The 1970–71 DFB-Pokal was the 28th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 12 December 1970 and ended on 19 June 1971. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final Bayern Munich defeated 1. FC Köln 2–1 after extra time. It was Bayern's fifth triumph in the cup while it was Cologne's second consecutive loss in the final.
Mode The tournament consisted of five single elimination rounds. In case a game ended with a draw 30 minutes of extra time were played. If the score was still level the game was replayed with 30 minutes of extra time in case of another draw. For the first time a penalty shootout was held if no winner could be determined after the replay.
Matches
First round 12 December 1970 KSV Hessen Kassel 2 – 2 FC Bayern Munich (AET) TSV Westerland 0 – 4 Borussia Dortmund SG Wattenscheid 09 1 – 2 Hertha BSC VfR Heilbronn 2 – 0 Kickers Offenbach SV Alsenborn 1 – 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach (AET) SSV Reutlingen 2 – 5 1. FC Köln Borussia Neunkirchen 1 – 2 1. FC Kaiserslautern Tasmania 1900 Berlin 1 – 0 Eintracht Braunschweig Hannover 96 2 – 3 Hamburger SV (AET) Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 4 – 3 Rot-Weiß Essen FC St. Pauli 2 – 3 Eintracht Frankfurt (AET) VfL Wolfsburg 2 – 2 FC Schalke 04 (AET) Fortuna Düsseldorf 3 – 1 SV Werder Bremen (AET) FC 08 Homburg 1 – 1 MSV Duisburg (AET) Holstein Kiel 2 – 1 VfB Stuttgart Wuppertaler SV Borussia 5 – 0 Arminia Bielefeld
Replays 23 December 1970 FC Bayern Munich 3 – 0 KSV Hessen Kassel FC Schalke 04 1 – 1 VfL Wolfsburg (AET) (Schalke won 3 – 1 on penalties) MSV Duisburg 4 – 0 FC 08 Homburg 30 December 1970 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3 – 1 SV Alsenborn
Round of 16 20 February 1971 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1 – 1 FC Bayern Munich Eintracht Frankfurt 1 – 4 1. FC Köln Hamburger SV 3 – 1 Borussia Dortmund (AET) Fortuna Düsseldorf 4 – 0 Wuppertaler SV Borussia MSV Duisburg 2 – 0 Tasmania 1900 Berlin Holstein Kiel 2 – 5 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (AET) Hertha BSC 1 – 3 Borussia Mönchengladbach FC Schalke 04 4 – 0 VfR Heilbronn
Replay 30 March 1971 FC Bayern Munich 5 – 0 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Quarter-finals 7 April 1971 FC Bayern Munich 4 – 0 MSV Duisburg Fortuna Düsseldorf 3 – 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach FC Schalke 04 1 – 0 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 8 April 1971 1. FC Köln 2 – 0 Hamburger SV
Semi-finals 12 May 1971 Fortuna Düsseldorf 0 – 1 FC Bayern Munich FC Schalke 04 2 – 3 1. FC Köln
Final
References
External links Official site of the DFB Kicker.de 1971 results at Fussballdaten.de 1971 results at Weltfussball.de