2013–14 DFB-Pokal
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| Country | Germany | ||
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| Teams | 64 | ||
| Champions | Bayern Munich | ||
| Runners-up | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Matches played | 63 | ||
| Goals scored | 193 (3.06 per match) | ||
| Top goal scorer(s) |
Thomas Müller (8 goals) |
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The 2013–14 DFB-Pokal was the 71st season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 2 August 2013 with the first of six rounds and ended on 17 May 2014 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Bayern Munich went on to win the competition, defeating Borussia Dortmund 2–0 in the final.
The winners would qualify for the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, but as both finalists have already qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, the seventh-placed Bundesliga team will qualify instead.
The following 64 teams qualified for the competition:
1 The three regions with the most participating teams in their league competitions (Bavaria, Lower Saxony, Westphalia) are allowed to enter two teams for the competition. In addition, Württemberg may send another team, due to the ban for Dynamo Dresden.
2 Dynamo Dresden have been banned from competing after violent behavior from their fans in the 2012–13 DFB-Pokal 2nd round match against Hannover 96.
3 FC Nöttingen qualified as losing finalists as winners Karlsruher SC already qualified through their league position.
4 FV Illertissen qualified as 3rd placed team in the 2012–13 Regionalliga Bayern as winners 1860 Munich II and runners-up Bayern Munich II are ineligible to play in the DFB-Pokal.
5 As Lower Saxony Cup Winners VfL Osnabrück qualified through their league position and the Lower Saxony FA is allocated two places for the DFB-Pokal the losing semi-finalists had to play a playoff for the second spot. Rehden beat U.L.M. Wolfsburg 3–0 in this playoff.
6 As Westphalia finalists Arminia Bielefeld qualified through their league position and the Westphalia FA is allocated two places for the DFB-Pokal the second spot goes to one of the semi-finalists. As the other losing semi-finalists SC Preußen Münster also qualified through their league position SV Lippstadt qualify without having to play a playoff.
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