The 1985 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1984–85 DFB-Pokal, the 42nd season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 26 May 1985 at the Olympiastadion in West Berlin. Bayer Uerdingen won the match 2–1 against Bayern Munich to claim their first cup title. This was Bayern's first cup final loss in what was their eighth final.

This match was the first time since 1942 that the cup final was held at the Olympiastadion, where it has taken place every year since.

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). Bayer Uerdingen Round Bayern Munich Opponent Result 1984–85 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result VfB Oldenburg (A) 6–1 Round 1 BV Lüttringhausen (A) 1–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf (H) 2–1 Round 2 Friesen Hänigsen (A) 8–0 SC Geislingen (A) 2–0 Round of 16 Waldhof Mannheim (H) 1–0 Werder Bremen (H) 2–1 Quarter-finals Bayer Leverkusen (A) 3–1 1. FC Saarbrücken (A) 1–0 Semi-finals Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) 1–0

Match

Details

GK 1 Werner VollackRB 2 Karl-Heinz WöhrlinCB 5 Matthias Herget (c)CB 6 Norbert BrinkmannLB 3 Ludger van de Loo DM 4 Wolfgang FunkelRM 8 Horst Feilzer LM 11 Werner ButtgereitAM 10 Friedhelm FunkelCF 9 Lárus Guðmundsson CF 7 Wolfgang SchäferSubstitutes:MF Wayne Thomas FW 12 Peter Loontiens Manager: Karl-Heinz Feldkamp GK 1 Raimond AumannRB 2 Wolfgang Dremmler CB 5 Klaus Augenthaler (c)CB 4 Norbert EderLB 3 Holger Willmer CM 8 Lothar Matthäus CM 6 Søren LerbyCM 7 Hans PflüglerRF 10 Roland Wohlfarth CF 9 Dieter Hoeneß LF 11 Ludwig KöglSubstitutes:DF 12 Bertram Beierlorzer FW 14 Michael Rummenigge Manager: Udo Lattek

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