1977 DFB-Pokal final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 1977 DFB-Pokal Final

| image = frameless

| caption = Match programme cover

| event = 1976–77 DFB-Pokal

| team1 = Hertha BSC

| team2 = 1. FC Köln

| details = 1. FC Köln won after a replay

| firstleg = Final

| team1score1 = 1

| team2score1 = 1

| details1 = After extra time

| date1 = {{Start date|1977|5|28|df=y}}

| stadium1 = Niedersachsenstadion

| city1 = Hanover

| referee1 = Rudolf Frickel (Munich){{cite magazine |url=https://archive.org/details/dfb-pokal-final-referees |title=Schiedsrichter: Der erste war Berliner |magazine=DFB-Pokal: Das offizielle Stadionmagazin des Deutschen Fußball-Bundes |publisher=German Football Association |year=2015 |access-date=29 April 2017}}

| attendance1 = 54,000

| weather1 =

| secondleg = Replay

| team1score2 = 0

| team2score2 = 1

| details2 =

| date2 = {{Start date|1977|5|30|df=y}}

| stadium2 = Niedersachsenstadion

| city2 = Hanover

| referee2 = Klaus Ohmsen (Hamburg)

| attendance2 = 35,000

| weather2 =

| previous = 1976

| next = 1978

}}

The 1977 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1976–77 DFB-Pokal, the 34th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. The original final was played on 28 May 1977 at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover.{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/statistik/bisherige-sieger/ |title=Alle DFB-Pokalsieger |trans-title=All DFB-Pokal winners |website=dfb.de |date=27 November 2013 |publisher=German Football Association |access-date=6 June 2016 |language=German}} The match between Hertha BSC and 1. FC Köln finished 1–1 after extra time, requiring a replay two days later. On 30 May 1977, once again at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover, 1. FC Köln won the replay 1–0 to claim their 2nd cup title.

This was the first and only DFB-Pokal final ever to require a replay, as the final rules changed the next season, requiring a penalty shoot-out if the scores remain level following extra time.

Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal began with 128 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of six 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/modus/ |title=Modus |trans-title=Mode |website=dfb.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=15 August 2012 |access-date=11 June 2015 |language=German}}

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

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! colspan="2" | Hertha BSC

! style="width:20%" | Round

! colspan="2" | 1. FC Köln

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| style="width:20%" | Opponent

| style="width:10%" | Result

| 1976–77 DFB-Pokal

| style="width:20%" | Opponent

| style="width:10%" | Result

align="left" | TuS Langerwehe (H)

| 7–3

| style="background:#C1E0FF;" | Round 1

| align="left" | Itzehoer SV (A)

| 7–0

align="left" | Bayern Hof (H)

| 3–1

| style="background:#C1E0FF;" | Round 2

| align="left" | Fortuna Düsseldorf (A)

| 4–2 {{aet}}

align="left" | Darmstadt 98 (A)

| 1–0 {{aet}}

| style="background:#C1E0FF;" | Round 3

| align="left" | Tennis Borussia Berlin (H)

| 5–1

align="left" | MSV Duisburg (A)

| 2–1

| style="background:#C1E0FF;" | Round of 16

| align="left" | FC 08 Homburg (H)

| 7–2

align="left" | Bayern Munich (H)

| 4–2 {{aet}}

| style="background:#C1E0FF;" | Quarter-finals

| align="left" | 1. FC Nürnberg (H)

| 4–2

align="left" | Bayer Uerdingen (A)

| 1–0

| style="background:#C1E0FF;" | Semi-finals

| align="left" | Rot-Weiss Essen (H)

| 4–0

Original match

=Details=

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|date = {{Start date|1977|5|28|df=y}}

|time = 17:30 CET

|team1 = Hertha BSC

|score = 1–1

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F562063

|team2 = 1. FC Köln

|goals1 = Horr {{goal|64}}

|goals2 = Müller {{goal|44}}

|stadium = Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover

|attendance = 54,000

|referee = Rudolf Frickel (Munich)

}}

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|FRG}} Norbert Nigbur
RB		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Michael Sziedat
CB		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Uwe Kliemann
CB		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Holger Brück
LB		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Hans Weiner
CM		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Erwin Hermandung		{{suboff\|69}}
CM		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Wolfgang Sidka
CM		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Erich Beer (c)	{{yel}}
RW		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Gerhard Grau		{{suboff\|112}}
CF		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Karl-Heinz Granitza
LW		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Lorenz Horr
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
DF		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Hans-Joachim Förster		{{subon\|112}}
MF		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Bernd Gersdorff		{{subon\|69}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|FRG}} Georg Keßler

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|FRG}} Harald Schumacher
RB		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Harald Konopka
CB		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Herbert Zimmermann
CB		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Gerhard Strack
LB		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Roland Gerber
CM		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Heinz Simmet
CM		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Wolfgang Overath	{{suboff\|91}}
CM		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Heinz Flohe
RW		{{flagicon\|BEL}} Roger Van Gool
CF		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Dieter Müller
LW		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Hannes Löhr (c)	{{suboff\|81}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
MF		{{flagicon\|FRG}} Herbert Neumann	{{subon\|91}}
FW		{{flagicon\|DEN}} Preben Elkjær	{{subon\|81}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|FRG}} Hennes Weisweiler

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Match rules

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Replay if scores still level.
Maximum of two substitutions.

Replay

=Details=

==Replay==

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|1977|5|30|df=y}}

|time = 16:00 CET

|team1 = Hertha BSC

|score = 0–1

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F562064