1963 DFB-Pokal final
# 1963 DFB-Pokal final

The 1963 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1962–63 DFB-Pokal, the 20th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 14 August 1963 at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover. Hamburger SV won the match 3–0 against Borussia Dortmund, to claim their 1st cup title.

## Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal began with 16 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of three 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).

| Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | Round | Hamburger SV | Hamburger SV |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | 1962–63 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| Sportfreunde Saarbrücken (H) | 4–2 | Round of 16 | Bayern Hof (A) | 5–2 |
| 1860 Munich (H) | 3–1 | Quarter-finals | 1. FC Saarbrücken (H) | 1–0 |
| Werder Bremen (H) | 2–0 | Semi-finals | Wuppertaler SV (A) | 1–0 |

## Match

### Details

| Borussia Dortmund | Hamburger SV |
| - | - |
| GK | Bernhard Wessel |
| RB | Wilhelm Burgsmüller (c) |
| LB | Lothar Geisler |
| RH | Dieter Kurrat |
| CH | Wilhelm Sturm |
| LH | Helmut Bracht |
| OR | Reinhold Wosab |
| IR | Alfred Schmidt |
| CF | Franz Brungs |
| IL | Burghard Rylewicz |
| OL | Gerhard Cyliax |
| Manager: ||
| Hermann Eppenhoff ||
| GK | Horst Schnorr |
| RB | Gerhard Krug |
| LB | Jürgen Kurbjuhn |
| RH | Willi Giesemann |
| CH | Hubert Stapelfeldt |
| LH | Dieter Seeler (c) |
| OR | Fritz Boyens |
| IR | Peter Wulf |
| CF | Uwe Seeler |
| IL | Ernst Kreuz |
| OL | Gert Dörfel |
| Manager: ||
| Martin Wilke ||

* Match rules
* 90 minutes.
* 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
* Replay if scores still level.
* No substitutions.
