The 1974 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1973–74 DFB-Pokal, the 31st season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 17 August 1974 at the Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf. Eintracht Frankfurt won the match 3–1 against Hamburger SV after extra time, to claim their 1st 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 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). Hamburger SV Round Eintracht Frankfurt Opponent Result 1973–74 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result Darmstadt 98 (H) 3–1 Round 1 Tennis Borussia Berlin (A) 8–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) (H) 2–2 1–1 Round of 16 Hessen Kassel (A) 3–2 SG Wattenscheid 09 (A) 1–0 Quarter-finals 1. FC Köln (H) 4–3 Kickers Offenbach (H) 1–0 Semi-finals Bayern Munich (H) 3–2
Match
Details
GK 1 Rudi KargusRB 2 Manfred KaltzCB 3 Peter NoglyCB 6 Klaus WinklerLB 5 Hans-Jürgen RippCM 4 Ole BjørnmoseCM 8 Klaus ZaczykCM 10 Peter Krobbach RW 7 Hans-Jürgen SperlichCF 9 Horst Bertl LW 11 Georg Volkert (c)Substitutes:MF 15 Kurt Eigl FW 12 Willi Reimann Manager: Kuno Klötzer GK 1 Peter KunterRB 2 Peter Reichel CB 3 Gert TrinkleinCB 4 Charly KörbelLB 6 Jürgen KalbCM 5 Klaus BeverungenCM 7 Bernd NickelCM 8 Roland Weidle RW 10 Jürgen Grabowski (c)CF 9 Bernd HölzenbeinLW 11 Thomas RohrbachSubstitutes:DF 14 Helmut Müller MF 12 Wolfgang Kraus Manager: Dietrich Weise
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