1977–78 DFB-Pokal
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | West Germany |
| Teams | 128 |
| Defending champions | 1. FC Köln |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | FC Köln |
| Runner-up | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 138 |
The 1977–78 DFB-Pokal was the 35th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 29 July 1977 and ended on 15 April 1978. 128 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds. In the final FC Köln defeated Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–0,[1] thus defending their title from the last season.
Mode
The tournament consisted of seven single elimination rounds. In case a game ended with a draw 30 minutes of extra time were played. If the score was still level the game was replayed with 30 minutes of extra time in case of another draw. If still no winner could be determined, a penalty shootout decided which team advanced to the next round.
For the first time the final was not to be replayed in case of a draw after 120 minutes. In that case a penalty shootout would decide the winner of the DFB-Pokal.
Matches
First round
* Eggenstein objected formally against the result. A DFB-jury annulled the game and decided to hold a replay after Horner TV had already played their second round match against 1860 Munich. As Eggenstein won the replay the match Munich vs. Horner TV was also annulled and Munich had to play against Eggenstein.
Replays
| 10 August 1977 | |||
| SC Herford | 3 – 0 | Wuppertaler SV Borussia | |
| Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 2 – 0 | SG Union Solingen | |
| Wacker 04 Berlin | 1 – 1 | SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken | (AET) (won 5–4 on penalties) |
| SV Ottweiler | 2 – 1 | TuS Harksheide | |
| Alemannia Eggenstein | 8 – 0 | Horner TV | |
| Alemannia Plaidt | 3 – 1 | Lichterfelder SU |
Second round
* Horner TV's first round match was annulled and replayed. As Horner TV lost the replay against Eggenstein, Eggenstein advanced to the second round and played against Munich.
Replays
| 24 August 1977 | |||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 – 0 | TuS Schloß Neuhaus | |
| 15 October 1977 | |||
| TSV 1860 München | 7 – 1 | Alemannia Eggenstein |
Third round
| 14 October 1977 | |||
| MSV Duisburg | 2 – 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | |
| FC Schalke 04 | 1 – 0 | Eintracht Frankfurt | |
| FC 08 Homburg | 3 – 1 | FC Bayern Munich | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 4 – 1 | Rot-Weiß Essen | |
| Freiburger FC | 2 – 6 | VfL Bochum | |
| FSV Frankfurt | 0 – 3 | 1. FC Köln | |
| FC Augsburg II | 0 – 4 | Hertha BSC | |
| SV 1916 Sandhausen | 0 – 4 | Eintracht Braunschweig | |
| DSC Wanne-Eickel | 0 – 2 | SV Werder Bremen | |
| Hamburger SV | 6 – 0 | VfV Hildesheim | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3 – 0 | Bonner SC | |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1 – 5 | Westfalia Herne | |
| Karlsruher SC | 2 – 0 | SpVgg Bayreuth | |
| TuS 08 Langerwehe | 2 – 0 | VfL Osnabrück | |
| Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 2 – 1 | BSV Schwenningen | (AET) |
| 26 October 1977 | |||
| TSV 1860 München | 3 – 0 | FC Augsburg |
Round of 16
| 19 November 1977 | |||
| FC Schalke 04 | 4 – 2 | Hamburger SV | |
| SV Werder Bremen | 2 – 1 | TSV 1860 München | |
| 1. FC Köln | 4 – 0 | Karlsruher SC | |
| TuS 08 Langerwehe | 1 – 3 | MSV Duisburg | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3 – 0 | VfL Bochum | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3 – 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | |
| FC 08 Homburg | 1 – 1 | Hertha BSC | (AET) |
| Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 0 – 0 | Westfalia Herne | (AET) |
Replays
| 29 November 1977 | |||
| Hertha BSC | 4 – 1 | FC 08 Homburg | (AET) |
| Westfalia Herne | 0 – 1 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen |
Quarter-finals
| 20 December 1977 | |||
| 1. FC Köln | 9 – 0 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | |
| MSV Duisburg | 1 – 0 | Hertha BSC | |
| SV Werder Bremen | 2 – 1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |
| FC Schalke 04 | 1 – 1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | (AET) |
Replay
| 29 November 1977 | |||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1 – 0 | FC Schalke 04 |
Semi-finals
| 25 January 1978 | |||
| 1. FC Köln | 1 – 0 | SV Werder Bremen | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 4 – 1 | MSV Duisburg |
Final
References
- ^ "DFB-Pokal 1977-78" (in German). fussballdaten.de. 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.