1973 DFB-Ligapokal final

The 1973 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 1972–73 DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.

1973 DFB-Ligapokal Final

German League Cup
Match programme cover
Event	1972–73 DFB-Ligapokal
Hamburger SV Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 0
Date	6 June 1973 (1973-06-06)
Venue	Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
Referee	Franz Wengenmayer (Munich)
Attendance	30,000

The match was played on 6 June 1973 at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg. Hamburger SV won the match 4–0 against Borussia Mönchengladbach for the title.

Teams

Team	League
Hamburger SV	Bundesliga
Borussia Mönchengladbach	Bundesliga

Route to the final

Ticket from the match.

The DFB-Ligapokal began with the group stage. Four teams would play each other in a home and away format, with the group winners advancing to the knockout stage. The knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals was a knockout cup competition. Teams would play each other home and away, and the winner on aggregate would advance. If tied on aggregate, extra time was used to determine the winner. If still tied, a replay would be necessary.

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

Hamburger SV				Round	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
FC St. Pauli	4–1 (A)			Matchday 1	Rot-Weiss Essen	1–0 (A)
Wacker 04 Berlin	2–3 (H)			Matchday 2	Schwarz-Weiß Essen	6–0 (A)
Hertha BSC	1–0 (H)			Matchday 3	MSV Duisburg	3–3 (H)
Wacker 04 Berlin	5–3 (A)			Matchday 4	Schwarz-Weiß Essen	3–1 (H)
Hertha BSC	5–4 (A)			Matchday 5	MSV Duisburg	0–0 (A)
FC St. Pauli	0–0 (H)			Matchday 6	Rot-Weiss Essen	1–1 (H)
Group 2 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Hamburger SV 6 9 2 FC St. Pauli 6 7 3 Hertha BSC 6 4 4 Wacker 04 Berlin 6 4 Source: Kicker				Final standings	Group 5 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 9 2 Rot-Weiss Essen 6 7 3 MSV Duisburg 6 6 4 Schwarz-Weiß Essen 6 2 Source: Kicker
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout stage	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Eintracht Braunschweig	3–2	1–2 (A)	2–0 (H)	Quarter-finals	Arminia Bielefeld	12–3	3–0 (A)	9–3 (H)
Schalke 04	4–2	0–1 (A)	4–1 (a.e.t.) (H)	Semi-finals	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–2	3–1 (H)	0–1 (A)

Match

Details

6 June 1973 (1973-06-06)

19:30 CET

Hamburger SV	4–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach
Memering 15' Nogly 19' Hönig 37' Hidien 83'	Report

Volksparkstadion, Hamburg

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Franz Wengenmayer (Munich)

Hamburger SV

Borussia Mönchengladbach

GK 1 Rudolf Kargus RB Manfred Kaltz CB Peter Nogly CB Willi Schulz LB Peter Hidien  85' CM Klaus Zaczyk CM Ole Bjørnmose CM Franz-Josef Hönig RW Caspar Memering  81' CF Horst Heese LW Georg Volkert Substitutes: DF Peter Krobbach  85' MF Klaus Winkler  81' Manager: Klaus-Dieter Ochs

GK 1 Wolfgang Kleff RB Uli Stielike CB Rainer Bonhof CB Klaus-Dieter Sieloff LB Berti Vogts CM Dietmar Danner CM Christian Kulik CM Günter Netzer RW Henning Jensen  63' CF Bernd Rupp LW Jupp Heynckes Substitutes: FW Allan Simonsen  63' Manager: Hennes Weisweiler

See also

• 1972–73 DFB-Pokal