Bundesliga do not enter but were instead directly qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal.
[2][3] All twenty-one winners qualified for the first round of the German Cup in the following season.
Three additional clubs 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 non-reserve Regionalliga Bayern team qualified for the DFB-Pokal while in Westphalia the spot alternated between the Oberliga Westfalen champion and best-placed Westphalian team from the Regionalliga West.