Basketball Bundesliga-Pokal, commonly known as the BBL-Pokal, is the annual national basketball cup competition in Germany. Since 2009, the competition has been conducted only between the top-ranked clubs of each Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
History and format
The competition was founded in 1966 by the German Basketball Federation. The first final of the German Basketball Cup took place on 11 June 1967, in Oberhausen. Since 1993, the cup championship is decided in a final four format, which is held over one weekend. The host team of the cup's final four, is automatically set as one of the participants. The three remaining teams are determined by three quarterfinal matches, played between the winners of the earlier round matches.
Starting from the 2018âÂÂ19 season, the format was changed to a sixteen team knock-out tournament, with the sixteen highest seeded teams from the previous season qualifying.
Winners
Finals
Single and two-legged Finals Era (1967âÂÂ1992)
The first DBB Cup final took place on 11 June 1967 in Oberhausen between VfL Osnabrück and ATV 1877 Düsseldorf 86:74 (HT 39:36).
- 1966âÂÂ67, 11.06.67, Oberhausen: Osnabrück â ATV 1877 Düsseldorf 86âÂÂ74
- 1967âÂÂ68, 09.06.68, Darmstadt: Bayern Munich â Wolfenbüttel 59âÂÂ55
- 1968âÂÂ69, 14.06.69, Hamburg: Giessen 46ers â Osnabrück 75âÂÂ74
- 1969âÂÂ70, 31.05.70 Braunschweig: Bayer Giants Leverkusen â Osnabrück 73âÂÂ49
- 1970âÂÂ71, 17.10.71 Bamberg: Bayer Leverkusen â USC Mainz 101âÂÂ64
- 1971âÂÂ72, 07.05.72, Hilden: MTV Wolfenbüttel â Hagen 72âÂÂ65
- 1972âÂÂ73, 08.06.73 Hagen: Giessen 46ers â MTV Wolfenbüttel 90âÂÂ86
- 1973âÂÂ74, 08.06.74 Hagen: Bayer Leverkusen â 88âÂÂ61
- 1974âÂÂ75, 15/22.03.75 Hagen & Heidelberg: SSV Hagen â USC Heidelberg 79:58 & 56:66
- 1975âÂÂ76, 03/11.04.76 Leverkusen & Wolfenbüttel: TuS 04 Leverkusen â MTV Wolfenbüttel 84:77 & 62:66
- 1976âÂÂ77, 30.03 /06.04.77 Heidelberg & Leverkusen: USC Heidelberg â Bayer Leverkusen 88:70 & 72:87
- 1977âÂÂ78, 09/17.05.78 Heidelberg & Hagen: USC Heidelberg â SV Hagen 78:69 & 82:90
- 1978âÂÂ79, 21/28.03.79 Göttingen & GieÃÂen: Giessen 46ers â ASC 1846 Göttingen 77âÂÂ72 & 75âÂÂ77.
- 1979âÂÂ80, 26/29.03.80 Köln + GieÃÂen: Saturn Köln â Giessen 46ers 78âÂÂ62 & 68âÂÂ70
- 1980âÂÂ81, 01/11.02.81 Hagen & Köln: Saturn Köln â SVV Hagen 82:77 & 85:82
- 1981âÂÂ82,16/24.03.82 Wolfenbüttel & Köln: Wolfenbüttel â Saturn Köln 97:79 & 76:93
- 1982âÂÂ83, 19/27.03.83 Hagen & Köln: Saturn Köln â Hagen 78:66 & 92:85
- 1983âÂÂ84, 04/07.03.84 Köln & Göttingen: ASC 46 Göttingen â Saturn Köln 75:76 & 83:65
- 1984âÂÂ85, 10.03.85 Osnabrück: ASC 1846 Göttingen â Medi Bayreuth (div2) 85âÂÂ72
- 1985âÂÂ86, 22.03.86 Bamberg: Bayer Leverkusen â Medi Bayreuth 80âÂÂ68
- 1986âÂÂ87, 05.04.87 Leverkusen: TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen â Giessen 46ers 92:71
- 1987âÂÂ88, 07.05.88 Ludwigsburg: Medi Bayreuth â Saturn Köln 105âÂÂ88
- 1988âÂÂ89, 1989, 02.04.89 Leverkusen: Medi Bayreuth â Bayer Giants Leverkusen 89âÂÂ67
- 1989âÂÂ90, 14/16.04.90 Bamberg & Leverkusen:TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen â Brose Bamberg 84:83 & 99:78
- 1990âÂÂ91, 17/23.03.91 Braunschweig & Leverkusen: TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen â MTV Braunschweig 98:71 & 126:80 (OT)
- 1991âÂÂ92, 06/08.03.92 Stuttgart & Bamberg: Brose Bamberg â Riesen Ludwigsburg 69âÂÂ72 & 74âÂÂ68
Top Four Era (1993âÂÂ2019, 2021âÂÂpresent)
From 1993 to 2019, a final four tournament was held in a host city to determine the winner of the BBL-Pokal.
Knockout tournament (2020)
In 2020 on, a knockout tournament was held to determine the winner of the BBL-Pokal.
Performance by club
References
Sources
External links