The 2024–25 Verbandspokal (English: 2024–25 Association Cup) consists of twenty-one regional cup competitions, the Verbandspokale, the qualifying competition for the 2025–26 DFB-Pokal, the German Cup.[1]
All clubs from the 3. Liga and below could enter the regional Verbandspokale, subject to the rules and regulations of each region. Clubs from the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga do not enter but were instead directly qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal. Reserve teams are not permitted to take part in the DFB-Pokal or the Verbandspokale. The precise rules of each regional Verbandspokal were laid down by the regional football association organising it.[2][3]
All twenty-one winners qualify for the first round of the German Cup in the following season. Three additional clubs also qualify for the first round of the German Cup, these being from the three largest state associations, Bavaria, Westphalia and Lower Saxony. The Lower Saxony Cup is split into two paths, one for teams from the 3. Liga and the Regionalliga Nord and one for the teams from lower leagues. The winners of both paths qualify for the DFB-Pokal. In Bavaria the best-placed non-reserve Regionalliga Bayern team qualifies for the DFB-Pokal, while in Westphalia the spot alternates between the Oberliga Westfalen champion and best-placed Westphalian team from the Regionalliga West. This season, the best-placed Regionalliga West team qualifies.[1][4]
Most of the finals of the Verbandspokal competitions will be played on the Amateurs' Final Day (German: Finaltag der Amateure), on 24 May 2025.
The finals of the 2024–25 Verbandspokal competitions (winners listed in bold):