1953 DFB-Pokal Final
# 1953 DFB-Pokal Final

The 1953 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1952–53 DFB-Pokal, the 10th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 1 May 1953 at the Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf. Rot-Weiss Essen won the match 2–1 against Alemannia Aachen, to claim their 1st cup title.

## Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal began with 32 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of four 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; N: neutral).

| Rot-Weiss Essen | Rot-Weiss Essen | Round | Alemannia Aachen | Alemannia Aachen |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | 1952–53 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| Jahn Regensburg (H) | 5–0 | Preliminary round | TuS Essen-West (N) | 5–2 |
| VfL Osnabrück (H) | 2–0 | Round of 16 | 1. FC Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (H) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) 2–0 (replay) |
| Hamburger SV (H) | 6–1 | Quarter-finals | Hamborn 07 (H) | 3–1 |
| Waldhof Mannheim (H) | 3–2 | Semi-finals | Wormatia Worms (H) | 3–1 |

## Match

### Details

| Rot-Weiss Essen | Alemannia Aachen |
| - | - |
| GK | Fritz Herkenrath |
| RB | Willi Göbel |
| LB | Willi Köchling |
| RH | Paul Jahnel |
| CH | Heinz Wewers |
| LH | Clemens Wientjes |
| OR | Helmut Rahn |
| IR | Franz Islacker |
| CF | August Gottschalk (c) |
| IL | Fritz Abromeit |
| OL | Bernhard Termath |
| Manager: ||
| Karl Hohmann ||
| GK | Wilfired Heinrichs |
| RB | Herbert Metzen |
| LB | Hans Coenen |
| RH | Michael Pfeiffer |
| CH | Fred Jansen |
| LH | Gerd Richter |
| OR | Robert Hartmann |
| IR | Rainer Gawell |
| CF | Günther Schmidt |
| IL | Jupp Derwall |
| OL | Josef Schmidt |
| Manager: ||
| Hermann Lindemann ||

* Match rules
* 90 minutes.
* 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
* Replay if scores still level.
* No substitutions.
