[2][3] All twenty-one winners 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.
The Lower Saxony Cup was split into two paths, one for teams from the 3.
In Bavaria the best-placed Regionalliga Bayern non-reserve team qualified for the DFB-Pokal while in Westphalia a play-off was conducted to determine this club.
[1] The finals of the 2018–19 Verbandspokal competitions (winners listed in bold):