1954 DFB-Pokal Final

1954 DFB-Pokal Final
Event	1953–54 DFB-Pokal
	After extra time
Date	17 April 1954
Venue	Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen
Referee	(Kaiserslautern)
Attendance	60,000
	← 1953 1955 →

The 1954 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1953–54 DFB-Pokal, the 11th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 17 April 1954 at the Südweststadion in Ludwigshafen.^[2] VfB Stuttgart won the match 1–0 after extra time against 1. FC Köln, to claim their 1st cup title.

Route to the final[]

The DFB-Pokal began with 8 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of two 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 drawing of lots would decide who would advance to the next round.^[3]

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

VfB Stuttgart		Round	1. FC Köln
Opponent	Result	1953–54 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
Bergisch Gladbach 09 (H) Bergisch Gladbach 09 (A)	1–1 (a.e.t.) 6–0 (replay)	Quarter-finals	Viktoria 89 Berlin (H)	3–2
TuS Neuendorf (H) TuS Neuendorf (A)	2–2 (a.e.t.) 2–0 (replay)	Semi-finals	Hamburger SV (A)	3–1 (a.e.t.)

Match[]

Details[]

17 April 1954

VfB Stuttgart	1–0 (a.e.t.)	1. FC Köln
Waldner 94'	Report

Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: (Kaiserslautern)

VfB Stuttgart

1. FC Köln


GK	1	Karl Bögelein
RB		Erich Retter
LB
RH		Pit Krieger
CH		Robert Schlienz (c)
LH		Karl Barufka
OR		Ludwig Hinterstocker
IR
CF
IL
OL		Erwin Waldner
Manager:
Georg Wurzer


GK	1	Frans de Munck
RB
LB		(c)
RH		Paul Mebus
CH
LH		Herbert Dörner
OR
IR		Georg Stollenwerk
CF
IL		Josef Röhrig
OL		Hans Schäfer
Manager:

Match rules

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Replay if scores still level.
No substitutions.

References[]

^ "Schiedsrichter: Der erste war Berliner". DFB-Pokal: Das offizielle Stadionmagazin des Deutschen Fußball-Bundes. German Football Association. 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
^ "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
^ "Modus" [Mode]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

External links[]

Match report at kicker.de (in German)
Match report at WorldFootball.net
Match report at Fussballdaten.de (in German)

[1] "Schiedsrichter: Der erste war Berliner". DFB-Pokal: Das offizielle Stadionmagazin des Deutschen Fußball-Bundes. German Football Association. 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2017.

[2] "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

[3] "Modus" [Mode]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

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v t VfB Stuttgart matches
German football championship Finals	1935 1950 1952 1953
DFB-Pokal Finals	1954 1958 1986 1997 2007 2013
DFB-Supercup	1992
DFL-Ligapokal Finals	1997 1998 1999 2005
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final	1998
UEFA Cup Final	1989

v t 1. FC Köln matches
German football championship Finals	1960 1962 1963
DFB-Pokal Finals	1954 1968 1970 1971 1973 1977 1978 1980 1983 1991
UEFA Cup Final	1986