| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany | 
| Teams | 57 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | VfL Wolfsburg | 
| Runner-up | SC Sand | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 56 | 
| Goals scored | 300 (5.36 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Nina Burger (8 goals) | 
The DFB-Pokal 2015–16 was the 36th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football.
Results
First round
The draw for the first round was held on 14 July 2015, it was divided into a Northern and Southern draw. The top seven teams from the last Bundesliga season received a bye to the second round.[1][2]
| 22 August 2015 | VfL Bochum | 0–3 | SV Werder Bremen | Bochum | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report (in German) | Sanders  Schiechtl Goddard  | 
Stadium: Athletics place at Rewirpowerstadion Attendance: 150 Referee: Laura Duske (Leverkusen)  | 
| 22 August 2015 | Hallescher FC | 0–6 | Herforder SV | Halle (Saale) | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report (in German) | Oduro  Knipp Ronzetti Althof  | 
Stadium: Erdgas Sportpark Attendance: 47 Referee: Miriam Schweinefuß (Rieder)  | 
| 22 August 2015 | DJK-VfL Billerbeck | 3–2 | FFV Leipzig | Billerbeck | 
| 16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Haberecht  Schulte  | 
Report (in German) | Herrmann  Ebersbach  | 
Stadium: Sportzentrum Helker Berg Attendance: 210 Referee: Caroline Telahr (Essen)  | 
| 22 August 2015 | Karlsruher SC | 1–4 | FC Köln | Karlsruhe | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Bertsch  | 
Report (in German) | Pyko  Munk Kalin Zielinski  | 
Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 261 Referee: Melissa Joos (Leinfelden-Echterdingen)  | 
| 23 August 2015 | Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf | 1–5 (a.e.t.) | SV Meppen | Hohen Neuendorf | 
| 11:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Pantelmann  | 
Report (in German) | Weiss  Anane Berentzen  | 
Stadium: Sportanlage Niederheide Attendance: 120 Referee: Sandra Blumenthal (Pritzwalk)  | 
| 23 August 2015 | FFC Gera | 0–12 | FSV Gütersloh | Gera | 
| 11:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report (in German) | Grünheid  Wolf Jäger Aradini Hermes  | 
Stadium: Sportareal Gera-Liebschwitz Attendance: 136 Referee: Daniela Illing (Limbach-Oberfrohna)  | 
| 23 August 2015 | Magdeburger FFC | 2–1 | GSV Moers | Magdeburg | 
| 11:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Weiß  Vogelhuber  | 
Report (in German) | Roth  | 
Stadium: Heinrich Germer Stadium Attendance: 60 Referee: Christine Weigelt (Leipzig)  | 
| 23 August 2015 | SV Union Meppen | 6–0 | SFC Stern | Meppen | 
| 11:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Manthey  Kappel Gößling Brand Haar  | 
Report (in German) | Stadium: Waldstadion Meppen-Esterfeld Attendance: 165 Referee: Marina Wozniak (Herne)  | 
| 23 August 2015 | SV Hegnach | 4–1 | FC Nürnberg | Waiblingen | 
| 11:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Reichel  Baumann Waldenmaier  | 
Report (in German) | Büttel  | 
Stadium: Sportplatz Hegnach Attendance: 400 Referee: Silke Fritz (Abtsgmünd)  | 
| 23 August 2015 | SV Henstedt-Ulzburg | 0–6 | FF USV Jena | Henstedt-Ulzburg | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report (in German) | Melhado  Rudelic Voňková Landeka Arnold Hearn  | 
Stadium: Stadion am Schäferkampsweg Attendance: 220 Referee: Susann Kunkel (Hamburg)  | 
| 23 August 2015 | TuRa Meldorf | 1–0 | FC Neubrandenburg | Meldorf | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Hamann  | 
Report (in German) | Stadium: Stadion an der Promenade Attendance: 90 Referee: Jacqueline Herrmann (Hamburg)  | 
| 23 August 2015 | ATS Buntentor | 2–6 | Holstein Kiel | Bremen | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Luerssen  Karpe  | 
Report (in German) | Auerochs  Timmermann Hild Weigel  | 
Stadium: BSA Kuhhirten Attendance: 50 Referee: Sina Diekmann (Lobach (Bevern))  | 
| 23 August 2015 | Bramfelder SV | 2–3 | BV Cloppenburg | Hamburg | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Albrecht  | 
Report (in German) | Chandraratne  Winczo Josten  | 
Stadium: Stadion Ellernreihe Attendance: 196 Referee: Mirka Derlin (Bad Schwartau)  | 
| 23 August 2015 | FC Union Berlin | 1–4 | FC Lübars | Berlin | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Budde  | 
Report (in German) | Wojtecki  Prvulovic Dey Korkmaz  | 
Stadium: Fritz Lesch Sportanlage Attendance: 227 Referee: Inka Müller-Schmäh (Potsdam)  | 
| 23 August 2015 | FSV Lokomotive Dresden | 0–5 | FSV Babelsberg | Dresden | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report (in German) | Helpa  Karaszewski Gohlke  | 
Stadium: Sportpark Ostra Platz 6 Attendance: 200 Referee: Susann Dittmar (Dresden)  | 
| 23 August 2015 | FFC Niederkirchen | 1–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Niederkirchen | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Arcangioli  | 
Report (in German) | Šundov  Schwab T.Knaak  | 
Stadium: Sportgelände Nachtweide Attendance: 210 Referee: Ines Appelmann (Alzey)  | 
| 23 August 2015 | TSV Crailsheim | 2–5 | SC Sand | Crailsheim | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Wich  Nußelt  | 
Report (in German) | Savin  Burger Meyer  | 
Stadium: Schönebürgstadion Attendance: 150 Referee: Karoline Wacker (Marbach am Neckar)  | 
| 23 August 2015 | Fortuna Köln | 1–6 | FC Saarbrücken | Cologne | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Pereira  | 
Report (in German) | Reiter  Mayer McKibben Leykauf  | 
Stadium: Südstadion Attendance: 254 Referee: Kathrin Heimann (Gladbeck)  | 
| 23 August 2015 | SC Siegelbach | 2–4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Kaiserslautern | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mey  | 
Report (in German) | Pfeiffer  Müller Kalkan  | 
Stadium: Sportplatz Siegelbach Attendance: 400 Referee: Samira Bologna (Seelbach)  | 
| 23 August 2015 | SV Dirmingen | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)  | TuS Issel | Eppelborn | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Morche  Lambert  | 
Report (in German) | Ballmann  Kohr Mayer  | 
Stadium: Sportplatz Dirmingen Attendance: 240 Referee: Fabienne Michel (Gau-Odernheim)  | 
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| 23 August 2015 | TSG Neu-Isenburg | 0–5 | PSV Freiburg | Neu-Isenburg | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report (in German) | Klein  Pahl Meier Hazel  | 
Stadium: Sportplatz Neu-Isenburg Attendance: 385 Referee: Sonja Kuttelwascher (Ilvesheim)  | 
| 23 August 2015 | TSV Schott | 1–3 | MSV Duisburg | Mainz | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Freigang  | 
Report (in German) | Luís  Nati  | 
Stadium: Otto-Schott-Sportzentrum Attendance: 250 Referee: Hanna Schlemmer (Nußbach)  | 
| 23 August 2015 | FSV Hessen Wetzlar | 3–0 | SV Weinberg | Wetzlar | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Konhäuser  | 
Report (in German) | Stadium: Stadion Wetzlar Attendance: 180 Referee: Sabine Stadler (Fulda)  | 
| 23 August 2015 | VfL Sindelfingen | 3–0 | ETSV Würzburg | Sindelfingen | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Moraitou  Selensky Grimm  | 
Report (in German) | Stadium: Floschenstadion Attendance: 76 Referee: Christine Baitinger (Friesenheim)  | 
| 23 August 2015 | FFC Montabaur | 1–6 | Alemannia Aachen | Montabaur | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Zimmermann  | 
Report (in German) | Bemmelen  Zsolt Bartoschek Tsutsumi  | 
Stadium: Sportplatz Montabaur-Eschelbach Attendance: 100 Referee: Nadine Westerhoff (Bochum)  | 
Second round
The draw for the second round took place on 27 August 2015. The 25 teams which advanced from the first round were joined by the top seven teams from the last Bundesliga season (FC Bayern Munich, VfL Wolfsburg, FFC Frankfurt, FFC Turbine Potsdam, SGS Essen, TSG Hoffenheim and SC Freiburg).[3][4]
| 26 September 2015 | PSV Freiburg | 0–14 | FFC Frankfurt | Freiburg | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report (in German) | Garefrekes  Prießen van Egmond Laudehr Linden Ōgimi Groenen  | 
Stadium: Sportanlage PSV Freiburg Attendance: 600 Referee: Karoline Wacker (Marbach am Neckar)  | 
| 26 September 2015 | SV Hegnach | 3–1 | TuS Issel | Waiblingen | 
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Mayer  Baumann Bonuso  | 
Report (in German) | Ballmann  | 
Stadium: Sportplatz Hegnach Attendance: 400 Referee: Alessa Plass (Augsburg)  | 
| 26 September 2015 | DJK-VfL Billerbeck | 0–19 | VfL Wolfsburg | Billerbeck | 
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report (in German) | Faißt  Dickenmann Jensen Goeßling Jakabfi Popp Kerschowski  | 
Stadium: Sportzentrum Helker Berg Attendance: 2200 Referee: Laura Duske (Leverkusen)  | 
| 27 September 2015 | Alemannia Aachen | 0–9 | SC Sand | Aachen | 
| 11:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report (in German) | Möthrath  Burger Savin Meyer van Bonn Stoller  | 
Stadium: Stadion West Attendance: 125 Referee: Franziska Erkes (Korschenbroich)  | 
| 27 September 2015 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–4 | FC Köln | Mönchengladbach | 
| 11:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Pfeiffer  | 
Report (in German) | Munk  Gerhardt Zielinski Ehegötz  | 
Stadium: Grenzlandstadion Attendance: 210 Referee: Kathrin Heimann (Gladbeck)  | 
| 27 September 2015 | BV Cloppenburg | 1–2 | FF USV Jena | Cloppenburg | 
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | McCarthy  | 
Report (in German) | van den Heiligenberg  Hausicke  | 
Stadium: TimePartner Arena Attendance: 283 Referee: Imke Lohmeyer (Holtland)  | 
| 27 September 2015 | TuRa Meldorf | 0–8 | SV Werder Bremen | Meldorf | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report (in German) | König  Wallenhorst Ulbrich Volkmer Schiechtl Eta  | 
Stadium: Stadion an der Promenade Attendance: 90 Referee: Svenja Pleuß (Schwarme)  | 
| 27 September 2015 | Holstein Kiel | 0–11 | FFC Turbine Potsdam | Kiel | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report (in German) | Huth  Mauro Schmidt Draws Rauch  | 
Stadium: Stadion Waldwiese Attendance: 750 Referee: Susann Kunkel (Hamburg)  | 
| 27 September 2015 | SV Union Meppen | 0–9 | SGS Essen | Meppen | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report (in German) | Hartmann  Schüller Doorsoun Brüggemann Freutel  | 
Stadium: Waldstadion Meppen-Esterfeld Attendance: 188 Referee: Nadine Westerhoff (Bochum)  | 
| 27 September 2015 | Magdeburger FFC | 1–4 | Herforder SV | Magdeburg | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Bartke  | 
Report (in German) | Knipp  Ronzetti  | 
Stadium: Heinrich Germer Stadium Attendance: 90 Referee: Saskia Geweke (Holle)  | 
| 27 September 2015 | FSV Gütersloh | 2–4 | SV Meppen | Rheda-Wiedenbrück | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Pollmann  Wolf  | 
Report (in German) | Winters  Gieseke Berentzen  | 
Stadium: Tönnies Arena Attendance: 110 Referee: Sina Diekmann (Lobach (Bevern))  | 
| 27 September 2015 | FSV Babelsberg | 0–4 | FC Lübars | Potsdam | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report (in German) | Csiszár  Rácz Schauss  | 
Stadium: Sportanlage in der Rudolf-Breitscheid-Straße Attendance: 250 Referee: Sandra Stolz (Pritzwalk)  | 
| 27 September 2015 | MSV Duisburg | 0–3 | FC Bayern Munich | Duisburg | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report (in German) | Däbritz  Wenninger Beckmann  | 
Stadium: PCC-Stadion Attendance: 753 Referee: Marina Wozniak (Herne)  | 
| 27 September 2015 | VfL Sindelfingen | 0–6 | SC Freiburg | Sindelfingen | 
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report (in German) | Magull  Kayikci Starke Streng Petermann  | 
Stadium: Floschenstadion Attendance: 135 Referee: Fabienne Michel (Gau-Odernheim)  | 
| 27 September 2015 | FC Saarbrücken | 0–5 | TSG Hoffenheim | Saarbrücken | 
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report (in German) | Moser  Billa Bürger Chojnowski  | 
Stadium: Kieselhumes Attendance: 250 Referee: Christine Baitinger (Friesenheim)  | 
| 27 September 2015 | FSV Hessen Wetzlar | 0–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Wetzlar | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report (in German) | Petzelberger  Beck  | 
Stadium: Stadion Wetzlar Attendance: 400 Referee: Katrin Rafalski (Baunatal)  | 
Round of 16
The draw for the Round of 16 was held on 10 October 2015.[5][6]
| 7 November 2015 | FC Köln | 0–4 | FF USV Jena | Cologne | 
| 11:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report (in German) | Hearn  Voňková Landeka Martin  | 
Stadium: Franz-Kremer-Stadion Attendance: 215 Referee: Marina Wozniak (Herne)  | 
| 7 November 2015 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | SGS Essen | Wolfsburg | 
| 13:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Popp  Pajor  | 
Report (in German) | Ando  | 
Stadium: VfL-Stadion am Elsterweg Attendance: 718 Referee: Inka Müller-Schmäh (Potsdam)  | 
| 7 November 2015 | SV Hegnach | 2–3 | FC Lübars | Waiblingen | 
| 13:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Schindler  Schmidt  | 
Report (in German) | Wojtecki  Csiszár Niciński  | 
Stadium: Sportplatz Hegnach Attendance: 600 Referee: Angelika Söder (Ingolstadt)  | 
| 7 November 2015 | FFC Turbine Potsdam | 4–0 | TSG Hoffenheim | Potsdam | 
| 13:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Huth  Makanza Rauch  | 
Report (in German) | Stadium: Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion Attendance: 1,420 Referee: Daniela Illing (Limbach-Oberfrohna)  | 
| 8 November 2015 | Herforder SV | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | SC Sand | Herford | 
| 11:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Knipp  Oduro Ronzetti  | 
Report (in German) | Damnjanović  Škorvánková  | 
Stadium: Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion Attendance: 164 Referee: Imke Lohmeyer (Holtland)  | 
| 8 November 2015 | FC Bayern Munich | 2–0 | FFC Frankfurt | Munich | 
| 13:15 CET (UTC+01:00) | Miedema  Behringer  | 
Report (in German) | Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion Attendance: 1,760 Referee: Marija Kurtes (Düsseldorf)  | 
| 8 November 2015 | SV Meppen | 1–3 | SV Werder Bremen | Meppen | 
| 14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Gieseke  | 
Report (in German) | Sanders  Wallenhorst  | 
Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 511 Referee: Kathrin Heimann (Gladbeck)  | 
| 8 November 2015 | SC Freiburg | 4–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Freiburg | 
| 14:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Kayikci  Schöne Petermann Gwinn  | 
Report (in German) | Stadium: Möslestadion Attendance: 349 Referee: Karoline Wacker (Marbach am Neckar)  | 
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals draw took place on 15 November 2015. FC Lübars is the only remaining team not playing in the Bundesliga, being part of the 2. Bundesliga.[7][8]
| SV Werder Bremen | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | FC Bayern Munich | 
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| Report (in German)  | 
Lewandowski  Miedema  | 
| FC Lübars | 0–1 | SC Freiburg | 
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| Report (in German)  | 
Kayikci  | 
| FFC Turbine Potsdam | 0–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 
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| Report (in German)  | 
Hansen  Fischer  | 
Semifinals
The semifinals draw took place on 16 December 2015.[9][10]
| SC Sand | 2–1 | FC Bayern Munich | 
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| Damnjanović  Van Bonn  | 
Report (in German)  | 
Miedema  | 
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | SC Freiburg | 
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| Popp  Peter  | 
Report (in German)  | 
Gwinn  | 
Final
| SC Sand | 1–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 
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| Damnjanović  | 
Report (in German)  | 
Jakabfi  | 
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Topscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals[11] | 
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| 1 | SC Sand | 8 | |
| 2 | FSV Gütersloh 2009 | 7 | |
| 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | |||
| VfL Wolfsburg | |||
| 5 | SC Sand | 5 | |
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| VfL Wolfsburg | |||
| 9 | 1. FFC Frankfurt | 4 | |
| SGS Essen | |||
| VfL Wolfsburg | |||
| FC Bayern Munich | 
References
- ↑ "25 PAARUNGEN DER ERSTEN RUNDE GEZOGEN" (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2015.
 - ↑ "1. RUNDE (22.08.2015 - 23.08.2015)" (in German). 27 March 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
 - ↑ "Meinert to draw pairings of the second round" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
 - ↑ "DFB Cup second round: Bayern travel to Duisburg". DFB. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
 - ↑ "Round of 16 draw to be held on 10 October" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
 - ↑ "Bayern gegen Frankfurt: Topspiel im Achtelfinale". dfb. 10 October 2015.
 - ↑ "Navina Omilade lost pokalviertelfinale aus" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
 - ↑ "Viertelfinale: Potsdam im Topspiel gegen Titelverteidiger Wolfsburg" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
 - ↑ "Lichtlein lost auch Frauen-Pokalhalbfinale aus" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
 - ↑ "Halbfinale ausgelost: Wolfsburg gegen Freiburg, Bayern in Sand" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
 - ↑ Topscorers