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. Schalke 04 won the match 5–0 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, to claim their 2nd cup title.
Route to the final 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.
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 1–2 (A) 3–2 (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 (H) 1. FC Köln 6–6 1–4 (A) 5–2 (H) Semi-finals Werder Bremen 4–2 2–1 (H) 2–1 (A)
Match
Details
GK 1 Norbert NigburRB Hartmut HuhseCB Rolf RüssmannCB Klaus FichtelLB Helmut KremersCM Herbert LütkebohmertCM Heinz van HaarenCM Klaus ScheerRW Reinhard Libuda (c)CF Klaus FischerLW Erwin KremersManager: Ivica Horvat GK 1 Josef EltingRB Günther ReindersCB Dietmar SchwagerCB Ernst DiehlLB Fritz FuchsRM Josef PirrungCM Jürgen Friedrich (c)CM Hermann BitzLM Idriz Hošić CF Wolfgang SeelCF Klaus AckermannSubstitutes:FW Karl-Heinz Vogt Manager: Dietrich Weise
Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. Maximum of two substitutions.
References
External links Match report at kicker.de Match report at WorldFootball.net Match report at Fussballdaten.de