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. 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.
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) (A) 2–2 1–0 (replay) Semi-finals Hertha BSC (H) 4–2
Match
Details
GK 1 Rudi KargusRB Manfred KaltzCB Horst BlankenburgCB Peter Nogly (c)LB Peter HidienCM Klaus Zaczyk CM Caspar MemeringCM Kurt EiglRW Willi Reimann CF Ole BjørnmoseLW Georg VolkertSubstitutes:FW Hans-Jürgen Sperlich Manager: Kuno Klötzer GK 1 Ronnie HellströmRB Hans-Günther KrothCB Werner MelzerCB Ernst Diehl (c)LB Walter FroschRM Reinhard MeierCM Klaus ScheerCM Heinz Stickel LM Johannes RiedlCF Josef Pirrung CF Roland SandbergSubstitutes:DF Peter Schwarz MF Heinz Wilhelmi Manager: Erich Ribbeck
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