The Thuringia Football Association (German: Thüringer Fußball-Verband, TFV) is its governing body.

Liga, Regionalliga, NOFV-Oberliga Süd, Thüringenliga and Landesklasse Thüringen are eligible to play in the cup.

Clubs from 3rd Liga and several other teams (determined by a draw) get a first-round bye.

After rivals FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt and FC Carl Zeiss Jena had only met in the final in the preceding years, they met in the quarter-final of the 2005–06 season.

Jena took home a 4–2 penalty shootout win in front of 11,000 spectators.