1980–81 DFB-Pokal
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | West Germany |
| Teams | 128 |
| Defending champions | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Runner-up | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 137 |
The 1980–81 DFB-Pokal was the 38th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 27 August 1980 and ended on 2 May 1981. In the final, FC Kaiserslautern was defeated by Eintracht Frankfurt (3–1) who were awarded the trophy for the third time.[1] Despite losing in the quarter-finals, Hamburger SV set an all-time record by scoring 36 goals in the competition. Fortuna Düsseldorf set an all-time record of 18 consecutive cup-match victories since 1978, despite losing in the quarter-finals.
Matches
First round
Replays
| 17 September 1980 | |||
| SpVgg Bayreuth | 2 – 1 | Borussia Neunkirchen | |
| 24 September 1980 | |||
| Hammer SpVgg | 3 – 2 | Concordia Hamburg | |
| Karlsruher SC | 2 – 1 | 1. FC Viersen 05 | |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 3 – 0 | SpVgg Fürth | |
| SG Union Solingen | 5 – 0 | TuS Celle |
Second round
Replays
| 28 October 1980 | |||
| SV Werder Bremen | 1 – 0 | Hannover 96 | |
| Freiburger FC | 3 – 1 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | |
| Alemannia Aachen | 1 – 0 | Karlsruher SC | |
| 5 November 1980 | |||
| SC Freiburg | 3 – 1 | 1. FC Köln |
Third round
| 22 November 1980 | |||
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2 – 1 | FC Bayern Munich | |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2 – 0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3 – 0 | Borussia Dortmund | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 – 0 | SSV Ulm 1846 | |
| Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 1 – 2 | Bayer Uerdingen | |
| Bünder SV | 1 – 7 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |
| Hamburger SV | 11 – 1 | Rot-Weiß Frankfurt | |
| SC Freiburg | 2 – 1 | KSV Hessen Kassel | (AET) |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 3 – 2 | Stuttgarter Kickers | |
| Hertha BSC | 4 – 1 | SV Darmstadt 98 | |
| Alemannia Aachen | 5 – 2 | Freiburger FC | |
| FC Augsburg | 1 – 3 | SV Werder Bremen | |
| SV Siegburg 04 | 1 – 2 | VfB Oldenburg | (AET) |
| RSV Würges | 0 – 1 | VfL Osnabrück | |
| Kickers Offenbach | 1 – 1 | SV Atlas Delmenhorst | |
| FSV Frankfurt | 1 – 2 | VfL Bochum |
Replay
| 20 December 1980 | |||
| SV Atlas Delmenhorst | 2 – 1 | Kickers Offenbach |
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 4 – 3 | Hamburger SV | (AET) |
| Hertha BSC Berlin | 2 – 1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3 – 1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 – 1 | VfB Stuttgart |
Semi-finals
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1 – 0 | Hertha BSC Berlin | |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3 – 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig |
Final
References
- ^ "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
External links
- Official site of the DFB (in German)
- Kicker.de (in German)