The seven Bezirke in Bavaria each play their own cup competition which in turn used to function as a qualifying to the German Cup (DFB-Pokal). Since 1998 these seven cup-winners plus the losing finalist of the region that won the previous event advance to the newly introduced Bavarian Cup, the Toto-Pokal. The two finalists of this competition advance to the German Cup. Bavarian clubs which play in the first or second Bundesliga are not permitted to take part in the event, their reserve teams however can.[1] The seven regional cup winners plus the finalist from last season's winners region are qualified for the first round. It was the first time the competition had been expanded from seven to eight teams.
The following eight clubs qualified for the 2001 Bavarian Cup:
Bavarian Cup season 2000-01
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Teams qualified for the next round in bold.
| Region | Date | Winner | Finalist | Result |
| Oberbayern Cup | 8 May 2001 | FC Bayern Munich II | SV Nußdorf am Inn | 4-0 |
| Niederbayern Cup | 8 May 2001 | SpVgg Landshut | SpVgg Hankofen-Hailing | 3-2 |
| Schwaben Cup | 8 May 2001 | FC Gundelfingen | FC Königsbrunn | 0-0 / 4-3 after pen. |
| Oberpfalz Cup | 1 May 2001 | Jahn Regensburg | SV Hubertus Köfering | 9-0 |
| Mittelfranken Cup | 22 May 2001 | 1. FC Nuremberg II | 1. SC Feucht | 1-1 / 4-3 after pen. |
| Oberfranken Cup | 22 May 2001 | SpVgg Bayreuth | FC Lichtenfels | 2-0 |
| Unterfranken Cup | 8 May 2001 | Würzburger FV | Alemannia Haibach | 2-0 |
- The SV Nußdorf am Inn, runners-up of the Oberbayern Cup is the eights team qualified for the Bavarian Cup due to the FC Ismaning from Oberbayern having won the Cup in the previous season.
| Date | Home | Away | Result |
| 24 May 2001 | SV Nußdorf am Inn | Würzburger FV | 1-3 |
| 29 May 2001 | SpVgg Landshut | Jahn Regensburg | 1-4 |
| 29 May 2001 | SpVgg Bayreuth | 1. FC Nuremberg II | 3-5 |
| 29 May 2001 | FC Gundelfingen | FC Bayern Munich II | 1-2 |
| Date | Home | Away | Result |
| 1 June 2001 | Jahn Regensburg | FC Bayern Munich II | 2-2 / 4-2 after pen. |
| 5 June 2001 | Würzburger FV | 1. FC Nuremberg II | 3-1 |
| Date | Home | Away | Result | Attendance |
| 20 July 2001 | Würzburger FV | Jahn Regensburg | 0-3 | 760 |
The two clubs, Würzburger FV and Jahn Regensburg, who qualified through the Bavarian Cup for the DFB Cup 2001-02 both were knocked out in the first round of the national cup competition:
- Deutschlands Fussball in Zahlen 2000/01 (in German) Yearbook of German football, author: DSFS, publisher: Agon Sport Verlag, published: 2002, page: 260
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