1997 DFB-Pokal Final

1997 DFB-Pokal Final
	Match programme cover
Event	1996–97 DFB-Pokal
Date	14 June 1997
Venue	Olympiastadion, Berlin
Referee	(Sinzig)
Attendance	76,400
Weather	Partly cloudy; 21 °C (70 °F); 64% humidity
	← 1996 1998 →

The 1997 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1996–97 DFB-Pokal, the 54th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 14 June 1997 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.^[3] VfB Stuttgart won the match 2–0 against third-division Energie Cottbus to claim their third cup title.

Route to the final[]

The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five 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 penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.^[4]

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

VfB Stuttgart		Round	Energie Cottbus
Opponent	Result	1996–97 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
Fortuna Köln (H)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p)	Round 1	Stuttgarter Kickers (H)	1–0 (a.e.t.)
Hertha BSC (A)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Round 2	VfL Wolfsburg (H)	1–0
FSV Zwickau (H)	2–0	Round of 16	MSV Duisburg (H)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)
SC Freiburg (A)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Quarter-finals	FC St. Pauli (H)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)
Hamburger SV (H)	2–1	Semi-finals	Karlsruher SC (H)	3–0

Match[]

Details[]

14 June 1997

19:00 CEST

VfB Stuttgart	2–0	Energie Cottbus
Élber 18', 52'	Report

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 76,400

Referee: (Sinzig)

VfB Stuttgart

Energie Cottbus


GK	1	Franz Wohlfahrt
SW	5	Frank Verlaat (c)
CB	8	Marco Haber
CB	4	Thomas Berthold
RWB	7	Matthias Hagner	70'
LWB	3	Thorsten Legat
CM	20	Zvonimir Soldo
CM	16	Gerhard Poschner
AM	10	Krasimir Balakov
CF	9	Giovane Élber	89'
CF	11	Fredi Bobic	81'
Substitutes:
GK	25	Marc Ziegler
DF	14	Thomas Schneider	70'
MF	12	Danny Schwarz	89'
MF	21	Sébastien Fournier
MF	22	Andreas Buck
FW	15	Radosław Gilewicz	81'
FW	35	Sreto Ristić
Manager:
Joachim Löw


GK	1	Kay Wehner
SW	3	Thomas Hoßmang
CB	4	Sven Benken
CB	5	Jens Melzig (c)
RWB	7		65'
LWB	14		81'
DM	21	Willi Kronhardt
CM	8	Jens-Uwe Zöphel
CM	6	Detlef Irrgang
CF	17	Frank Seifert	65'
CF	9	Toralf Konetzke
Substitutes:
GK	31
DF	23	Kay Wenschlag
MF	12	Igor Lazić	65'
MF	15
MF	16
MF	24		81'
FW	11	Matthias Zimmerling	65'
Manager:
Eduard Geyer

Match rules

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

References[]

^ "Schiedsrichter: Der erste war Berliner". DFB-Pokal: Das offizielle Stadionmagazin des Deutschen Fußball-Bundes. German Football Association. 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
^ "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 14 June 1997. 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] "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 14 June 1997. Retrieved 29 April 2017.

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

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

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