List of FC Schalke 04 records and statistics

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Below are lists of records of the German football club FC Schalke 04 .

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  Member of the Schalke 04 Hall of Fame ("Ehrenkabine")

Player records

Bundesliga era

Statistics include all competitive matches since the formation of the Bundesliga in August 1963. Players who are still active for Schalke 04 are shown in bold.

Statistics correct as of 20 April 2024.

Most appearances

Players are sorted by number of total appearances, then by number of Bundesliga appearances.

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PlayerNatFirstLastSeaPosBL2.BLCupECOtCTotal
Klaus Fichtel Flag of Germany.svg 1965198819DF47752207556
Norbert Nigbur Flag of Germany.svg 1966198214GK3553841129455
Olaf Thon Flag of Germany.svg 1983200213DF295382922384
Gerald Asamoah Flag of Germany.svg 1999201312FW279305121381
Rolf Rüssmann Flag of Germany.svg 1969198012DF304421910375
Ingo Anderbrügge Flag of Germany.svg 1988199912MF21610022161355
Herbert Lütkebohmert Flag of Germany.svg 1968197911MF28639197351
Klaus Fischer Flag of Germany.svg 1970198112FW2953996349
Benedikt Höwedes Flag of Germany.svg 2007201710DF24027662335
Andreas Müller Flag of Germany.svg 1988200012MF200861918323
Jens Lehmann Flag of Germany.svg 1988199810GK200741919312
Jiří Němec Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 199320029MF25624252307
Mike Büskens Flag of Germany.svg 1992200211MF25721231302
Ralf Fährmann Flag of Germany.svg 2008202412GK2121521401289
Thomas Kruse Flag of Germany.svg 1978198810DF19963221285
Ebbe Sand Flag of Denmark.svg 199920067FW214253112282
Helmut Kremers Flag of Germany.svg 197119809MF22627156274
Yves Eigenrauch Flag of Germany.svg 1990200111DF229720121269
Erwin Kremers Flag of Germany.svg 197119788FW21227156260
Joël Matip Flag of Cameroon.svg 200920167DF19416462258
Mathias Schipper Flag of Germany.svg 1976198810DF189323142258
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Flag of the Netherlands.svg 201020218FW18415491249
Michael Opitz Flag of Germany.svg 198019889MF15866202246
Jürgen Sobieray Flag of Germany.svg 196919799DF210218239
Michael Prus Flag of Germany.svg 1986199611DF12010019239
Rüdiger Abramczik Flag of Germany.svg 197319878FW2022310235
Ulrich Bittcher Flag of Germany.svg 197619838MF168382242234
Levan Kobiashvili Flag of Georgia.svg 200320097MF168133517233
Marcelo Bordon Flag of Brazil.svg 200420106DF16819368231
Hans-Jürgen Becher Flag of Germany.svg 196319718DF201226229
Jefferson Farfán Flag of Peru.svg 200820157FW17017401228
Reinhard Libuda Flag of Germany.svg 196319748FW190287225
Radoslav Látal Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 199420017MF18717201225
Bernd Thiele Flag of Germany.svg 197319829DF16227179215
Kevin Kurányi Flag of Germany.svg 200520105FW16214294209
Thomas Linke Flag of Germany.svg 199219986DF1751218205
Jürgen Luginger Flag of Germany.svg 198819946MF8310813204
Klaus Scheer Flag of Germany.svg 196919756MF1652396203
Manuel Neuer Flag of Germany.svg 200620115GK15616274203
Youri Mulder Flag of the Netherlands.svg 199320029FW1771312202
Rafinha Flag of Brazil.svg 200520105DF15313311198
Frank Rost Flag of Germany.svg 200220065GK130143418196
Friedel Rausch Flag of Germany.svg 196319718DF170204194
Marco van Hoogdalem Flag of the Netherlands.svg 199720037DF15118204193
Max Meyer Flag of Germany.svg 201320186MF1461234192
Jermaine Jones Flag of the United States.svg 200720136MF12917372185
Tomasz Wałdoch Flag of Poland.svg 199920067DF141181411184
Mladen Krstajić Flag of Serbia.svg 200420095DF131132811183
Marc Wilmots Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 199620036MF1381426178
Niels Oude Kamphuis Flag of the Netherlands.svg 199920056MF13416167173
Julian Draxler Flag of Germany.svg 201120156MF11912381170
Walter Junghans Flag of Germany.svg 198219875GK11038182168
Nico Van Kerckhoven Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 199820046DF1341695164
Gerhard Neuser Flag of Germany.svg 196519705MF143127162
Christian Poulsen Flag of Denmark.svg 200220064MF111122910162
Roman Neustädter Flag of Germany.svg 201220164MF122732161
Hamit Altıntop Flag of Turkey.svg 200320074MF113102116160
Bernard Dietz Flag of Germany.svg 198219865DF10134212158
Matija Nastasić Flag of Serbia.svg 201520217DF1221718157
Hans Bongartz Flag of Germany.svg 197419784MF131178156
Peter Sendscheid Flag of Germany.svg 198919946FW80696155
Heinz van Haaren Flag of the Netherlands.svg 196819724MF126208154
Atsuto Uchida Flag of Japan.svg 201020166DF1048401153
Michael Jakobs Flag of Germany.svg 198319885DF973715149
Leon Goretzka Flag of Germany.svg 201320185MF116922147
Fabian Ernst Flag of Germany.svg 200520094MF1067285146
Manfred Drexler Flag of Germany.svg 197919845MF6762132144
Alessandro Schöpf Flag of Austria.svg 201620216MF1121516143
Hartmut Huhse Flag of Germany.svg 197119754DF1131568142
Darío Rodríguez Flag of Uruguay.svg 200220076DF1029247142
Sead Kolašinac Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg 201220216DF111723141
Tomasz Hajto Flag of Poland.svg 200020044DF10413168141
Bernd Dierßen Flag of Germany.svg 198319874MF873715139
Sven Vermant Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 200120054MF98121513138
Klaus Täuber Flag of Germany.svg 198319874FW883713138
Christian Fuchs Flag of Austria.svg 201120154MF997291136
Ivan Rakitić Flag of Croatia.svg 200720114MF9715194135
Martin Max Flag of Germany.svg 199519994FW1095181133
Benjamin Stambouli Flag of France.svg 201620215DF1051216133
Oliver Reck Flag of Germany.svg 199820025GK1121361132
Jörg Böhme Flag of Germany.svg 200020045MF10112108131
Daniel Caligiuri Flag of Germany.svg 201720204MF1081111130
Aleksandr Borodyuk Flag of Russia.svg 198919935FW63616130
Halil Altıntop Flag of Turkey.svg 200620094FW9611175129
Marco Höger Flag of Germany.svg 201120165MF888301127
Bastian Oczipka Flag of Germany.svg 201720214DF111132126
Manfred Pohlschmidt Flag of Germany.svg 196719714FW106127125
Günter Güttler Flag of Germany.svg 199019944DF85346125
Heiko Westermann Flag of Germany.svg 200720103DF9211182123
Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp Flag of Germany.svg 196719714MF101156122
Günther Herrmann Flag of Germany.svg 196319674MF1109119
Amine Harit Flag of Morocco.svg 201720214MF102125119
Guido Burgstaller Flag of Austria.svg 201720204FW951311119
Gustavo Varela Flag of Uruguay.svg 200220086MF829198118
Günter Schlipper Flag of Germany.svg 198919925MF33787118
Lincoln Flag of Brazil.svg 200420073MF839196117
Klaus Senger Flag of Germany.svg 196619716DF10283113
Andreas Möller Flag of Germany.svg 200020033MF861484112
Oliver Held Flag of Germany.svg 199520016MF9668110
Sven Kmetsch Flag of Germany.svg 199820035MF88893108

Top goalscorers

Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made. Players are sorted by number of total goals, then by goals per game (Ø).

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Klaus Fischer Flag of Germany.svg 19701981FW182(295)34(39)7 (9)3 (6)226(349)0.65
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Flag of the Netherlands.svg 20102021FW84 (184)13 (15)31(49)0 (1)128(249)0.51
Ebbe Sand Flag of Denmark.svg 19992006FW73 (214)18 (25)10 (31)3 (12)104(282)0.37
Ingo Anderbrügge Flag of Germany.svg 19881999MF46 (216)36(100)5 (22)1 (16)0 (1)88(355)0.25
Kevin Kurányi Flag of Germany.svg 20052010FW71 (162)8 (14)7 (29)1 (4)87(209)0.42
Olaf Thon Flag of Germany.svg 19832002DF52 (295)14 (38)8 (29)1 (22)75(384)0.20
Klaus Täuber Flag of Germany.svg 19831987FW39 (88)19 (37)6 (13)64(138)0.46
Gerald Asamoah Flag of Germany.svg 19992013FW44 (279)12 (30)5 (51)3 (21)64(381)0.17
Helmut Kremers Flag of Germany.svg 19711980FW45 (226)12 (27)1 (15)1 (6)59(274)0.22
Rüdiger Abramczik Flag of Germany.svg 19731987FW44 (202)10 (23)4 (10)58(235)0.25
Erwin Kremers Flag of Germany.svg 19711978MF50 (212)2 (27)2 (15)0 (6)54(260)0.21
Jefferson Farfán Flag of Peru.svg 20082015FW39 (170)8 (17)6 (40)0 (1)53(228)0.23
Klaus Scheer Flag of Germany.svg 19691975MF38 (165)5 (23)3 (9)2 (6)48(203)0.24
Peter Sendscheid Flag of Germany.svg 19891994FW18 (80)28 (69)0 (6)46(155)0.30
Rolf Rüssmann Flag of Germany.svg 19691980DF30 (304)9 (42)2 (19)5 (10)46(375)0.12
Youri Mulder Flag of the Netherlands.svg 19932002FW33 (177)7 (13)4 (12)44(202)0.22
Aleksandr Borodyuk Flag of Russia.svg 19891993FW12 (63)29 (61)1 (6)42(130)0.32
Simon Terodde Flag of Germany.svg 20212024FW5 (32)35 (55)0 (5)40(92)0.43
Raúl Flag of Spain.svg 20102012FW28 (66)3 (7)9 (23)0 (2)40(98)0.41
Martin Max Flag of Germany.svg 19951999FW33 (109)2 (5)4 (18)0 (1)39(133)0.29
Marc Wilmots Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 19962003MF27 (138)2 (14)9 (26)38(178)0.21
Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp Flag of Germany.svg 19671971MF30 (101)6 (15)1 (6)37(122)0.30
Manfred Drexler Flag of Germany.svg 19791984MF8 (67)20 (62)5 (13)2 (2)35(144)0.24
Émile Mpenza Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 20002003FW28 (79)3 (8)2 (7)0 (2)33(96)0.34
Herbert Lütkebohmert Flag of Germany.svg 19681979MF28 (286)3 (39)1 (19)1 (7)33(351)0.09
Guido Burgstaller Flag of Austria.svg 20172020FW24 (95)4 (13)4 (11)32(119)0.27
Andreas Müller Flag of Germany.svg 19882000MF17 (200)13 (86)2 (19)0 (18)32(323)0.10
Lincoln Flag of Brazil.svg 20042007MF20 (83)4 (9)7 (19)0 (6)31(117)0.26
Manfred Pohlschmidt Flag of Germany.svg 19671971FW26 (106)5 (12)0 (7)31(125)0.25
Jörg Böhme Flag of Germany.svg 20002004MF23 (101)7 (12)0 (10)1 (8)31(131)0.24
Ulrich Bittcher Flag of Germany.svg 19761983MF19 (168)10 (38)2 (22)0 (4)0 (2)31(234)0.13
Julian Draxler Flag of Germany.svg 20112015MF18 (119)5 (12)7 (38)0 (1)30(170)0.18
Hans-Joachim Abel Flag of Germany.svg 19821984FW9 (33)14 (30)6 (8)0 (2)29(73)0.40
Hans Bongartz Flag of Germany.svg 19741978MF24 (131)2 (17)2 (8)28(156)0.18
Günther Herrmann Flag of Germany.svg 19631967MF22 (110)5 (9)27(119)0.23
Reinhard Libuda Flag of Germany.svg 19631974FW20 (190)3 (28)3 (7)26(225)0.12
Waldemar Gerhardt Flag of Germany.svg 19631965FW20 (52)5 (6)25(58)0.43
Gerhard Neuser Flag of Germany.svg 19651970MF19 (143)6 (12)0 (7)25(162)0.15
Frank Hartmann Flag of Germany.svg 19841986MF20 (52)4 (5)24(57)0.42
Nico Braun Flag of Luxembourg.svg 19711973FW14 (35)3 (6)2 (4)4 (7)23(52)0.44
Marius Bülter Flag of Germany.svg 20212023FW11 (33)10 (32)2 (4)23(69)0.33
Mike Hanke Flag of Germany.svg 20022005FW7 (58)4 (8)9 (13)3 (8)23(87)0.26
Joël Matip Flag of Cameroon.svg 20092016DF17 (194)2 (16)4 (46)0 (2)23(258)0.09
Benedikt Höwedes Flag of Germany.svg 20072017DF12 (240)5 (27)6 (66)0 (2)23(335)0.07
Eric M. Choupo-Moting Flag of Cameroon.svg 20142017FW18 (82)0 (5)4 (19)22(106)0.21
Halil Altıntop Flag of Turkey.svg 20062009FW16 (96)3 (11)2 (17)1 (5)22(129)0.17
Max Meyer Flag of Germany.svg 20132018MF17 (146)2 (12)3 (34)22(192)0.11
Klaus Matischak Flag of Germany.svg 19631964FW18 (22)3 (3)21(25)0.84
Daniel Caligiuri Flag of Germany.svg 20172020MF17 (108)3 (11)1 (11)21(130)0.16
Aílton Flag of Brazil.svg 20042005FW14 (29)1 (2)1 (7)4 (6)20(44)0.45

    Other records

    Youngest and oldest

    • Youngest player: Assan Ouédraogo – 17 years, 80 days (28 July 2023, 2. Bundesliga)
    • Youngest Bundesliga player: Julian Draxler – 17 years, 117 days (15 January 2011)
    • Youngest goalscorer: Assan Ouédraogo – 17 years, 80 days (28 July 2023, 2. Bundesliga)
    • Youngest Bundesliga goalscorer: Julian Draxler – 17 years, 193 days (1 April 2011)
    • Oldest player: Klaus Fichtel – 43 years, 184 days (21 May 1988, Bundesliga, also league record )
    • Oldest goalscorer: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar – 37 years, 276 days (15 May 2021, Bundesliga)

    Goals

    Goalkeeping

    Internationals

    Transfers

    • Highest transfer fee paid: Breel Embolo – €26.5 million (2016)
    • Highest transfer fee received: Leroy Sané – €52.0 million (2016)

    Pre-Bundesliga era

    Statistics include all competitive matches from 1920 until 1963, unless a player ended his Schalke 04 career after 1963, then all of his matches are considered.

    Most appearances

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    PlayerFirstLastSeaPosGLWOLWOtLGCCupECOtCTotal
    Ernst Kuzorra 1923194924FW1641895793971466
    Fritz Szepan 1925194922FW1561099873550437
    Bernhard Klodt 1943196218FW1433021248721425
    Otto Tibulski 1932194816DF1623423773419349
    Hermann Eppenhoff 1939195514FW6514339246277
    Hans-Jürgen Becher 1960197111DF3220112467271
    Willi Koslowski 1955196510FW18239811718265
    Reinhard Libuda 1962197410FW251903274258
    Manfred Kreuz 1956196812FW13583712415256
    Ernst Kalwitzki 1933194411FW15066361253

    Top goalscorers

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    PlayerFirstLastPosGLWOLWOtLGCCupOtCTotalØ
    Ernst Kuzorra 19231949FW147(164)1 (18)141 (95)48 (79)26 (39)82 (71)445(466)0.95
    Fritz Szepan 19251949FW118 (156)1 (10)80 (99)56(87)19 (35)37 (50)311(437)0.71
    Ernst Kalwitzki 19331944FW113 (150)54 (66)28(36)0 (1)195(253)0.77
    Bernhard Klodt 19431962FW7 (14)129(330)14 (21)10 (24)0 (8)8 (28) [lower-alpha 1] 168(425)0.40
    Hermann Eppenhoff 19391955FW88 (65)18 (143)26 (39)14 (24)0 (6)146(277)0.53
    Adolf Urban 19321943FW78 (80)4 (3)30 (46)12 (24)124(153)0.81
    Ernst Poertgen 19341938FW59 (59)28 (24)17 (18)104(101)1.03
    Emil Rothardt 19241935MF10 (32)55 (64)14 (23)23 (47)102(166)0.61
    Herbert Burdenski 19401949MF28 (31)16 (38)31 (18)7 (15)8 (11)3 (6)93(119)0.78
    Hermann Nattkämper 19301936MF29 (49)45 (33)10 (30)0 (6)6 (10)90(128)0.70
    1. Includes 3 goals in 7 matches in European Cup

    Other records

    Youngest and oldest

    • Youngest player: Otto Schrader – 15 years, 331 days (21 March 1937, Gauliga Westfalen)
    • Youngest goalscorer: Otto Schrader – 15 years, 331 days (21 March 1937, Gauliga Westfalen)
    • Oldest player: Ernst Kuzorra – 43 years, 92 days (16 January 1949, Oberliga West)
    • Oldest goalscorer: Ernst Kuzorra – 41 years, 333 days (14 September 1947, Oberliga West)

    Goals

    Internationals

    • First international cap as a Schalke 04 player: Ernst Kuzorra – 20 November 1927
    • Most international caps as a Schalke 04 player: Fritz Szepan – 34 (1929–1939)
    • Most international goals as a Schalke 04 player: Adolf Urban – 11 (1935–1942)
    • World Cup winner: Bernhard Klodt (1954)

    All time

    Most appearances

    Klaus Fichtel Klaus Fichtel.jpeg
    RankPlayerFirstLastSea-
    sons
    Apps
    YearAgeYearAge
    1 Klaus Fichtel 19652019884319556
    2 Ernst Kuzorra 19231719494324466
    3 Norbert Nigbur 19661819823414455
    4 Fritz Szepan 19251719494122437
    5 Bernhard Klodt 19431619623518425
    6 Olaf Thon 19831720023513384
    7 Gerald Asamoah 19992020133412381
    8 Rolf Rüssmann 19691919803012375
    9 Ingo Anderbrügge 19882419993512355
    10 Herbert Lütkebohmert 19682019793111351

    Top goalscorers

    Ernst Kuzorra Kuzorra87-2.jpg
    RankPlayerFirstLastGoals
    (Apps)
    Ø
    YearAgeYearAge
    1 Ernst Kuzorra 192317194943445(466)0.95
    2 Fritz Szepan 192517194941311(437)0.71
    3 Klaus Fischer 197020198131226(349)0.65
    4 Ernst Kalwitzki 193323194434195(253)0.77
    5 Bernhard Klodt 194318196235168(425)0.40
    6 Hermann Eppenhoff 193819195536146(277)0.53
    7 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar 201027202137128(249)0.51
    8 Adolf Urban 193218194329124(153)0.81
    9 Ernst Poertgen 193422193826104(101)1.03
    10 Ebbe Sand 199927200633104(282)0.37

    Manager records

    Most matches managed

    Bundesliga era

    BL = Bundesliga, 2.BL = 2. Bundesliga, Cup = DFB-Pokal, EC = European competitions, OtC = Other competitions (Supercup, Ligapokal)

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    ManagerNatFirstLastSeaBL2.BLCupECOtCTotal
    Huub Stevens Flag of the Netherlands.svg 199620201024923423317
    Ivica Horvat Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 19711979515720610193
    Diethelm Ferner Flag of Germany.svg 198319894685518141
    Jörg Berger Flag of Germany.svg 1993199649992110
    Fritz Langner Flag of Germany.svg 1964196749910109
    Mirko Slomka Flag of Germany.svg 200620083795205109
    Ralf Rangnick Flag of Germany.svg 20042011457820388
    Friedel Rausch Flag of Germany.svg 19761977365101085
    Felix Magath Flag of Germany.svg 20092011260108179
    Jens Keller Flag of Germany.svg 2012201435851477

    Pre-Bundesliga era

    OLW = Oberliga West, GWL = Gauliga Westfalen, Cup = DFB-Pokal, GC = German championship, EC = European Cup

    Rank
    1
    2
    3
    ManagerNatFirstLastSeaOLWGWLGCCupECTotal
    Eduard Frühwirth Flag of Austria.svg 1954195951501177175
    Fritz Szepan Flag of Germany.svg 194919545150121163
    Hans Schmidt Flag of Germany.svg 193319385904119150

    Team records

    Bundesliga era

    Matches

    League

    Pre-Bundesliga era

    Matches

    League

    Honours

    Competition#Years
    International title
    UEFA Cup 1 1997
    National titles
    German Championship 7 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1958
    DFB-Pokal 5 1937, 1972, 2001, 2002, 2011
    DFL-Supercup 1 2011
    DFL-Ligapokal 1 2005
    2. Bundesliga 3 1982, 1991, 2022
    Regional titles
    Oberliga West 2 1951, 1958
    Landesliga Westfalen 21946, 1947
    Gauliga Westfalen 111934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944
    Western German Championship 41929, 1930, 1932, 1933
    Western German Cup 11954
    Westphalian Cup 21943, 1944

    See also

    Sources

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    The 2016–17 DFB-Pokal was the 74th season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It began on 19 August 2016 with the first of six rounds and ended on 27 May 2017 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).

    The 2017–18 DFB-Pokal was the 75th season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. The competition began on 11 August 2017 with the first of six rounds and ended on 19 May 2018 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).

    The 2017–18 Hamburger SV season was the 99th season in the football club's history and 55th consecutive and overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the Oberliga Nord in 1963. Finishing 17th, Hamburg was relegated for the first time in the Bundesliga's 55-year history. In addition to the domestic league, Hamburger SV also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 65th season for Hamburg in the Volksparkstadion, located in Hamburg, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

    The 2018–19 DFB-Pokal was the 76th season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. The competition began on 17 August 2018 with the first of six rounds and ended on 25 May 2019 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).

    The 2019–20 DFB-Pokal was the 77th season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. The competition began on 9 August 2019 with the first of six rounds and ended on 4 July 2020 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).

    The 2020–21 DFB-Pokal was the 78th season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. The competition began on 11 September 2020 with the first of six rounds and ended on 13 May 2021 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 1985. The competition was originally scheduled to begin on 14 August 2020 and conclude on 22 May 2021, though this was delayed due to postponement of the previous season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 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).