The 1973 DFB-Ligapokal final decided the winner of the 1972–73 DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.
The match was played on 6 June 1973 at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg. Hamburger SV won the match 4–0 against Borussia Mönchengladbach for the title.
Teams Team League Hamburger SV Bundesliga Borussia Mönchengladbach Bundesliga
Route to the final
The DFB-Ligapokal began with the group stage. Four teams would play each other in a home and away format, with the group winners advancing to the knockout stage. The knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals was a knockout cup competition. Teams would play each other home and away, and the winner on aggregate would advance. If tied on aggregate, extra time was used to determine the winner. If still tied, a replay would be necessary.
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Hamburger SV Round Borussia Mönchengladbach Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result FC St. Pauli 4–1 (A) Matchday 1 Rot-Weiss Essen 1–0 (A) Wacker 04 Berlin 2–3 (H) Matchday 2 Schwarz-Weiß Essen 6–0 (A) Hertha BSC 1–0 (H) Matchday 3 MSV Duisburg 3–3 (H) Wacker 04 Berlin 5–3 (A) Matchday 4 Schwarz-Weiß Essen 3–1 (H) Hertha BSC 5–4 (A) Matchday 5 MSV Duisburg 0–0 (A) FC St. Pauli 0–0 (H) Matchday 6 Rot-Weiss Essen 1–1 (H) Group 2 winners Final standings Group 5 winners Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Eintracht Braunschweig 3–2 1–2 (A) 2–0 (H) Quarter-finals Arminia Bielefeld 12–3 3–0 (A) 9–3 (H) Schalke 04 4–2 0–1 (A) 4–1 (H) Semi-finals Eintracht Frankfurt 3–2 3–1 (H) 0–1 (A)
Match
Details
GK 1 Rudi KargusRB Manfred KaltzCB Peter NoglyCB Willi SchulzLB Peter Hidien CM Klaus ZaczykCM Ole BjørnmoseCM Franz-Josef HönigRW Caspar Memering CF Horst HeeseLW Georg VolkertSubstitutes:DF Peter Krobbach MF Klaus Winkler Manager: Klaus-Dieter Ochs GK 1 Wolfgang KleffRB Uli StielikeCB Rainer BonhofCB Klaus-Dieter SieloffLB Berti VogtsCM Dietmar DannerCM Christian KulikCM Günter NetzerRW Henning Jensen CF Bernd RuppLW Jupp HeynckesSubstitutes:FW Allan Simonsen Manager: Hennes Weisweiler
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