1969 DFB-Pokal final

The 1969 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1968–69 DFB-Pokal, the 26th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 14 June 1969 at the Waldstadion in Frankfurt.^[2] Bayern Munich won the match 2–1 against Schalke 04, to claim their 4th cup title.

1969 DFB-Pokal Final

Event	1968–69 DFB-Pokal
Bayern Munich Schalke 04 2 1
Date	14 June 1969 (1969-06-14)
Venue	Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Referee	Helmut Fritz (Ludwigshafen)[1]
Attendance	64,000
← 1968 1970 →

Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal began with 32 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of four 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.^[3]

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Bayern Munich		Round	Schalke 04
Opponent	Result	1968–69 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
Kickers Offenbach (H) Kickers Offenbach (A)	0–0 (a.e.t.) 1–0 (replay)	Round 1	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (A)	3–2 (a.e.t.)
Arminia Hannover (H)	1–0	Round of 16	SV Alsenborn (H)	3–1
Hamburger SV (A)	2–0	Quarter-finals	Alemannia Aachen (H)	2–0
1. FC Nürnberg (H)	2–0	Semi-finals	1. FC Kaiserslautern (A) 1. FC Kaiserslautern (H)	1–1 (a.e.t.) 3–1 (replay)

Match

Details

Bayern Munich	2–1	Schalke 04
Müller 12', 35'	Report	Pohlschmidt 20'

14 June 1969 (1969-06-14)

16:00 CET

Waldstadion, Frankfurt

Attendance: 64,000

Referee: Helmut Fritz (Ludwigshafen)

Bayern Munich

Schalke 04

GK 1 Sepp Maier SW 5 Franz Beckenbauer CB 2 Werner Olk (c) CB 4 Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck CB 3 Peter Pumm CM 8 Rainer Ohlhauser CM 6 Helmut Schmidt CM 10 August Starek RW 7 Franz Roth CF 9 Gerd Müller LW 11 Dieter Brenninger Manager: Branko Zebec

GK 1 Norbert Nigbur SW 5 Klaus Fichtel (c) CB 2 Hans-Jürgen Becher  60' CB 10 Klaus Senger CB 3 Friedel Rausch CM 8 Hermann Erlhoff CM 4 Gerhard Neuser CM 6 Heinz van Haaren  76' RW 7 Reinhard Libuda CF 11 Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp LW 9 Manfred Pohlschmidt Substitutes: DF 12 Waldemar Słomiany  76' DF 13 Jürgen-Michael Galberz  60' Manager: Rudi Gutendorf

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. Maximum of two substitutions.

References

1. "Schiedsrichter: Der erste war Berliner". DFB-Pokal: Das offizielle Stadionmagazin des Deutschen Fußball-Bundes. German Football Association. 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
2. "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
3. "Modus" [Mode]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

External links

• Match report at kicker.de (in German)
• Match report at WorldFootball.net
• Match report at Fussballdaten.de (in German)