1976 DFB-Pokal Final
# 1976 DFB-Pokal Final

The 1976 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1975–76 DFB-Pokal, the 33rd season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 26 June 1976 at the Waldstadion in Frankfurt. Hamburger SV won the match 2–0 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, to claim their 2nd 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).

| Hamburger SV | Hamburger SV | Round | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | 1975–76 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| 1. FC Köln Amateure (H) | 4–0 | Round 1 | VfR Mannheim (H) | 2–0 |
| Union Salzgitter (H) | 4–0 | Round 2 | Blumenthaler SV (A) | 5–1 |
| SC Jülich (H) | 4–0 | Round 3 | Westfalia Herne (A) | 3–1 |
| Bayern Hof (A) | 2–0 | Round of 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig (H) | 2–0 |
| FC 08 Homburg (A) | 2–1 | Quarter-finals | Fortuna Düsseldorf (H) | 3–0 |
| Bayern Munich (H) Bayern Munich (A) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) 1–0 (replay) | Semi-finals | Hertha BSC (H) | 4–2 |

## Match

### Details

| Hamburger SV | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| - | - |
| GK | Rudolf Kargus |
| RB | Manfred Kaltz |
| CB | Horst Blankenburg |
| CB | Peter Nogly (c) |
| LB | Peter Hidien |
| CM | Klaus Zaczyk | 62' |
| CM | Caspar Memering |
| CM | Kurt Eigl |
| RW | Willi Reimann |
| CF | Ole Bjørnmose |
| LW | Georg Volkert |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | Hans-Jürgen Sperlich | 62' |
| Manager: ||
| Kuno Klötzer ||
| GK | Ronnie Hellström |
| RB | Hans-Günther Kroth |
| CB | Werner Melzer |
| CB | Ernst Diehl (c) |
| LB | Walter Frosch |
| RM | Reinhard Meier |
| CM | Klaus Scheer |
| CM | Heinz Stickel | 66' |
| LM | Johannes Riedl |
| CF | Josef Pirrung | 62' |
| CF | Roland Sandberg |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | Peter Schwarz | 66' |
| MF | Heinz Wilhelmi | 62' |
| Manager: ||
| Erich Ribbeck ||

* Match rules
* 90 minutes.
* 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
* Replay if scores still level.
* Maximum of two substitutions.
