Rules and History
The seven Bezirke in Bavaria each play their own cup competition which in turn used to function as a qualifying to the German Cup (DFB-Pokal). Since 1998 these seven cup-winners plus the losing finalist of the region that won the previous event advance to the newly introduced Bavarian Cup, the Toto-Pokal. The two finalists of this competition advance to the German Cup. Bavarian clubs which play in the first and second Fußball-Bundesliga are not permitted to take part in the event, their reserve teams however can.
The seven regional cup winners plus the finalist from last seasons winners region were qualified for the first round.
Read more about this topic: 2009 Bavarian Cup
Famous quotes containing the words rules and, rules and/or history:
“Children can’t make their own rules and no child is happy without them. The great need of the young is for authority that protects them against the consequences of their own primitive passions and their lack of experience, that provides with guides for everyday behavior and that builds some solid ground they can stand on for the future.”
—Leontine Young (20th century)
“Logic teaches rules for presentation, not thinking.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“Perhaps universal history is the history of the diverse intonation of some metaphors.”
—Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986)