1978 DFB-Pokal final

The 1978 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1977–78 DFB-Pokal, the 35th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 15 April 1978 at the Parkstadion in Gelsenkirchen.^[2] 1. FC Köln won the match 2–0 against Fortuna Düsseldorf, to claim their 3rd cup title.

1978 DFB-Pokal Final

Match programme cover
Event	1977–78 DFB-Pokal
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1. FC Köln 0 2
Date	15 April 1978 (1978-04-15)
Venue	Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Referee	Jan Redelfs (Hanover)[1]
Attendance	70,000
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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).

Fortuna Düsseldorf		Round	1. FC Köln
Opponent	Result	1977–78 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
FC St. Wendel (A)	6–1	Round 1	Kickers Offenbach (A)	4–0
Borussia Dortmund (H)	3–1	Round 2	Eintracht Bad Kreuznach (H)	3–1
Rot-Weiss Essen (H)	4–1	Round 3	FSV Frankfurt (A)	3–0
Eintracht Braunschweig (H)	3–1	Round of 16	Karlsruher SC (H)	4–0
Schalke 04 (A) Schalke 04 (H)	1–1 (a.e.t.) 1–0 (replay)	Quarter-finals	Schwarz-Weiß Essen (H)	9–0
MSV Duisburg (H)	4–1	Semi-finals	Werder Bremen (H)	1–0

Match

Details

15 April 1978 (1978-04-15)

16:00 CET

Fortuna Düsseldorf	0–2	1. FC Köln
	Report	Cullmann 71' Van Gool 90'

Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: Jan Redelfs (Hanover)

Fortuna Düsseldorf

1. FC Köln

GK 1 Jörg Daniel RB 2 Dieter Brei CB 3 Gerd Zewe (c) CB 4 Gerd Zimmermann LB 5 Heiner Baltes CM 6 Egon Köhnen CM 7 Josef Weikl CM 10 Klaus Allofs RW 8 Flemming Lund  78' CF 9 Josef Hickersberger LW 11 Wolfgang Seel Substitutes: MF 15 Rudolf Bommer  78' Manager: Dietrich Weise

GK 1 Harald Schumacher RB 2 Harald Konopka CB 5 Roland Gerber CB 4 Gerhard Strack LB 3 Herbert Zimmermann CM 6 Bernhard Cullmann CM 8 Heinz Flohe (c) CM 10 Herbert Neumann RW 7 Roger Van Gool CF 9 Dieter Müller LW 11 Yasuhiko Okudera Manager: Hennes Weisweiler

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