1971–72 DFB-Pokal

The 1971–72 DFB-Pokal was the 29th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 4 December 1971 and ended on 1 July 1972. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final Schalke 04 defeated 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5–0,[1] the largest margin by which a DFB-Pokal final was ever decided.

1971–72 DFB-Pokal
CountryWest Germany
Teams32
Defending championsBayern Munich
ChampionsSchalke 04
Runners-up1. FC Kaiserslautern
Matches played61

Mode

The tournament consisted of five rounds. In each round other than the final the games were held over two legs, with the team winning on aggregate advancing to the next round. In case the score was level after two legs, the second game was extended by 30 minutes of extra time. If still no winner could be determined a Penalty shoot-out decided which team advanced to the next round.

The final was held over one leg with 30 minutes of extra time in case the game was a draw after regular time. If the score was still level the game was replayed with 30 minutes of extra time in case of another draw. If still no winner could be determined, a penalty shoot-out decided the winner of the cup.

Matches

First round
Date Home Team Score Away Team
4 December 1971 FC St. Pauli 1 – 1 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
14 December 1971 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 2 – 1 FC St. Pauli
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen won 3 – 2 on aggregate
4 December 1971 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 – 3 Borussia Mönchengladbach
14 December 1971 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 – 2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7 – 2 on aggregate
4 December 1971 SV Alsenborn 0 – 0 Fortuna Düsseldorf
15 December 1971 Fortuna Düsseldorf 3 – 0 SV Alsenborn
Fortuna Düsseldorf won 3 – 0 on aggregate
4 December 1971 Tasmania 1900 Berlin 2 – 2 VfL Bochum
15 December 1971 VfL Bochum 2 – 0 Tasmania 1900 Berlin
VfL Bochum won 4 – 2 on aggregate
4 December 1971 VfR Heilbronn 1 – 1 VfB Stuttgart
15 December 1971 VfB Stuttgart 4 – 0 VfR Heilbronn
VfB Stuttgart won 5 – 1 on aggregate
4 December 1971 Kickers Offenbach 1 – 1 Borussia Dortmund
15 December 1971 Borussia Dortmund 0 – 3 Kickers Offenbach
Kickers Offenbach won 4 – 1 on aggregate
4 December 1971 FC Schalke 04 3 – 1 Hertha BSC
15 December 1971 Hertha BSC 0 – 2* FC Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04 won 5 – 1 on aggregate
4 December 1971 Holstein Kiel 5 – 4 Hannover 96
15 December 1971 Hannover 96 7 – 1 Holstein Kiel
Hannover 96 won 11 – 6 on aggregate
4 December 1971 Freiburger FC 1 – 2 Hamburger SV
15 December 1971 Hamburger SV 2 – 2 Freiburger FC
Hamburger SV won 4 – 3 on aggregate
4 December 1971 Essener FV 1912 1 – 9 1. FC Köln
15 December 1971 1. FC Köln 5 – 0 Essener FV 1912
1. FC Köln won 14 – 1 on aggregate
4 December 1971 Wuppertaler SV Borussia 2 – 1 1. FC Kaiserslautern
15 December 1971 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3 – 2 (AET) Wuppertaler SV Borussia
1. FC Kaiserslautern won 5 – 3 on penalties
4 December 1971 Fortuna Köln 2 – 1 FC Bayern Munich
15 December 1971 FC Bayern Munich 6 – 0 Fortuna Köln
FC Bayern Munich won 7 – 2 on aggregate
4 December 1971 Arminia Bielefeld 1 – 1 MSV Duisburg
15 December 1971 MSV Duisburg 3 – 1 Arminia Bielefeld
MSV Duisburg won 4 – 2 on aggregate
4 December 1971 SpVgg Bad Pyrmont 1 – 4 SV Werder Bremen
15 December 1971 SV Werder Bremen 6 – 0 SpVgg Bad Pyrmont
SV Werder Bremen won 10 – 1 on aggregate
4 December 1971 Borussia Neunkirchen 2 – 4 Eintracht Braunschweig
15 December 1971 Eintracht Braunschweig 0 – 0 Borussia Neunkirchen
Eintracht Braunschweig won 4 – 2 on aggregate
4 December 1971 FC Schweinfurt 05 1 – 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
15 December 1971 Eintracht Frankfurt 6 – 1 FC Schweinfurt 05
Eintracht Frankfurt won 6 – 2 on aggregate

Round of 16
Date Home Team Score Away Team
12 February 1972 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 – 2 Eintracht Frankfurt
22 February 1972 Eintracht Frankfurt 3 – 2 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Borussia Mönchengladbach won 6 – 5 on aggregate
14 February 1972 Hannover 96 0 – 0 VfL Bochum
22 February 1972 VfL Bochum 2 – 4 Hannover 96
Hannover 96 won 4 – 2 on aggregate
14 February 1972 SV Werder Bremen 4 – 2 Hamburger SV
22 February 1972 Hamburger SV 1 – 0 SV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen won 4 – 3 on aggregate
14 February 1972 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1 – 1 FC Schalke 04
22 February 1972 FC Schalke 04 2 – 1 Fortuna Düsseldorf
FC Schalke 04 won 3 – 2 on aggregate
14 February 1972 VfB Stuttgart 4 – 3 1. FC Kaiserslautern
22 February 1972 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3 – 1 VfB Stuttgart
1. FC Kaiserslautern won 6 – 5 on aggregate
14 February 1972 MSV Duisburg 2 – 2 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
22 February 1972 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 1 – 0 MSV Duisburg
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen won 3 – 2 on aggregate
14 February 1972 Kickers Offenbach 3 – 1 1. FC Köln
22 February 1972 1. FC Köln 4 – 0 Kickers Offenbach
1. FC Köln won 5 – 3 on aggregate
14 February 1972 Eintracht Braunschweig 0 – 0 FC Bayern Munich
22 February 1972 FC Bayern Munich 3 – 1 (AET) Eintracht Braunschweig
FC Bayern Munich won 3 – 1 on aggregate

Quarter-finals
Date Home Team Score Away Team
1 April 1972 FC Bayern Munich 3 – 0 1. FC Köln
12 April 1972 1. FC Köln 5 – 1 FC Bayern Munich
1. FC Köln won 5 – 4 on aggregate
1 April 1972 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 – 2 FC Schalke 04
5 April 1972 FC Schalke 04 1 – 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
FC Schalke 04 won 3 – 2 on aggregate
1 April 1972 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 3 – 1 1. FC Kaiserslautern
5 April 1972 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5 – 0 (AET) Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
1. FC Kaiserslautern won 6 – 3 on aggregate
1 April 1972 Hannover 96 0 – 2 SV Werder Bremen
5 April 1972 SV Werder Bremen 2 – 1 Hannover 96
SV Werder Bremen won 4 – 1 on aggregate

Semi-finals
Date Home Team Score Away Team
30 May 1972 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2 – 1 SV Werder Bremen
10 June 1972 SV Werder Bremen 1 – 2 1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. FC Kaiserslautern won 4 – 2 on aggregate
30 May 1972 1. FC Köln 4 – 1 FC Schalke 04
10 June 1972 FC Schalke 04 5 – 2 1. FC Köln
FC Schalke 04 won 6 – 5 on penalties

Final
Main article: 1972 DFB-Pokal Final
Schalke 045–01. FC Kaiserslautern
 Report
Attendance: 61,000

References
  1. "DFB-Pokal 1971-72" (in German). fussballdaten.de. 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
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