The 1987 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1986–87 DFB-Pokal, the 44th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 20 June 1987 at the Olympiastadion in West Berlin. Hamburger SV won the match 3–1 against second division Stuttgarter Kickers to claim their third cup title, qualifying for the 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 1987 DFB-Supercup.
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). Hamburger SV Round Stuttgarter Kickers Opponent Result 1986–87 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result Union Solingen (H) 3–0 Round 1 Tennis Borussia Berlin (A) 5–0 FC Augsburg (A) 2–1 Round 2 Borussia Neunkirchen (A) 3–2 FC St. Pauli (H) 6–0 Round of 16 Hannover 96 (H) 2–0 Darmstadt 98 (A) 1–0 Quarter-finals Eintracht Frankfurt (H) 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) 1–0 Semi-finals Fortuna Düsseldorf (H) 3–0
Match
Details
GK 1 Uli SteinRB 2 Manfred KaltzCB 4 Ditmar JakobsCB 5 Dietmar Beiersdorfer LB 3 Tobias HompCM 8 Sascha Jusufi CM 11 Peter LuxCM 7 Thomas KrothAM 6 Thomas von Heesen (c)CF 9 Manfred KastlCF 10 Mirosław OkońskiSubstitutes:GK 16 Uwe HainDF 12 Thomas HinzMF 13 Walter LaubingerFW 14 Frank Schmöller FW 15 Ralf BalzisManager: Ernst Happel GK 1 Armin JägerSW 2 Ralf ForsterCB 4 Niels Schlotterbeck CB 5 Dieter Finke (c) RWB6 Anthony BaffoeLWB3 Bernd SchindlerCM 11 Hans HeinCM 7 Frank ElserAM 10 Kazimierz KmiecikCF 8 Dirk KurtenbachCF 9 Ralf Vollmer Substitutes:DF 13 Heribert Stadler FW 14 Detlef Olaidotter Manager: Dieter Renner
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