The 1980 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1979–80 DFB-Pokal, the 37th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 4 June 1980 at the Parkstadion in Gelsenkirchen. Fortuna Düsseldorf won the match 2–1 against 1. FC Köln, 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). Fortuna Düsseldorf Round 1. FC Köln Opponent Result 1979–80 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result Borussia Neunkirchen (A) 4–0 Round 1 Mainz 05 (H) 5–1 Wacker 04 Berlin (H) 2–0 Round 2 Altonaer FC von 1893 (H) 10–0 SV Göppingen (A) 4–1 Round 3 VfL Bochum (A) (H) 3–3 2–1 (replay) Karlsruher SC (A) 5–3 Round of 16 Darmstadt 98 (H) 3–1 Kickers Offenbach (A) 5–2 Quarter-finals FC 08 Homburg (A) 4–1 Borussia Dortmund (H) 3–1 Semi-finals Schalke 04 (A) 2–0
Match
Details
GK 1 Jörg DanielRB 4 Egon KöhnenCB 3 Gerd Zewe (c)CB 5 Heiner BaltesLB 7 Heinz WirtzCM 2 Josef WeiklCM 6 Rüdiger Wenzl CM 9 Rudi BommerRW 8 Thomas AllofsCF 10 Klaus AllofsLW 11 Wolfgang SeelSubstitutes:MF 13 Günther Bansemer Manager: Otto Rehhagel GK 1 Harald SchumacherRB 2 Harald KonopkaCB 8 Gerd Strack CB 4 Herbert ZimmermannLB 3 Dieter PrestinCM 5 Bernd SchusterCM 6 Bernhard Cullmann (c)CM 11 Thomas Kroth RW 7 Pierre Littbarski CF 9 Dieter MüllerLW 10 Tony WoodcockSubstitutes:MF 12 Yasuhiko Okudera MF 13 Holger Willmer Manager: Karl-Heinz Heddergott
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