2012.

### Second round

The draw took place on 25 August 2012.

### Round of 16

The draw for this round took place on 4 November 2012, while the matches took place on 18–19 December 2012.

### Quarter-finals

The draw for this round took place on 19 December 2012. The matches were played on 26–27 February 2013.

All times are UTC+1

### Semi-finals

The draw for this round took place on 3 March 2013. The matches were played on 16–17 April 2013.

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Preußen Münster | Preußen Münster | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Werder Bremen | Werder Bremen | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Werder Bremen | Werder Bremen | 2 | Preußen Münster | Preußen Münster | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | FC Augsburg | FC Augsburg | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SV Wilhelmshaven | SV Wilhelmshaven | 0 | FC Augsburg | FC Augsburg | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FC Augsburg | FC Augsburg | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FC Augsburg | FC Augsburg | 2 | | | | FC Augsburg | FC Augsburg | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bayern Munich | Bayern Munich | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jahn Regensburg | Jahn Regensburg | 0 | | | | | | | Bayern Munich | Bayern Munich | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bayern Munich | Bayern Munich | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bayern Munich | Bayern Munich | 4 | Bayern Munich | Bayern Munich | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hansa Rostock | Hansa Rostock | 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3 | | | | | | | | Bayern Munich | Bayern Munich | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| VfR Aalen | VfR Aalen | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| FC Ingolstadt | FC Ingolstadt | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FC Ingolstadt | FC Ingolstadt | 0 | VfR Aalen | VfR Aalen | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FC Oberneuland | FC Oberneuland | 0 | Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | | | | Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hannover 96 | Hannover 96 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FC Nöttingen | FC Nöttingen | 1 | | | | | | | Hannover 96 | Hannover 96 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hannover 96 | Hannover 96 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hannover 96 | Hannover 96 | 6 | Hannover 96 | Hannover 96 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dynamo Dresden | Dynamo Dresden | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chemnitzer FC | Chemnitzer FC | 0 | Dynamo Dresden | Dynamo Dresden | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dynamo Dresden | Dynamo Dresden | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dynamo Dresden | Dynamo Dresden | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Bayern Munich | Bayern Munich | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | VfL Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg | 1 | | | | |
| Kickers Offenbach | Kickers Offenbach | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | VfL Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg | 1 | | | | |
| Greuther Fürth | Greuther Fürth | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Greuther Fürth | Greuther Fürth | 0 | Kickers Offenbach | Kickers Offenbach | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Union Berlin | Union Berlin | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rot-Weiss Essen | Rot-Weiss Essen | 0 | Union Berlin | Union Berlin | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Union Berlin | Union Berlin | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Union Berlin | Union Berlin | 1 | | | | Kickers Offenbach | Kickers Offenbach | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wacker Burghausen | Wacker Burghausen | 0 | | | | | | | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alemannia Aachen | Alemannia Aachen | 0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2 | | | | | | | | Kickers Offenbach | Kickers Offenbach | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | VfL Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| FC Schönberg 95 | FC Schönberg 95 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | VfL Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| VfL Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| VfL Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg | 5 | VfL Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | FSV Frankfurt | FSV Frankfurt | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | SG Sonnenhof Großaspach | 1 | FSV Frankfurt | FSV Frankfurt | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FSV Frankfurt | FSV Frankfurt | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FSV Frankfurt | FSV Frankfurt | 2 | | | | VfL Wolfsburg | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bayer Leverkusen | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arminia Bielefeld | Arminia Bielefeld | 3 | | | | | | | Bayer Leverkusen | Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SC Paderborn | SC Paderborn | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SC Paderborn | SC Paderborn | 1 | Arminia Bielefeld | Arminia Bielefeld | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Bayer Leverkusen | Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carl Zeiss Jena | Carl Zeiss Jena | 0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bayer Leverkusen | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bayer Leverkusen | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bayern Munich | Bayern Munich | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart | 2 |
| SV Falkensee-Finkenkrug | SV Falkensee-Finkenkrug | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart | 2 |
| VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart | 5 | VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | FC St. Pauli | FC St. Pauli | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Offenburger FV | Offenburger FV | 0 | FC St. Pauli | FC St. Pauli | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FC St. Pauli | FC St. Pauli | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FC St. Pauli | FC St. Pauli | 3 | | | | VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1. FC Köln | 1. FC Köln | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wormatia Worms | Wormatia Worms | 2 | | | | | | | 1. FC Köln | 1. FC Köln | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hertha BSC | Hertha BSC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hertha BSC | Hertha BSC | 1 | Wormatia Worms | Wormatia Worms | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1. FC Köln | 1. FC Köln | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SpVgg Unterhaching | SpVgg Unterhaching | 1 | 1. FC Köln | 1. FC Köln | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1. FC Köln | 1. FC Köln | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1. FC Köln | 1. FC Köln | 2 | | | | | | | | VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | VfL Bochum | VfL Bochum | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| TSV Havelse | TSV Havelse | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | VfL Bochum | VfL Bochum | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2 | TSV Havelse | TSV Havelse | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | VfL Bochum | VfL Bochum | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 0 | VfL Bochum | VfL Bochum | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| VfL Bochum | VfL Bochum | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| VfL Bochum | VfL Bochum | 2 | | | | VfL Bochum | VfL Bochum | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1860 Munich | 1860 Munich | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Berliner AK | Berliner AK | 4 | | | | | | | 1860 Munich | 1860 Munich | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 1899 Hoffenheim | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 1899 Hoffenheim | 0 | Berliner AK | Berliner AK | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1860 Munich | 1860 Munich | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hennef 05 | Hennef 05 | 0 | 1860 Munich | 1860 Munich | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1860 Munich | 1860 Munich | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1860 Munich | 1860 Munich | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SC Freiburg | SC Freiburg | 1 | | | | |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SC Freiburg | SC Freiburg | 1 | | | | |
| Schalke 04 | Schalke 04 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Schalke 04 | Schalke 04 | 5 | Schalke 04 | Schalke 04 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | SV Sandhausen | SV Sandhausen | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SV Sandhausen | SV Sandhausen | 3 | SV Sandhausen | SV Sandhausen | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Energie Cottbus | Energie Cottbus | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Energie Cottbus | Energie Cottbus | 0 | | | | Schalke 04 | Schalke 04 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mainz 05 | Mainz 05 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SV Roßbach/Wied | SV Roßbach/Wied | 0 | | | | | | | Mainz 05 | Mainz 05 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mainz 05 | Mainz 05 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mainz 05 | Mainz 05 | 4 | Mainz 05 | Mainz 05 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Erzgebirge Aue | Erzgebirge Aue | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Erzgebirge Aue | Erzgebirge Aue | 3 | Erzgebirge Aue | Erzgebirge Aue | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | | | | | | | | Mainz 05 | Mainz 05 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | SC Freiburg | SC Freiburg | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Karlsruher SC | Karlsruher SC | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | SC Freiburg | SC Freiburg | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Hamburger SV | Hamburger SV | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hamburger SV | Hamburger SV | 2 | Karlsruher SC | Karlsruher SC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | MSV Duisburg | MSV Duisburg | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hallescher FC | Hallescher FC | 0 | MSV Duisburg | MSV Duisburg | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MSV Duisburg | MSV Duisburg | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MSV Duisburg | MSV Duisburg | 1 | | | | Karlsruher SC | Karlsruher SC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | SC Freiburg | SC Freiburg | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| VfB Lübeck | VfB Lübeck | 0 | | | | | | | SC Freiburg | SC Freiburg | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | Eintracht Braunschweig | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | Eintracht Braunschweig | 3 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Eintracht Braunschweig | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | SC Freiburg | SC Freiburg | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Victoria Hamburg | Victoria Hamburg | 1 | SC Freiburg | SC Freiburg | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SC Freiburg | SC Freiburg | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
