DFB-Pokal 2016-17 Champions, matches, fact and achievement

DFB-Pokal 2016-17 was the 74th season of the annual German football cup competition. The 2016–17 DFB-Pokal featured 64 teams, including clubs from the prior Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga seasons. The tournament began on 19 August 2016 and concluded on 27 May 2017 with the final at Berlin’s Olympiastadion, the designated neutral venue since 1985. Organized by the German Football Association (DFB), the DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most prestigious German club competition, following the Bundesliga.
Bayern Munich entered as defending champions, having won the previous final against Borussia Dortmund on penalties. However, Bayern were eliminated in the semi-finals by Dortmund, who went on to defeat Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 in the final, capturing their fourth DFB-Pokal title and their first since 2012.

Champions: Borussia Dortmund (4th title)
Runner-up: Eintracht Frankfurt
Top Goal Scorer: Robert Lewandowski (5 goal)

DFB-Pokal 2016-17 Round of 16 matches
The draw was held on 26 October 2016 at 23:45, with Fabian Hambüchen drawing the games.

Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2
7 February 2017	Hamburger SV	2–0	1. FC Köln
7 February 2017	Astoria Walldorf	1–1 (a.e.t.) 4–5 (penalties)	Arminia Bielefeld
7 February 2017	Bayern Munich	1–0	VfL Wolfsburg
7 February 2017	Greuther Fürth	0–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach
8 February 2017	Sportfreunde Lotte	2–0	1860 Munich
8 February 2017	SV Sandhausen	1–4	Schalke 04
8 February 2017	Borussia Dortmund	1–1 (a.e.t.) 3–2 (penalties)	Hertha BSC
8 February 2017	Hannover 96	1–2	Eintracht Frankfurt

Quarter Final matches
The draw took place on 8 February 2017 at 23:15, with Mark Forster drawing the games.

Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2
28 February 2017	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	Arminia Bielefeld
1 March 2017	Hamburger SV	1–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach
1 March 2017	Bayern Munich	3–0	Schalke 04
14 March 2017	Sportfreunde Lotte	0–3	Borussia Dortmund

Semi final matches
The draw took place on 1 March 2017 at 23:15, with Matthias Sammer drawing the games.

Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2	Venue
25 April 2017	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–1 (a.e.t.) 6–7 (penalties)	Eintracht Frankfurt	BORUSSIA-PARK, Mönchengladbach
26 April 2017	Bayern Munich	2–3	Borussia Dortmund	Allianz Arena, Munich

DFB-Pokal 2016-17 final match
27 May 2017 20:00 CEST, Olympiastadion, Berlin

Eintracht Frankfurt	1–2	Borussia Dortmund
Rebić 29′		Ousmane Dembélé 8′ Aubameyang 67′ (pen.)

DFB-Pokal 2016-17 Top Goal scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich	5
2	Martin Harnik	Hannover 96	4
3	Bobby Wood	Hamburger SV	4
4	Antonio Čolak	Darmstadt 98	3
5	Vincenzo Grifo	SC Freiburg	3

Champion qualification
The DFB-Pokal winner earns an automatic spot in the UEFA Europa League group stage for the following season. However, because Borussia Dortmund, the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal champions, had already secured a UEFA Champions League spot by finishing third in the Bundesliga, the Europa League group stage spot transferred to Hertha BSC, who finished sixth in the league. Consequently, SC Freiburg, who finished seventh, earned the league’s second Europa League qualifying round spot. As DFB-Pokal champions, Dortmund also hosted the 2017 DFL-Supercup, where they faced the Bundesliga champions, Bayern Munich, at the start of the 2017–18 season.