1977 DFB-Pokal final explained

1977 DFB-Pokal Final
Event:	1976–77 DFB-Pokal
Team1:	Hertha BSC
Team2:	1. FC Köln
Details:	1. FC Köln won after a replay
Firstleg:	Final
Team1score1:	1
Team2score1:	1
Details1:	After extra time
Stadium1:	Niedersachsenstadion
City1:	Hanover
Referee1:	Rudolf Frickel (Munich)^[1]
Attendance1:	54,000
Secondleg:	Replay
Team1score2:	0
Team2score2:	1
Stadium2:	Niedersachsenstadion
City2:	Hanover
Referee2:	Klaus Ohmsen (Hamburg)
Attendance2:	35,000
Previous:	1976
Next:	1978

The 1977 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1976–77 DFB-Pokal, the 34th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. The original final was played on 28 May 1977 at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover.^[2] The match between Hertha BSC and 1. FC Köln finished 1–1 after extra time, requiring a replay two days later. On 30 May 1977, once again at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover, 1. FC Köln won the replay 1–0 to claim their 2nd cup title.

This was the first and only DFB-Pokal final ever to require a replay, as the final rules changed the next season, requiring a penalty shoot-out if the scores remain level following extra time.

Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal began with 128 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of six 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 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).

Hertha BSC		Round	1. FC Köln
Opponent	Result	1976–77 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
TuS Langerwehe (H)	7–3	Round 1	Itzehoer SV (A)	7–0
Bayern Hof (H)	3–1	Round 2	Fortuna Düsseldorf (A)	4–2
Darmstadt 98 (A)	1–0	Round 3	Tennis Borussia Berlin (H)	5–1
MSV Duisburg (A)	2–1	Round of 16	FC 08 Homburg (H)	7–2
Bayern Munich (H)	4–2	Quarter-finals	1. FC Nürnberg (H)	4–2
Bayer Uerdingen (A)	1–0	Semi-finals	Rot-Weiss Essen (H)	4–0

Original match

Details

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Norbert Nigbur RB Michael Sziedat CB Uwe Kliemann CB Holger Brück LB Hans Weiner CM CM Wolfgang Sidka CM Erich Beer (c) RW CF Karl-Heinz Granitza LW Lorenz Horr Substitutes: DF MF Manager: Georg Keßler

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Harald Schumacher RB Harald Konopka CB Herbert Zimmermann CB Gerhard Strack LB Roland Gerber CM Heinz Simmet CM CM Heinz Flohe RW Roger Van Gool CF Dieter Müller LW Hannes Löhr (c) Substitutes: MF FW Manager: Hennes Weisweiler

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. Maximum of two substitutions.

Replay

Details

Replay

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Norbert Nigbur RB Michael Sziedat CB Uwe Kliemann CB Holger Brück LB CM CM CM Erich Beer (c) RW Gerhard Grau CF Karl-Heinz Granitza LW Lorenz Horr Substitutes: MF MF Manager: Georg Keßler

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Harald Schumacher RB Harald Konopka CB Gerhard Strack CB LB Herbert Zimmermann CM Heinz Simmet CM CM Heinz Flohe RW Roger Van Gool CF Dieter Müller LW Hannes Löhr (c) Substitutes: DF Manager: Hennes Weisweiler

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of two substitutions.

External links

• Final and replay match reports at kicker.de
• Final and replay match reports at WorldFootball.net
• Final and replay match reports at Fussballdaten.de

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 . 27 November 2013 . . 6 June 2016 . German.
3. Web site: Modus . Mode . dfb.de . . 15 August 2012 . 11 June 2015 . German.