The 1952–53 DFB-Pokal was the 10th season of the annual German football cup competition. The DFB-Pokal was formerly known as Tschammer und Osten Pokal, or Tschammerpokal. It was the first time the cup was held after World War II. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. The competition began on 17 August 1952 and ended on 11 May 1953. In the final Rot-Weiss Essen defeated Alemannia Aachen 2–1.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | West Germany |
| Teams | 32 |
| Defending champions | First Vienna |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Rot-Weiss Essen |
| Runner-up | Alemannia Aachen |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 34 |
The replay match between Hamborn and St. Pauli was the first football match in Germany covered live by television.[2]
Matches
editFirst round
edit| 17 August 1952 | |||
| VfB Stuttgart | 0 – 3 | Kickers Offenbach | |
| Rot-Weiss Essen | 5 – 0 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | |
| SV Waldhof Mannheim | 2 – 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig | |
| Eintracht Osnabrück | 1 – 2 | Preußen Dellbrück | |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 1 – 2 | FC St. Pauli | |
| Borussia Neunkirchen | 2 – 1 | FC Schalke 04 | |
| SpVgg Fürth | 6 – 1 | VfR Kaiserslautern | |
| Wacker 04 Berlin | 2 – 6 | 1. FC Nürnberg | |
| Concordia Hamburg | 4 – 3 | Borussia Dortmund | |
| Hamburger SV | 6 – 1 | Victoria Hamburg | |
| Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 0 – 1 | Eintracht Trier | |
| VfB Mühlburg | 5 – 3 | Preußen Münster | (AET) |
| Alemannia Aachen | 5 – 2 | SC Essen West | |
| SSV Reutlingen | 4 – 5 | VfR Wormatia Worms | (AET) |
| Hamborn 07 | 4 – 1 | SC Göttingen 05 | (AET) |
| VfL Osnabrück | 2 – 2 | SV Phönix 03 Ludwigshafen | (AET) |
Replay
edit| 5 October 1952 | |||
| SV Phönix 03 Ludwigshafen | 0 – 2 | VfL Osnabrück |
Round of 16
edit| 11 November 1952 | |||
| SV Waldhof Mannheim | 5 – 2 | SpVgg Fürth | |
| Concordia Hamburg | 4 – 3 | VfB Mühlburg | |
| Preußen Dellbrück | 2 – 3 | Kickers Offenbach | (AET) |
| VfR Wormatia Worms | 4 – 1 | Eintracht Trier | |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 3 – 3 | Alemannia Aachen | |
| Hamburger SV | 2 – 0 | Borussia Neunkirchen | |
| Hamborn 07 | 1 – 1 | FC St. Pauli | (AET) |
| Rot-Weiss Essen | 2 – 0 | VfL Osnabrück |
Replays
edit| Alemannia Aachen | 2 – 0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | |
| FC St. Pauli | 3 – 4 | Hamborn 07 |
Quarter-finals
edit| 1 February 1953 | |||
| Rot-Weiss Essen | 6 – 1 | Hamburger SV | |
| Kickers Offenbach | 1 – 2 | VfR Wormatia Worms | |
| SV Waldhof Mannheim | 2 – 1 | Concordia Hamburg | |
| Alemannia Aachen | 3 – 1 | Hamborn 07 |
Semi-finals
edit| 1 March 1953 | |||
| Rot-Weiss Essen | 3 – 2 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | |
| Alemannia Aachen | 3 – 1 | VfR Wormatia Worms |
Final
edit
References
edit- ^ "DFB-Pokal 1952-53" (in German). fussballdaten.de. 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
- ^ Uwe Bahnsen, Kerstin von Stürmer: "Trümmer - Träume - Tor zur Welt: Die Geschichte Hamburgs von 1945 bis heute", Sutton Verlag GmbH, 2012, Hamburg (Germany)
External links
edit- Official site of the DFB (in German)
- Kicker.de (in German)
- 1952–53 results at Fussballdaten.de (in German)