| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | West Germany |
| Teams | 128 |
| Defending champions | 1. FC Köln |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| Runner-up | Hertha BSC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 136 |
The 1978–79 DFB-Pokal was the 36th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 4 August 1978 and ended on 23 June 1979. 128 teams competed in the tournament of seven rounds. In the final Fortuna Düsseldorf defeated Hertha BSC 1–0 after extra time.[1]
Matches
First round
Replay
| 13 September 1978 | |||
| TuS Neuendorf | 5 – 2 | SV Werder Bremen II |
Second round
Replays
| 3 October 1978 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2 – 0 | Borussia Neunkirchen | |
| VfR 1910 Bürstadt | 3 – 4 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | (PSO) |
| Karlsruher SC | 3 – 0 | FC Gütersloh | |
| 1. FC Bocholt | 3 – 2 | Freiburger FC | (AET) |
| 7 November 1978 | |||
| Hertha BSC | 2 – 0 | VfR Wormatia Worms |
Third round
| 29 November 1978 | |||
| Tennis Borussia Berlin | 0 – 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | |
| 1 December 1978 | |||
| 1. FC Köln | 3 – 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | (AET) |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2 – 1 | Alemannia Aachen | |
| 2 December 1978 | |||
| Hertha BSC | 2 – 0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |
| FC 08 Homburg | 0 – 0 | VfL Bochum | (AET) |
| MSV Duisburg | 2 – 1 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | |
| Borussia Dortmund | 6 – 1 | Kickers Offenbach | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 – 1 | KSV Baunatal | |
| Bayer Uerdingen | 2 – 1 | FC Schalke 04 | |
| SV Darmstadt 98 | 1 – 5 | SSV Ulm 1846 | |
| SV Südwest Ludwigshafen | 2 – 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | |
| Holstein Kiel | 5 – 2 | Karlsruher SC | |
| VfL Osnabrück | 2 – 1 | Fortuna Köln | |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1 – 0 | SpVgg Bayreuth | |
| TuS Neuendorf | 3 – 1 | 1. FC Bocholt | (AET) |
| 3 December 1978 | |||
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 1 – 1 | SC Freiburg | (AET) |
Replays
| 26 December 1978 | |||
| SC Freiburg | 2 – 3 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | (PSO) |
| 6 January 1979 | |||
| VfL Bochum | 1 – 0 | FC 08 Homburg |
Round of 16
| 27 April 1979 | |||
| MSV Duisburg | 0 – 1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | |
| Hertha BSC | 2 – 0 | 1. FC Köln | (AET) |
| Borussia Dortmund | 1 – 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | |
| SV Südwest Ludwigshafen | 1 – 1 | SSV Ulm 1846 | (AET) |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 7 – 1 | Holstein Kiel | |
| Bayer Uerdingen | 4 – 2 | VfL Bochum | |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 1 – 0 | VfL Osnabrück | |
| TuS Neuendorf | 1 – 4 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
Replay
| 8 May 1979 | |||
| SSV Ulm 1846 | 0 – 1 | SV Südwest Ludwigshafen |
Quarter-finals
| 26 May 1979 | |||
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2 – 0 | SV Südwest Ludwigshafen | |
| Hertha BSC | 6 – 0 | Bayer Uerdingen | |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2 – 1 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 – 1 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen |
Semi-finals
| 6 June 1979 | |||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 4 – 1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | (AET) |
| Hertha BSC | 2 – 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
Final
| Hertha BSC | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Seel  116' |
References
- ^ "DFB-Pokal 1978-79" (in German). fussballdaten.de. 2008. Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
External links
- Official site of the DFB (in German)
- Kicker.de (in German)
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