The 1979 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1978–79 DFB-Pokal, the 36th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 23 June 1979 at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover. Fortuna Düsseldorf won the match 1–0 against Hertha BSC after extra time, to claim their 1st 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). Hertha BSC Round Fortuna Düsseldorf Opponent Result 1978–79 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result FV 04 Würzburg (A) 2–0 Round 1 Stuttgarter Kickers (H) 7–2 Wormatia Worms (A) (H) 1–1 2–0 (replay) Round 2 VfR Heilbronn (H) 3–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) 2–0 Round 3 Alemannia Aachen (H) 2–1 1. FC Köln (H) 2–0 Round of 16 MSV Duisburg (A) 1–0 Bayer Uerdingen (H) 6–0 Quarter-finals Bayer Leverkusen (H) 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt (H) 2–1 Semi-finals 1. FC Nürnberg (H) 4–1
Match
Details
GK 1 Norbert NigburRB Michael SziedatCB Uwe Kliemann (c)CB Hans WeinerLB Ole RasmussenRM Holger BrückCM Wolfgang SidkaCM Dieter NüssingLM Erich BeerCF Jürgen Milewski CF Dietmar Krämer Substitutes:FW Henrik Agerbeck FW Thomas Remark Manager: Kuno Klötzer GK 1 Jörg DanielRB 2 Josef WeiklCB 3 Gerd Zewe (c)CB 6 Reinhold FanzLB 5 Heiner BaltesRM 4 Egon KöhnenCM 7 Hubert SchmitzCM 9 Rudi BommerLM 8 Thomas Allofs CF 10 Klaus AllofsCF 11 Wolfgang SeelSubstitutes:MF Ralf Dusend Manager: Hans-Dieter Tippenhauer
Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out 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