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 Osnabrück (basketball)|Vfl Osnabrück (1)]
- 1967–68 FC [Bayern Munich (basketball)|Bayern Munich (1)]
- 1968–69 Gießen 46ers (1)
- 1969–70 TuS 04 Leverkusen (1)
- 1970–71 TuS 04 Leverkusen (2)
- 1971–72 Wolfenbüttel (1)
- 1972–73 Gießen 46ers (2)
- 1973–74 TuS 04 Leverkusen (3)
- 1974–75 [BBV Hagen|SSV Hagen (1)]
- 1975–76 TuS 04 Leverkusen (4)
- 1976–77 USC Heidelberg (1)
- 1977–78 USC Heidelberg (2)
- 1978–79 Gießen 46ers (3)
- 1979–80 Saturn Köln (1)
- 1980–81 Saturn Köln (2)
- 1981–82 Wolfenbüttel (2)
- 1982–83 Saturn Köln (3)
- 1983–84 ASC 1846 Göttingen (1)
- 1984–85 ASC 1846 Göttingen (2)
- 1985–86 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (5)
- 1986–87 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (6)
- 1987–88 Steiner Bảyeuth (1)
- 1988–89 Steiner Bảyeuth (2)
- 1989–90 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7)
- 1990–91 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (8)
- 1991–92 TTL Bamberg (1)
- 1992–93 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (9)
- 1993–94 Brandt Hagen (2)
- 1994–95 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (10)
- 1995–96 ratiopharm Ulm
- 1996–97 Alba Berlin (1)
- 1997–98 TBB Trier (1)
- 1998–99 Alba Berlin (2)
- 1999–00 Skyliners Frankfurt (1)
- 2000–01 TBB Trier (2)
- 2001–02 Alba Berlin (3)
- 2002–03 Alba Berlin (4)
- 2003–04 RheinEnergie Köln (1)
- 2004–05 RheinEnergie Köln (2)
- 2005–06 Alba Berlin (5)
- 2006–07 RheinEnergie Köln (3)
- 2007–08 Artland Dragons (1)
- 2008–09 Alba Berlin (6)
- 2009–10 Brose Baskets (2)
- 2010–11 Brose Baskets (3)
- 2011–12 Brose Baskets (4)
- 2012–13 Alba Berlin (7)
- 2013–14 Alba Berlin (8)
- 2014–15 EWE Baskets Oldenburg
- 2015–16 Alba Berlin (9)
- 2016–17 Brose Bamberg (5)
- 2017–18 Bayern Munich (2)
- 2018–19 Brose Bamberg (6)
- 2019–20 Alba Berlin (10)
- 2020–21 Bayern Munich (3)
- 2021–22 Alba Berlin (11)
- 2022–23 Bayern Munich (4)
- 2023–24 Bayern Munich (5)
- 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
- 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.Knockout tournament (2020)
In 2020 on, a knockout tournament was held to determine the winner of the BBL-Pokal.| Year | Host city | Champion | Runner-up | Score | MVP |
| 2020 | Berlin | Alba Berlin | EWE Baskets Oldenburg | 89–56 | Martin Hermannsson |