Länderpokal
The Country Cup is by far the oldest cup competition of the DFB national associations in Germany and had various names over the decades. Since 1949/50, he is called "Country Cup ", in that season for the first and last time the contract players were eligible to play and also the East German Länder representatives participated. From 1950/51 he is discharged as " amateur Länderpokal ". He will be conducted from 1950 to 1964 in a simple round and since 1964/65 with return game; since 1996/97 for U - 19 teams since 2001 /02 for U-20 teams.
Only in the last decade was the interest of the spectators and players noticeably. The reason is, inter alia, in the frequently changing game mode (age limit) and the setting of the amateur national team in 1979 to look for. On player page it is still considered as an interesting platform for future career.
Designations for previous, similar competitions were: Crown Prince Cup (1909 to 1918 with regional selection teams), Federal Cup (1919 to 1933 ditto ), Imperial Federation Cup (1934 and 1942 with teams from the provinces or regions ), fighting game Cup (1922 ff every four years until 1934 ).
The trophy is currently held with 21 teams and a visiting team at the sports school of Duisburg- Wedau. Since 2005, he is played according to the Swiss System with 4 rounds in a league
Since 1981 there is also a tournament for Under-21 Women's national teams. This is also played in a group after 4 - ründigem Swiss system. Again, a visiting team is involved. In 2006 took part in the U-15 national team.
Player names 1951-1986
From 1951 to 1963 - the time the top leagues as a top division - the victorious national teams of the respective national associations, giving all used players are listed below. Among well-known names of players who also came for the amateur national team to use and talking in the top leagues of made themselves.
From the Bundesliga start ( and the regional leagues ) 1963/64, here are the victorious national teams ( names of all used players ) of the respective national associations listed to 1986:
Countries Cup 1949/50
In this round was attended by 22 countries national teams of the future two German football associations in the cup competition ( the Saarland not ). Were eligible to participate, the contract player of the top leagues. In the quarterfinals, met on November 13, 1949 the following teams meet:
- Bavaria against Saxony in Nuremberg before 35,000 spectators; Result: 5:1 for Bayern
- Palatinate against Westphalia in Ludwigshafen, before 45,000 spectators; Result: 2:1 for the Palatinate
- Hamburg against Nordwürttemberg in Hamburg before 28,000 spectators; Result: 2-1 for Hamburg
- Lower Saxony against South Württemberg in Osnabrück before 12,000 spectators; Results: 7-0 of Lower Saxony
Was with Saxony, trained the team of Helmut Schön, different from the last representative of the recently founded German Democratic Republic. In the second round Brandenburg ( 2:10 ) to Hamburg, Saxony -Anhalt ( 1:7 ) to Nordwürttemberg and (total) Berlin were 0-3 gates failed to Bavaria.
On January 22, 1950, the two semi-finals were conducted. In Munich, Bavaria sat in front of 30,000 spectators with 6:2 goals against Lower Saxony and the Palatinate by winning in front of 60,000 spectators in Ludwigshafen confidently with 5:0 against Hamburg. The final took place on 19 March 1950, 89,000 spectators in Stuttgart between Bavaria and the Palatinate instead. Without the outstanding playmaker Fritz Walter, Palatine lost the final 0-2 gates.
- Bavaria: Franz Süßmann - Georg Pledl, Ludwig Merz - Gunther Baumann, Jacob Streitle, Herbert Minor - Georg Platzer, Ludwig schlumpp, Horst Schade, Max Appis, Hans Nöth ( Endspielelf ); et al also used Richard Gott Feininger, Franz Hammerl, Oskar Hilner, Otto Brenzke, Hans Hädelt, Hans Brück
- Palatinate: Rudi Fischer - Werner Bassler, Werner Kohlmeyer - Fritz glasses, Werner Liebrich, Georg Gawliczek - Erich Volz, Hermann Laag, Ottmar Walter, Karl Blank, Helmut Müller ( Endspielelf ); et al also used Karl Adam (TW ), Fritz Walter, Hans Vogt, Helmut Easter
- Lower Saxony: Karl Grote - Rudolf Heger, Ernst Naab - Karl -Heinz Gehmlich, Willi Fricke, Hans Haferkamp - Gustav Wöhler, Fritz Apel, Adolf Vetter, Walter stool, Ernst- Otto Meyer ( semifinal ); et al also used Felix Gerritzen
- Hamburg: Rudolf Schoenbeck - Hans Appel, Heinz Hempel - Harald Stender, Josef Posipal, Heinz bottle bung - Peter Zimmermann, Edmund Adamkiewicz, Kurt Hinsch, Kurt Manja, Erich Ebeling ( semifinal ); also used: Hans Kowalkowski, Henry Peper (TW ) and Karl -Heinz Henry, Herbert Dannemann, Rolf tube Berg, Alfred Beck