1955–56 DFB-Pokal

1955–56 DFB-Pokal
Country West Germany
Teams 5
Champions Karlsruher SC
Runner-up Hamburger SV
Matches played 4
Goals scored 14 (3.5 per match)

The 1955–56 DFB-Pokal was the 13th season of a German football knockout competition and the fourth season played as DFB-Pokal. It began on 29 April 1956 and ended on 5 August 1956. Five teams, one from each regional federation, competed in the tournament during three rounds. In the final Karlsruher SC defeated Hamburger SV 3–2, thereby defending their title from the preceding season.[1]

Contents

Qualification round

April 29, 1956
Spandauer SV 0 – 1 FK Pirmasens

Semifinals

June 5/6, 1956
Fortuna Düsseldorf 1 – 2 Hamburger SV
June 5/6, 1956
FK Pirmasens 1 – 5 Karlsruher SC

Final

August 5, 1956
Karlsruher SC 3 – 1 Hamburger SV Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Loser (Essen)
Termath  40'63'
Kohn  87'
Seeler  16'
KARLSRUHER SC:
GK 1 Rudi Fischer
DF Werner Hesse
DF Walter Baureis
MF Heinz Ruppenstein
MF Siegfried Geesemann
MF Gerhard Siedl
FW Oswald Traub
FW Kurt Sommerlatt
FW Antoine Kohn
FW Heinz Beck
FW Bernhard Termath
Manager:
Ludwig Janda
 
HAMBURGER SV:
GK 1 Horst Schnoor
DF Franz Klepatz
DF Walter Schemel
MF Jochenfritz Meinke
MF Josef Posipal
MF Heinz Liese
FW Gerhard Krug
FW Klaus Stürmer
FW Uwe Seeler
FW Günter Schlegel
FW Uwe Reuter
Manager:
Günter Mahlmann
Martin Wilke

References

  1. ^ "DFB-Pokal 1955-56" (in German). fussballdaten.de. 2008. http://www.fussballdaten.de/dfb/1956/. Retrieved 2008-09-22. 

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