DFB-Pokal 2015-16 Champions, matches, fact and achievement

DFB-Pokal 2015-16 was the 73rd season of the annual German football cup competition. The 2015–16 DFB-Pokal competition included 64 teams, featuring all clubs from the previous season’s Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. The tournament started on 7 August 2015 and concluded with the final on 21 May 2016 at Berlin’s Olympiastadion. This competition is widely regarded as the second-most significant club title in German football, following the Bundesliga, and is organized by the German Football Association (DFB).
Defending champions VfL Wolfsburg, who had won the previous final against Borussia Dortmund with a 3–1 victory on 30 May 2015, were eliminated in the second round by Bayern Munich. Who went on to win the tournament. Bayern claimed their eighteenth DFB-Pokal title, defeating Borussia Dortmund 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out after a goalless draw through regular and extra time. This marked Bayern’s third DFB-Pokal title in four years.

Champions: Bayern Munich (18th title)
Runner-up: Borussia Dortmund
Top Goal Scorer: Henrikh Mkhitaryan (5 goal)

DFB-Pokal 2015-16 Round of 16 matches
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 1 November 2015. DFB general secretary Helmut Sandrock led the draw, with musician Vanessa Mai drawing from the pot.

Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2
15 December 2015	SpVgg Unterhaching	1–3	Bayer Leverkusen
15 December 2015	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–4	Werder Bremen
15 December 2015	Erzgebirge Aue	0–2	1. FC Heidenheim
15 December 2015	Bayern Munich	1–0	Darmstadt 98
16 December 2015	1. FC Nürnberg	0–2	Hertha BSC
16 December 2015	VfB Stuttgart	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Eintracht Braunschweig
16 December 2015	FC Augsburg	0–2	Borussia Dortmund
16 December 2015	1860 Munich	0–2	VfL Bochum

Quarter Final matches
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 16 December 2015. DFB general secretary Helmut Sandrock led the draw, with handballer Carsten Lichtlein drawing from the pot.

Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2
9 February 2016	Bayer Leverkusen	1–3	Werder Bremen
9 February 2016	VfB Stuttgart	1–3	Borussia Dortmund
10 February 2016	1. FC Heidenheim	2–3	Hertha BSC
10 February 2016	VfL Bochum	0–3	Bayern Munich

Semi final matches
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 10 February 2016. DFB vice-president Peter Frymuth led the draw, with handballer Andreas Wolff drawing from the pot.

Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2	Venue
19 April 2016	Bayern Munich	2–0	Werder Bremen	Allianz Arena, Munich
20 April 2016	Hertha BSC	0–3	Borussia Dortmund	Olympiastadion, Berlin

DFB-Pokal 2015-16 final match
21 May 2016 20:00 CEST, Olympiastadion, Berlin

Bayern Munich	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Borussia Dortmund
Vidal Lewandowski Kimmich Müller Douglas Costa	4–3 Penalties	Kagawa Bender Papastathopoulos Aubameyang Reus

DFB-Pokal 2015-16 Top Goal scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Henrikh Mkhitaryan	Borussia Dortmund	5
2	Javier Hernández	Bayer Leverkusen	4
3	Thomas Müller	Bayern Munich	4
4	Nils Petersen	SC Freiburg	4
5	Lars Stindl	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4

Champion qualification
Winning the DFB-Pokal grants automatic qualification for the UEFA Europa League group stage in the following season. Since Bayern Munich won both the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal and the Bundesliga, securing their spot in the UEFA Champions League. The Europa League group stage slot was passed down to Mainz 05, who finished sixth in the Bundesliga.
With Bayern achieving a domestic double, the 2016 DFL-Supercup hosting rights were given to Borussia Dortmund, the Bundesliga runners-up, setting up a season-opening face-off with Bayern Munich.