Vintage DFB-Pokal Shirts & Historic German Cup Final Kits
The DFB-Pokal has long provided German clubs with a distinct domestic stage separate from league competition. Defined by knockout intensity and Berlin finals, the tournament has produced memorable shirts associated with dramatic runs and decisive showpieces.
This collection features football shirts worn during DFB-Pokal campaigns, highlighting how German clubs have presented themselves during domestic cup competition across different eras.
From Early Cup Fixtures to Modern Berlin Finals
In its earlier decades, DFB-Pokal shirts typically mirrored standard league-season kits, constructed with durable fabrics and traditional crest embroidery. As sponsorship expanded through the late 20th century, cup finals gained greater visual prominence, with stronger front-of-shirt branding and sharper collar execution becoming more common.
By the 1990s and 2000s, lighter materials and more refined tailoring defined domestic cup appearances. While production techniques evolved, club colour identity remained central to how teams approached the tournament stage.
This range reflects those stylistic transitions across different generations of German cup competition.
DFB-Pokal Shirts & Production Influences
Over time, clubs competing in the DFB-Pokal have worn kits shaped by a variety of supplier partnerships. Established German brands such as adidas played a foundational role in the early decades, while later periods saw broader technical innovation influencing panel layout, badge finishing and sponsor positioning.
Rather than a standardised tournament template, each club’s supplier determined the cut, textile feel, sleeve detailing and sponsor execution of its cup shirts. These production distinctions help identify specific eras within DFB-Pokal history.
Authentic DFB-Pokal Football Shirts
The shirts presented in this collection were issued for the seasons in which clubs competed in the DFB-Pokal. Construction approach, crest attachment style, sponsor application technique and material composition correspond with the manufacturing practices of their respective campaigns.
These are authentic cup-season editions representing German domestic competition as it appeared on the pitch - sourced to reflect original seasonal manufacture rather than subsequent reissues.
