| 1973 DFB-Ligapokal Final | |
| Other Titles: | German League Cup |
| Event: | 1972–73 DFB-Ligapokal |
| Team1: | Hamburger SV |
| Team1score: | 4 |
| Team2: | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| Team2score: | 0 |
| Stadium: | Volksparkstadion |
| City: | Hamburg |
| Referee: | Franz Wengenmayer (Munich) |
| Attendance: | 30,000 |
| Next: | 1997 |
The 1973 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 1972–73 DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.
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.[1]
| Team | League | |
|---|---|---|
| Hamburger SV | Bundesliga | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga |
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 | Final standings | Group 5 winners | |||||||
| 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 (H) | Semi-finals | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–2 | 3–1 (H) | 0–1 (A) | |
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