1981 DFB-Pokal Final

German Cup Final

Match programme cover

Event

1980–81 DFB-Pokal

Eintracht Frankfurt	1. FC Kaiserslautern

3	1

Date

2 May 1981

Venue

Neckarstadion, Stuttgart

Referee

Horst Joos (Stuttgart)^[1]

Attendance

71,000

The 1981 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1980–81 DFB-Pokal, the 38th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 2 May 1981 at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart.^[2] Eintracht Frankfurt won the match 3–1 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, to claim their 3rd cup title.

Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal began with 128 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of six 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 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).

Eintracht Frankfurt		Round	1. FC Kaiserslautern
Opponent	Result	1980–81 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
VfB Gaggenau (A)	3–0	Round 1	VfR Heilbronn (A)	3–0
VfB Friedrichshafen (H)	6–0	Round 2	SG Egelsbach (A)	3–1
SSV Ulm (H)	3–0	Round 3	Bayern Munich (H)	2–1
VfB Oldenburg (A)	5–4	Round of 16	Alemannia Aachen (H)	3–0
VfB Stuttgart (H)	2–1	Quarter-finals	Borussia Mönchengladbach (H)	3–1
Hertha BSC (H)	1–0	Semi-finals	Eintracht Braunschweig (H)	3–2

Match

Details

2 May 1981
16:00 CEST

Eintracht Frankfurt	3–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern
Neuberger 38' Borchers 40' Cha 64'	Report	Geye 90'

Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 71,000
Referee: Horst Joos (Stuttgart)

Eintracht Frankfurt

1. FC Kaiserslautern


GK	1	Jürgen Pahl
RB	2	Michael Sziedat
CB	5	Bruno Pezzey
CB	4	Karl-Heinz Körbel
LB	3	Willi Neuberger
RM	6	Werner Lorant
CM	10	Bernd Nickel
CM	8	Ronald Borchers
LM	9	Norbert Nachtweih
CF	11	Cha Bum-kun
CF	7	Bernd Hölzenbein (c)
Substitutes:
GK	1	Joachim Jüriens
DF	13	Rigobert Gruber
DF	14	Wolfgang Trapp
MF	12	Stefan Lottermann
FW	15	Harald Karger
Manager:
Lothar Buchmann


GK	1	Ronnie Hellström
RB	2	Wolfgang Wolf
CB	6	Hans-Günter Neues
CB	3	Michael Dusek
LB	5	Hans-Peter Briegel
CM	4	Werner Melzer
CM	8	Friedhelm Funkel
CM	10	Hans Bongartz
RW	7	Reiner Geye
CF	9	Benny Wendt
LW	11	Erhard Hofeditz
Substitutes:
GK	1	Armin Reichel
DF	13	Norbert Buschlinger
MF	12	Johannes Riedl
MF	15	Jörn Kaminke
FW	14	Axel Brummer
Manager:
Karl-Heinz Feldkamp

Match rules

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

References

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

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