1983 DFB-Pokal Final
# 1983 DFB-Pokal Final

The 1983 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1982–83 DFB-Pokal, the 40th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 11 June 1983, and was the first and to date the only cup final between two teams from the same city, which was contested between Cologne clubs 1. FC Köln, playing in the Bundesliga, and Fortuna Köln, playing in the 2. Bundesliga. Fittingy, the match took place in Cologne, at the Müngersdorfer Stadion. 1. FC Köln won the derby match 1–0 to claim their 4th 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 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).

| 1. FC Köln | 1. FC Köln | Round | Fortuna Köln | Fortuna Köln |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | 1982–83 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| Bayer Uerdingen (H) | 3–1 | Round 1 | SC Freiburg (H) | 2–0 |
| Bayer Leverkusen (H) | 3–1 | Round 2 | SSV Ulm (A) SSV Ulm (H) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) 3–0 (replay) |
| Stuttgarter Kickers (H) | 5–1 | Round of 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig (A) | 2–1 |
| Schalke 04 (H) | 5–0 | Quarter-finals | Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) 2–1 (replay) |
| VfB Stuttgart (H) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Semi-finals | Borussia Dortmund (H) | 5–0 |

## Match

### Details

| 1. FC Köln | Fortuna Köln |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Harald Schumacher |
| RB | 2 | Dieter Prestin |
| CB | 4 | Gerhard Strack (c) |
| CB | 5 | Paul Steiner |
| LB | 3 | Herbert Zimmermann |
| CM | 6 | Harald Konopka | 81' |
| CM | 8 | Herbert Neumann |
| CM | 10 | Stephan Engels |
| RW | 7 | Pierre Littbarski |
| CF | 9 | Klaus Fischer |
| LW | 11 | Klaus Allofs | 90' |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 12 | Holger Willmer | 81' |
| FW | 14 | Frank Hartmann | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Rinus Michels ||
| GK | 1 | Bernd Helmschrot |
| RB | 7 | Florian Hinterberger |
| CB | 2 | Michael Kuntze |
| CB | 5 | Dieter Finkler (c) |
| LB | 3 | Jürgen Baier |
| CM | 4 | Hermann-Josef Werres | 71' |
| CM | 6 | Hans-Jürgen Gede |
| CM | 8 | Johannes Linßen |
| RW | 10 | Bernd Grabosch |
| CF | 9 | Dieter Schatzschneider |
| LW | 11 | Dieter Lemke |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 14 | Robert Hanschitz | 71' |
| Manager: ||
| Martin Luppen ||

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