The Western German Cup was a men's competition organised by the Western German Football Association. It was staged from 1949–50 to 1973–74 and later served as the western German qualifying competition for the DFB-Pokal. No edition was held in 1954–55. Several later titles were determined without a final from the performance of the western German entrants in the DFB-Pokal or are listed retrospectively. The separate Western German Association Cup staged by the West German Football Association in 1931–32 and 1932–33 is not part of this title line.
SeasonWestern German Cup winnerRunner-upTrophy
1973/74
Knockout competition		Arminia BielefeldBorussia Dortmund
Final: Arminia Bielefeld 2–1 Borussia Dortmund.
1972/73
Determined through the DFB-Pokal		Rot-Weiss Essen-
No final was played; Rot-Weiss Essen is listed retrospectively as title holder.
1971/72
Determined through the DFB-Pokal		Wuppertaler SV-
No final was played; Wuppertaler SV is listed retrospectively as title holder.
1970/71
Determined through the DFB-Pokal		Fortuna Düsseldorf-
No final was played; Fortuna Düsseldorf is listed retrospectively as title holder.
1969/70
Determined through the DFB-Pokal		Wuppertaler SV-
No final was played; Wuppertaler SV is listed retrospectively as title holder.
1968/69
Determined through the DFB-Pokal		Preußen Münster-
No final was played; Preußen Münster is listed retrospectively as title holder after finishing as the best WFV Cup entrant in the DFB-Pokal.
1967/68
Determined through the DFB-Pokal		VfL Bochum-
No final was played; VfL Bochum is listed retrospectively as title holder after finishing as the best western German entrant in the DFB-Pokal.
1966/67
Knockout competition		Alemannia AachenSchwarz-Weiß Essen
Final: Alemannia Aachen 2–1 Schwarz-Weiß Essen.
1965/66
Knockout competition		Arminia BielefeldAlemannia Aachen
Final: Arminia Bielefeld 3–2 Alemannia Aachen.
1964/65
Determined through the DFB-Pokal		Borussia Dortmund-
No final was played; Borussia Dortmund is listed retrospectively as title holder after finishing as the best western German entrant in the DFB-Pokal.
1963/64
Title play-off		1. FC KölnFC Schalke 04
Title play-off: 1. FC Köln 3–0 Schalke 04. Both clubs had achieved the same result in the DFB-Pokal.
1962/63
Determined through the DFB-Pokal		BV Borussia 09 Dortmund-
No final was played; Borussia Dortmund is listed retrospectively as title holder after finishing as the best western German entrant in the DFB-Pokal.
1961/62
Determined through the DFB-Pokal		Fortuna Düsseldorf-
No final was played; Fortuna Düsseldorf is listed retrospectively as title holder after finishing as the best western German entrant in the DFB-Pokal.
1960/61
Determined through the DFB-Pokal		Sportfreunde Hamborn 07-
No final was played; Sportfreunde Hamborn 07 is listed retrospectively as title holder after finishing as the best western German entrant in the DFB-Pokal.
1959/60
Knockout competition		Borussia Mönchengladbach1. FC Köln
Final: Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–1 1. FC Köln.
1958/59
Knockout competition		Schwarz-Weiß EssenWestfalia Herne
Final: Schwarz-Weiß Essen 3–2 Westfalia Herne.
1957/58
Knockout competition		Fortuna Düsseldorf1. FC Köln
Final: Fortuna Düsseldorf 4–1 1. FC Köln.
1956/57
Knockout competition		Fortuna DüsseldorfWuppertaler SV
Final: Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–1 Wuppertaler SV.
1955/56
Knockout competition		Fortuna DüsseldorfRot-Weiss Essen
Final: Fortuna Düsseldorf 4–2 Rot-Weiss Essen.
1954/55Not held
Not held.
1953/54
Qualifying competition		FC Schalke 04Awarded automatically
No final was played; Schalke 04 was honoured as Western German Cup winner and received the WFV challenge trophy.
1952/53
Knockout competition		1. FC KölnRot-Weiss Essen
Final: 1. FC Köln 2–0 Rot-Weiss Essen.
1951/52
Two reserve-team finals		Rot-Weiss EssenVfB 03 Bielefeld Amateure
The Rot-Weiss Essen reserve team won the two final matches against the VfB 03 Bielefeld reserve team 4–0 and 2–1. The club title is attributed to Rot-Weiss Essen as the parent club.
1950/51
Knockout competition		Sportfreunde Wanne-EickelHombrucher FV 09
Final: Sportfreunde Wanne-Eickel 5–4 Hombrucher FV 09 after extra time.
1949/50
Knockout competition		Rot-Weiß OberhausenPreußen Krefeld
Final: Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 3–0 Preußen Krefeld.