1981 DFB-Pokal Final
# 1981 DFB-Pokal Final

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. 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.

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

| Eintracht Frankfurt | Eintracht Frankfurt | Round | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 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

| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Jürgen Pahl |
| RB | 2 | Michael Sziedat |
| CB | 5 | Bruno Pezzey |
| CB | 4 | Charly Körbel |
| LB | 3 | Willi Neuberger |
| RM | 6 | Werner Lorant |
| CM | 10 | Bernd Nickel |
| CM | 8 | Ronny 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 (c) |
| 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.
