1972 DFB-Pokal Final
# 1972 DFB-Pokal Final

The 1972 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1971–72 DFB-Pokal, the 29th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 1 July 1972 at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover. Schalke 04 won the match 5–0 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, to claim their 2nd cup title.

## Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal began with 32 teams in a two-legged knockout cup competition. There were a total of four rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and following two legs of 90 minutes each, the winner on aggregate would advance. If still tied, 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).

| Schalke 04 | Schalke 04 | Schalke 04 | Schalke 04 | Round | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 1971–72 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Hertha BSC | 5–1 | 3–1 (H) | 2–0 (awarded) (A) | Round 1 | Wuppertaler SV | 4–4 (5–3 p) | 1–2 (A) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) (H) |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–2 | 1–1 (A) | 2–1 (H) | Round of 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 6–5 | 3–4 (A) | 3–1 (H) |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–2 | 2–2 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 6–3 | 1–3 (A) | 5–0 (a.e.t.) (H) |
| 1. FC Köln | 6–6 (6–5 p) | 1–4 (A) | 5–2 (a.e.t.) (H) | Semi-finals | Werder Bremen | 4–2 | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (A) |

## Match

### Details

| Schalke 04 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| - | - |
| GK | Norbert Nigbur |
| RB | Hartmut Huhse |
| CB | Rolf Rüssmann |
| CB | Klaus Fichtel |
| LB | Helmut Kremers |
| CM | Herbert Lütkebohmert |
| CM | Heinz van Haaren |
| CM | Klaus Scheer |
| RW | Reinhard Libuda (c) |
| CF | Klaus Fischer |
| LW | Erwin Kremers |
| Manager: ||
| Ivica Horvat ||
| GK | Josef Elting |
| RB | Günther Reinders |
| CB | Dietmar Schwager |
| CB | Ernst Diehl |
| LB | Fritz Fuchs |
| RM | Josef Pirrung |
| CM | Jürgen Friedrich (c) |
| CM | Hermann Bitz |
| LM | Idriz Hošić | 55' |
| CF | Wolfgang Seel |
| CF | Klaus Ackermann |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | Karl-Heinz Vogt | 55' |
| Manager: ||
| Dietrich Weise ||

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