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The German Cup (official German name: " DFB -Pokal", after ''Deutscher Fußball Bund Pokal'' or German Football Association Cup) is an elimination Football (soccer) tournament held annually. It is the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. Each football club which participates in the German football league system is entitled to enter the tournament. The clubs of the lower leagues play in regional qualification rounds, with the winners joining the teams of the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga in the main round of the tournament of the following year. Each elimination is determined by a single game held on the ground of one of the two participating teams. Since 1985 the final has been held each year at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin . The first German Cup final was contested in the . After a ten year interruption due to World War II , the West German Football Association re-introduced the competition in 1952 . The most recent winner, in the 2004 - 05 season, is Bayern Munich , which also won the Bundesliga title. (Freie Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund Pokal or Free German Trade Union Federation Cup) was introduced in 1949 . It was awarded annually until 1991 after German Reunification in 1990 led to the merger of the football leagues of the two Germanys. Since 1981 women's football clubs have competed for the Women's German Cup (Frauen-DFB-Pokal). 2005/2006 QUARTERFINAL RESULTS
2006 SEMIFINAL RESULTS AND RECAPS April 11, 2006 Ioannis Amanatidis' 16th minute goal was all host Eintracht required to get past a sluggish Bielefeld club and into the Pokalfinal for the first time in 18 years. April 12, 2006 Claudio Pizarro added two goals late, but it was Owen Hargreaves long-range tally in the 14th minute which secured visiting Bayern's passage past a pesky St. Pauli side and on to the Pokalfinal. 2006 FINALS RESULT AND RECAP April 29, 2006, Olympiastadion-Berlin Both teams struggled a bit with a rain-soaked sloppy pitch, but FC Bayern München prevailed, winning the DFB-Pokal in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1966 and 67. Once again it was Claudio Pizarro who found the net for the Bavarians, and his 59th minute goal was enough to ensure victory. ALL FINALS FOR THE GERMAN CUP Performance By Club EXTERNAL LINKS
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