1969 DFB-Pokal Final
# 1969 DFB-Pokal Final

The 1969 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1968–69 DFB-Pokal, the 26th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 14 June 1969 at the Waldstadion in Frankfurt. Bayern Munich won the match 2–1 against Schalke 04, to claim their 4th 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 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 | Schalke 04 | Schalke 04 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | 1968–69 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| Kickers Offenbach (H) Kickers Offenbach (A) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) 1–0 (replay) | Round 1 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (A) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Arminia Hannover (H) | 1–0 | Round of 16 | SV Alsenborn (H) | 3–1 |
| Hamburger SV (A) | 2–0 | Quarter-finals | Alemannia Aachen (H) | 2–0 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg (H) | 2–0 | Semi-finals | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (A) 1. FC Kaiserslautern (H) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) 3–1 (replay) |

## Match

### Details

| Bayern Munich | Schalke 04 |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Sepp Maier |
| SW | 5 | Franz Beckenbauer |
| CB | 2 | Werner Olk (c) |
| CB | 4 | Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck |
| CB | 3 | Peter Pumm |
| CM | 8 | Rainer Ohlhauser |
| CM | 6 | Helmut Schmidt |
| CM | 10 | August Starek |
| RW | 7 | Franz Roth |
| CF | 9 | Gerd Müller |
| LW | 11 | Dieter Brenninger |
| Manager: ||
| Branko Zebec ||
| GK | 1 | Norbert Nigbur |
| SW | 5 | Klaus Fichtel (c) |
| CB | 2 | Hans-Jürgen Becher | 60' |
| CB | 10 | Klaus Senger |
| CB | 3 | Friedel Rausch |
| CM | 8 | Hermann Erlhoff |
| CM | 4 | Gerhard Neuser |
| CM | 6 | Heinz van Haaren | 76' |
| RW | 7 | Reinhard Libuda |
| CF | 11 | Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp |
| LW | 9 | Manfred Pohlschmidt |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 12 | Waldemar Słomiany | 76' |
| DF | 13 | Jürgen-Michael Galberz | 60' |
| Manager: ||
| Rudi Gutendorf ||

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