The 1995–96 DFB-Pokal was the 53rd season of the annual German football cup competition. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds which began on 15 August 1995 and ended on 24 May 1996. In the final, 1. FC Kaiserslautern defeated Karlsruher SC 1–0 thereby claiming their second title. In the first round, SV 1916 Sandhausen defeated VfB Stuttgart 13–12 on penalties, marking the game with the most goals in German professional football ever.
The 1993–94 DFB-Pokal was the 51st season of the annual German football cup competition. 76 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds which began on 1 August 1993 and ended on 14 May 1994. In the final Werder Bremen defeated Rot-Weiß Essen 3–1 thereby claiming their third title.
The 1992–93 DFB-Pokal was the 50th season of the annual German football cup competition. 83 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds which began on 18 August 1992 and ended on 12 June 1993. In the final Bayer Leverkusen defeated the second team of Hertha Berlin 1–0. It was the first time a third-tier team made it to the DFB-Pokal final, and the only time a reserve team has.
The 2009–10 Regionalliga season was the sixteenth since its re-establishment after German reunification and the second as a fourth-level league within the German football league system. It was contested in three divisions with eighteen teams each. The competition began on 7 August 2008 with the first matches of each division and ended on 29 May 2010.
The 1993–94 season was the seventh time Tennis Borussia Berlin played in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, the second highest tier of the German football league system. After 38 league games, Tennis Borussia finished 19th and were relegated. The club had a long run in the DFB-Pokal; making it to the semi-finals where they lost 2–0 away to Rot-Weiss Essen. Mikhail Rusyayev scored 11 of the club's 42 league goals.
Andreas Ivan is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Regionalliga Südwest club Eintracht Trier.
The 1993–94 VfL Bochum season was the 56th season in club history.
Christian Titz is a German professional football manager and former player who is the manager of 1. FC Magdeburg. Besides coaching, Titz has published several specialised books on football training methods.
Rafael García Doblas is a German-Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. FC Düren.
Marco Antwerpen is a German football manager, who last managed Waldhof Mannheim and former player.
Patrick Glöckner is a German professional football manager and former player who last managed Hansa Rostock.
Joseph Boyamba is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for 3. Liga club Rot-Weiss Essen.
Jason Ceka is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Magdeburg.
The 2022–23 Borussia Dortmund II season was the club's second consecutive season back in the 3. Liga since their relegation in the 2014–15 season.
The 2022–23 FC Ingolstadt 04 season was the club's first season return in the 3. Liga since their promotion in the 2020–21 season.
The 2023–24 MSV Duisburg season was the 124th season in the club's football history. In 2023–24 the club played in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football alongside the Lower Rhine Cup.
The 2023–24 season is Rot-Weiss Essen's 117th season in existence and second consecutive in the 3. Liga. They will also compete in the DFB-Pokal.
The 2023–24 season is SV Waldhof Mannheim's 117th season in existence and fifth consecutive in the 3. Liga. They will also compete in the Baden Cup.
The 2023–24 season was the 124th season in the history of Hallescher FC and 12th consecutive season in the German 3. Liga. By finishing in seventeenth place, the club was relegated to the regional league.
The 2024–25 season is the 121st season in the history of Viktoria Köln, the 14th season as FC Viktoria Köln and the club's sixth consecutive season in 3. Liga. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Middle Rhine Cup.
