The 1984 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1983–84 DFB-Pokal, the 41st season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 31 May 1984 at the Waldstadion in Frankfurt, the most recent DFB-Pokal final not to be played at the Olympiastadion in West Berlin (now Berlin). Bayern Munich won the match 7–6 on penalties against Borussia Mönchengladbach, following a 1–1 draw after extra time, to claim their seventh cup title.
This was the first time a cup final went to penalties, and the longest final penalty shoot-out to date, with the teams having taken eight each. The match was also Lothar Matthäus's final match for Gladbach before his summer move to Bayern. Controversy raged after Matthäus missed his penalty over the crossbar against his future employer in the shoot-out, with Borussia fans questioning his loyalty after the match.
With the win, Bayern qualified for the 1984–85 European Cup Winners' Cup, where they went on to reach the semi-finals, being knocked out by eventual winners Everton.
Route to the final The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five 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 drawing of lots would decide who would advance to the next round.
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Bayern Munich Round Borussia Mönchengladbach Opponent Result 1983–84 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result Hessen Kassel (A) 3–0 Round 1 Fortuna Köln (A) 3–2 FC Augsburg (A) 6–0 Round 2 Arminia Bielefeld (H) 3–0 Bayer Uerdingen (A) (H) 0–0 1–0 (replay) Round of 16 SpVgg Fürth (A) 6–0 1. FC Bocholt (A) 2–1 Quarter-finals Hannover 96 (A) 1–0 Schalke 04 (A) (H) 6–6 3–2 (replay) Semi-finals Werder Bremen (H) 5–4
Match
Details
GK 1 Jean-Marie PfaffSW 5 Klaus AugenthalerCB 2 Bernd MartinCB 4 Wolfgang Grobe RWB10 Wolfgang DremmlerLWB3 Bernd Dürnberger CM 8 Wolfgang Kraus CM 6 Søren Lerby CM 7 Norbert NachtweihCF 9 Michael RummeniggeCF 11 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (c) Substitutes:GK 1 Raimond AumannFW 14 Dieter Hoeneß FW 15 Reinhold Mathy Manager: Udo Lattek GK 1 Ulrich SudeSW 7 Hans-Günter BrunsCB 2 Uli BorowkaCB 4 Wilfried Hannes (c)RWB5 Kai Erik HerlovsenLWB3 Michael FrontzeckCM 6 Lothar MatthäusCM 9 Winfried Schäfer AM 8 Uwe Rahn CF 10 Frank MillCF 11 Ewald LienenSubstitutes:DF 12 Norbert Ringels FW 14 Hans-Jörg Criens Manager: Jupp Heynckes
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