Cup surprises
Bundesliga side Hertha BSC made a fool of themselves in the first round of the DFB Cup under new coach Sandro Schwarz and were eliminated at Eintracht Braunschweig despite an early 2-0 lead. The capital club lost 5: 6 on penalties at the second division promoted team on Sunday. After extra time it was 4: 4 (2: 2, 2: 0).
With a roaring crowd behind them, the lower-class team took control of the spectacular game more and more in the second half and deservedly trumped the first division team in front of 14,126 spectators with a double strike, goals in extra time – and finally threw the Berliners out of the competition on penalties. Berlin’s Marc Oliver Kempf missed the decisive penalty.
Third & fourth division teams in the semi-finals: Surprises in the DFB Cup
FC St. Pauli – Season 2005/06 – Out in the semifinals
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After FC St. Pauli (Regionalliga Nord), only one third and one fourth division team from the lower classes made it into the semi-finals of the DFB Cup. The Hamburg failed at Bayern.
The 2005/06 cup season at a glance
Arminia Bielefeld – Season 2014/15 – Out in the semifinals
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Arminia Bielefeld (3rd division) escaped the Bayern draw nine years after St. Pauli’s march through in the semifinals, but still lost 4-0 to VfL Wolfsburg.
The 2014/15 cup season at a glance
1. FC Saarbrücken – Season 2019/20 – Out in the semi-finals
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Saarbrücken (Regionalliga Südwest) was the only team that made it into the cup semifinals as a fourth division team. That was the end of the game against Bayer Leverkusen.
The 2019/20 cup season at a glance
Eintracht Trier – Season 1997/98 – Out in the semi-finals
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Trier experienced its cup highlight as a third division team in the semi-finals of 1998, where it ended in a spectacular penalty shoot-out against MSV Duisburg.
The 1997/98 cup season at a glance
Energie Cottbus – Season 1996/97 – Out in the final
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In 1996, Energie Cottbus, who had to bow out in the final against VfB Stuttgart, also managed the feat of advancing to the final as a third division team.
The 1996/97 cup season at a glance
Hertha BSC II – Season 1992/93 – Out in the final
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In 1993 Hertha was in the final, albeit the third division reserve team. In the final it was 1-0 for Bayer Leverkusen.
The 1992/93 cup season at a glance
Davie Selke (10′) and Myziane Maolida (42′) initially gave Berlin the lead before Brian Behrendt (63’/penalty) and Lion Lauberbach (66′) scored for Braunschweig. Shortly after the restart, Hertha even conceded the 2:3 through Immanuel Pherai (91st), before Lucas Tousart (103rd) and Dodi Lukebakio (105th) ensured the lead again. But Bryan Henning’s goal (118th), who also scored his team’s last penalty, resulted in a penalty shoot-out.
DFB Cup: Holstein Kiel fails at Waldhof Mannheim
The journey in the DFB Cup came to an early end for Holstein Kiel. The second division failed 3:5 on penalties at third division SV Waldhof Mannheim and was eliminated in the first round. It was 0-0 after extra time. Fridolin Wagner converted the decisive penalty kick for the hosts, who were absolutely equal in the game worth seeing, so that the SVW reached the second round like last year. At that time, the Badeners had eliminated the later Europa League winner Eintracht Frankfurt.
HSVer Glatzel will do it in 2022: the top scorers in the DFB Cup since 2000
1999/2000: Adnan Kevric – 8 goals in 6 games for Stuttgarter Kickers
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2000/2001: Arie van Lent – 6 goals in 5 games for Borussia Mönchengladbach
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2001/2002: Dimitar Berbatov – 6 goals in 6 games for Bayer 04
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2002/2003: Giovane Elber – 6 goals in 6 games for Bayern Munich
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2003/2004: Ivan Klasnic & Aílton – 6 goals in 6 games for Werder Bremen
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2004/2005: Carsten Jancker – 6 goals in 1 game for 1. FC Kaiserslautern
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*Claudio Pizarro scored 6 goals for Bayern Munich (in 5 games)
2005/2006: Claudio Pizarro – 5 goals in 5 games for Bayern Munich
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2006/2007: Cacau – 5 goals in 6 games for VfB Stuttgart
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2007/2008: Mario Gómez – 6 goals in 3 games for VfB Stuttgart
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2008/2009: Edin Dzeko – 6 goals in 2 games for VfL Wolfsburg
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*Ivica Olic also scored 6 goals for HSV (in 5 games)
2009/2010: Lucas Barrios – 4 goals in 3 games for Borussia Dortmund
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*Sahr Senesie also scored 4 goals for Eintracht Trier (in 3 games)
Thomas Müller also scored 4 goals for Bayern Munich (in 6 games)
2010/2011: Srdjan Lakic – 7 goals in 4 games for 1. FC Kaiserslautern
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2011/2012: Robert Lewandowski – 7 goals in 6 games for Borussia Dortmund
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2012/2013: Mario Gómez – 6 goals in 4 games for Bayern Munich
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2013/2014: Thomas Müller – 8 goals in 5 games for Bayern Munich
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2014/2015: Stefan Kießling – 6 goals in 4 games for Bayer 04
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*Sven Schipplock also scored 6 goals for TSG Hoffenheim (in 4 games)
2015/2016: Henrikh Mkhitaryan – 5 goals in 6 games for Borussia Dortmund
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2016/2017: Robert Lewandowski – 5 goals in 4 games for Bayern Munich
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2017/2018: Robert Lewandowski – 6 goals in 6 games for Bayern Munich
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2018/2019: Robert Lewandowski – 7 goals in 5 games for Bayern Munich
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2019/2020: Robert Lewandowski – 6 goals in 5 games for Bayern Munich
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2020/2021: Jadon Sancho – 6 goals in 6 games for Borussia Dortmund
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2021/2022: Robert Glatzel – 5 goals in 5 games for HSV
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FSV Mainz 05 wins first round match at second division relegated Aue
FSV Mainz 05 also won the fourth DFB Cup duel against FC Erzgebirge Aue. On Sunday evening, the Bundesliga side prevailed 3-0 (1-0). Dominik Kohr (41st) deservedly scored the lead in Mainz in front of 8,446 spectators. Substitute Delano Burgzorg scored the decisive second goal after 70 minutes, before Marcus Ingvartsen made it 3-0 with a hand penalty (79th).
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