List of DFB-Pokal finals

The Olympiastadion in Berlin has hosted the final since 1985

The list of DFB-Pokal finals contains all of the finals of the DFB-Pokal since the introduction of the competition as the Tschammerpokal in 1935.

The finals of the DFB-Pokal usually take place at the end of each German football season. In some cases, like 1970 and 1974, the finals were held at the beginning of the following season due to the FIFA World Cup. The exact date has changed repeatedly over the years. Until 1984, the final was held at various venues, most often in Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Hanover, or Düsseldorf.

Since 1985, the Olympiastadion in Berlin has been the fixed venue for the finals. This will remain at least until 2020, as the DFB and the city of Berlin agreed on an extension to the contract expiring in 2015.^[1]

After the introduction of the DFB-Pokal der Frauen in 1981 until 2009, the women's final has taken place immediately before the men's final in the same stadium (since 1985 the Olympiastadion), barring the 1983 finals.

There has only been one derby in the cup final, which took place in 1983 between Cologne clubs 1. FC Köln and Fortuna Köln. The match took place in Cologne. Also, only once has the cup final required a replay, which took place in 1977. Two days' rest was given to the players after the first match ended in a 1–1 draw extra time. Eventually, the rules were changed to require a penalty shoot-out in the case of the scores remaining level after extra time. The first penalty shoot-out in a final took place in 1984.

Finals

Tschammerpokal

Year	Date	Winner	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Attendance
1935	8 December 1935	1. FC Nürnberg	2–0	Schalke 04	Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf	60,000
1936	3 January 1937	VfB Leipzig	2–1	Schalke 04	Olympiastadion, Berlin	70,000
1937	9 January 1938	Schalke 04	2–1	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne	72,000
1938	8 January 1939	Rapid Wien	3–1	FSV Frankfurt	Olympiastadion, Berlin	40,000
1939	28 April 1940	1. FC Nürnberg	2–0	Waldhof Mannheim	Olympiastadion, Berlin	60,000
1940	1 December 1940	Dresdner SC	2–1 (a.e.t.)	1. FC Nürnberg	Olympiastadion, Berlin	60,000
1941	2 November 1941	Dresdner SC	2–1	Schalke 04	Olympiastadion, Berlin	65,000
1942	15 November 1942	1860 Munich	2–0	Schalke 04	Olympiastadion, Berlin	80,000
1943	31 August 1943	First Vienna	3–2 (a.e.t.)	LSV Hamburg	Adolf-Hitler-Kampfbahn, Stuttgart	45,000

DFB-Pokal

Season	Date	Winner	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Attendance
1952–53	1 May 1953	Rot-Weiss Essen	2–1	Alemannia Aachen	Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf	37,000
1953–54	17 April 1954	VfB Stuttgart	1–0 (a.e.t.)	1. FC Köln	Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen	60,000
1954–55	21 May 1955	Karlsruher SC	3–2	Schalke 04	Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig	25,000
1955–56	5 August 1956	Karlsruher SC	3–1	Hamburger SV	Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe	25,000
1956–57	29 December 1957	Bayern Munich	1–0	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Rosenaustadion, Augsburg	44,000
1957–58	16 November 1958	VfB Stuttgart	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Auestadion, Kassel	28,000
1958–59	27 December 1959	Schwarz-Weiß Essen (II)	5–2	Borussia Neunkirchen	Auestadion, Kassel	20,000
1959–60	5 October 1960	Borussia München Gladbach	3–2	Karlsruher SC	Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf	49,000
1960–61	13 September 1961	Werder Bremen	2–0	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Glückauf-Kampfbahn, Gelsenkirchen	18,000
1961–62	29 August 1962	1. FC Nürnberg	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover	41,000
1962–63	14 August 1963	Hamburger SV	3–0	Borussia Dortmund	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover	68,000
1963–64	13 June 1964	1860 Munich	2–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Neckarstadion, Stuttgart	45,000
1964–65	22 May 1965	Borussia Dortmund	2–0	Alemannia Aachen (II)	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover	55,000
1965–66	4 June 1966	Bayern Munich	4–2	Meidericher SV	Waldstadion, Frankfurt	60,000
1966–67	10 June 1967	Bayern Munich	4–0	Hamburger SV	Neckarstadion, Stuttgart	68,000
1967–68	9 June 1968	1. FC Köln	4–1	VfL Bochum (II)	Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen	60,000
1968–69	14 June 1969	Bayern Munich	2–1	Schalke 04	Waldstadion, Frankfurt	64,000
1969–70	29 August 1970	Kickers Offenbach (II)	2–1	1. FC Köln	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover	50,000
1970–71	19 June 1971	Bayern Munich	2–1 (a.e.t.)	1. FC Köln	Neckarstadion, Stuttgart	71,000
1971–72	1 July 1972	Schalke 04	5–0	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover	61,000
1972–73	23 June 1973	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–1 (a.e.t.)	1. FC Köln	Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf	69,600
1973–74	17 August 1974	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Hamburger SV	Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf	52,800
1974–75	21 June 1975	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	MSV Duisburg	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover	43,000
1975–76	26 June 1976	Hamburger SV	2–0	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Waldstadion, Frankfurt	61,000
1976–77	28 May 1977	1. FC Köln	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Hertha BSC	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover	54,000
1976–77	30 May 1977	1. FC Köln	1–0 (replay)	Hertha BSC	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover	35,000
1977–78	15 April 1978	1. FC Köln	2–0	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen	70,000
1978–79	23 June 1979	Fortuna Düsseldorf	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Hertha BSC	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover	56,000
1979–80	4 June 1980	Fortuna Düsseldorf	2–1	1. FC Köln	Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen	65,000
1980–81	2 May 1981	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Neckarstadion, Stuttgart	71,000
1981–82	1 May 1982	Bayern Munich	4–2	1. FC Nürnberg	Waldstadion, Frankfurt	61,000
1982–83	11 June 1983	1. FC Köln	1–0	Fortuna Köln (II)	Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne	61,000
1983–84	31 May 1984	Bayern Munich	1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Waldstadion, Frankfurt	61,146
1984–85	26 May 1985	Bayer Uerdingen	2–1	Bayern Munich	Olympiastadion, West Berlin	70,398
1985–86	3 May 1986	Bayern Munich	5–2	VfB Stuttgart	Olympiastadion, West Berlin	76,000
1986–87	20 June 1987	Hamburger SV	3–1	Stuttgarter Kickers (II)	Olympiastadion, West Berlin	76,000
1987–88	28 May 1988	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	VfL Bochum	Olympiastadion, West Berlin	76,000
1988–89	24 June 1989	Borussia Dortmund	4–1	Werder Bremen	Olympiastadion, West Berlin	76,000
1989–90	19 May 1990	1. FC Kaiserslautern	3–2	Werder Bremen	Olympiastadion, West Berlin	76,391
1990–91	22 June 1991	Werder Bremen	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	1. FC Köln	Olympiastadion, Berlin	73,000
1991–92	23 May 1992	Hannover 96 (II)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Olympiastadion, Berlin	76,200
1992–93	12 June 1993	Bayer Leverkusen	1–0	Hertha BSC Amateure (III)	Olympiastadion, Berlin	76,391
1993–94	14 May 1994	Werder Bremen	3–1	Rot-Weiss Essen (II)	Olympiastadion, Berlin	76,391
1994–95	24 June 1995	Borussia Mönchengladbach	3–0	VfL Wolfsburg (II)	Olympiastadion, Berlin	75,717
1995–96	25 May 1996	1. FC Kaiserslautern	1–0	Karlsruher SC	Olympiastadion, Berlin	75,800
1996–97	14 June 1997	VfB Stuttgart	2–0	Energie Cottbus (III)	Olympiastadion, Berlin	76,400
1997–98	16 May 1998	Bayern Munich	2–1	MSV Duisburg	Olympiastadion, Berlin	75,800
1998–99	12 June 1999	Werder Bremen	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Bayern Munich	Olympiastadion, Berlin	75,841
1999–2000	6 May 2000	Bayern Munich	3–0	Werder Bremen	Olympiastadion, Berlin	76,000
2000–01	26 May 2001	Schalke 04	2–0	Union Berlin (III)	Olympiastadion, Berlin	73,011
2001–02	11 May 2002	Schalke 04	4–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Olympiastadion, Berlin	70,000
2002–03	31 May 2003	Bayern Munich	3–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Olympiastadion, Berlin	70,490
2003–04	29 May 2004	Werder Bremen	3–2	Alemannia Aachen (II)	Olympiastadion, Berlin	71,682
2004–05	28 May 2005	Bayern Munich	2–1	Schalke 04	Olympiastadion, Berlin	74,349
2005–06	29 April 2006	Bayern Munich	1–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Olympiastadion, Berlin	74,349
2006–07	26 May 2007	1. FC Nürnberg	3–2 (a.e.t.)	VfB Stuttgart	Olympiastadion, Berlin	74,220
2007–08	19 April 2008	Bayern Munich	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Borussia Dortmund	Olympiastadion, Berlin	74,244
2008–09	30 May 2009	Werder Bremen	1–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Olympiastadion, Berlin	72,244
2009–10	15 May 2010	Bayern Munich	4–0	Werder Bremen	Olympiastadion, Berlin	75,420
2010–11	21 May 2011	Schalke 04	5–0	MSV Duisburg (II)	Olympiastadion, Berlin	75,708
2011–12	12 May 2012	Borussia Dortmund	5–2	Bayern Munich	Olympiastadion, Berlin	75,708
2012–13	1 June 2013	Bayern Munich	3–2	VfB Stuttgart	Olympiastadion, Berlin	75,420
2013–14	17 May 2014	Bayern Munich	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Borussia Dortmund	Olympiastadion, Berlin	76,197
2014–15	30 May 2015	VfL Wolfsburg	3–1	Borussia Dortmund	Olympiastadion, Berlin	75,815
2015–16	21 May 2016	Bayern Munich	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Borussia Dortmund	Olympiastadion, Berlin	74,322
2016–17	27 May 2017	Borussia Dortmund	2–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Olympiastadion, Berlin	74,322
2017–18	19 May 2018	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–1	Bayern Munich	Olympiastadion, Berlin	74,322
2018–19	25 May 2019	Bayern Munich	3–0	RB Leipzig	Olympiastadion, Berlin	74,322
2019–20	4 July 2020	Bayern Munich	4–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Olympiastadion, Berlin	0^{[note 1]}
2020–21	13 May 2021	Borussia Dortmund	4–1	RB Leipzig	Olympiastadion, Berlin	0^{[note 1]}
2021–22	21 May 2022	RB Leipzig	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	SC Freiburg	Olympiastadion, Berlin	74,322
2022–23	3 June 2023	RB Leipzig	2–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Olympiastadion, Berlin	74,322
2023–24	25 May 2023	Bayer Leverkusen	1–0	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Olympiastadion, Berlin	75,000

Performance by club

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Years won	Years runner-up
Bayern Munich	20	4	1957, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020	1985, 1999, 2012, 2018
Werder Bremen	6	4	1961, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009	1989, 1990, 2000, 2010
Schalke 04	5	7	1937, 1972, 2001, 2002, 2011	1935, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1955, 1969, 2005
Borussia Dortmund	5	5	1965, 1989, 2012, 2017, 2021	1963, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016
Eintracht Frankfurt	5	4	1974, 1975, 1981, 1988, 2018	1964, 2006, 2017, 2023
1. FC Köln	4	6	1968, 1977, 1978, 1983	1954, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1980, 1991
1. FC Nürnberg	4	2	1935, 1939, 1962, 2007	1940, 1982
Hamburger SV	3	3	1963, 1976, 1987	1956, 1967, 1974
VfB Stuttgart	3	3	1954, 1958, 1997	1986, 2007, 2013
Borussia Mönchengladbach^{[note 2]}	3	2	1960, 1973, 1995	1984, 1992
1. FC Kaiserslautern	2	6	1990, 1996	1961, 1972, 1976, 1981, 2003, 2024
Fortuna Düsseldorf	2	5	1979, 1980	1937, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1978
Bayer Leverkusen	2	3	1993, 2024	2002, 2009, 2020
Karlsruher SC	2	2	1955, 1956	1960, 1996
RB Leipzig	2	2	2022, 2023	2019, 2021
Dresdner SC^{[note 3]}	2	–	1940, 1941	–
1860 Munich	2	–	1942, 1964	–
Rot-Weiss Essen	1	1	1953	1994
VfL Wolfsburg	1	1	2015	1995
Schwarz-Weiß Essen	1	–	1959	–
Hannover 96	1	–	1992	–
VfB Leipzig^{[note 4]}	1	–	1936	–
Kickers Offenbach	1	–	1970	–
Bayer Uerdingen^{[note 5]}	1	–	1985	–
First Vienna	1	–	1943	–
Rapid Wien	1	–	1938	–
MSV Duisburg^{[note 6]}	–	4	–	1966, 1975, 1998, 2011
Alemannia Aachen	–	3	–	1953, 1965, 2004
Hertha BSC	–	2	–	1977, 1979
VfL Bochum	–	2	–	1968, 1988
SC Freiburg	–	1	–	2022
Hertha BSC Amateure^{[note 7]}	–	1	–	1993
Union Berlin	–	1	–	2001
Energie Cottbus	–	1	–	1997
FSV Frankfurt	–	1	–	1938
LSV Hamburg^{[note 8]}	–	1	–	1943
Fortuna Köln	–	1	–	1983
Waldhof Mannheim	–	1	–	1939
Borussia Neunkirchen	–	1	–	1959
Stuttgarter Kickers	–	1	–	1987

Ranking by venue

Rank	Venue	No. hosted
1	Olympiastadion, Berlin	44
2	Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover	8
3	Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf	5
	Neckarstadion, Stuttgart	5
	Waldstadion, Frankfurt	5
6	Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne	2
	Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen	2
	Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen	2
	Auestadion, Kassel	2
10	Rosenaustadion, Augsburg	1
	Glückauf-Kampfbahn, Gelsenkirchen	1
	Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe	1
	Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig	1

Repeated final pairings

A total of 8 final pairings have been repeated on 11 occasions. Of these 8 final pairings, 6 have included Bayern Munich as a finalist. Two of these parings have been played more than twice. The most common final is Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich, having occurred on four occasions, with Werder Bremen v Bayern Munich the second-most common, having been repeated thrice. Werder Bremen v Bayern Munich is the only final pairing to have been played in consecutive seasons, occurring in 1999 and 2000. The longest gap between repeated finals is Bayern Munich v Schalke 04, occurring 36 years apart in 1969 and 2005.^[3]

Rank	Pairing	Occasions	Years	No. won by teams
1	Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich	4	2008, 2012, 2014, 2016	Bayern: 3 wins (2008, 2014, 2016); Dortmund: 1 win (2012)
2	Werder Bremen v Bayern Munich	3	1999, 2000, 2010	Bayern: 2 wins (2000, 2010); Bremen: 1 win (1999)
3	Werder Bremen v 1. FC Kaiserslautern	2	1961, 1990	Bremen: 1 win (1961); Kaiserslautern: 1 win (1990)
	MSV Duisburg v Bayern Munich	2	1966, 1998	Both won by Bayern
	Fortuna Düsseldorf v 1. FC Köln	2	1978, 1980	Köln: 1 win (1978); Düsseldorf: 1 win (1980)
	Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayern Munich	2	2006, 2018	Bayern: 1 win (2006); Frankfurt: 1 win (2018)
	Bayern Munich v Schalke 04	2	1969, 2005	Both won by Bayern
	Bayern Munich v VfB Stuttgart	2	1986, 2013	Both won by Bayern

Notes

^ ^a ^b The 2020 and 2021 finals were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.
^ In 1960 as Borussia München Gladbach.^[2]
^ Original club went defunct, with the new club being recognised as the successor.
^ Original club went defunct, with the new club, now known as Lokomotive Leipzig, being recognised as the successor.
^ Now known as KFC Uerdingen.
^ In 1966 as Meidericher SV.
^ Now known as Hertha BSC II.
^ Club is now defunct.

References

^ "Neuer Vertrag: DFB-Pokal-Finale bleibt bis mindestens 2020 in Berlin". morgenpost.de (in German). Berliner Morgenpost. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
^ "Mönchengladbach, Stadtgeschichte / Stadtname" (in German). Stadt Mönchengladbach. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
^ "(West) Germany – List of Cup Finals". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

External links

Official website

[Behind_closed_doors-2] The 2020 and 2021 finals were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.

[4] In 1960 as Borussia München Gladbach.^[2]

[5] Original club went defunct, with the new club being recognised as the successor.

[6] Original club went defunct, with the new club, now known as Lokomotive Leipzig, being recognised as the successor.

[7] Now known as KFC Uerdingen.

[8] In 1966 as Meidericher SV.

[9] Now known as Hertha BSC II.

[10] Club is now defunct.

[1] "Neuer Vertrag: DFB-Pokal-Finale bleibt bis mindestens 2020 in Berlin". morgenpost.de (in German). Berliner Morgenpost. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

[3] "Mönchengladbach, Stadtgeschichte / Stadtname" (in German). Stadt Mönchengladbach. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2010.

[11] "(West) Germany – List of Cup Finals". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

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