1981 DFB-Pokal Final

The 1981 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1980–81 DFB-Pokal, the 38th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 2 May 1981 at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart.[2] Eintracht Frankfurt won the match 3–1 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, to claim their 3rd cup title.

1981 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event1980–81 DFB-Pokal
Eintracht Frankfurt 1. FC Kaiserslautern
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Date2 May 1981 (1981-05-02)
VenueNeckarstadion, Stuttgart
RefereeHorst Joos (Stuttgart)[1]
Attendance71,000

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.[3]

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

Eintracht Frankfurt Round 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Opponent Result 1980–81 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result
VfB Gaggenau (A) 3–0 Round 1 VfR Heilbronn (A) 3–0
VfB Friedrichshafen (H) 6–0 Round 2 SG Egelsbach (A) 3–1
SSV Ulm (H) 3–0 Round 3 Bayern Munich (H) 2–1
VfB Oldenburg (A) 5–4 Round of 16 Alemannia Aachen (H) 3–0
VfB Stuttgart (H) 2–1 Quarter-finals Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) 3–1
Hertha BSC (H) 1–0 Semi-finals Eintracht Braunschweig (H) 3–2

Match

Details
Eintracht Frankfurt3–11. FC Kaiserslautern
 Report Geye  90'
Attendance: 71,000
Referee: Horst Joos (Stuttgart)
Eintracht Frankfurt
1. FC Kaiserslautern
GK1 Jürgen Pahl
RB2 Michael Sziedat
CB5 Bruno Pezzey
CB4 Charly Körbel
LB3 Willi Neuberger
RM6 Werner Lorant
CM10 Bernd Nickel
CM8 Ronny Borchers
LM9 Norbert Nachtweih
CF11 Cha Bum-kun
CF7 Bernd Hölzenbein (c)
Substitutes:
GK1 Joachim Jüriens
DF13 Rigobert Gruber
DF14 Wolfgang Trapp
MF12 Stefan Lottermann
FW15 Harald Karger
Manager:
Lothar Buchmann
GK1 Ronnie Hellström
RB2 Wolfgang Wolf
CB6 Hans-Günter Neues (c)
CB3 Michael Dusek
LB5 Hans-Peter Briegel
CM4 Werner Melzer
CM8 Friedhelm Funkel
CM10 Hans Bongartz
RW7 Reiner Geye
CF9 Benny Wendt
LW11 Erhard Hofeditz
Substitutes:
GK1 Armin Reichel
DF13 Norbert Buschlinger
MF12 Johannes Riedl
MF15 Jörn Kaminke
FW14 Axel Brummer
Manager:
Karl-Heinz Feldkamp

Match rules

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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.
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