[2][3] All twenty one winners were qualified for the first round of the German Cup in the following season.
Three additional clubs were also qualified for the first round of the German Cup, these being from the three largest state associations, Bavaria, Westphalia and Lower Saxony.
In Bavaria the best-placed Regionalliga Bayern non-reserve team is qualified for DFB-Pokal while in Westphalia a play-off is conducted to determine this club.
[1] In February 2016 it was announced that German broadcaster ARD for the first time would show all 21 Verbandspokal finals live in a conference as well as live stream them and that all finals would be played on the same date, 28 May 2016.
[5] The finals of the 2015–16 Verbandspokal competitions:[5] The clubs qualified through the Verbandspokale for the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal by league:[6]