DFB Cup 1971-72

The DFB Cup 1971-72 was the 29^th season of the competition. It began on December 4, 1971 and ended on July 1, 1972. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final FC Schalke 04 defeated 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5 – 0, [cite web | title = DFB-Pokal 1971-72 | publisher = fussballdaten.de | accessdate = 2008-10-06 | date = 2008 | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/dfb/1972/ | language = German] the largest margin by which a DFB-Pokal final was ever decided.

Mode

The tournament consisted of five rounds. In each round other than the final the games were held over two legs, with the team winning on aggregate advancing to the next round. In case the score was level after two legs, the second game was extended by 30 minutes. If still no winner could be determined a penalty shootout decided which team advanced to the next round.

The final was held over one leg with 30 minutes of extra time in case the game was a draw after regular time. If still no team won after extra time a penalty shootout decided the winner of the cup.

1^st round

emi-finals

References

External links

* [http://www.dfb.de/ Official site of the DFB] de icon
* [http://www.kicker.de/ Kicker.de] de icon
* [http://www.fussballdaten.de/dfb/1972/ 1972 results at Fussballdaten.de] de icon
* [http://www.weltfussball.de/spielplan/dfb-pokal-1971-1972/ 1972 results at Weltfussball.de] de icon

See also

* 1. Bundesliga 1971-72