The 1972 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1971–72 DFB-Pokal, the 29th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 1 July 1972 at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover.[2] Schalke 04 won the match 5–0 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, to claim their 2nd cup title.

1972 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event1971–72 DFB-Pokal
Date1 July 1972 (1972-07-01)
VenueNiedersachsenstadion, Hanover
RefereeHeinz Aldinger (Waiblingen)[1]
Attendance61,000
1971
1973

Route to the final edit

The DFB-Pokal began with 32 teams in a two-legged knockout cup competition. There were a total of four rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and following two legs of 90 minutes each, the winner on aggregate would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[3]

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Schalke 04 Round 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg 1971–72 DFB-Pokal Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Hertha BSC 5–1 3–1 (H) 2–0 (awarded) (A) Round 1 Wuppertaler SV 4–4 (5–3 p) 1–2 (A) 3–2 (a.e.t.) (H)
Fortuna Düsseldorf 3–2 1–1 (A) 2–1 (H) Round of 16 VfB Stuttgart 6–5 3–4 (A) 3–1 (H)
Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–2 2–2 (A) 1–0 (H) Quarter-finals Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 6–3 1–3 (A) 5–0 (a.e.t.) (H)
1. FC Köln 6–6 (6–5 p) 1–4 (A) 5–2 (a.e.t.) (H) Semi-finals Werder Bremen 4–2 2–1 (H) 2–1 (A)

Match edit

Details edit

Schalke 045–01. FC Kaiserslautern
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schalke 04
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. FC Kaiserslautern
GK 1   Norbert Nigbur
RB   Hartmut Huhse
CB   Rolf Rüssmann
CB   Klaus Fichtel
LB   Helmut Kremers
CM   Herbert Lütkebohmert
CM   Heinz van Haaren
CM   Klaus Scheer
RW   Reinhard Libuda (c)
CF   Klaus Fischer
LW   Erwin Kremers
Manager:
  Ivica Horvat
 
GK 1   Josef Elting
RB   Günther Reinders
CB   Dietmar Schwager
CB   Ernst Diehl
LB   Fritz Fuchs
RM   Josef Pirrung
CM   Jürgen Friedrich (c)
CM   Hermann Bitz
LM   Idriz Hošić   55'
CF   Wolfgang Seel
CF   Klaus Ackermann
Substitutes:
FW   Karl-Heinz Vogt   55'
Manager:
  Dietrich Weise

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • Maximum of two substitutions.

References edit

  1. ^ "Schiedsrichter: Der erste war Berliner". DFB-Pokal: Das offizielle Stadionmagazin des Deutschen Fußball-Bundes. German Football Association. 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Modus" [Mode]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

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