2020–21 BBL-Pokal
basketball league season
The 2020–21 BBL-Pokal was the 54th season of the BBL-Pokal, the domestic cup competition of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
Bayern Munich defeated Alba Berlin in the final to win their third title.
Participants
The sixteen highest placed teams from the 2019–20 Basketball Bundesliga, without the relegated teams and promoted teams, qualified for the tournament.
Format
The format was changed for this season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 16 teams were split into four qualification tournaments of four teams (North and South). The winner of each tournament qualified for the final four.
Standings
Round and draw dates
Qualification tournament
The teams were split into a "North" and "South" zone and played a four-team tournament at a pre-selected venue. The draw was held on 3 September 2020.
The first placed team in each tournament qualified for the final four.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some games were played behind closed doors.
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