1966 DFB-Pokal Final
# 1966 DFB-Pokal Final

The 1966 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1965–66 DFB-Pokal, the 23rd season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 4 June 1966 at the Waldstadion in Frankfurt. Bayern Munich won the match 4–2 against Meidericher SV, to claim their 2nd cup title.

## Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal began with 34 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. In the qualification round, all but four teams were given a bye. 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).

| Meidericher SV | Meidericher SV | Round | Bayern Munich | Bayern Munich |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | 1965–66 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| Bye | Bye | Qualification round | Borussia Dortmund (H) | 2–0 |
| VfB Stuttgart (H) | 2–0 | Round 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig (H) | 1–0 |
| Schalke 04 (H) | 6–0 | Round of 16 | 1. FC Köln (H) | 2–0 |
| Karlsruher SC (H) | 1–0 | Quarter-finals | Hamburger SV (A) | 2–1 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern (H) | 4–3 | Semi-finals | 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |

## Match

### Details

| Meidericher SV | Bayern Munich |
| - | - |
| GK | Manfred Manglitz |
| RB | Hartmut Heidemann |
| LB | Johann Sabath |
| RH | Werner Lotz |
| CH | Manfred Müller |
| LH | Michael Bella |
| OR | Carl-Heinz Rühl |
| IR | Werner Krämer (c) |
| CF | Rüdiger Mielke |
| IL | Heinz van Haaren |
| OL | Horst Gecks |
| Manager: ||
| Hermann Eppenhoff ||
| GK | Sepp Maier |
| RB | Hans Nowak |
| LB | Werner Olk (c) |
| RH | Hans Rigotti |
| CH | Franz Beckenbauer |
| LH | Peter Kupferschmidt |
| OR | Rudolf Nafziger |
| IR | Gerd Müller |
| CF | Rainer Ohlhauser |
| IL | Dieter Koulmann |
| OL | Dieter Brenninger |
| Manager: ||
| Zlatko Čajkovski ||

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