1978 DFB-Pokal final

Template:Short description The 1978 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1977–78 DFB-Pokal, the 35th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 15 April 1978 at the Parkstadion in Gelsenkirchen. 1. FC Köln won the match 2–0 against Fortuna Düsseldorf, to claim their 3rd cup title.

Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal began with 128 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of six 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 penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.

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

Fortuna Düsseldorf		Round	1. FC Köln
Opponent	Result	1977–78 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
FC St. Wendel (A)	6–1	Round 1	Kickers Offenbach (A)	4–0
Borussia Dortmund (H)	3–1	Round 2	Eintracht Bad Kreuznach (H)	3–1
Rot-Weiss Essen (H)	4–1	Round 3	FSV Frankfurt (A)	3–0
Eintracht Braunschweig (H)	3–1	Round of 16	Karlsruher SC (H)	4–0
Schalke 04 (A) Schalke 04 (H)	1–1 Template:Aet 1–0 (replay)	Quarter-finals	Schwarz-Weiß Essen (H)	9–0
MSV Duisburg (H)	4–1	Semi-finals	Werder Bremen (H)	1–0

Match

Details

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File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg 1. FC Köln Template:Preview warningTemplate:Preview warningTemplate:Preview warningTemplate:Preview warningTemplate:Preview warning

GK 1 Template:Flagicon Jörg Daniel RB 2 Template:Flagicon Dieter Brei CB 3 Template:Flagicon Gerd Zewe (c) CB 4 Template:Flagicon Gerd Zimmermann LB 5 Template:Flagicon Heiner Baltes CM 6 Template:Flagicon Egon Köhnen CM 7 Template:Flagicon Josef Weikl CM 10 Template:Flagicon Klaus Allofs RW 8 Template:Flagicon Flemming Lund downward-facing red arrow 78' CF 9 Template:Flagicon Josef Hickersberger LW 11 Template:Flagicon Wolfgang Seel Substitutes: MF 15 Template:Flagicon Rudolf Bommer upward-facing green arrow 78' Manager: Template:Flagicon Dietrich Weise

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GK 1 Template:Flagicon Harald Schumacher RB 2 Template:Flagicon Harald Konopka CB 5 Template:Flagicon Roland Gerber CB 4 Template:Flagicon Gerhard Strack LB 3 Template:Flagicon Herbert Zimmermann CM 6 Template:Flagicon Bernhard Cullmann CM 8 Template:Flagicon Heinz Flohe (c) CM 10 Template:Flagicon Herbert Neumann RW 7 Template:Flagicon Roger Van Gool CF 9 Template:Flagicon Dieter Müller LW 11 Template:Flagicon Yasuhiko Okudera Manager: Template:Flagicon Hennes Weisweiler

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of two substitutions.

External links

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