Westphalian Cup

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Westphalia Cup
Deutschland Lage von Nordrhein-Westfalen.svg
Founded1981
Region Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Qualifier for German Cup
Current champions Arminia Bielefeld (2023–24)
Most successful club(s) SC Paderborn
Arminia Bielefeld (6 titles each)

The Westphalia Cup is a German football club Cup competition open to teams from the Westphalia region of the North Rhine-Westphalia state. The competition in its existing format is relatively new compared to many other regional cups in Germany. It is one of the 21 regional cup competitions in Germany. The competition also acts as a qualifier to the following seasons' German Cup. [1]

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Winners

Pre-1981

There are very few records of the competition prior to 1981, however, the following winners are known:

Post-1981

The winners since 1981: [2]

YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1982 Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid 1. FC Paderborn
2–0
1983 Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid SC Herford
2–0 AET
1984 SC Herford 1. FC Paderborn
3–1
1985 TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus 1. FC Achternberg
4–2
1986 DSC Wanne-Eickel FC Gütersloh
2–1
1987 SpVgg Erkenschwick Preußen Münster
2–1
1988 TBV Lemgo SV Ottfingen
4–1
1989 VfR Sölde FC Gütersloh
2–1
1990 ASC Schöppingen DSC Wanne-Eickel
5–0
1991 Arminia Bielefeld Borussia Dortmund Amateure
6–1
1992 SC Verl SpVgg Beckum
2–1
1993 SpVgg Erkenschwick Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid
3–1
1994 TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus FC Schalke 04 Amateure
4–2
1995 SpVgg Beckum SpVgg Erkenschwick
412
1996 TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus SpVgg Erkenschwick
4–1
1997 Preußen Münster TSG Dülmen
4–1
1998 LR Ahlen Preußen Münster
2–1
1999 SC Verl SC Paderborn 07
2–1
2000 SC Paderborn 07 SG Wattenscheid 09
2–0
2001 SC Paderborn 07 FC Schalke 04 Amateure
2–11
2002 SC Paderborn 07 Sportfreunde Siegen
3–1
2003 FC Eintracht Rheine Sportfreunde Siegen
2–1
2004 SC Paderborn 07 SG Wattenscheid 09
3–2
2005 Sportfreunde Siegen VfL Bochum Amateure
0–0 AET (5–3 P)
2006 Westfalia Herne Delbrücker SC
6–4
2007 SC Verl Rot Weiss Ahlen
4–2
2008 Preußen Münster VfB Fichte Bielefeld
3–0 AET
2009 Preußen Münster Sportfreunde Lotte
3–1 AET
2010 Preußen Münster SC Verl
4–1
2011 SC Wiedenbrück 2000 Rot Weiss Ahlen
3–1
2012 Arminia Bielefeld Preußen Münster
2–0
2013 Arminia Bielefeld SC Wiedenbrück 2000
3–1
2014 Preußen Münster Sportfreunde Siegen
3–0
2015 Sportfreunde Lotte SC Verl
0–0 AET (4–3 P)
2016 SG Wattenscheid 09 Rot Weiss Ahlen
3–0
2017 SC Paderborn 07 Sportfreunde Lotte
3–1
2018 SC Paderborn 07 TuS Erndtebrück
4–2
2019 SV Rödinghausen SC Wiedenbrück
2–1
2020 RSV Meinerzhagen SV Schermbeck
2–0
2021 Preußen Münster Sportfreunde Lotte
1–0
2022 SV Rödinghausen Preußen Münster
1–1 AET (3–2 P)
2023 FC Gütersloh SpVgg Erkenschwick
0–0 (4–3 P)
2024 Arminia Bielefeld SC Verl
3–1

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  2. List of cup finals since 1982 (in German)FLVW website. Retrieved 9 July 2012

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