The 1963 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1962–63 DFB-Pokal, the 20th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 14 August 1963 at the Niedersachsenstadion in Hanover. Hamburger SV won the match 3–0 against Borussia Dortmund, to claim their 1st cup title.
Route to the final The DFB-Pokal began with 16 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of three 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 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). Borussia Dortmund Round Hamburger SV Opponent Result 1962–63 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result Sportfreunde Saarbrücken (H) 4–2 Round of 16 Bayern Hof (A) 5–2 1860 Munich (H) 3–1 Quarter-finals 1. FC Saarbrücken (H) 1–0 Werder Bremen (H) 2–0 Semi-finals Wuppertaler SV (A) 1–0
Match
Details
GK 1 Bernhard WesselRB Wilhelm Burgsmüller (c)LB Lothar GeislerRH Dieter KurratCH Wilhelm SturmLH Helmut BrachtOR Reinhold WosabIR Alfred SchmidtCF Franz BrungsIL Burghard RylewiczOL Gerhard CyliaxManager: Hermann Eppenhoff GK 1 Horst SchnorrRB Gerhard KrugLB Jürgen KurbjuhnRH Willi GiesemannCH Hubert StapelfeldtLH Dieter Seeler (c)OR Fritz BoyensIR Peter WulfCF Uwe SeelerIL Ernst KreuzOL Gert DörfelManager: Martin Wilke
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