The 1994 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1993–94 DFB-Pokal, the 51st season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 14 May 1994 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Werder Bremen won the match 3–1 against Rot-Weiss Essen to claim their third cup title, qualifying for the 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the 1994 DFB-Supercup.
Route to the final The DFB-Pokal was a 76 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of six rounds leading up to the final. In the first round, some teams were given a bye. 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 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). Werder Bremen Round Rot-Weiss Essen Opponent Result 1993–94 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result Stuttgarter Kickers (H) 2–1 Round 2 1. FC Bocholt (A) 3–2 Kickers Offenbach (A) 1–1 Round 3 FC St. Pauli (H) 3–2 Hamburger SV (H) 4–2 Round of 16 MSV Duisburg (H) 4–2 1. FC Kaiserslautern (H) 2–2 Quarter-finals Carl Zeiss Jena (A) 0–0 Dynamo Dresden (A) 2–0 Semi-finals Tennis Borussia Berlin (H) 2–0
Match details
GK 1 Oliver ReckRB 2 Thomas Wolter CB 4 Rune Bratseth (c)CB 5 Dietmar BeiersdorferLB 3 Marco BodeRM 6 Mario Basler CM 8 Miroslav VotavaCM 7 Dieter EiltsLM 9 Bernd HobschAM 10 Andi Herzog CF 11 Wynton RuferSubstitutes:GK Hans-Jürgen GundelachDF 15 Andree Wiedener DF 16 Uli Borowka MF Thorsten LegatFW Frank NeubarthManager: Otto Rehhagel GK 1 Frank KurthCB 2 Ingo Pickenäcker (c) CB Kristian ZediCB Mathias JackRWB Harald KüglerLWB Robert Reichert DM Jürgen MargrefCM Adrian SpyrkaCM 4 Daouda BangouraAM Jörg LipinskiCF 7 Christian DonderaSubstitutes:GK Jochen GramseDF 12 Roman Geschlecht MF 13 Oliver Grein MF Uwe WegmannFW Olivier DjappaManager: Wolfgang Frank
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