1972 DFB-Pokal final

The 1972 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1971–72 DFB-Pokal, the 29th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 1 July 1972 at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover.^[2] Schalke 04 won the match 5–0 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, to claim their 2nd cup title.

1972 DFB-Pokal Final

Match programme cover
Event	1971–72 DFB-Pokal
Schalke 04 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5 0
Date	1 July 1972 (1972-07-01)
Venue	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover
Referee	Heinz Aldinger (Waiblingen)[1]
Attendance	61,000
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Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal began with 32 teams in a two-legged knockout cup competition. There were a total of four rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and following two legs of 90 minutes each, the winner on aggregate would advance. If still tied, 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).

Schalke 04				Round	1. FC Kaiserslautern
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	1971–72 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Hertha BSC	5–1	3–1 (H)	2–0 (awarded) (A)	Round 1	Wuppertaler SV	4–4 (5–3 p)	1–2 (A)	3–2 (a.e.t.) (H)
Fortuna Düsseldorf	3–2	1–1 (A)	2–1 (H)	Round of 16	VfB Stuttgart	6–5	3–4 (A)	3–1 (H)
Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–2	2–2 (A)	1–0 (H)	Quarter-finals	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	6–3	1–3 (A)	5–0 (a.e.t.) (H)
1. FC Köln	6–6 (6–5 p)	1–4 (A)	5–2 (a.e.t.) (H)	Semi-finals	Werder Bremen	4–2	2–1 (H)	2–1 (A)

Match

Details

Schalke 04	5–0	1. FC Kaiserslautern
H. Kremers 13', 82' Scheer 32' Lütkebohmert 57' Fischer 66'	Report

1 July 1972 (1972-07-01)

16:00 CET

Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover

Attendance: 61,000

Referee: Heinz Aldinger (Waiblingen)

Schalke 04

1. FC Kaiserslautern

GK 1 Norbert Nigbur RB Hartmut Huhse CB Rolf Rüssmann CB Klaus Fichtel LB Helmut Kremers CM Herbert Lütkebohmert CM Heinz van Haaren CM Klaus Scheer RW Reinhard Libuda (c) CF Klaus Fischer LW Erwin Kremers Manager: Ivica Horvat

GK 1 Josef Elting RB Günther Reinders CB Dietmar Schwager CB Ernst Diehl LB Fritz Fuchs RM Josef Pirrung CM Jürgen Friedrich (c) CM Hermann Bitz LM Idriz Hošić  55' CF Wolfgang Seel CF Klaus Ackermann Substitutes: FW Karl-Heinz Vogt  55' Manager: Dietrich Weise

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