The 1966 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1965–66 DFB-Pokal, the 23rd season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 4 June 1966 at the Waldstadion in Frankfurt. Bayern Munich won the match 4–2 against Meidericher SV, to claim their 2nd cup title.
Route to the final The DFB-Pokal began with 34 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. In the qualification round, all but four 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 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.
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Meidericher SV Round Bayern Munich Opponent Result 1965–66 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result Bye Qualification round Borussia Dortmund (H) 2–0 VfB Stuttgart (H) 2–0 Round 1 Eintracht Braunschweig (H) 1–0 Schalke 04 (H) 6–0 Round of 16 1. FC Köln (H) 2–0 Karlsruher SC (H) 1–0 Quarter-finals Hamburger SV (A) 2–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern (H) 4–3 Semi-finals 1. FC Nürnberg (A) 2–1
Match
Details
GK 1 Manfred ManglitzRB Hartmut HeidemannLB Johann SabathRH Werner LotzCH Manfred MüllerLH Michael BellaOR Carl-Heinz RühlIR Werner Krämer (c)CF Rüdiger MielkeIL Heinz van HaarenOL Horst GecksManager: Hermann Eppenhoff GK 1 Sepp MaierRB Hans NowakLB Werner Olk (c)RH Hans RigottiCH Franz BeckenbauerLH Peter KupferschmidtOR Rudolf NafzigerIR Gerd MüllerCF Rainer OhlhauserIL Dieter KoulmannOL Dieter BrenningerManager: Zlatko Čajkovski
Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. No substitutions.
References
External links Match report at kicker.de Match report at WorldFootball.net Match report at Fussballdaten.de