1963 DFB-Pokal final

1963 DFB-Pokal Final
	Match programme cover
Event	1962–63 DFB-Pokal
Date	14 August 1963
Venue	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover
Referee	Rudolf Kreitlein (Stuttgart)
Attendance	68,000
	← 1962 1964 →

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Borussia Dortmund		Round	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

14 August 1963

17:30 CET

Borussia Dortmund	0–3	Hamburger SV
	Report	U. Seeler 31', 33', 84'

Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover

Attendance: 68,000

Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein (Stuttgart)

Borussia Dortmund

Hamburger SV


GK	1	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	1	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.

References

^ "Schiedsrichter: Der erste war Berliner". DFB-Pokal: Das offizielle Stadionmagazin des Deutschen Fußball-Bundes. German Football Association. 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
^ "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
^ "Modus" [Mode]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

External links

Match report at kicker.de (in German)
Match report at WorldFootball.net
Match report at Fussballdaten.de (in German)

[1] "Schiedsrichter: Der erste war Berliner". DFB-Pokal: Das offizielle Stadionmagazin des Deutschen Fußball-Bundes. German Football Association. 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2017.

[2] "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

[3] "Modus" [Mode]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

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v t e Borussia Dortmund matches
German football championship finals	1949 1956 1957 1961 1963
DFB-Pokal finals	1963 1965 1989 2008 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2021
DFL-Supercup	1989 1995 1996 2008 (unofficial) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2019 2020 2021
DFB-Ligapokal final	2003
UEFA Champions League finals	1997 2013 2024
European Cup Winners' Cup final	1966
UEFA Cup finals	1993 2002
UEFA Super Cup	1997
Intercontinental Cup	1997
Other matches	Borussia Mönchengladbach 12–0 Borussia Dortmund (1978)

v t e Hamburger SV matches
German football championship Finals	~~1922~~ 1923 1924 1928 1957 1958 1960
DFB-Pokal Finals	1956 1963 1967 1974 1976 1987
DFB-Supercup	1977 (unofficial) 1983 (unofficial) 1987
DFB-Ligapokal Finals	1973 2003
European Cup Finals	1980 1983
European Cup Winners' Cup Finals	1968 1977
UEFA Cup Final	1982
European Super Cup	1977 1983
Intercontinental Cup	1983