1985 DFB-Pokal final
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| Event | 1984–85 DFB-Pokal | ||||||
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| Date | 26 May 1985 | ||||||
| Venue | Olympiastadion, West Berlin | ||||||
| Referee | Werner Föckler (Bad Dürkheim) | ||||||
| Attendance | 70,398 | ||||||
The 1985 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1984–85 DFB-Pokal, the 42nd season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 26 May 1985 at the Olympiastadion in West Berlin.[1] Bayer Uerdingen won the match 2–1 against Bayern Munich to claim their first cup title. This was Bayern's first cup final loss in their eighth final.
This match was the first time since 1942 that the cup final was held at the Olympiastadion, where it has taken place every year since.
Route to the final
The DFB-Pokal is a sixty-four team single-elimination knockout cup competition. There are a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams are drawn against each other in pots, and the winner after 90 minutes advances. If still tied, extra time, and if necessary a replay were used to determine the winner.[2]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Bayer Uerdingen | Round | Bayern Munich | ||
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| Opponent | Result | 1984–85 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| VfB Oldenburg (A) | 6–1 | Round 1 | BV Lüttringhausen (A) | 1–0 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf (H) | 2–1 | Round 2 | Friesen Hänigsen (A) | 8–0 |
| SC Geislingen (A) | 2–0 | Round of 16 | Waldhof Mannheim (H) | 1–0 |
| Werder Bremen (H) | 2–1 | Quarter-finals | Bayer Leverkusen (A) | 3–1 |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken (A) | 1–0 | Semi-finals | Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
Match
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References
- ^ "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Modus" [Mode]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.