1990 DFB-Pokal final

The 1990 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1989–90 DFB-Pokal, the 47th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 19 May 1990 at the Olympiastadion in West Berlin.^[2] 1. FC Kaiserslautern won the match 3–2 against Werder Bremen to claim their first cup title, qualifying for the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 1990 DFB-Supercup.

1990 DFB-Pokal Final

Match programme cover
Event	1989–90 DFB-Pokal
1. FC Kaiserslautern Werder Bremen 3 2
Date	19 May 1990 (1990-05-19)
Venue	Olympiastadion, West Berlin
Referee	Manfred Neuner (Leimen)[1]
Attendance	76,391
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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).

1. FC Kaiserslautern		Round	Werder Bremen
Opponent	Result	1989–90 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
Bayer Leverkusen Amateure (A)	1–0	Round 1	FC St. Pauli (A)	2–1
Mainz 05 (A)	3–1	Round 2	Stuttgarter Kickers (A)	3–2
1. FC Köln (H)	2–1	Round of 16	1860 Munich (A)	2–1
Fortuna Düsseldorf (H)	3–1	Quarter-finals	VfB Stuttgart (H)	3–0
Kickers Offenbach (A)	1–0	Semi-finals	Eintracht Braunschweig (H)	2–0

Match

Details

1. FC Kaiserslautern	3–2	Werder Bremen
Labbadia 19', 26' Kuntz 30'	Report	Neubarth 54' Burgsmüller 72'

19 May 1990 (1990-05-19)

18:00 CEST

Olympiastadion, West Berlin

Attendance: 76,391

Referee: Manfred Neuner (Leimen)

1. FC Kaiserslautern

Werder Bremen

GK 1 Gerald Ehrmann SW 7 Reinhard Stumpf CB 5 Kay Friedmann  57' CB 3 Franco Foda RWB 4 Uwe Scherr LWB 6 Frank Lelle CM 8 Markus Schupp  77' CM 10 Demir Hotić CM 2 Thomas Dooley CF 9 Bruno Labbadia  57' CF 11 Stefan Kuntz (c) Substitutes: DF 13 Roger Lutz  57' MF 12 Axel Roos  77' Manager: Karl-Heinz Feldkamp

GK 1 Oliver Reck SW 4 Rune Bratseth CB 6 Ulrich Borowka  52' CB 3 Jonny Otten RWB 2 Thomas Wolter  35' LWB 5 Günter Hermann CM 8 Miroslav Votava (c) CM 10 Uwe Harttgen CM 7 Dieter Eilts CF 9 Karl-Heinz Riedle CF 11 Wynton Rufer Substitutes: FW 12 Frank Neubarth  35' FW 13 Manfred Burgsmüller  52' Manager: Otto Rehhagel

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

See also

• Deutschland-Cup (football)