| 1972 DFB-Pokal Final | |
| Event: | 1971–72 DFB-Pokal |
| Team1: | Schalke 04 |
| Team1score: | 5 |
| Team2: | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| Team2score: | 0 |
| Stadium: | Niedersachsenstadion |
| City: | Hanover |
| Referee: | Heinz Aldinger (Waiblingen)[1] |
| Attendance: | 61,000 |
| Previous: | 1971 |
| Next: | 1973 |
The 1972 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1971–72 DFB-Pokal, the 29th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 1 July 1972 at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover.[2] Schalke 04 won the match 5–0 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern, to claim their 2nd cup title.
The DFB-Pokal began with 32 teams in a two-legged knockout cup competition. There were a total of four rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and following two legs of 90 minutes each, the winner on aggregate 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).
| Schalke 04 | Round | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | |||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 1971–72 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
| Hertha BSC | 5–1 | 3–1 (H) | 2–0 (awarded) (A) | Round 1 | Wuppertaler SV | 4–4 | 1–2 (A) | 3–2 (H) | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3–2 | 1–1 (A) | 2–1 (H) | Round of 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 6–5 | 3–4 (A) | 3–1 (H) | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–2 | 2–2 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 6–3 | 1–3 (A) | 5–0 (H) | |
| 1. FC Köln | 6–6 | 1–4 (A) | 5–2 (H) | Semi-finals | Werder Bremen | 4–2 | 2–1 (H) | 2–1 (A) | |
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