| 1994 DFB-Pokal Final | |
| Event: | 1993–94 DFB-Pokal |
| Team1: | Werder Bremen |
| Team1score: | 3 |
| Team2: | Rot-Weiss Essen |
| Team2score: | 1 |
| Stadium: | Olympiastadion |
| City: | Berlin |
| Referee: | Manfred Amerell (Munich)[1] |
| Attendance: | 76,391 |
| Previous: | 1993 |
| Next: | 1995 |
The 1994 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1993–94 DFB-Pokal, the 51st season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 14 May 1994 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[2] Werder Bremen won the match 3–1 against Rot-Weiss Essen to claim their third cup title.
The DFB-Pokal was a 76 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of six rounds leading up to the final. In the first round, some teams were given a bye. 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 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).
| Werder Bremen | Round | Rot-Weiss Essen | |||
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| Opponent | Result | 1993–94 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result | |
| Stuttgarter Kickers (H) | 2–1 | Round 2 | 1. FC Bocholt (A) | 3–2 | |
| Kickers Offenbach (A) | 1–1 | Round 3 | FC St. Pauli (H) | 3–2 | |
| Hamburger SV (H) | 4–2 | Round of 16 | MSV Duisburg (H) | 4–2 | |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern (H) | 2–2 | Quarter-finals | Carl Zeiss Jena (A) | 0–0 | |
| Dynamo Dresden (A) | 2–0 | Semi-finals | Tennis Borussia Berlin (H) | 2–0 | |
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