1966 DFB-Pokal final

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Template other The 1966 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1965–66 DFB-Pokal, the 23rd season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 4 June 1966 at the Waldstadion in Frankfurt. Bayern Munich won the match 4–2 against Meidericher SV, to claim their 2nd cup title.

Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal began with 34 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. In the qualification round, all but four teams were given a bye. 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).

Meidericher SV		Round	Bayern Munich
Opponent	Result	1965–66 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
Bye		Qualification round	Borussia Dortmund (H)	2–0
VfB Stuttgart (H)	2–0	Round 1	Eintracht Braunschweig (H)	1–0
Schalke 04 (H)	6–0	Round of 16	1. FC Köln (H)	2–0
Karlsruher SC (H)	1–0	Quarter-finals	Hamburger SV (A)	2–1
1. FC Kaiserslautern (H)	4–3	Semi-finals	1. FC Nürnberg (A)	2–1 Template:Aet

Match

Details

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Meidericher SV Template:Preview warningTemplate:Preview warningTemplate:Preview warning

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Bayern Munich

GK 1 Template:Flagicon Manfred Manglitz RB Template:Flagicon Hartmut Heidemann LB Template:Flagicon Johann Sabath RH Template:Flagicon Werner Lotz CH Template:Flagicon Manfred Müller LH Template:Flagicon Michael Bella OR Template:Flagicon Carl-Heinz Rühl IR Template:Flagicon Werner Krämer (c) CF Template:Flagicon Rüdiger Mielke IL Template:Flagicon Heinz van Haaren OL Template:Flagicon Horst Gecks Manager: Template:Flagicon Hermann Eppenhoff

File:Meidericher SV vs Bayern Munich 1966-06-04.svg

GK 1 Template:Flagicon Sepp Maier RB Template:Flagicon Hans Nowak LB Template:Flagicon Werner Olk (c) RH Template:Flagicon Hans Rigotti CH Template:Flagicon Franz Beckenbauer LH Template:Flagicon Peter Kupferschmidt OR Template:Flagicon Rudolf Nafziger IR Template:Flagicon Gerd Müller CF Template:Flagicon Rainer Ohlhauser IL Template:Flagicon Dieter Koulmann OL Template:Flagicon Dieter Brenninger Manager: Template:Flagicon Zlatko Čajkovski

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

External links

• Match report at kicker.de Template:In lang
• Match report at WorldFootball.net
• Match report at Fussballdaten.de Template:In lang