1975 DFB-Pokal Final
# 1975 DFB-Pokal Final

The 1975 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1974–75 DFB-Pokal, the 32nd season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 21 June 1975 at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover. Eintracht Frankfurt won the match 1–0 against MSV Duisburg, to claim their 2nd cup title.

## Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal began with 128 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of six 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).

| Eintracht Frankfurt | Eintracht Frankfurt | Round | MSV Duisburg | MSV Duisburg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | 1974–75 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 3–1 | Round 1 | Blumenthaler SV (A) | 3–1 |
| Union Solingen (A) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Round 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg (H) | 3–0 |
| 1. FC Mülheim (A) | 3–0 | Round 3 | Bayern Munich (A) | 3–2 |
| VfL Bochum (H) | 1–0 | Round of 16 | Altonaer FC von 1893 (H) | 7–0 |
| Fortuna Köln (H) | 4–2 | Quarter-finals | Werder Bremen (A) | 2–0 |
| Rot-Weiss Essen (H) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Semi-finals | Borussia Dortmund (H) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |

## Match

### Details

| Eintracht Frankfurt | MSV Duisburg |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Günther Wienhold |
| RB | 2 | Peter Reichel |
| CB | 4 | Charly Körbel |
| CB | 3 | Gert Trinklein |
| LB | 5 | Willi Neuberger |
| RM | 7 | Klaus Beverungen |
| CM | 6 | Roland Weidle |
| CM | 9 | Jürgen Grabowski (c) |
| LM | 10 | Bernd Nickel |
| CF | 8 | Bernd Hölzenbein |
| CF | 11 | Bernd Lorenz |
| Manager: ||
| Dietrich Weise ||
| GK | 1 | Dietmar Linders |
| RB | 2 | Werner Schneider |
| CB | 4 | Detlef Pirsig (c) |
| CB | 5 | Michael Bella |
| LB | 3 | Bernard Dietz |
| RM | 8 | Bernd Lehmann | 69' |
| CM | 6 | Klaus Bruckmann | 77' |
| CM | 9 | Ronald Worm |
| LM | 10 | Theo Bücker |
| CF | 7 | Rudolf Seliger |
| CF | 11 | Klaus Thies |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 12 | Kees Bregman | 77' |
| MF | 14 | Walter Krause | 69' |
| Manager: ||
| Willibert Kremer ||

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