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. Bayern Munich won the match 2–1 against Schalke 04, to claim their 4th cup title.
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.
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) (A) 0–0 1–0 (replay) Round 1 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (A) 3–2 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) (H) 1–1 3–1 (replay)
Match
Details
GK 1 Sepp MaierSW 5 Franz BeckenbauerCB 2 Werner Olk (c)CB 4 Hans-Georg SchwarzenbeckCB 3 Peter PummCM 8 Rainer OhlhauserCM 6 Helmut SchmidtCM 10 August StarekRW 7 Franz RothCF 9 Gerd MüllerLW 11 Dieter BrenningerManager: Branko Zebec GK 1 Norbert NigburSW 5 Klaus Fichtel (c)CB 2 Hans-Jürgen Becher CB 10 Klaus SengerCB 3 Friedel RauschCM 8 Hermann ErlhoffCM 4 Gerhard NeuserCM 6 Heinz van Haaren RW 7 Reinhard LibudaCF 11 Hans-Jürgen WittkampLW 9 Manfred PohlschmidtSubstitutes:DF 12 Waldemar Słomiany DF 13 Jürgen-Michael Galberz Manager: Rudi Gutendorf
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