1979 DFB-Pokal final

The 1979 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1978–79 DFB-Pokal, the 36th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 23 June 1979 at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover.^[2] Fortuna Düsseldorf won the match 1–0 against Hertha BSC after extra time, to claim their 1st cup title.

1979 DFB-Pokal Final

Match programme cover
Event	1978–79 DFB-Pokal
Hertha BSC Fortuna Düsseldorf 0 1
After extra time
Date	23 June 1979 (1979-06-23)
Venue	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover
Referee	Günter Linn (Altendiez)[1]
Attendance	56,000
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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).

Hertha BSC		Round	Fortuna Düsseldorf
Opponent	Result	1978–79 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
FV 04 Würzburg (A)	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Round 1	Stuttgarter Kickers (H)	7–2
Wormatia Worms (A) Wormatia Worms (H)	1–1 (a.e.t.) 2–0 (replay)	Round 2	VfR Heilbronn (H)	3–0
Borussia Mönchengladbach (H)	2–0	Round 3	Alemannia Aachen (H)	2–1
1. FC Köln (H)	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Round of 16	MSV Duisburg (A)	1–0
Bayer Uerdingen (H)	6–0	Quarter-finals	Bayer Leverkusen (H)	2–1
Eintracht Frankfurt (H)	2–1	Semi-finals	1. FC Nürnberg (H)	4–1 (a.e.t.)

Match

Details

Hertha BSC	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Fortuna Düsseldorf
	Report	Seel 116'

23 June 1979 (1979-06-23)

16:00 CET

Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover

Attendance: 56,000

Referee: Günter Linn (Altendiez)

Hertha BSC

Fortuna Düsseldorf

GK 1 Norbert Nigbur RB Michael Sziedat CB Uwe Kliemann (c) CB Hans Weiner LB Ole Rasmussen RM Holger Brück CM Wolfgang Sidka CM Dieter Nüssing LM Erich Beer CF Jürgen Milewski  72' CF Dietmar Krämer  91' Substitutes: FW Henrik Agerbeck  72' FW Thomas Remark  91' Manager: Kuno Klötzer

GK 1 Jörg Daniel RB 2 Josef Weikl CB 3 Gerd Zewe (c) CB 6 Reinhold Fanz LB 5 Heiner Baltes RM 4 Egon Köhnen CM 7 Hubert Schmitz CM 9 Rudolf Bommer LM 8 Thomas Allofs  72' CF 10 Klaus Allofs CF 11 Wolfgang Seel Substitutes: MF Ralf Dusend  72' Manager: Hans-Dieter Tippenhauer

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