BBL-Pokal


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.

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 2018–19 season, the format was changed to a sixteen team knock-out tournament, with the sixteen highest seeded teams from the previous season qualifying.

Winners

  • 1966–67 Vfl Osnabrück
  • 1967–68 Bayern Munich
  • 1968–69 Gießen 46ers
  • 1969–70 TuS 04 Leverkusen
  • 1970–71 TuS 04 Leverkusen
  • 1971–72 Wolfenbüttel
  • 1972–73 Gießen 46ers
  • 1973–74 TuS 04 Leverkusen
  • 1974–75 SSV Hagen
  • 1975–76 TuS 04 Leverkusen
  • 1976–77 USC Heidelberg
  • 1977–78 USC Heidelberg
  • 1978–79 Gießen 46ers
  • 1979–80 Saturn Köln
  • 1980–81 Saturn Köln
  • 1981–82 Wolfenbüttel
  • 1982–83 Saturn Köln
  • 1983–84 ASC 1846 Göttingen
  • 1984–85 ASC 1846 Göttingen
  • 1985–86 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 1986–87 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 1987–88 Steiner Bảyeuth
  • 1988–89 Steiner Bảyeuth
  • 1989–90 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 1990–91 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 1991–92 TTL Bamberg
  • 1992–93 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 1993–94 Brandt Hagen
  • 1994–95 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 1995–96 ratiopharm Ulm
  • 1996–97 Alba Berlin
  • 1997–98 TBB Trier
  • 1998–99 Alba Berlin
  • 1999–00 Skyliners Frankfurt
  • 2000–01 TBB Trier
  • 2001–02 Alba Berlin
  • 2002–03 Alba Berlin
  • 2003–04 RheinEnergie Köln
  • 2004–05 RheinEnergie Köln
  • 2005–06 Alba Berlin
  • 2006–07 RheinEnergie Köln
  • 2007–08 Artland Dragons
  • 2008–09 Alba Berlin
  • 2009–10 Brose Baskets
  • 2010–11 Brose Baskets
  • 2011–12 Brose Baskets
  • 2012–13 Alba Berlin
  • 2013–14 Alba Berlin
  • 2014–15 EWE Baskets Oldenburg
  • 2015–16 Alba Berlin
  • 2016–17 Brose Bamberg
  • 2017–18 Bayern Munich
  • 2018–19 Brose Bamberg
  • 2019–20 Alba Berlin
  • 2020–21 Bayern Munich
  • 2021–22 Alba Berlin
  • 2022–23 Bayern Munich
  • 2023–24 Bayern Munich
  • 2024–25 Mitteldeutscher BC

    Finals

Single and two-legged Finals Era (1967–1992)

The first DBB Cup final took place on 11 June 1967 in Oberhausen between VfL Osnabrück and ATV 1877 Düsseldorf 86:74.
  • 1966–67, 11.06.67, Oberhausen: Osnabrück – ATV 1877 Düsseldorf 86–74
  • 1967–68, 09.06.68, Darmstadt: Bayern Munich – Wolfenbüttel 59–55
  • 1968–69, 14.06.69, Hamburg: Giessen 46ers – Osnabrück
75–74
  • 1969–70, 31.05.70 Braunschweig: Bayer Giants Leverkusen – Osnabrück 73–49
  • 1970–71, 17.10.71 Bamberg: Bayer Leverkusen – USC Mainz 101–64
  • 1971–72, 07.05.72, Hilden: MTV Wolfenbüttel – Hagen 72–65
  • 1972–73, 08.06.73 Hagen: Giessen 46ers – MTV Wolfenbüttel 90–86
  • 1973–74, 08.06.74 Hagen: Bayer Leverkusen – Hamburger 88–61
  • 1974–75, 15/22.03.75 Hagen & Heidelberg: SSV Hagen – USC Heidelberg 79:58 & 56:66
  • 1975–76, 03/11.04.76 Leverkusen & Wolfenbüttel: TuS 04 Leverkusen – MTV Wolfenbüttel 84:77 & 62:66
  • 1976–77, 30.03 /06.04.77 Heidelberg & Leverkusen: USC Heidelberg – Bayer Leverkusen 88:70 & 72:87
  • 1977–78, 09/17.05.78 Heidelberg & Hagen: USC Heidelberg – SV Hagen 78:69 & 82:90
  • 1978–79, 21/28.03.79 Göttingen & Gießen: Giessen 46ers – ASC 1846 Göttingen 77–72 & 75–77.
  • 1979–80, 26/29.03.80 Köln + Gießen: Saturn Köln – Giessen 46ers 78–62 & 68–70
  • 1980–81, 01/11.02.81 Hagen & Köln: Saturn Köln – SVV Hagen 82:77 & 85:82
  • 1981–82,16/24.03.82 Wolfenbüttel & Köln: Wolfenbüttel – Saturn Köln 97:79 & 76:93
  • 1982–83, 19/27.03.83 Hagen & Köln: Saturn Köln – Hagen 78:66 & 92:85
  • 1983–84, 04/07.03.84 Köln & Göttingen: ASC 46 Göttingen – Saturn Köln 75:76 & 83:65
  • 1984–85, 10.03.85 Osnabrück: ASC 1846 Göttingen – Medi Bayreuth 85–72
  • 1985–86, 22.03.86 Bamberg: Bayer Leverkusen – Medi Bayreuth 80–68
  • 1986–87, 05.04.87 Leverkusen: TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Giessen 46ers 92:71
  • 1987–88, 07.05.88 Ludwigsburg: Medi Bayreuth – Saturn Köln 105–88
  • 1988–89, 1989, 02.04.89 Leverkusen: Medi Bayreuth – Bayer Giants Leverkusen 89–67
  • 1989–90, 14/16.04.90 Bamberg & Leverkusen:TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Brose Bamberg 84:83 & 99:78
  • 1990–91, 17/23.03.91 Braunschweig & Leverkusen: TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen – MTV Braunschweig 98:71 & 126:80
  • 1991–92, 06/08.03.92 Stuttgart & Bamberg: Brose Bamberg – Riesen Ludwigsburg 69–72 & 74–68

    Top Four Era (1993–2019, 2021–present)

From 1993 to 2019, a final four tournament was held in a host city to determine the winner of the BBL-Pokal.
YearHost cityChampionRunner-upScoreMVP
1993BayreuthBayer 04 LeverkusenBrandt Hagen81–60Not awarded
1994BambergBrandt Hagenratiopharm Ulm86–72Not awarded
1995WürzburgBayer 04 Leverkusenratiopharm Ulm77–76Not awarded
1996Berlinratiopharm UlmBayer 04 Leverkusen80–79Not awarded
1997GießenAlba BerlinGießen 46ers82–73Not awarded
1998FrankfurtTBB TrierDragons Rhöndorf97–88Not awarded
1999FrankfurtAlba BerlinGießen 46ers69–48Not awarded
2000FrankfurtSkyliners FrankfurtAlba Berlin76–68Not awarded
2001FrankfurtTBB TrierHagen96–83Not awarded
2002BerlinAlba BerlinEWE Baskets Oldenburg105–55Not awarded
2003BerlinAlba BerlinRheinEnergie Köln82–80Not awarded
2004FrankfurtRheinEnergie KölnOpel Skyliners80–71Not awarded
2005FrankfurtRheinEnergie KölnTelekom Baskets Bonn85–75Not awarded
2006BambergAlba BerlinGHP Bamberg85–73Not awarded
2007HamburgRheinEnergie KölnArtland Dragons60–58Not awarded
2008HamburgArtland DragonsEnBW Ludwigsburg74–60Not awarded
2009HamburgAlba BerlinTelekom Baskets Bonn69–44Not awarded
2010FrankfurtBrose BasketsDeutsche Bank Skyliners76–75Not awarded
2011BambergBrose BasketsPhantoms Braunschweig69–66Not awarded
2012BonnBrose BasketsTelekom Baskets Bonn82–73Not awarded
2013BerlinAlba Berlinratiopharm Ulm85–67Not awarded
2014UlmAlba Berlinratiopharm Ulm86–80Not awarded
2015OldenburgEWE Baskets OldenburgBrose Baskets72–70Not awarded
2016MunichAlba BerlinBayern Munich67–65Not awarded
2017BerlinBrose BambergBayern Munich74–71Not awarded
2018UlmBayern MunichAlba Berlin80–75Not awarded
2019BambergBrose BambergAlba Berlin83–82Not awarded
2021MunichBayern MunichAlba Berlin85–79Vladimir Lučić
2022BerlinAlba BerlinCrailsheim Merlins86–76Maodo Lô
2023OldenburgBayern MunichBaskets Oldenburg90–78Nick Weiler-Babb
2024MunichBayern Munichratiopharm Ulm81–65Sylvain Francisco
2025WeißenfelsMitteldeutscher BCBamberg Baskets97–87Michael Devoe

Knockout tournament (2020)

In 2020 on, a knockout tournament was held to determine the winner of the BBL-Pokal.
YearHost cityChampionRunner-upScoreMVP
2020BerlinAlba BerlinEWE Baskets Oldenburg89–56Martin Hermannsson

Performance by club