1974 DFB-Pokal Final
# 1974 DFB-Pokal Final

The 1974 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1973–74 DFB-Pokal, the 31st season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 17 August 1974 at the Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf. Eintracht Frankfurt won the match 3–1 against Hamburger SV after extra time, to claim their 1st cup title.

## Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal began with 32 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of four 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 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | 1973–74 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| Darmstadt 98 (H) | 3–1 | Round 1 | Tennis Borussia Berlin (A) | 8–1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) 1–1 (replay, a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | Round of 16 | Hessen Kassel (A) | 3–2 |
| SG Wattenscheid 09 (A) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Quarter-finals | 1. FC Köln (H) | 4–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Kickers Offenbach (H) | 1–0 | Semi-finals | Bayern Munich (H) | 3–2 |

## Match

### Details

| Hamburger SV | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Rudolf Kargus |
| RB | 2 | Manfred Kaltz |
| CB | 3 | Peter Nogly |
| CB | 6 | Klaus Winkler |
| LB | 5 | Hans-Jürgen Ripp |
| CM | 4 | Ole Bjørnmose |
| CM | 8 | Klaus Zaczyk |
| CM | 10 | Peter Krobbach | 68' |
| RW | 7 | Hans-Jürgen Sperlich |
| CF | 9 | Horst Bertl | 68' |
| LW | 11 | Georg Volkert (c) |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 15 | Kurt Eigl | 68' |
| FW | 12 | Willi Reimann | 68' |
| Manager: ||
| Kuno Klötzer ||
| GK | 1 | Peter Kunter |
| RB | 2 | Peter Reichel | 106' |
| CB | 3 | Gert Trinklein |
| CB | 4 | Charly Körbel |
| LB | 6 | Jürgen Kalb |
| CM | 5 | Klaus Beverungen |
| CM | 7 | Bernd Nickel |
| CM | 8 | Roland Weidle | 74' |
| RW | 10 | Jürgen Grabowski (c) |
| CF | 9 | Bernd Hölzenbein |
| LW | 11 | Thomas Rohrbach |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 14 | Helmut Müller | 106' |
| MF | 12 | Wolfgang Kraus | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Dietrich Weise ||

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