1955 DFB-Pokal final explained

1955 DFB-Pokal Final
Event:1954–55 DFB-Pokal
Team1:Karlsruher SC
Team1score:3
Team2:Schalke 04
Team2score:2
Stadium:Eintracht-Stadion
City:Braunschweig
Referee:Werner Treichel [1]
Attendance:25,000
Previous:1954
Next:1956

The 1955 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1954–55 DFB-Pokal, the 12th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 21 May 1955 at the Eintracht-Stadion in Braunschweig.[2] Karlsruher SC won the match 3–2 against Schalke 04, to claim their 1st cup title.

Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal began with 32 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of four 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 replay would take place at the original away team's stadium. If still level after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a drawing of lots would decide who would advance to the next round.[3]

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

Karlsruher SCRoundSchalke 04
OpponentResult1954–55 DFB-PokalOpponentResult
FSV Frankfurt (H)5–1Round 1Jahn Regensburg (H)
(A)
1–1
6–3 (replay)
1. FC Nürnberg (H)1–0Round of 161. FC Schweinfurt 05 (H)
(A)
1–1
1–0 (replay)
VfB Stuttgart (A)5–2Quarter-finalsTuS Bremerhaven (H)2–0
Altonaer FC 93 (A)
(H)
3–3
3–0 (replay)
Semi-finalsKickers Offenbach (H)2–1

Match

Details

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GK 1 Rudi Fischer
RB Max Fischer
LB Walter Baureis
RH Werner Roth
CH Siegfried Geesemann
LH Herbert Dannenmeier
OR Oswald Traub
IR Kurt Sommerlatt
CF Antoine Kohn
IL Ernst Kunkel
OL Hans Strittmatter
Manager:
Adolf Patek
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GK 1 Manfred Orzessek
RB Werner Garten
LB Günter Brocker
RH Hermann Eppenhoff
CH Walter Zwickhöfer
LH Erwin Harkener
OR Bernhard Klodt
IR Otto Laszig
CF Helmut Sadlowski
IL Manfred Piontek
OL Hans Krämer
Manager:
Eduard Frühwirth
Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • No substitutions.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Schiedsrichter: Der erste war Berliner . DFB-Pokal: Das offizielle Stadionmagazin des Deutschen Fußball-Bundes . . 2015 . 29 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Alle DFB-Pokalsieger . All DFB-Pokal winners . dfb.de . . 6 June 2016 . German.
  3. Web site: Modus . Mode . dfb.de . . 15 August 2012 . 11 June 2015 . German.