2008 Bavarian Cup

Football tournament 2008 Bavarian Cup Founded 1998 Nation 100px|Map of Germany: Position of Bavaria highlighted State Bavaria Qualifying competition for German Cup Champions 2008 SpVgg Unterhaching The 2008 Bavarian Cup was the eleventh edition of this competition, organised by the Bavarian Football Association (BFV), which was started in 1998. It ended with the SpVgg Unterhaching winning the competition. Together with the finalist, SpVgg Ansbach, both clubs were qualified for the 2008–09 DFB-Pokal. The competition is open to all senior men's football teams playing within the Bavarian football league system and the Bavarian clubs in the Regionalliga Süd (III) and 3. Liga. Rules & History The seven Bezirke in Bavaria each play their own cup competition which in turn used to function as a qualifying to the German Cup (DFB-Pokal). Since 1998 these seven cup-winners plus the losing finalist of the region that won the previous event advance to the newly introduced Bavarian Cup, the Toto-Pokal. The two finalists of this competition advance to the German Cup. Bavarian clubs which play in the first and second Bundesliga are not permitted to take part in the event.https://archive.today/20120722182751/http://www.bfv.de/cms/seiten/endspiele_toto_pokal_herren.html Bayerischer Toto-Pokal – The finals de BFV website, accessed: 6 November 2011 The seven regional cup winners plus the finalist from last season's winners region are qualified for the first round. Participating clubs The following eight clubs qualified for the 2006 Bavarian Cup: Club League Tier Cup performance SpVgg Unterhaching Regionalliga Süd III Winner SpVgg Ansbach Oberliga Bayern IV Final SpVgg Landshut Landesliga Bayern-Mitte V Semi-final ASV Neumarkt Landesliga Bayern-Mitte V Semi-final 1. FC Sonthofen Landesliga Bayern-Süd V First round SpVgg Selbitz Landesliga Bayern-Nord V First round Alemannia Haibach Landesliga Bayern-Nord V First round 1. FC Schwandorf Bezirksliga Oberpfalz Süd VII First round Bavarian Cup season 2007–08 Teams qualified for the next round in bold. Regional finals Region Date Winner Finalist Result Oberbayern Cup 13 May 2008 SpVgg Unterhaching FC Ingolstadt 04 3–0 Niederbayern Cup 7 May 2008 SpVgg Landshut FC Dingolfing 2–1 Schwaben Cup 30 April 2008 1. FC Sonthofen FC Schrobenhausen 2–0 Oberpfalz Cup 13 May 2008 1. FC Schwandorf FC Amberg 1–0 Mittelfranken Cup 30 April 2008 ASV Neumarkt SpVgg Ansbach 2–0 Oberfranken Cup 12 May 2008 SpVgg Selbitz SpVgg Bayern Hof 1–0 Unterfranken Cup 12 May 2008 Alemannia Haibach TSV Grossbardorf 3–1 The SpVgg Ansbach, runners-up of the Mittelfranken Cup is the eights team qualified for the Bavarian Cup due to SV Seligenporten from Mittelfranken having won the Cup in the previous season. First round Date Home Away Result 21 May 2008 ASV Neumarkt Alemannia Haibach 2–1 22 May 2008 SpVgg Selbitz SpVgg Ansbach 3–3 / 4–7 after pen. 21 May 2008 1. FC Sonthofen SpVgg Landshut 0–2 20 May 2008 1. FC Schwandorf SpVgg Unterhaching 0–8 Semi-finals Date Home Away Result 28 May 2008 SpVgg Landshut SpVgg Ansbach 2–2 / 5–7 after pen. 28 May 2008 ASV Neumarkt SpVgg Unterhaching 0–4 Final Date Home Away Result Attendance 18 July 2008 SpVgg Ansbach SpVgg Unterhaching 1–1 / 5–6 after pen. 800 2008–09 DFB-Pokal The two clubs, SpVgg Unterhaching and SpVgg Ansbach, who qualified through the Bavarian Cup for the DFB Cup 2008-09 both were knocked out in the first round of the national cup competition: Round Date Home Away Result Attendance First roundDFB-Pokal 2008/2009 .:. 1. Runde: SpVgg Unterhaching – SC Freiburg Weltfussball.de, accessed: 3 November 2008 8 August 2008 SpVgg Unterhaching SC Freiburg 0–2 2,800 First roundDFB-Pokal 2008/2009 .:. 1. Runde: SpVgg Ansbach – Karlsruher SC Weltfussball.de, accessed: 3 November 2008 10 August 2008 SpVgg Ansbach Karlsruher SC 0–5 4,000 References Sources Deutschlands Fussball in Zahlen 2007/08 de Yearbook of German football, author: DSFS, publisher: Agon Sport Verlag, published: 2008, page: 292–293 External links Bavarian FA website https://web.archive.org/web/20111126185649/http://www.bfv.de/cms/seiten/index.html 2011-11-26 de Category:Bavarian Cup seasons Bavarian