1968 DFB-Pokal final
# 1968 DFB-Pokal final

The 1968 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1967–68 DFB-Pokal, the 25th season of Germany's premier football cup. It was played on 9 June 1968 at the Südweststadion in Ludwigshafen.

## Route to the final

| 1. FC Köln | 1. FC Köln | Round | VfL Bochum | VfL Bochum |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | 1967–68 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| Bye | Bye | Qualification Round 1 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 1–0 |
| Bye | Bye | Qualification Round 2 | TSV Marl-Hüls | 2–1 |
| Bye | Bye | Qualification Round 3 | VfB Marathon Remscheid | 5–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Bye | Bye | Qualification Round 4 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 2–1 |
| FC 08 Homburg | 4–1 | Round 1 | Karlsruher SC | 3–2 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–1 (a.e.t.) and 1–0 (replay) | Round 2 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–1 (a.e.t.) and 2–1 (replay) | Quarterfinals | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–0 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 3–0 | Semifinals | FC Bayern Munich | 2–1 |

## Match

### Details

| 1. FC Köln | VfL Bochum |
| - | - |
| GK | Milutin Šoškić |
| RB | Fritz Pott |
| CB | Heinz Flohe |
| CB | Wolfgang Weber |
| LB | Matthias Hemmersbach |
| CM | Karl-Heinz Thielen (c) |
| CM | Heinz Simmet |
| CM | Wolfgang Overath |
| RW | Carl-Heinz Rühl |
| CF | Hannes Löhr |
| LW | Heinz Hornig |
| Manager: ||
| Willi Multhaup ||
| GK | 1 | Horst Christopeit (c) |
| RB | 2 | Gerd Wiesemes |
| CB | 6 | Werner Jablonski |
| CB | 5 | Heinz-Jürgen Blome |
| LB | 3 | Dieter Versen |
| CM | 4 | Erich Schiller |
| CM | 8 | Gustav Eversberg |
| CM | 10 | Hans-Jürgen Jansen | 61' |
| RW | 7 | Karl-Heinz Böttcher |
| CF | 9 | Heinz Höher |
| LW | 11 | Werner Balte |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 13 | Dieter Moritz | 61' |
| Manager: ||
| Hermann Eppenhoff ||

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