The 1981 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1980–81 DFB-Pokal, the 38th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 2 May 1981 at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart. Eintracht Frankfurt won the match 3–1 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, to claim their 3rd 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). Eintracht Frankfurt Round 1. FC Kaiserslautern Opponent Result 1980–81 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result VfB Gaggenau (A) 3–0 Round 1 VfR Heilbronn (A) 3–0 VfB Friedrichshafen (H) 6–0 Round 2 SG Egelsbach (A) 3–1 SSV Ulm (H) 3–0 Round 3 Bayern Munich (H) 2–1 VfB Oldenburg (A) 5–4 Round of 16 Alemannia Aachen (H) 3–0 VfB Stuttgart (H) 2–1 Quarter-finals Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) 3–1 Hertha BSC (H) 1–0 Semi-finals Eintracht Braunschweig (H) 3–2
Match
Details
GK 1 Jürgen PahlRB 2 Michael SziedatCB 5 Bruno PezzeyCB 4 Charly KörbelLB 3 Willi NeubergerRM 6 Werner LorantCM 10 Bernd NickelCM 8 Ronny BorchersLM 9 Norbert NachtweihCF 11 Cha Bum-kunCF 7 Bernd Hölzenbein (c)Substitutes:GK 1 Joachim JüriensDF 13 Rigobert GruberDF 14 Wolfgang TrappMF 12 Stefan LottermannFW 15 Harald KargerManager: Lothar Buchmann GK 1 Ronnie HellströmRB 2 Wolfgang Wolf CB 6 Hans-Günter Neues (c)CB 3 Michael DusekLB 5 Hans-Peter BriegelCM 4 Werner MelzerCM 8 Friedhelm FunkelCM 10 Hannes BongartzRW 7 Reiner GeyeCF 9 Benny WendtLW 11 Erhard HofeditzSubstitutes:GK 1 Armin ReichelDF 13 Norbert BuschlingerMF 12 Johannes RiedlMF 15 Jörn KaminkeFW 14 Axel BrummerManager: Karl-Heinz Feldkamp
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