1996 DFB-Pokal final

The 1996 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1995–96 DFB-Pokal, the 53rd season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 25 May 1996 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[2] 1. FC Kaiserslautern won the match 1–0 against Karlsruher SC to claim their second cup title.

1996 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event1995–96 DFB-Pokal
Karlsruher SC 1. FC Kaiserslautern
0 1
Date25 May 1996 (1996-05-25)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
RefereeHellmut Krug (Gelsenkirchen)[1]
Attendance75,800

Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal was a 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.[3]

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

Karlsruher SC Round 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Opponent Result 1995–96 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result
Tennis Borussia Berlin (A) 2–1 Round 1 Fortuna Köln (A) 4–3 (a.e.t.)
Sachsen Leipzig (A) 2–0 Round 2 SG Wattenscheid (H) 3–0
SpVgg Unterhaching (A) 3–2 Round of 16 Schalke 04 (H) 1–0
Borussia Dortmund (A) 3–1 Quarter-finals FC Homburg (A) 4–3
Fortuna Düsseldorf (H) 2–0 Semi-finals Bayer Leverkusen (H) 1–0

Match

Details
Karlsruher SC0–11. FC Kaiserslautern
Report Wagner 42'
Attendance: 75,800
Karlsruher SC
1. FC Kaiserslautern
GK1Germany Claus Reitmaier
SW16Germany Jens Nowotny
CB7Germany Dirk Schuster
CB6Germany Thomas Ritterdownward-facing red arrow 82'
RWB2Germany Gunther Metzdownward-facing red arrow 73'
LWB21Germany Michael TarnatYellow card
CM5Germany Manfred Bender
CM8Germany Thorsten Fink
AM10Germany Thomas Häßler (c)
CF9Switzerland Adrian Knup
CF12Germany Sean Dundee
Substitutes:
GK22Germany Thomas Walter
DF4Germany Michael Wittwer
DF19Germany Raphael Krauss
MF14Germany Eberhard CarlYellow cardupward-facing green arrow 82'
FW18Germany Edgar Schmittupward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Germany Winfried Schäfer
GK1Germany Andreas Reinke
SW5Czech Republic Miroslav Kadlec
CB20Germany Oliver Schäfer
CB24Germany Harry Koch
RWB2Germany Frank Greiner
LWB8Germany Martin WagnerYellow card
DM4Germany Axel Roosdownward-facing red arrow 82'
CM15Germany Thomas Hengen
CM6Germany Andreas Brehme (c)Yellow card Yellow-red card 72'
CF9Czech Republic Pavel Kukadownward-facing red arrow 87'
CF11Germany Olaf Marschalldownward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutes:
GK22Germany Gerald Ehrmann
DF13Germany Roger Lutzupward-facing green arrow 75'
MF7Germany Uwe Wegmannupward-facing green arrow 82'
MF10Germany Claus-Dieter Wollitzupward-facing green arrow 87'
FW18Germany Jürgen Rische
Manager:
Germany Eckhard Krautzun

Match rules

References
  1. "Schiedsrichter: Der erste war Berliner". DFB-Pokal: Das offizielle Stadionmagazin des Deutschen Fußball-Bundes. German Football Association. 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  3. "Modus" [Mode]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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