1970 DFB-Pokal final

The 1970 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1969–70 DFB-Pokal, the 27th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 29 August 1970 at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover.^[2] Kickers Offenbach won the match 2–1 against 1. FC Köln, to claim their 1st cup title.

1970 DFB-Pokal Final

Match programme cover
Event	1969–70 DFB-Pokal
1. FC Köln Kickers Offenbach 1 2
Date	29 August 1970 (1970-08-29)
Venue	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover
Referee	Gerhard Schulenburg (Hamburg)[1]
Attendance	50,000
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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).

1. FC Köln		Round	Kickers Offenbach
Opponent	Result	1969–70 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
Rot-Weiss Essen (A) Rot-Weiss Essen (H)	3–3 (a.e.t.) 5–1 (replay)	Round 1	1860 Munich (H)	4–1
MSV Duisburg (H)	6–1	Round of 16	Borussia Dortmund (H)	2–1 (a.e.t.)
Borussia Mönchengladbach (A)	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Quarter-finals	Eintracht Frankfurt (A)	3–0
Alemannia Aachen (A)	4–0	Semi-finals	1. FC Nürnberg (H)	4–2 (a.e.t.)

Match

Details

29 August 1970 (1970-08-29)

16:00 CET

1. FC Köln	1–2	Kickers Offenbach
Löhr 73'	Report	Winkler 27' Gecks 64'

Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Gerhard Schulenburg (Hamburg)

1. FC Köln

Kickers Offenbach

GK 1 Manfred Manglitz SW Werner Biskup CB Karl-Heinz Thielen  31' CB Wolfgang Weber CB Matthias Hemmersbach CM Heinz Simmet CM Heinz Flohe CM Wolfgang Overath (c) RW Jupp Kapellmann CF Thomas Parits LW Hannes Löhr Substitutes: FW Bernd Rupp  31' Manager: Ernst Ocwirk

GK 1 Karlheinz Volz SW Hans Reich CB Josef Weilbächer CB 6 Egon Schmitt (c) CB Helmut Kremers RM Helmut Schmidt CM Roland Weida CM Walter Bechtold  60' LM Winfried Schäfer CF Horst Gecks CF Klaus Winkler Substitutes: DF Helmut Nerlinger  60' Manager: Kurt Schreiner[note 1]

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. Maximum of two substitutions.

Notes

1. Though Alfred Schmidt was manager of Kickers Offenbach at the time of the final, he was not on the bench following a car accident, and was instead represented by Kurt Schreiner.^[4]