Especially for smaller clubs, the DFB-Pokal is something like the American Dream among competitions: theoretically, anyone can make it, theoretically, anyone can get rich. This year, there are 75 mill...
Especially for smaller clubs, the DFB-Pokal is something like the American Dream among competitions: theoretically, anyone can make it, theoretically, anyone can get rich. This year, there are 75 million euros in prizes to be won - which is a bit more compared to the previous season (when it was 74.2 million euros). You can see how the entire pot is distributed across the individual cup rounds here.
In the 2025/26 cup season, even participants in the first round (i.e. also some small clubs from the upper and regional leagues) can earn a bit more. All 64 clubs will receive 211,886 euros from the DFB for the first round (last year it was 209,453 euros)
After that, the prizes per round will double as usual until the semifinals:
- 2nd round: 423,772 euros (previous year: 418,906 euros)
- Round of 16: 847,544 euros (previous year: 837,813 euros)
- Quarterfinals: 1,695,088 euros (previous year: 1.68 million euros)
- Semifinals: 3,390,175 euros (previous year: 3.35 million euros)
The sums for the final remain unchanged: the losing finalist receives 2.88 million euros, the winner 4.32 million euros. Let's calculate everything together: whoever goes the whole way to the title can cash in a total of 10,888,465 euros in the new season.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.
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