2025–26 DFB-Pokal
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Venue(s) | Olympiastadion, Berlin |
| Dates | 15 August 2025 – 23 May 2026 |
| Teams | 64 |
| Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included. | |
The 2025–26 DFB-Pokal will be the 83rd season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. The competition will begin on 15 August 2025 with the first of six rounds and will end on 23 May 2026 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 1985. The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB). VfB Stuttgart are the defending champions.
The winner of the DFB-Pokal earns automatic qualification for the group stage of the 2026–27 edition of the UEFA Europa League. If they have already qualified for the UEFA Champions League through position in the Bundesliga, then the spot will go to the team in sixth, and the league's UEFA Conference League play-off round spot will go to the team in seventh. The winners will also host the 2026 edition of the DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season, and will face the champions of the 2025–26 Bundesliga.