1976 DFB-Pokal final

1976 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event1975–76 DFB-Pokal
Hamburger SV 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2 0
Date26 June 1976 (1976-06-26)
VenueWaldstadion, Frankfurt
RefereeWalter Eschweiler (Euskirchen)[1]
Attendance61,000
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The 1976 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1975–76 DFB-Pokal, the 33rd season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 26 June 1976 at the Waldstadion in Frankfurt.[2] Hamburger SV won the match 2–0 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, to claim their 2nd cup title.

Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal began with 128 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of six rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a replay would take place at the original away team's stadium. If still level after 90 minutes, 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).

Hamburger SV Round 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Opponent Result 1975–76 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result
1. FC Köln Amateure (H) 4–0 Round 1 VfR Mannheim (H) 2–0
Union Salzgitter (H) 4–0 Round 2 Blumenthaler SV (A) 5–1
SC Jülich (H) 4–0 Round 3 Westfalia Herne (A) 3–1
Bayern Hof (A) 2–0 Round of 16 Eintracht Braunschweig (H) 2–0
FC 08 Homburg (A) 2–1 Quarter-finals Fortuna Düsseldorf (H) 3–0
Bayern Munich (H)
Bayern Munich (A) 		2–2 (a.e.t.)
1–0 (replay) 		Semi-finals Hertha BSC (H) 4–2

Match

Details

Hamburger SV2–01. FC Kaiserslautern
 Report
Attendance: 61,000
Hamburger SV
1. FC Kaiserslautern
GK 1 West Germany Rudolf Kargus
RB West Germany Manfred Kaltz
CB West Germany Horst Blankenburg
CB West Germany Peter Nogly (c)
LB West Germany Peter Hidien
CM West Germany Klaus Zaczyk downward-facing red arrow 62'
CM West Germany Caspar Memering
CM West Germany Kurt Eigl
RW West Germany Willi Reimann Yellow card
CF Denmark Ole Bjørnmose
LW West Germany Georg Volkert
Substitutes:
FW West Germany Hans-Jürgen Sperlich upward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
West Germany Kuno Klötzer
GK 1 Sweden Ronnie Hellström
RB West Germany Hans-Günther Kroth
CB West Germany Werner Melzer
CB West Germany Ernst Diehl (c)
LB West Germany Walter Frosch
RM West Germany Reinhard Meier
CM West Germany Klaus Scheer
CM West Germany Heinz Stickel downward-facing red arrow 66'
LM West Germany Johannes Riedl
CF West Germany Josef Pirrung downward-facing red arrow 62'
CF Sweden Roland Sandberg
Substitutes:
DF West Germany Peter Schwarz upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF West Germany Heinz Wilhelmi upward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
West Germany Erich Ribbeck

Match rules

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

References

  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. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Modus" [Mode]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.