Liga third-place finish runners-up Unterhaching took up their qualifying spot through the Bavarian Cup.
The Bavarian Cup, officially referred to as the Bayerischer Toto-Pokal for sponsorship reasons was established in 1998.
Until 2009 it was contested by only eight clubs, qualified through the seven annual regional cup competitions.
Liga and Regionalliga Bayern and the 24 District Cup (Kreispokale) winners qualified directly for the first round of the competition, as were the 2014–15 Bayernliga champions and the two participants in the Regionalliga qualification round.
[3][4][5] For the 2015–16 edition this meant, with league membership in the 2014–15 season taken as reference, the two Bavarian 3.
The 24 Kreispokal winners, after being allocated to their respective region, were permitted to select the team they wished to play against rather than having a club drawn against them.
The second spot awarded to the Bavarian Football Association for the first round of the German Cup will go to the best-placed non-reserve side in the Regionalliga Bayern.
Liga Unterhaching took up their Cup winners spot in the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal while Regionalliga Bayern champions Jahn Regensburg qualified through the league path.