The 1975 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1974–75 DFB-Pokal, the 32nd season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 21 June 1975 at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover. Eintracht Frankfurt won the match 1–0 against MSV Duisburg, to claim their 2nd cup title.
Route to the final The DFB-Pokal began with 128 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of six 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 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). Eintracht Frankfurt Round MSV Duisburg Opponent Result 1974–75 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result Arminia Bielefeld (A) 3–1 Round 1 Blumenthaler SV (A) 3–1 Union Solingen (A) 2–1 Round 2 1. FC Nürnberg (H) 3–0 1. FC Mülheim (A) 3–0 Round 3 Bayern Munich (A) 3–2 VfL Bochum (H) 1–0 Round of 16 Altonaer FC von 1893 (H) 7–0 Fortuna Köln (H) 4–2 Quarter-finals Werder Bremen (A) 2–0 Rot-Weiss Essen (H) 3–1 Semi-finals Borussia Dortmund (H) 2–1
Match
Details
GK 1 Günther WienholdRB 2 Peter ReichelCB 4 Charly KörbelCB 3 Gert TrinkleinLB 5 Willi NeubergerRM 7 Klaus BeverungenCM 6 Roland WeidleCM 9 Jürgen Grabowski (c)LM 10 Bernd NickelCF 8 Bernd HölzenbeinCF 11 Bernd LorenzManager: Dietrich Weise GK 1 Dietmar LindersRB 2 Werner SchneiderCB 4 Detlef Pirsig (c)CB 5 Michael BellaLB 3 Bernard DietzRM 8 Bernd Lehmann CM 6 Klaus Bruckmann CM 9 Ronnie WormLM 10 Theo BückerCF 7 Rudolf SeligerCF 11 Klaus ThiesSubstitutes:DF 12 Kees Bregman MF 14 Walter Krause Manager: Willibert Kremer
Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Replay 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