The state cup tournaments have their first finalists. Two third-division teams are among them—including one in Westphalia.
Year after year, the state cup tournaments offer the potential for lower-division teams to pull off surprises and advance to the DFB-Pokal. This year, SC St. Tönis, a team from the Lower Rhine Oberliga, could be one such squad.
After their Oberliga semifinal against FC Büderich, it is clear that SC St. Tönis will face either 1. FC Bocholt or MSV Duisburg in the Lower Rhine Cup final.
If the Zebras reach the final and finish the 3. Liga in one of the top four spots, their DFB Cup participation would be secured in advance.
With FK Pirmasens and VfR Mannheim, two other Oberliga clubs have already secured their spots as finalists. On the other hand, there are, of course, clear favorites: The top 3. Liga clubs SC Verl and SV Wehen Wiesbaden have also reached the finals of their state cups.
An overview of the confirmed finalists in all German state cups
Baden State Cup: VfR Mannheim (Oberliga)
Bavaria State Cup: Würzburger Kickers (Bavarian Regional League)
Berlin State Cup: –
Brandenburg State Cup: –
Bremen State Cup: –
Hamburg State Cup: –
Hesse State Cup: SG Barockstadt Fulda-Lehnerz (Southwest Regional League), SV Wehen Wiesbaden (3rd Division)
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State Cup: –
Middle Rhine State Cup: –
Lower Rhine State Cup: SC St. Tönis (Lower Rhine Oberliga)
Lower Saxony State Cup: The Lower Saxony State Cup is contested in two formats. One features Lower Saxony’s 3rd Division and Regionalliga teams, while the other includes amateur clubs from lower divisions. The respective winners of both tournaments qualify for the DFB Cup. No finalists have been determined yet.
Rhineland State Cup: –
Saarland State Cup: –
Saxony State Cup: –
Saxony-Anhalt State Cup: –
Schleswig-Holstein State Cup: Phönix Lübeck (Regionalliga Nord)
South Baden State Cup: –
Southwest State Cup: TSV Schott Mainz (Regionalliga), FK Pirmasens (Oberliga Rhineland-Palatinate/Saar)
Thuringia State Cup: –
Westphalia State Cup: Sportfreunde Lotte (Regionalliga West), SC Verl (3. Liga)
Württemberg State Cup: Stuttgarter Kickers (Regionalliga Southwest)