DFB-Pokal 2018-19 was the 76th season of the annual German football cup competition. The 2018–19 DFB-Pokal featured 64 teams, including all clubs from the previous Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga seasons. The competition started on 17 August 2018, spanning six rounds, and culminated in the final at Berlin’s Olympiastadion on 25 May 2019. This venue, which has hosted the final since 1985, remains a symbolically neutral ground for the tournament’s climax.
Reigning champions Eintracht Frankfurt, who defeated Bayern Munich 3–1 in the previous final, were eliminated in the first round by fourth-division SSV Ulm in a surprising 2–1 upset. Bayern Munich ultimately secured the title with a decisive 3–0 victory over RB Leipzig, marking their 19th DFB-Pokal win and completing their 12th domestic double. This achievement led to Bayern’s matchup with Bundesliga runners-up Borussia Dortmund in the 2019 DFL-Supercup. Bayern’s Champions League qualification through the Bundesliga allowed VfL Wolfsburg, who finished sixth, to enter the group stage of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, with seventh-placed Eintracht Frankfurt also securing a spot in the competition’s second round.
Champions: 
Bayern Munich (19th title)
Runner-up: 
RB Leipzig
Top Goal Scorer: 
Robert Lewandowski (7 goal)
DFB-Pokal 2018-19 Round of 16 matches
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 4 November 2018 at 18:00, with Serdal Celebi drawing the matches.
Date Team 1 Result Team 2
5 February 2019 
Hamburger SV1–0 
1. FC Nürnberg
5 February 2019 
1. FC Heidenheim2–1 
Bayer Leverkusen
5 February 2019 
MSV Duisburg1–3 
SC Paderborn
5 February 2019 
Borussia Dortmund3–3 (a.e.t.)
2–4 (penalties)
Werder Bremen
6 February 2019 
Holstein Kiel0–1 
FC Augsburg
6 February 2019 RB Leipzig1–0 
VfL Wolfsburg
6 February 2019 
Schalke 044–1 
Fortuna Düsseldorf
6 February 2019 
Hertha BSC2–3 (a.e.t.) Bayern Munich
Quarter Final matches
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 10 February 2019 at 18:15, with Fabian Böhm drawing the matches.
Date Team 1 Result Team 2
2 April 2019 SC Paderborn0–2 Hamburger SV
2 April 2019 FC Augsburg1–2 (a.e.t.) RB Leipzig
3 April 2019 Bayern Munich5–4 1. FC Heidenheim
3 April 2019 Schalke 040–2 Werder Bremen
DFB-Pokal 2018-19 Semi final matches
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 7 April 2019 at 18:00, with Lena Goeßling drawing the matches.
Date Team 1 Result Team 2 Venue
23 April 2019 Hamburger SV1–3 RB LeipzigVolksparkstadion, Hamburg
24 April 2019 Werder Bremen2–3 Bayern MunichWeser-Stadion, Bremen
DFB-Pokal 2018-19 final match
25 May 2019 20:00 CEST, Olympiastadion, Berlin
| RB Leipzig |
0–3 | Bayern Munich |
Lewandowski  29′, 85′Coman 78′ |
DFB-Pokal 2018-19 Top Goal scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich7
2 
Pierre-Michel Lasogga Hamburger SV6
3 Robert Glatzel 1. FC Heidenheim4
4 
Dodi Lukebakio Fortuna Düsseldorf4
5 Simon Terodde
1. FC Köln4
