2016–17 DFB-Pokal

The following 64 teams qualified for the competition: ==Format==

Participation The DFB-Pokal began with a round of 64 teams. The 36 teams of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, along with the top four finishers of the 3. Liga were automatically qualified for the tournament. Of the remaining slots, 21 are given to the cup winners of the regional football associations, the Verbandspokal. The three remaining slots were given to the three regional associations with the most men's teams, which currently is Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Westphalia. The runner-up of the Lower Saxony Cup was given the slot, along with the best-placed amateur team of the Regionalliga Bayern. For Westphalia, the winner of a play-off between the best-placed team of the Regionalliga West and Oberliga Westfalen also qualified. As every team was entitled to participate in local tournaments which qualify for the association cups, every team can in principle compete in the DFB-Pokal. Reserve teams and combined football sections are not permitted to enter, along with no two teams of the same association or corporation. Draw The draws for the different rounds were conducted as following: Suspensions If a player received five yellow cards in the competition, he was then suspended from the next cup match. Similarly, receiving a second yellow card suspended a player from the next cup match. If a player received a direct red card, they were suspended a minimum of one match, but the German Football Association reserved the right to increase the suspension. Champion qualification The winner of the DFB-Pokal earns automatic qualification for the group stage of next year's edition of the UEFA Europa League. As winners Borussia Dortmund had already qualified for the UEFA Champions League by finishing 3rd in the Bundesliga, the spot went to the team in sixth, Hertha BSC, and the league's second qualifying round spot went to the team in seventh, SC Freiburg. As winner, Dortmund also hosted the 2017 DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season, and faced the champion of the previous year's Bundesliga, Bayern Munich. ==Schedule==

in Berlin hosted the final. The rounds of the 2016–17 competition were scheduled as follows: ==Matches==

A total of sixty-three matches took place, starting with the first round on 19 August 2016, and culminating with the final on 27 May 2017 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Times up to 29 October 2016 and from 26 March 2017 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 30 October 2016 to 25 March 2017 are CET (UTC+1). First round The draw was held on 18 June 2016 at 23:30. Caroline Siems drew the games. Second round The draw was held on 26 August 2016 at 22:45, with Oliver Bierhoff drawing the games. Round of 16 The draw was held on 26 October 2016 at 23:45, with Fabian Hambüchen drawing the games. Quarter-finals The draw took place on 8 February 2017 at 23:15, with Mark Forster drawing the games. Semi-finals The draw took place on 1 March 2017 at 23:15, with Matthias Sammer drawing the games. ---- Final The final took place on 27 May 2017 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. ==Bracket==

The following is the bracket which the DFB-Pokal resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out. ==Top goalscorers==

The following are the top scorers of the DFB-Pokal, sorted first by number of goals, and then alphabetically if necessary. Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included. ==Notes==