1990 DFB-Pokal Final
# 1990 DFB-Pokal Final

The 1990 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1989–90 DFB-Pokal, the 47th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 19 May 1990 at the Olympiastadion in West Berlin. 1. FC Kaiserslautern won the match 3–2 against Werder Bremen to claim their first cup title.

## 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 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 drawing of lots would decide who would advance to the next round.

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

| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Round | Werder Bremen | Werder Bremen |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | 1989–90 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| Bayer Leverkusen Amateure (A) | 1–0 | Round 1 | FC St. Pauli (A) | 2–1 |
| Mainz 05 (A) | 3–1 | Round 2 | Stuttgarter Kickers (A) | 3–2 |
| 1. FC Köln (H) | 2–1 | Round of 16 | 1860 Munich (A) | 2–1 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf (H) | 3–1 | Quarter-finals | VfB Stuttgart (H) | 3–0 |
| Kickers Offenbach (A) | 1–0 | Semi-finals | Eintracht Braunschweig (H) | 2–0 |

## Match

### Details

| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Werder Bremen |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Gerald Ehrmann |
| SW | 7 | Reinhard Stumpf |
| CB | 5 | Kay Friedmann | | 57' |
| CB | 3 | Franco Foda | |
| RWB | 4 | Uwe Scherr |
| LWB | 6 | Frank Lelle |
| CM | 8 | Markus Schupp | | 77' |
| CM | 10 | Demir Hotić |
| CM | 2 | Thomas Dooley |
| CF | 9 | Bruno Labbadia | 57' |
| CF | 11 | Stefan Kuntz (c) |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 13 | Roger Lutz | | 57' |
| MF | 12 | Axel Roos | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Karl-Heinz Feldkamp ||
| GK | 1 | Oliver Reck |
| SW | 4 | Rune Bratseth |
| CB | 6 | Ulrich Borowka | 52' |
| CB | 3 | Jonny Otten |
| RWB | 2 | Thomas Wolter | 35' |
| LWB | 5 | Günter Hermann |
| CM | 8 | Miroslav Votava (c) |
| CM | 10 | Uwe Harttgen |
| CM | 7 | Dieter Eilts |
| CF | 9 | Karl-Heinz Riedle |
| CF | 11 | Wynton Rufer |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 12 | Frank Neubarth | 35' |
| FW | 13 | Manfred Burgsmüller | 52' |
| Manager: ||
| Otto Rehhagel ||

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