1997 DFB-Pokal final

The 1997 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1996–97 DFB-Pokal, the 54th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 14 June 1997 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.^[3] VfB Stuttgart won the match 2–0 against third-division Energie Cottbus to claim their third cup title, qualifying for the 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the 1997 DFB-Ligapokal.

1997 DFB-Pokal Final

Match programme cover
Event	1996–97 DFB-Pokal
VfB Stuttgart Energie Cottbus 2 0
Date	14 June 1997 (1997-06-14)
Venue	Olympiastadion, Berlin
Referee	Edgar Steinborn (Sinzig)[1]
Attendance	76,400
Weather	Partly cloudy 21 °C (70 °F) 64% humidity[2]
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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 penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.^[4]

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

VfB Stuttgart		Round	Energie Cottbus
Opponent	Result	1996–97 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
Fortuna Köln (H)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p)	Round 1	Stuttgarter Kickers (H)	1–0 (a.e.t.)
Hertha BSC (A)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Round 2	VfL Wolfsburg (H)	1–0
FSV Zwickau (H)	2–0	Round of 16	MSV Duisburg (H)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)
SC Freiburg (A)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Quarter-finals	FC St. Pauli (H)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)
Hamburger SV (H)	2–1	Semi-finals	Karlsruher SC (H)	3–0

Match

Details

VfB Stuttgart	2–0	Energie Cottbus
Élber 18', 52'	Report

14 June 1997 (1997-06-14)

19:00 CEST

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 76,400

Referee: Edgar Steinborn (Sinzig)

VfB Stuttgart

Energie Cottbus

GK 1 Franz Wohlfahrt SW 5 Frank Verlaat (c) CB 8 Marco Haber CB 4 Thomas Berthold RWB 7 Matthias Hagner  70' LWB 3 Thorsten Legat CM 20 Zvonimir Soldo CM 16 Gerhard Poschner AM 10 Krasimir Balakov CF 9 Giovane Élber  89' CF 11 Fredi Bobic  81' Substitutes: GK 25 Marc Ziegler DF 14 Thomas Schneider  70' MF 12 Danny Schwarz  89' MF 21 Sébastien Fournier MF 22 Andreas Buck FW 15 Radosław Gilewicz  81' FW 35 Sreto Ristić Manager: Joachim Löw

GK 1 Kay Wehner SW 3 Thomas Hoßmang CB 4 Sven Benken CB 5 Jens Melzig (c) RWB 7 Ingo Schneider  65' LWB 14 Jörg Woltmann  81' DM 21 Willi Kronhardt CM 8 Jens-Uwe Zöphel CM 6 Detlef Irrgang CF 17 Frank Seifert  65' CF 9 Toralf Konetzke Substitutes: GK 31 Edmund Rottler DF 23 Kay Wenschlag MF 12 Igor Lazić  65' MF 15 Michael Hennig MF 16 Lars Mebus MF 24 Moses Enguelle  81' FW 11 Matthias Zimmerling  65' Manager: Eduard Geyer

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.