1983 DFB-Pokal Final

The 1983 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1982–83 DFB-Pokal, the 40th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 11 June 1983, and was the first and to date the only cup final between two teams from the same city, which was contested between Cologne clubs 1. FC Köln, playing in the Bundesliga, and Fortuna Köln, playing in the 2. Bundesliga. Fittingy, the match took place in Cologne, at the Müngersdorfer Stadion.[2] 1. FC Köln won the derby match 1–0 to claim their 4th cup title.

1983 DFB-Pokal Final

Match programme cover
Event	1982–83 DFB-Pokal
1. FC Köln Fortuna Köln 1 0
Date	11 June 1983
Venue	Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne
Referee	Walter Engel (Reimsbach)[1]
Attendance	61,000

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 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 penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[3]

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

1. FC Köln		Round	Fortuna Köln
Opponent	Result	1982–83 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
Bayer Uerdingen (H)	3–1	Round 1	SC Freiburg (H)	2–0
Bayer Leverkusen (H)	3–1	Round 2	SSV Ulm (A) SSV Ulm (H)	0–0 (a.e.t.) 3–0 (replay)
Stuttgarter Kickers (H)	5–1	Round of 16	Eintracht Braunschweig (A)	2–1
Schalke 04 (H)	5–0	Quarter-finals	Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) Borussia Mönchengladbach (H)	2–2 (a.e.t.) 2–1 (replay)
VfB Stuttgart (H)	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Semi-finals	Borussia Dortmund (H)	5–0

Match

Details

11 June 1983

16:00 CEST

1. FC Köln	1–0	Fortuna Köln
Littbarski  68'	Report

Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne

Attendance: 61,000

Referee: Walter Engel (Reimsbach)

1. FC Köln

Fortuna Köln

GK 1 Harald Schumacher RB 2 Dieter Prestin CB 4 Gerhard Strack (c) CB 5 Paul Steiner LB 3 Herbert Zimmermann CM 6 Harald Konopka  81' CM 8 Herbert Neumann CM 10 Stephan Engels RW 7 Pierre Littbarski CF 9 Klaus Fischer LW 11 Klaus Allofs  90' Substitutes: DF 12 Holger Willmer  81' FW 14 Frank Hartmann  90' Manager: Rinus Michels

GK 1 Bernd Helmschrot RB 7 Florian Hinterberger CB 2 Michael Kuntze CB 5 Dieter Finkler (c) LB 3 Jürgen Baier CM 4 Hermann-Josef Werres  71' CM 6 Hans-Jürgen Gede CM 8 Johannes Linßen RW 10 Bernd Grabosch CF 9 Dieter Schatzschneider LW 11 Dieter Lemke Substitutes: MF 14 Robert Hanschitz  71' Manager: Martin Luppen

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of two substitutions.

References

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.

External links

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