The 1978 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1977–78 DFB-Pokal, the 35th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 15 April 1978 at the Parkstadion in Gelsenkirchen. 1. FC Köln won the match 2–0 against Fortuna Düsseldorf, to claim their 3rd 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). Fortuna Düsseldorf Round 1. FC Köln Opponent Result 1977–78 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result FC St. Wendel (A) 6–1 Round 1 Kickers Offenbach (A) 4–0 Borussia Dortmund (H) 3–1 Round 2 Eintracht Bad Kreuznach (H) 3–1 Rot-Weiss Essen (H) 4–1 Round 3 FSV Frankfurt (A) 3–0 Eintracht Braunschweig (H) 3–1 Round of 16 Karlsruher SC (H) 4–0 Schalke 04 (A) (H) 1–1 1–0 (replay) Quarter-finals Schwarz-Weiß Essen (H) 9–0 MSV Duisburg (H) 4–1 Semi-finals Werder Bremen (H) 1–0
Match
Details
GK 1 Jörg DanielRB 2 Dieter BreiCB 3 Gerd Zewe (c)CB 4 Gerd ZimmermannLB 5 Heiner BaltesCM 6 Egon KöhnenCM 7 Josef WeiklCM 10 Klaus AllofsRW 8 Flemming Lund CF 9 Josef HickersbergerLW 11 Wolfgang SeelSubstitutes:MF 15 Rudi Bommer Manager: Dietrich Weise GK 1 Harald SchumacherRB 2 Harald KonopkaCB 5 Roland GerberCB 4 Gerd StrackLB 3 Herbert ZimmermannCM 6 Bernhard CullmannCM 8 Heinz Flohe (c)CM 10 Herbert NeumannRW 7 Roger Van GoolCF 9 Dieter MüllerLW 11 Yasuhiko OkuderaManager: Hennes Weisweiler
Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out 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