We take a look at every winner of the DFB Pokal since Rot-Weiss Essen lifted the competition's first trophy back in 1953.
Rot-Weiss Essen were the winners of the first DFB Pokal in 1953, defeating 2-1 Alemannia Aachen in the final.
Bayern Munich lead the way with the most DFB Pokal trophies on 21, with Werder Bremen 15 behind with six titles.
While, Schalke 04 have five DFB Pokal's to their name, they have also lost the most finals in the competition with seven.
DFB Pokal winners list
1953-1960
Year: | Winner: | Runner-Up: |
1952/53 | Rot-Weiss Essen | Alemannia Aachen |
1953/54 | VfB Stuttgart | 1. FC Köln |
1954/55 | Karlsruher SC | Schalke 04 |
1955/56 | Karlsruher SC | Hamburger SV |
1956/57 | Bayern Munich | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
1957/58 | VfB Stuttgart | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
1958/59 | Schwarz-Weiss Essen | Borussia Neunkirchen |
1959/60 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Karlsruher SC |
1961-1970
Year: | Winner: | Runner-up: |
1960/61 | Werder Bremen | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
1961/62 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
1962/63 | Hamburger SV | Borussia Dortmund |
1963/64 | 1860 Munich | Eintracht Frankfurt |
1964/65 | Borussia Dortmund | Alemannia Aachen |
1965/66 | Bayern Munich | Meidericher SV |
1966/67 | Bayern Munich | Hamburger SV |
1967/68 | 1. FC Köln | VfL Bochum |
1968/69 | Bayern Munich | Schalke 04 |
1969/70 | Kickers Offenbach | 1. FC Köln |
1971-1980
Year: | Winner: | Runner-up: |
1970/71 | Bayern Munich | 1. FC Köln |
1971/72 | Schalke 04 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
1972/73 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1. FC Köln |
1973/74 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Hamburger SV |
1974/75 | Eintracht Frankfurt | MSV Duisburg |
1975/76 | Hamburger SV | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
1976/77 | 1. FC Köln | Hertha BSC |
1977/78 | 1. FC Köln | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
1978/79 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Hertha BSC |
1979/80 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1. FC Köln |
1981-1990
Year: | Winner: | Runner-up: |
1980/81 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
1981/82 | Bayern Munich | 1. FC Nürnberg |
1982/83 | 1. FC Köln | Fortuna Köln |
1983/84 | Bayern Munich | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
1984/85 | Bayer Uerdingen | Bayern Munich |
1985/86 | Bayern Munich | VfB Stuttgart |
1986/87 | Hamburger SV | Stuttgarter Kickers |
1987/88 | Eintracht Frankfurt | VfL Bochum |
1988/89 | Borussia Dortmund | Werder Bremen |
1989/90 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Werder Bremen |
1991-2000
Year: | Winner: | Runner-up: |
1990/91 | Werder Bremen | 1. FC Köln |
1991/92 | Hannover 96 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
1992/93 | Bayer Leverkusen | Hertha BSC II |
1993/94 | Werder Bremen | Rot-Weiss Essen |
1994/95 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | VfL Wolfsburg |
1995/96 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Karlsruher SC |
1996/97 | VfB Stuttgart | Energie Cottbus |
1997/98 | Bayern Munich | MSV Duisburg |
1998/99 | Werder Bremen | Bayern Munich |
1999/2000 | Bayern Munich | Werder Bremen |
2001-2010
Year: | Winner: | Runner-up: |
2000/01 | Schalke 04 | Union Berlin |
2001/02 | Schalke 04 | Bayer Leverkusen |
2002/03 | Bayern Munich | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
2003/04 | Werder Bremen | Alemannia Aachen |
2004/05 | Bayern Munich | Schalke 04 |
2005/06 | Bayern Munich | Eintracht Frankfurt |
2006/07 | 1. FC Nürnberg | VfB Stuttgart |
2007/08 | Bayern Munich | Borussia Dortmund |
2008/09 | Werder Bremen | Bayer Leverkusen |
2009/10 | Bayern Munich | Werder Bremen |
2011-2020
Year: | Winner: | Runner-up: |
2010/11 | Schalke 04 | MSV Duisburg |
2011/12 | Borussia Dortmund | Bayern Munich |
2012/13 | Bayern Munich | VfB Stuttgart |
2013/14 | Bayern Munich | Borussia Dortmund |
2014/15 | VfL Wolfsburg | Borussia Dortmund |
2015/16 | Bayern Munich | Borussia Dortmund |
2016/17 | Borussia Dortmund | Eintracht Frankfurt |
2017/18 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bayern Munich |
2018/19 | Bayern Munich | RB Leipzig |
2019/20 | Bayern Munich | Bayer Leverkusen |
2021-2026
Year: | Winner: | Runner-up: |
2020/21 | Borussia Dortmund | RB Leipzig |
2021/22 | RB Leipzig | SC Freiburg |
2022/23 | RB Leipzig | Eintracht Frankfurt |
2023/24 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
2024/25 | VfB Stuttgart | Arminia Bielefeld |
2025/26 | Bayern Munich | VfB Stuttgart |
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