1978 DFB-Pokal Final
# 1978 DFB-Pokal Final

The 1978 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1977–78 DFB-Pokal, the 35th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 15 April 1978 at the Parkstadion in Gelsenkirchen. 1. FC Köln won the match 2–0 against Fortuna Düsseldorf, 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.

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

| Fortuna Düsseldorf | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Round | 1. FC Köln | 1. FC Köln |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | 1977–78 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| FC St. Wendel (A) | 6–1 | Round 1 | Kickers Offenbach (A) | 4–0 |
| Borussia Dortmund (H) | 3–1 | Round 2 | Eintracht Bad Kreuznach (H) | 3–1 |
| Rot-Weiss Essen (H) | 4–1 | Round 3 | FSV Frankfurt (A) | 3–0 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig (H) | 3–1 | Round of 16 | Karlsruher SC (H) | 4–0 |
| Schalke 04 (A) Schalke 04 (H) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) 1–0 (replay) | Quarter-finals | Schwarz-Weiß Essen (H) | 9–0 |
| MSV Duisburg (H) | 4–1 | Semi-finals | Werder Bremen (H) | 1–0 |

## Match

### Details

| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1. FC Köln |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Jörg Daniel |
| RB | 2 | Dieter Brei |
| CB | 3 | Gerd Zewe (c) |
| CB | 4 | Gerd Zimmermann |
| LB | 5 | Heiner Baltes |
| CM | 6 | Egon Köhnen |
| CM | 7 | Josef Weikl |
| CM | 10 | Klaus Allofs |
| RW | 8 | Flemming Lund | 78' |
| CF | 9 | Josef Hickersberger |
| LW | 11 | Wolfgang Seel |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 15 | Rudolf Bommer | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Dietrich Weise ||
| GK | 1 | Harald Schumacher |
| RB | 2 | Harald Konopka |
| CB | 5 | Roland Gerber |
| CB | 4 | Gerhard Strack |
| LB | 3 | Herbert Zimmermann |
| CM | 6 | Bernhard Cullmann |
| CM | 8 | Heinz Flohe (c) |
| CM | 10 | Herbert Neumann |
| RW | 7 | Roger Van Gool |
| CF | 9 | Dieter Müller |
| LW | 11 | Yasuhiko Okudera |
| Manager: ||
| Hennes Weisweiler ||

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