1973 DFB-Ligapokal Final

German League Cup
Match programme cover
Event	1972–73 DFB-Ligapokal
Hamburger SV Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 0
Date	6 June 1973 (1973-06-06)
Venue	Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
Referee	Franz Wengenmayer (Munich)
Attendance	30,000
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The 1973 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 1972–73 DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.

The match was played on 6 June 1973 at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg. Hamburger SV won the match 4–0 against Borussia Mönchengladbach for the title.^[1]

The DFB-Ligapokal began with the group stage. Four teams would play each other in a home and away format, with the group winners advancing to the knockout stage. The knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals was a knockout cup competition. Teams would play each other home and away, and the winner on aggregate would advance. If tied on aggregate, extra time was used to determine the winner. If still tied, a replay would be necessary.

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

Hamburger SV

Borussia Mönchengladbach

GK 1 Rudolf Kargus RB Manfred Kaltz CB Peter Nogly CB Willi Schulz LB Peter Hidien  85' CM Klaus Zaczyk CM Ole Bjørnmose CM Franz-Josef Hönig RW Caspar Memering  81' CF Horst Heese LW Georg Volkert Substitutes: DF Peter Krobbach  85' MF Klaus Winkler  81' Manager: Klaus-Dieter Ochs

GK 1 Wolfgang Kleff RB Uli Stielike CB Rainer Bonhof CB Klaus-Dieter Sieloff LB Berti Vogts CM Dietmar Danner CM Christian Kulik CM Günter Netzer RW Henning Jensen  63' CF Bernd Rupp LW Jupp Heynckes Substitutes: FW Allan Simonsen  63' Manager: Hennes Weisweiler

• 1972–73 DFB-Pokal