DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal First Round: Famous 45, Heroic 90, Epic 120 and Transcendental 119:57
By: Jan |
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There is much to like about the DFB-Pokal.
First of all, its’ format contrasts nicely with all other season long competitions. A pure knockout tournament. 90 minutes minimum. 120 minutes and penalty shootouts if necessary. No draws. No rematches. No second legs. If you are the away team, live with it. If you have a [...]
Category: DFB-Pokal, FC Bayern Munich, FSV Mainz 05, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, Hertha BSC Berlin, Matchdays, VfB Stuttgart, Videos
Tags: DFB-Pokal, FC Bayern Munich, Fortuna Düsseldorf, FSV Mainz 05, Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, Hertha BSC Berlin, Matchdays, VfB Stuttgart, VideosDFB-Pokal First Round Draw
By: Jan | 3 Comments
It’s time to brush up on your knowledge of provincial Germany and long forgotten club name prefixes. The draw for the first round of next season’s DFB-Pokal took place today.
Personal Picks of the Round:
Kickers Offenbach – Eintracht Frankfurt (Fierce Derby, Arch Rivals = Fun and Violence – not that the two should go together and [...]
Category: DFB-PokalPhoto: The Last Supper
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From left to right: Mesut Özil, Per Mertesacker, Claudio Pizarro, Tim Wiese, Torsten Frings et al celebrate their DFB-Pokal victory over Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday (1-0).
Photo: Martin Rose/Bongarts/Getty Images
A Quick and Complicated Guide to Europe
By: Jan | 5 Comments
European football competitions used to be a straight forward affair. Two cups for each domestic league title and another one for the best of the rest all played out in a two-legged knockout format. Then came the G-14, breakaway league threats and UEFA’s response with a complicated mix of pre-group stage qualification knockout ties, group [...]
DFB-Pokal Quarter-Final Round-Up
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Eight teams went in, four went out and on the surface the romance of the cup is alive and well. On the inside, those teams “surprisingly” eliminated are in a deep crisis.
Mainz 05 1-0 Schalke 04
Is there anyone still keeping track of the number of setbacks Schalke has to endure this season? They are [...]
Category: 1. Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, DFB-Pokal, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, FSV Mainz 05, Hamburger SV, Matchdays, VfL Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen Tags: 1. Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, DFB-Pokal, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, FSV Mainz 05, Hamburger SV, Matchdays, VfL Wolfsburg, Wehen-Wiesbaden, Werder BremenDFB-Pokal Round of 16 and UEFA Cup Group Stage Draw
By: Jan | 3 Comments
The DFB-Pokal Round of 16 draw took place on Sunday, and the UEFA Cup group stage draw just concluded an hour ago.
DFB-Pokal Round of 16
SC Freiburg – FSV Mainz 05
VfB Stuttgart – Bayern Munich
Bayer Leverkusen – Energie Cottbus
Hamburger SV – 1860 Munich
Karlsruher SC – SV Wehen Wiesbaden
VfL Wolfsburg – Hansa Rostock
Carl Zeiss Jena - FC [...]
Category: 1. Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, DFB-Pokal, Energie Cottbus, Europa League, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, FSV Mainz 05, Hamburger SV, Hansa Rostock, Hertha BSC Berlin, Karlsruher SC, TSV 1860 Munich, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen Tags: 1. Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, DFB-Pokal, Energie Cottbus, Europa League, FC Bayern Munich, FC Schalke 04, FSV Mainz 05, Hamburger SV, Hansa Rostock, Hertha BSC Berlin, International, Karlsruher SC, TSV 1860 Munich, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Wolfsburg, Werder Bremen5 Things you need to know about the new Bundesliga Season
By: Jan | 4 Comments
The new Bundesliga season is about to kick-off in a few minutes. There are the usual new teams, new coaches and new players to be excited about. There is a lot of football and a few trophies to be excited about. And finally, for the footie nerds, there are also some organisational changes to be [...]
Video: Girl getting hit by Football
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A Hans Moleman Production. Wolfsburg’s Christian Gentner proves why the DFB-Pokal is called a knockout competition during his team’s first round match against fourth division side Heidenheim (3-0).
via: 101 Great Goals
DFB-Pokal Previews: The Friday Fixtures
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Luke is back with the second installment of his DFB-Pokal previews. He covered all games except for Hertha’s match against Trier. We don’t want to make life too easy for our team bloggers…
SpVgg Unterhaching vs SC Freiburg
August 8, 2008 20:30 CET
Generali Sportpark, Unterhaching
SpVgg Unterhaching
Last Cup apperance: 2007-08
Last Cup title: Still waiting..
Last year: Lost in 1st [...]
DFB-Pokal Preview: SV Niederauerbach vs FC Cologne
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Our regular reader Luke has volunteered to provide us with some previews for the upcoming DFB-Pokal first-round ties. He decided to begin with FC Cologne to make sure he gets into my good books. Clever…
SV Nierderauerbach vs 1. FC Köln
August 7, 2008 20:30 CET
Sportpark Husterhöhe, Pirmasens
1. FC Köln
Last Cup appearance: 2007-08
Last Cup title: 1982-83
Last year: [...]
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