DFB-Pokal 2010-11 Champions, matches, fact and achievement

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

MSV Duisburg	0–5	Schalke 04
		Draxler 18′ Huntelaar 22′, 70′ Höwedes 42′ Jurado 55′

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