The 1996 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1995–96 DFB-Pokal, the 53rd season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 25 May 1996 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[2] 1. FC Kaiserslautern won the match 1–0 against Karlsruher SC to claim their second cup title.

1996 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event1995–96 DFB-Pokal
Date25 May 1996 (1996-05-25)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
RefereeHellmut Krug (Gelsenkirchen)[1]
Attendance75,800
1995
1997

Route to the final

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The DFB-Pokal was a 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[3]

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

Karlsruher SC Round 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Opponent Result 1995–96 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result
Tennis Borussia Berlin (A) 2–1 Round 1 Fortuna Köln (A) 4–3 (a.e.t.)
Sachsen Leipzig (A) 2–0 Round 2 SG Wattenscheid (H) 3–0
SpVgg Unterhaching (A) 3–2 Round of 16 Schalke 04 (H) 1–0
Borussia Dortmund (A) 3–1 Quarter-finals FC Homburg (A) 4–3
Fortuna Düsseldorf (H) 2–0 Semi-finals Bayer Leverkusen (H) 1–0

Match

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Details

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Karlsruher SC0–11. FC Kaiserslautern
Report Wagner   42'
Attendance: 75,800
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Karlsruher SC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. FC Kaiserslautern
GK 1   Claus Reitmaier
SW 16   Jens Nowotny
CB 7   Dirk Schuster
CB 6   Thomas Ritter   82'
RWB 2   Gunther Metz   73'
LWB 21   Michael Tarnat  
CM 5   Manfred Bender
CM 8   Thorsten Fink
AM 10   Thomas Häßler (c)
CF 9   Adrian Knup
CF 12   Sean Dundee
Substitutes:
GK 22   Thomas Walter
DF 4   Michael Wittwer
DF 19   Raphael Krauss
MF 14   Eberhard Carl     82'
FW 18   Edgar Schmitt   73'
Manager:
  Winfried Schäfer
 
GK 1   Andreas Reinke
SW 5   Miroslav Kadlec
CB 20   Oliver Schäfer
CB 24   Harry Koch
RWB 2   Frank Greiner
LWB 8   Martin Wagner  
DM 4   Axel Roos   82'
CM 15   Thomas Hengen
CM 6   Andreas Brehme (c)     72'
CF 9   Pavel Kuka   87'
CF 11   Olaf Marschall   75'
Substitutes:
GK 22   Gerald Ehrmann
DF 13   Roger Lutz   75'
MF 7   Uwe Wegmann   82'
MF 10   Claus-Dieter Wollitz   87'
FW 18   Jürgen Rische
Manager:
  Eckhard Krautzun

Match rules

References

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  1. ^ "Schiedsrichter: Der erste war Berliner". DFB-Pokal: Das offizielle Stadionmagazin des Deutschen Fußball-Bundes. German Football Association. 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Modus" [Mode]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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