1987 DFB-Pokal final
# 1987 DFB-Pokal final

The 1987 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1986–87 DFB-Pokal, the 44th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 20 June 1987 at the Olympiastadion in West Berlin. Hamburger SV won the match 3–1 against second division Stuttgarter Kickers to claim their third 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).

| Hamburger SV | Hamburger SV | Round | Stuttgarter Kickers | Stuttgarter Kickers |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | 1986–87 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| Union Solingen (H) | 3–0 | Round 1 | Tennis Borussia Berlin (A) | 5–0 |
| FC Augsburg (A) | 2–1 | Round 2 | Borussia Neunkirchen (A) | 3–2 |
| FC St. Pauli (H) | 6–0 | Round of 16 | Hannover 96 (H) | 2–0 |
| Darmstadt 98 (A) | 1–0 | Quarter-finals | Eintracht Frankfurt (H) | 3–1 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) | 1–0 | Semi-finals | Fortuna Düsseldorf (H) | 3–0 |

## Match

### Details

| Hamburger SV | Stuttgarter Kickers |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Uli Stein |
| RB | 2 | Manfred Kaltz |
| CB | 4 | Ditmar Jakobs |
| CB | 5 | Dietmar Beiersdorfer |
| LB | 3 | Tobias Homp |
| CM | 8 | Sascha Jusufi | 68' |
| CM | 11 | Peter Lux |
| CM | 7 | Thomas Kroth |
| AM | 6 | Thomas von Heesen (c) |
| CF | 9 | Manfred Kastl |
| CF | 10 | Mirosław Okoński |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 16 | Uwe Hain |
| DF | 12 | Thomas Hinz |
| MF | 13 | Walter Laubinger |
| FW | 14 | Frank Schmöller | 68' |
| FW | 15 | Ralf Balzis |
| Manager: ||
| Ernst Happel ||
| GK | 1 | Armin Jäger |
| SW | 2 | Ralf Forster |
| CB | 4 | Niels Schlotterbeck |
| CB | 5 | Dieter Finke (c) | 66' |
| RWB | 6 | Anthony Baffoe |
| LWB | 3 | Bernd Schindler |
| CM | 11 | Hans Hein |
| CM | 7 | Frank Elser |
| AM | 10 | Kazimierz Kmiecik |
| CF | 8 | Dirk Kurtenbach |
| CF | 9 | Ralf Vollmer | 83' |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | 13 | Heribert Stadler | 66' |
| FW | 14 | Detlef Olaidotter | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Dieter Renner ||

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