1991 DFB-Pokal final

The 1991 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1990–91 DFB-Pokal, the 48th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 22 June 1991 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.^[2] Werder Bremen won the match 4–3 on penalties against 1. FC Köln following a 1–1 draw after extra time to claim their second cup title, qualifying for the 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 1991 DFB-Supercup.

1991 DFB-Pokal Final

Match programme cover
Event	1990–91 DFB-Pokal
Werder Bremen 1. FC Köln 1 1
After extra time Werder Bremen won 4–3 on penalties
Date	22 June 1991 (1991-06-22)
Venue	Olympiastadion, Berlin
Referee	Aron Schmidhuber (Ottobrunn)[1]
Attendance	73,000
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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).

Werder Bremen		Round	1. FC Köln
Opponent	Result	1990–91 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
SpVgg Weiden (A)	2–1	Round 1	VfL Wolfsburg (A)	6–1
FC St. Pauli (H)	2–0	Round 2	1. FC Kaiserslautern (A)	2–1
Schalke 04 (H)	3–1	Round of 16	SV Meppen (H)	1–0
Hessen Kassel (A)	2–0	Quarter-finals	VfB Stuttgart (H)	1–0 (a.e.t.)
Eintracht Frankfurt (A) Eintracht Frankfurt (H)	2–2 (a.e.t.) 6–3 (replay)	Semi-finals	MSV Duisburg (A) MSV Duisburg (H)	0–0 (a.e.t.) 3–0 (replay)

Match

Details

22 June 1991 (1991-06-22)

19:30 CEST

Werder Bremen	1–1 (a.e.t.)	1. FC Köln
Eilts 48'	Report	Banach 62'
Penalties
Allofs Rufer Bratseth Harttgen Borowka	4–3	Rudy Higl Littbarski Banach Götz

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 73,000

Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (Ottobrunn)

Werder Bremen

1. FC Köln

GK 1 Oliver Reck SW 4 Rune Bratseth CB 8 Miroslav Votava (c) CB 6 Ulrich Borowka RWB 5 Thomas Wolter LWB 3 Marco Bode CM 2 Günter Hermann  76' CM 7 Dieter Eilts CM 10 Frank Neubarth  72' CF 11 Wynton Rufer CF 9 Klaus Allofs Substitutes: DF 13 Gunnar Sauer  76' MF 14 Uwe Harttgen  72' Manager: Otto Rehhagel

GK 1 Bodo Illgner SW 2 Jann Jensen CB 4 Andreas Gielchen CB 6 Karsten Baumann RWB 8 Frank Greiner LWB 10 Henrik Andersen  96' CM 3 Alfons Higl CM 7 Pierre Littbarski (c) CM 11 Ralf Sturm  60' CF 5 Falko Götz CF 9 Maurice Banach Substitutes: MF 13 Horst Heldt  59' MF 14 Andrzej Rudy  96' Manager: Erich Rutemöller

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