The 1990 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1989–90 DFB-Pokal, the 47th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 19 May 1990 at the Olympiastadion in West Berlin. 1. FC Kaiserslautern won the match 3–2 against Werder Bremen to claim their first cup title, qualifying for the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 1990 DFB-Supercup.

Route to the final The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five 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). 1. FC Kaiserslautern Round Werder Bremen Opponent Result 1989–90 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result Bayer Leverkusen Amateure (A) 1–0 Round 1 FC St. Pauli (A) 2–1 Mainz 05 (A) 3–1 Round 2 Stuttgarter Kickers (A) 3–2 1. FC Köln (H) 2–1 Round of 16 1860 Munich (A) 2–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf (H) 3–1 Quarter-finals VfB Stuttgart (H) 3–0 Kickers Offenbach (A) 1–0 Semi-finals Eintracht Braunschweig (H) 2–0

Match

Details

GK 1 Gerald EhrmannSW 7 Reinhard StumpfCB 5 Kay Friedmann CB 3 Franco Foda RWB4 Uwe ScherrLWB6 Frank LelleCM 8 Markus Schupp CM 10 Demir HotićCM 2 Thomas DooleyCF 9 Bruno Labbadia CF 11 Stefan Kuntz (c)Substitutes:DF 13 Roger Lutz MF 12 Axel Roos Manager: Karl-Heinz Feldkamp GK 1 Oliver ReckSW 4 Rune BratsethCB 6 Uli Borowka CB 3 Jonny OttenRWB2 Thomas Wolter LWB5 Günter HermannCM 8 Miroslav Votava (c)CM 10 Uwe HarttgenCM 7 Dieter EiltsCF 9 Karl-Heinz RiedleCF 11 Wynton RuferSubstitutes:FW 12 Frank Neubarth FW 13 Manfred Burgsmüller Manager: Otto Rehhagel

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of two substitutions.

See also Deutschland-Cup (football)

References

External links Match report at kicker.de Match report at WorldFootball.net Match report at Fussballdaten.de