1953 DFB-Pokal final

The 1953 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1952–53 DFB-Pokal, the 10th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 1 May 1953 at the Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf.^[2] Rot-Weiss Essen won the match 2–1 against Alemannia Aachen, to claim their 1st cup title.

1953 DFB-Pokal Final

Event	1952–53 DFB-Pokal
Rot-Weiss Essen Alemannia Aachen 2 1
Date	1 May 1953 (1953-05-01)
Venue	Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
Referee	Alois Reinhardt (Stuttgart)[1]
Attendance	37,000
← 1943 1954 →

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.^[3]

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

Rot-Weiss Essen		Round	Alemannia Aachen
Opponent	Result	1952–53 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
Jahn Regensburg (H)	5–0	Preliminary round	TuS Essen-West (N)	5–2
VfL Osnabrück (H)	2–0	Round of 16	1. FC Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (H)	3–3 (a.e.t.) 2–0 (replay)
Hamburger SV (H)	6–1	Quarter-finals	Hamborn 07 (H)	3–1
Waldhof Mannheim (H)	3–2	Semi-finals	Wormatia Worms (H)	3–1

Match

Details

1 May 1953 (1953-05-01)

16:30 CET

Rot-Weiss Essen	2–1	Alemannia Aachen
Islacker 32' Rahn 52'	Report	Derwall 56'

Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf

Attendance: 37,000

Referee: Alois Reinhardt (Stuttgart)

Rot-Weiss Essen

Alemannia Aachen

GK 1 Fritz Herkenrath RB Willi Göbel LB Willi Köchling RH Paul Jahnel CH Heinz Wewers LH Clemens Wientjes OR Helmut Rahn IR Franz Islacker CF August Gottschalk (c) IL Fritz Abromeit OL Bernhard Termath Manager: Karl Hohmann

GK 1 Wilfired Heinrichs RB Herbert Metzen LB Hans Coenen RH Michael Pfeiffer CH Fred Jansen LH Gerd Richter OR Robert Hartmann IR Rainer Gawell CF Günther Schmidt IL Jupp Derwall OL Josef Schmidt Manager: Hermann Lindemann

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. No substitutions.