1986 DFB-Pokal Final
# 1986 DFB-Pokal Final

The 1986 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1985–86 DFB-Pokal, the 43rd season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 3 May 1986 at the Olympiastadion in West Berlin. Bayern Munich won the match 5–2 against VfB Stuttgart to claim their eighth 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 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).

| Bayern Munich | Bayern Munich | Round | VfB Stuttgart | VfB Stuttgart |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | 1985–86 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| Kickers Offenbach (A) | 3–1 | Round 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig (H) | 6–3 |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken (A) | 3–1 | Round 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg (A) | 1–0 |
| VfL Bochum (A) VfL Bochum (H) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) 2–0 (replay) | Round of 16 | Werder Bremen (H) | 2–0 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern (A) | 3–0 | Quarter-finals | Schalke 04 (H) | 6–2 |
| Waldhof Mannheim (A) | 2–0 | Semi-finals | Borussia Dortmund (H) | 4–1 |

## Match

### Details

| Bayern Munich | VfB Stuttgart |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Jean-Marie Pfaff |
| RB | 2 | Norbert Nachtweih |
| CB | 5 | Klaus Augenthaler (c) |
| CB | 4 | Norbert Eder |
| LB | 3 | Hans Pflügler |
| CM | 8 | Lothar Matthäus |
| CM | 6 | Søren Lerby |
| AM | 10 | Michael Rummenigge | 84' |
| RF | 7 | Roland Wohlfarth | 84' |
| CF | 9 | Dieter Hoeneß |
| LF | 11 | Reinhold Mathy |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 14 | Holger Willmer | 84' |
| FW | 13 | Frank Hartmann | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Udo Lattek ||
| GK | 1 | Armin Jäger |
| SW | 5 | Rainer Zietsch |
| CB | 4 | Karlheinz Förster (c) |
| CB | 6 | Guido Buchwald |
| RWB | 2 | Günther Schäfer |
| LWB | 3 | Michael Nushöhr | 46' |
| CM | 7 | Karl Allgöwer | 46' |
| CM | 10 | Andreas Müller |
| CM | 8 | Ásgeir Sigurvinsson |
| CF | 9 | Jürgen Klinsmann |
| CF | 11 | Predrag Pašić |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 13 | Michael Spies | 46' |
| MF | 14 | Jürgen Hartmann | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Willi Entenmann ||

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