| 1979 DFB-Pokal Final | |
| Event: | 1978–79 DFB-Pokal |
| Team1: | Hertha BSC |
| Team1score: | 0 |
| Team2: | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| Team2score: | 1 |
| Details: | After extra time |
| Stadium: | Niedersachsenstadion |
| City: | Hanover |
| Referee: | Günter Linn (Altendiez)[1] |
| Attendance: | 56,000 |
| Previous: | 1978 |
| Next: | 1980 |
The 1979 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1978–79 DFB-Pokal, the 36th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 23 June 1979 at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover.[2] Fortuna Düsseldorf won the match 1–0 against Hertha BSC after extra time, to claim their 1st cup title.
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 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | |||
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| Opponent | Result | 1978–79 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result | |
| FV 04 Würzburg (A) | 2–0 | Round 1 | Stuttgarter Kickers (H) | 7–2 | |
| Wormatia Worms (A) (H) | 1–1 2–0 (replay) | Round 2 | VfR Heilbronn (H) | 3–0 | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) | 2–0 | Round 3 | Alemannia Aachen (H) | 2–1 | |
| 1. FC Köln (H) | 2–0 | Round of 16 | MSV Duisburg (A) | 1–0 | |
| Bayer Uerdingen (H) | 6–0 | Quarter-finals | Bayer Leverkusen (H) | 2–1 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt (H) | 2–1 | Semi-finals | 1. FC Nürnberg (H) | 4–1 | |
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