1986 DFB-Pokal final

The 1986 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1985–86 DFB-Pokal, the 43rd season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 3 May 1986 at the Olympiastadion in West Berlin.^[2] Bayern Munich won the match 5–2 against VfB Stuttgart to claim their eighth cup title.

1986 DFB-Pokal Final

Match programme cover
Event	1985–86 DFB-Pokal
Bayern Munich VfB Stuttgart 5 2
Date	3 May 1986 (1986-05-03)
Venue	Olympiastadion, West Berlin
Referee	Dieter Pauly (Rheydt)[1]
Attendance	76,000
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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).

Bayern Munich		Round	VfB Stuttgart
Opponent	Result	1985–86 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
Kickers Offenbach (A)	3–1	Round 1	Eintracht Braunschweig (H)	6–3
1. FC Saarbrücken (A)	3–1	Round 2	1. FC Nürnberg (A)	1–0
VfL Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (H)	1–1 (a.e.t.) 2–0 (replay)	Round of 16	Werder Bremen (H)	2–0
1. FC Kaiserslautern (A)	3–0	Quarter-finals	Schalke 04 (H)	6–2
Waldhof Mannheim (A)	2–0	Semi-finals	Borussia Dortmund (H)	4–1

Match

Details

3 May 1986 (1986-05-03)

18:00 CEST

Bayern Munich	5–2	VfB Stuttgart
Wohlfarth 33', 42', 76' Rummenigge 64', 72'	Report	Buchwald 76' Klinsmann 85'

Olympiastadion, West Berlin

Attendance: 76,000

Referee: Dieter Pauly (Rheydt)

Bayern Munich

VfB Stuttgart

GK 1 Jean-Marie Pfaff RB 2 Norbert Nachtweih CB 5 Klaus Augenthaler (c) CB 4 Norbert Eder LB 3 Hans Pflügler CM 8 Lothar Matthäus CM 6 Søren Lerby AM 10 Michael Rummenigge  84' RF 7 Roland Wohlfarth  84' CF 9 Dieter Hoeneß LF 11 Reinhold Mathy Substitutes: DF 14 Holger Willmer  84' FW 13 Frank Hartmann  84' Manager: Udo Lattek

GK 1 Armin Jäger SW 5 Rainer Zietsch CB 4 Karlheinz Förster (c) CB 6 Guido Buchwald RWB 2 Günther Schäfer LWB 3 Michael Nushöhr  46' CM 7 Karl Allgöwer  46' CM 10 Andreas Müller CM 8 Ásgeir Sigurvinsson CF 9 Jürgen Klinsmann CF 11 Predrag Pašić Substitutes: MF 13 Michael Spies  46' MF 14 Jürgen Hartmann  46' Manager: Willi Entenmann

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