since 1960, the winner of the dfb-pokal qualified for the european cup winners' cup. if the cup winner had already qualified for the european club champions cup, the losing finalist moved into the cup winners' cup instead. following the abolition of the cup winners' cup in 1999, the winner of the dfb-pokal qualified for the uefa cup, known as the uefa europa league since 2009. if the dfb-pokal winner or both finalists qualify through the bundesliga for european cup competitions, the best placed team of the bundesliga not already qualified for at least the europa league receives the spot.