1985 DFB-Pokal final

The 1985 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1984–85 DFB-Pokal, the 42nd season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 26 May 1985 at the Olympiastadion in West Berlin.^[2] Bayer Uerdingen won the match 2–1 against Bayern Munich to claim their first cup title. This was Bayern's first cup final loss in what was their eighth final.

1985 DFB-Pokal final

Match programme cover
Event	1984–85 DFB-Pokal
Bayer Uerdingen Bayern Munich 2 1
Date	26 May 1985 (1985-05-26)
Venue	Olympiastadion, West Berlin
Referee	Werner Föckler (Weisenheim am Sand)[1]
Attendance	70,398
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This match was the first time since 1942 that the cup final was held at the Olympiastadion, where it has taken place every year since.

Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five 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).

Bayer Uerdingen		Round	Bayern Munich
Opponent	Result	1984–85 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
VfB Oldenburg (A)	6–1	Round 1	BV Lüttringhausen (A)	1–0
Fortuna Düsseldorf (H)	2–1	Round 2	Friesen Hänigsen (A)	8–0
SC Geislingen (A)	2–0	Round of 16	Waldhof Mannheim (H)	1–0
Werder Bremen (H)	2–1	Quarter-finals	Bayer Leverkusen (A)	3–1
1. FC Saarbrücken (A)	1–0	Semi-finals	Borussia Mönchengladbach (H)	1–0 (a.e.t.)

Match

Details

26 May 1985 (1985-05-26)

18:00 CEST

Bayer Uerdingen	2–1	Bayern Munich
Feilzer 9' Schäfer 66'	Report	Hoeneß 8'

Olympiastadion, West Berlin

Attendance: 70,398

Referee: Werner Föckler (Weisenheim am Sand)

Bayer Uerdingen

Bayern Munich

GK 1 Werner Vollack RB 2 Karl-Heinz Wöhrlin CB 5 Matthias Herget (c) CB 6 Norbert Brinkmann LB 3 Ludger van de Loo DM 4 Wolfgang Funkel RM 8 Horst Feilzer  60' LM 11 Werner Buttgereit AM 10 Friedhelm Funkel CF 9 Lárus Guðmundsson  82' CF 7 Wolfgang Schäfer Substitutes: MF Wayne Thomas  82' FW 12 Peter Loontiens  60' Manager: Karl-Heinz Feldkamp

GK 1 Raimond Aumann RB 2 Wolfgang Dremmler  48' CB 5 Klaus Augenthaler (c) CB 4 Norbert Eder LB 3 Holger Willmer  71' CM 8 Lothar Matthäus CM 6 Søren Lerby CM 7 Hans Pflügler RF 10 Roland Wohlfarth  51' CF 9 Dieter Hoeneß LF 11 Ludwig Kögl Substitutes: DF 12 Bertram Beierlorzer  51' FW 14 Michael Rummenigge  71' Manager: Udo Lattek

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