The FC Augsburg, record winner of the competition, currently in the second division, would therefore not have been able to enter its first team.

A fixed rule of the competition was that the lower classed team would always have home advantage.

Further in the past, another rule stipulated that the lower classed team did not need to win a tie to advance, a draw being sufficient.

The cup operated on a system where it is split into three regions, Augsburg, Allgäu and Donau.

At the end of this process was the Schwaben Cup final which was played at a neutral ground.

On a large number of occasions, the FC Augsburg has qualified for the German Cup on merit of its membership to the 2.