DFB-Pokal 1995–96

The 1995–96 DFB-Pokal was the 53rd season of the annual German football cup competition. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds which began on 15 August 1995 and ended on 24 May 1996. In the final, 1. FC Kaiserslautern defeated Karlsruher SC 1–0 thereby claiming their second title.^[1] In the first round, SV 1916 Sandhausen defeated VfB Stuttgart 13–12 on penalties, marking the game with the most goals in German professional football ever.

Matches

Times up to 23 September 1995 and from 31 March 1996 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 24 September 1995 to 30 March 1996 are CET (UTC+1).

First round

TSG Pfeddersheim v Borussia Dortmund

15 August 1995	TSG Pfeddersheim	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	Borussia Dortmund
	Winkler 119'	Report (in German)	Möller 100'	Attendance: 25,500 Referee: Alfons Berg (Konz)
	Penalties
	Ruh Winkler Mack Schantz Biagioli		Herrlich Júlio César Möller Reinhardt

Fortuna Köln v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

22 August 1995	Fortuna Köln	3–4 (a.e.t.)	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Cologne
	Hey 65' Svinggaard 90', 111'	Report (in German)	Kuka 25' Marschall 90' Wagner 95' Flock 118'	Stadium: Südstadion Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Lutz Pohlmann (Felde)

SSV Ulm 1846 v Chemnitzer FC

24 August 1995	SSV Ulm 1846	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Chemnitzer FC	Ulm
	Trkulja 55' Chylek 109'	Report (in German)	Gütschow 52' Meißner 112', 114'	Stadium: Donaustadion Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Kyllburg)

FV Zeulenroda v FSV Zwickau

25 August 1995	FV Zeulenroda	0–1	FSV Zwickau	Zeulenroda
		Report (in German)	Pilz 8'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Schiebel (Calbe)

Werder Bremen (A) v SpVgg Unterhaching

25 August 1995	Werder Bremen (A)	0–2	SpVgg Unterhaching	Bremen
		Report (in German)	Oberleitner 31' Bucher 85'	Stadium: Weserstadion, Platz 11 Attendance: 700 Referee: Bernd Domurat (Datteln)

FC Homburg v FC St. Pauli

25 August 1995	FC Homburg	2–1	FC St. Pauli	Homburg
	Theres 102' Goumai 108'	Report (in German)	Springer 114'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Holger Dehmelt (Sabachwalden)

1. FC Nürnberg v Hansa Rostock

25 August 1995	1. FC Nürnberg	2–1	Hansa Rostock	Nuremberg
	Čović 66' Knäbel 78'	Report (in German)	Baumgart 41'	Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Günther Frey (Neu-Ulm)

Dynamo Dresden v Fortuna Düsseldorf

25 August 1995	Dynamo Dresden	1–3	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Dresden
	Schmidt 79'	Report (in German)	Mill 48', 64' Braun 64' (o.g.)	Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Attendance: 11,600 Referee: Thomas Rüdiger (Bad Salzdetfurth)

VfL Osnabrück v Waldhof Mannheim

25 August 1995	VfL Osnabrück	0–1	Waldhof Mannheim	Osnabrück
		Report (in German)	Akpoborie 116'	Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jansen (Dormagen)

SV 1920 Mettlach v Hertha BSC

25 August 1995	SV 1920 Mettlach	0–4	Hertha BSC	Mettlach
		Report (in German)	Süs 6' Ramelow 41', 43' Rath 56'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Bastian (Frankfurt)

FSV Frankfurt v Carl Zeiss Jena

26 August 1995	FSV Frankfurt	1–3	Carl Zeiss Jena	Frankfurt
	Ouedraogo 90'	Report (in German)	Cramer 9' Durić 25' (o.g.) Zimmermann 70'	Stadium: Frankfurter Volksbank Stadion Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Jörg Hotop (Cologne)

SpVgg Beckum v 1. FC Köln

26 August 1995	SpVgg Beckum	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	1. FC Köln	Beckum
		Report (in German)		Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Uwe Kemmling (Kleinburgwedel)
	Penalties
	Hardes Klingen Korek Graskamp Beckstedde		Polster Kohn Dollberg Steinmann Labbadia

Greifswalder SC v VfB Lübeck

26 August 1995	Greifswalder SC	4–1	VfB Lübeck	Greifswald
	Klein 32' (pen.), 90' Schedlinski 80' Vogel 88'	Report (in German)	Van der Steen 78'	Stadium: Volksstadion Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Augar (Berlin)

Heider SV v SC Freiburg

26 August 1995	Heider SV	1–6	SC Freiburg	Heide
	Losse 90'	Report (in German)	Zeyer 12' Rath 37' Sundermann 47' (pen.) Burić 55' Korell 64' Wassmer 88'	Stadium: HSV Stadion Attendance: 7,400 Referee: Torsten Koop (Lüttenmark)

SSV Vorsfelde v Schalke 04

26 August 1995	SSV Vorsfelde	0–5	Schalke 04	Wolfsburg
		Report (in German)	Weidemann 3', 55' Nemec 33' Mulder 68', 84'	Stadium: Drömlingstadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Olaf Blumenstein (Berlin)

1. FC Nürnberg (A) v Borussia Mönchengladbach

26 August 1995	1. FC Nürnberg (A)	0–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Nuremberg
		Report (in German)	Effenberg 32' Pflipsen 62' Sternkopf 86'	Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Norbert Dörr (Griesheim)

SC Neukirchen v Mainz 05

26 August 1995	SC Neukirchen	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Mainz 05	Neukirchen
	Liebers 23' Özcan 90'	Report (in German)	Fritz 4' Zinnbauer 83'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jörg Keßler (Höhenkirchen)
	Penalties
	Liebers Müller Walper Cakici Buvač		Ziemer Akrapović Hock Weiß Kunert

1. SC Norderstedt v SG Wattenscheid 09

26 August 1995	1. SC Norderstedt	0–1	SG Wattenscheid 09	Norderstedt
		Report (in German)	Beyel 79'	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Michael Weiner (Giesen)

VfB Gaggenau v 1860 Munich

26 August 1995	VfB Gaggenau	1–6	1860 Munich	Gaggenau
	Antunovic 61'	Report (in German)	Lesniak 11', 45' Schwabl 22' Heldt 70' Rydlewicz 78', 86'	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Volker Wezel (Tübingen)

FSV Salmrohr v VfB Leipzig

26 August 1995	FSV Salmrohr	0–2	VfB Leipzig	Salmtal
		Report (in German)	Lindner 45' Rische 90'	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jörg Friedrichs (Ilvesheim)

Sachsen Leipzig v VfL Bochum

26 August 1995	Sachsen Leipzig	2–1	VfL Bochum	Leipzig
	Leitzke 3' Gräfe 29'	Report (in German)	Wohlfarth 63'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Ulm)

Bayern Munich (A) v Werder Bremen

26 August 1995	Bayern Munich (A)	0–1	Werder Bremen	Munich
		Report (in German)	Beschastnykh 88'	Stadium: Stadion an der Grünwalder Strasse Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Frank Fleske (Eisenhüttenstadt)

Energie Cottbus v SV Meppen

26 August 1995	Energie Cottbus	1–2	SV Meppen	Cottbus
	Kubis 81'	Report (in German)	Snyders 15', 44'	Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Norbert Haupt (Berlin)

Tennis Borussia Berlin v Karlsruher SC

26 August 1995	Tennis Borussia Berlin	1–2	Karlsruher SC	Berlin
	Isa 38'	Report (in German)	Fink 32' Bilić 89'	Stadium: Mommsenstadion Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Michael Malbranc (Hamburg)

Arminia Bielefeld v Hamburger SV

26 August 1995	Arminia Bielefeld	2–1	Hamburger SV	Bielefeld
	Maul 48' Bode 62'	Report (in German)	Claaßen 58'	Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Edgar Steinborn (Sinzig)

MSV Duisburg v Bayer Leverkusen

26 August 1995	MSV Duisburg	0–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Duisburg
		Report (in German)	Kirsten 73' Völler 88'	Stadium: Wedaustadion Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Hans-Jürgen Kasper (Katlenburg)

Rot-Weiss Essen v Hannover 96

26 August 1995	Rot-Weiss Essen	2–0	Hannover 96	Essen
	Wuckel 7', 49'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Georg-Melches-Stadion Attendance: 10,100 Referee: Wagner (Hofheim)

1. FC Saarbrücken v Eintracht Frankfurt

27 August 1995	1. FC Saarbrücken	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Eintracht Frankfurt	Saarbrücken
	Flick 89'	Report (in German)	Götz 3' (o.g.) Binz 101'	Stadium: Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Thomas Leimert (Ludwigshafen)

SV Sandhausen v VfB Stuttgart

27 August 1995	SV Sandhausen	2–2 (a.e.t.) (13–12 p)	VfB Stuttgart	Sandhausen
	Bernhardt 37' Staletović 87'	Report (in German)	Balakov 11' Bobic 51'	Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Winfried Buchhart (Schrobenhausen)
	Penalties
	Hahn Feucht Merkel Lässig Ehmann Fridemann Pukallus Mirwald Wollner Staletović Reiser Hahn Feucht		Balakov Berhold Herzog Grimm Foda Buck Kruse Schneider Poschner Ziegler Balakov Berthold Herzog

1. FC Köln (A) v KFC Uerdingen

27 August 1995	1. FC Köln (A)	0–2	KFC Uerdingen	Köln
		Report (in German)	Heintze 28' Steffen 65'	Stadium: Franz-Kremer-Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Wolfgang Friedrichs (Lennestadt)

Stuttgarter Kickers v Bayern Munich

27 August 1995	Stuttgarter Kickers	0–1	Bayern Munich	Stuttgart
		Report (in German)	Babbel 39'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Markus Merk (Otterbach)

Lokomotive/Altmark Stendal v VfL Wolfsburg

27 August 1995	Lokomotive/Altmark Stendal	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	VfL Wolfsburg	Stendal
		Report (in German)		Stadium: Stadion am Hölzchen Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Lutz Michael Frohlich (Berlin)
	Penalties
	Wiedemann Buchheim Aurich Lenz Hoffmann		Lieberam Mauscksch Meißner Dammeier Reich

Second round

Fortuna Düsseldorf v Bayern Munich

18 September 1995	Fortuna Düsseldorf	3–1	Bayern Munich	Düsseldorf
	Pančev 22' Cyroń 79' Seeliger 90'	Report (in German)	Helmer 73'	Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Alfons Berg (Konz)

VfB Leipzig v Schalke 04

19 September 1995	VfB Leipzig	0–1	Schalke 04	Leipzig
		Report (in German)	Mulder 60'	Stadium: Bruno-Plache-Stadion Attendance: 11,300 Referee: Burkhard Hufgard (Mömbris)

SpVgg Beckum v SpVgg Unterhaching

19 September 1995	SpVgg Beckum	2–3	SpVgg Unterhaching	Beckum
	Otten 42' Klingen 88'	Report (in German)	Grassow 11' Garcia 18', 30'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Bernd Hauer (Celle)

Borussia Dortmund v KFC Uerdingen

19 September 1995	Borussia Dortmund	3–0	KFC Uerdingen	Dortmund
	Ricken 65' Tretschok 81' Zorc 90'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 32,800 Referee: Jürgen Aust (Cologne)

1. FC Kaiserslautern v SG Wattenscheid 09

19 September 1995	1. FC Kaiserslautern	3–0	SG Wattenscheid 09	Kaiserslautern
	Koch 74' Kuka 82' Hengen 90'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Betzenbergstadion Attendance: 10,300 Referee: Hans Scheuerer (Munich)

SC Freiburg v Arminia Bielefeld

19 September 1995	SC Freiburg	1–0	Arminia Bielefeld	Freiburg
	Zeyer 74'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Dreisamstadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Kaufbeuren)

1. FC Nürnberg v SV Meppen

19 September 1995	1. FC Nürnberg	2–1	SV Meppen	Nuremberg
	Moore 24' (pen.) Möckel 82'	Report (in German)	Bujan 61'	Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 10,400 Referee: Müller (Dresden)

1860 Munich v Eintracht Frankfurt

19 September 1995	1860 Munich	5–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Munich
	Winkler 20', 63', 64' Rydlewicz 23' Stević 77'	Report (in German)	Okocha 87'	Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Hans-Peter Best (Kämpfelbach)

Greifswalder SC v Rot-Weiss Essen

20 September 1995	Greifswalder SC	1–4	Rot-Weiss Essen	Greifswald
	Gerth 54'	Report (in German)	Helmig 12' Klein 41', 48', 89'	Stadium: Volksstadion Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Frank Fleske (Eisenhüttenstadt)

Sachsen Leipzig v Karlsruher SC

20 September 1995	Sachsen Leipzig	0–2	Karlsruher SC	Leipzig
		Report (in German)	Häßler 37' (pen.) Bender 73'	Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Hans-Jürgen Weber (Essen)

SV Sandhausen v FC Homburg

20 September 1995	SV Sandhausen	1–2	FC Homburg	Sandhausen
	Feucht 70' (pen.)	Report (in German)	Adriano 20' Behlil 65'	Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Schütz (Bölsberg)

Carl Zeiss Jena v Chemnitzer FC

20 September 1995	Carl Zeiss Jena	2–5	Chemnitzer FC	Jena
	Schneider 42' Sugzda 88'	Report (in German)	Penzel 20' (o.g.) Gütschow 58' Hecker 61' Fuchs 74' Meißner 84'	Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Ralf Hilmes (Nordhorn)

Bayer Leverkusen v Borussia Mönchengladbach

20 September 1995	Bayer Leverkusen	2–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Leverkusen
	Fach 19' Kirsten 90'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Rainer Werthmann (Bochum)

Mainz 05 v Werder Bremen

20 September 1995	Mainz 05	2–3	Werder Bremen	Mainz
	Höck 16' Ziemer 64'	Report (in German)	Bode 32' Beschastnykh 38', 82'	Stadium: Stadion am Bruchweg Attendance: 8,400 Referee: Günther Habermann (Weißensee)

Waldhof Mannheim v FSV Zwickau

20 September 1995	Waldhof Mannheim	2–0	FSV Zwickau	Mannheim
	Hayer 20' Seifert 45' (o.g.)	Report (in German)		Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Frank Gettke (Haltern)

Lokomotive/Altmark Stendal v Hertha BSC

20 September 1995	Lokomotive/Altmark Stendal	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Hertha BSC	Stendal
	Hoffmann 59' Dau 100' Wiedemann 117'	Report (in German)	Karl 12' Graziani 119'	Stadium: Stadion am Hölzchen Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Dr. Kiefer (Neubrandenburg)

Round of 16

1. FC Kaiserslautern v Schalke 04

3 October 1995	1. FC Kaiserslautern	1–0	Schalke 04	Kaiserslautern
	Koch 42'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Betzenbergstadion Attendance: 22,100 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Magdeburg)

1. FC Nürnberg v Werder Bremen

3 October 1995	1. FC Nürnberg	3–2	Werder Bremen	Nuremberg
	Moore 49' Kurth 58' Straube 90'	Report (in German)	Beschastnykh 8' Basler 19'	Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Gelsenkirchen)

FC Homburg v 1860 Munich

3 October 1995	FC Homburg	2–1	1860 Munich	Homburg
	Stanić 22' Nemsadze 69'	Report (in German)	Borimirov 47'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Michael Prengel (Düsseldorf)

Lokomotive/Altmark Stendal v Waldhof Mannheim

3 October 1995	Lokomotive/Altmark Stendal	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Waldhof Mannheim	Stendal
	Wiedemann 33' Hoffmann 71'	Report (in German)	Eroglu 31' Hofmann 49'	Stadium: Stadion am Hölzchen Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Lutz Michael Frohlich (Berlin)
	Penalties
	Wiedemann Lenz Aurich Dau Grempler Bergen		Zeyer Reichel Nachtweih Dehoust Akpoborie Gerlach

SC Freiburg v Borussia Dortmund

4 October 1995	SC Freiburg	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Borussia Dortmund	Freiburg
		Report (in German)	Herrlich 109'	Stadium: Dreisamstadion Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Handorf)

SpVgg Unterhaching v Karlsruher SC

4 October 1995	SpVgg Unterhaching	2–3	Karlsruher SC	Munich
	Oberleitner 20' Hartig 84' (pen.)	Report (in German)	Reich 42' Knup 48' Häßler 74'	Stadium: Stadion am Sportpark Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Uwe Kemmling (Kleinburgwedel)

Fortuna Düsseldorf v Chemnitzer FC

4 October 1995	Fortuna Düsseldorf	3–1	Chemnitzer FC	Düsseldorf
	Werner 58' Minkwitz 63' Bach 86'	Report (in German)	Fuchs 28'	Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Wagner (Hofheim)

Rot-Weiss Essen v Bayer Leverkusen

4 October 1995	Rot-Weiss Essen	4–4 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p)	Bayer Leverkusen	Essen
	Helmig 42', 76' Dondera 57', 76'	Report (in German)	Feldhoff 36' Paulo Sérgio 48' Fach 63' Völler 76'	Stadium: Georg-Melches-Stadion Attendance: 21,900 Referee: Winfried Burchhart (Schrobenhausen)
	Penalties
	Helmig Schreier Thiele		Lupescu Neuendorf Ramon Schuster

Quarter-finals

Lokomotive/Altmark Stendal v Bayer Leverkusen

31 October 1995	Lokomotive/Altmark Stendal	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Bayer Leverkusen	Stendal
		Report (in German)		Stadium: Stadion am Hölzchen Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Kaufbeuren)
	Penalties
	Wiedemann Aurich Topor Dau Hoffmann Bergen		Lupescu Barnes Münch Schuster Völler Paulo Sérgio

Fortuna Düsseldorf v 1. FC Nürnberg

7 November 1995	Fortuna Düsseldorf	1–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Düsseldorf
	Mill 56'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Rheinstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Hans-Jürgen Kasper (Katlenburg)

FC Homburg v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

7 November 1995	FC Homburg	3–4	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Homburg
	Goumai 35' Arveladze 54' Collins 74'	Report (in German)	Kuka 14', 18' Flock 68' Siegl 117'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Edgar Steinborn (Sinzig)

Borussia Dortmund v Karlsruher SC

7 November 1995	Borussia Dortmund	1–3	Karlsruher SC	Dortmund
	Sammer 65'	Report (in German)	Dundee 27' Nowotny 59' Häßler 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 33,500 Referee: Markus Merk (Otterbach)

Semi-finals

1. FC Kaiserslautern v Bayer Leverkusen

27 February 1996	1. FC Kaiserslautern	1–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Kaiserslautern
	Kadlec 34'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Betzenbergstadion Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Handorf)

Karlsruher SC v Fortuna Düsseldorf

28 February 1996	Karlsruher SC	2–0	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Karlsruhe
	Kiriakov 15' Häßler 79'	Report (in German)		Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Karlsruhe)

Final

25 May 1996 (1996-05-25)

19:00 CEST

Karlsruher SC	0–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern
	Report	Wagner 42'

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 75,800

Referee: Hellmut Krug (Gelsenkirchen)

References

External links

• Official site of the DFB (in German)
• Kicker.de (in German)