
DFB-Pokal 2010-11 was the 68th season of Germany’s annual football cup competition. It kicked off on August 13, 2010, with the first round and concluded on May 21, 2011, with the final at Berlin’s Olympiastadion. Schalke 04 emerged as champions, having defeated defending titleholders Bayern Munich in the semi-finals. By winning the cup, Schalke secured a spot in the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.
Champions: Schalke 04 (5th title)
Runner-up: MSV Duisburg
Top Goal Scorer: Srđan Lakić (7 goals)
DFB-Pokal 2010-11 round of 16 matches
The draw for this round occurred on October 31, 2010. While six matches were played on December 21–22, 2010, the Offenbach–Nürnberg and Koblenz–Kaiserslautern fixtures, initially set for December 21, were postponed to mid-January due to adverse weather conditions.
Date Team 1 Result Team 2
21 December 2010 1899 Hoffenheim
2–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
21 December 2010 FC Augsburg
0–1 Schalke 04
22 December 2010 VfL Wolfsburg
1–3 Energie Cottbus
22 December 2010 1. FC Köln
1–2 MSV Duisburg
22 December 2010 Alemannia Aachen
1–1 (a.e.t.)
5–3 (penalties) Eintracht Frankfurt
22 December 2010 VfB Stuttgart
3–6 Bayern Munich
19 January 2011 Kickers Offenbach
0–2 1. FC Nürnberg
19 January 2011 TuS Koblenz
1–4 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Quarter final matches
The draw for this round took place on 22 December 2010.
Date Team 1 Result Team 2
25 January 2011 Schalke 04
3–2 (a.e.t.) 1. FC Nürnberg
26 January 2011 Energie Cottbus
1–0 1899 Hoffenheim
26 January 2011 MSV Duisburg
2–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern
26 January 2011 Alemannia Aachen
0–4 Bayern Munich
Semi final matches
Date Team 1 Result Team 2 Venue
1 March 2011 MSV Duisburg
2–1 Energie Cottbus
Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
2 March 2011 Bayern Munich
0–1 Schalke 04
Allianz Arena
DFB-Pokal 2010-11 final match
21 May 2011 20:00 CEST, Olympiastadion, Berlin
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Top Goal scorer list
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Thomas Müller
Bayern Munich
3
2 Nils Petersen
Energie Cottbus
3
3 Pavel Pogrebnyak
VfB Stuttgart
2
4 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Schalke 04
2
5 Michael Thurk
FC Augsburg
2