# 1971–72 DFB-Pokal

The 1971–72 DFB-Pokal was the 29th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 4 December 1971 and ended on 1 July 1972. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final Schalke 04 defeated 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5–0, the largest margin by which a DFB-Pokal final was ever decided.

## Mode

The tournament consisted of five rounds. In each round other than the final the games were held over two legs, with the team winning on aggregate advancing to the next round. In case the score was level after two legs, the second game was extended by 30 minutes of extra time. If still no winner could be determined a Penalty shoot-out decided which team advanced to the next round.
The final was held over one leg with 30 minutes of extra time in case the game was a draw after regular time. If the score was still level the game was replayed with 30 minutes of extra time in case of another draw. If still no winner could be determined, a penalty shoot-out decided the winner of the cup.

## Matches
### First round

| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 4 December 1971 | FC St. Pauli | 1 – 1 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen |
| 14 December 1971 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 2 – 1 | FC St. Pauli |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen won 3 – 2 on aggregate ||||
| 4 December 1971 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 0 – 3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 14 December 1971 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 – 2 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7 – 2 on aggregate ||||
| 4 December 1971 | SV Alsenborn | 0 – 0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| 15 December 1971 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3 – 0 | SV Alsenborn |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf won 3 – 0 on aggregate ||||
| 4 December 1971 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 2 – 2 | VfL Bochum |
| 15 December 1971 | VfL Bochum | 2 – 0 | Tasmania 1900 Berlin |
| VfL Bochum won 4 – 2 on aggregate ||||
| 4 December 1971 | VfR Heilbronn | 1 – 1 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 15 December 1971 | VfB Stuttgart | 4 – 0 | VfR Heilbronn |
| VfB Stuttgart won 5 – 1 on aggregate ||||
| 4 December 1971 | Kickers Offenbach | 1 – 1 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 15 December 1971 | Borussia Dortmund | 0 – 3 | Kickers Offenbach |
| Kickers Offenbach won 4 – 1 on aggregate ||||
| 4 December 1971 | FC Schalke 04 | 3 – 1 | Hertha BSC |
| 15 December 1971 | Hertha BSC | 0 – 2$^*$ | FC Schalke 04 |
| FC Schalke 04 won 5 – 1 on aggregate ||||
| 4 December 1971 | Holstein Kiel | 5 – 4 | Hannover 96 |
| 15 December 1971 | Hannover 96 | 7 – 1 | Holstein Kiel |
| Hannover 96 won 11 – 6 on aggregate ||||
| 4 December 1971 | Freiburger FC | 1 – 2 | Hamburger SV |
| 15 December 1971 | Hamburger SV | 2 – 2 | Freiburger FC |
| Hamburger SV won 4 – 3 on aggregate ||||
| 4 December 1971 | Essener FV 1912 | 1 – 9 | 1. FC Köln |
| 15 December 1971 | 1. FC Köln | 5 – 0 | Essener FV 1912 |
| 1. FC Köln won 14 – 1 on aggregate ||||
| 4 December 1971 | Wuppertaler SV Borussia | 2 – 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 15 December 1971 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3 – 2 (AET) | Wuppertaler SV Borussia |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern won 5 – 3 on penalties ||||
| 4 December 1971 | Fortuna Köln | 2 – 1 | FC Bayern Munich |
| 15 December 1971 | FC Bayern Munich | 6 – 0 | Fortuna Köln |
| FC Bayern Munich won 7 – 2 on aggregate ||||
| 4 December 1971 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1 – 1 | MSV Duisburg |
| 15 December 1971 | MSV Duisburg | 3 – 1 | Arminia Bielefeld |
| MSV Duisburg won 4 – 2 on aggregate ||||
| 4 December 1971 | SpVgg Bad Pyrmont | 1 – 4 | SV Werder Bremen |
| 15 December 1971 | SV Werder Bremen | 6 – 0 | SpVgg Bad Pyrmont |
| SV Werder Bremen won 10 – 1 on aggregate ||||
| 4 December 1971 | Borussia Neunkirchen | 2 – 4 | Eintracht Braunschweig |
| 15 December 1971 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 0 – 0 | Borussia Neunkirchen |
| Eintracht Braunschweig won 4 – 2 on aggregate ||||
| 4 December 1971 | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 1 – 0 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 15 December 1971 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 – 1 | FC Schweinfurt 05 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt won 6 – 2 on aggregate ||||

### Round of 16

| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 12 February 1972 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 – 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 22 February 1972 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 – 2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach won 6 – 5 on aggregate ||||
| 14 February 1972 | Hannover 96 | 0 – 0 | VfL Bochum |
| 22 February 1972 | VfL Bochum | 2 – 4 | Hannover 96 |
| Hannover 96 won 4 – 2 on aggregate ||||
| 14 February 1972 | SV Werder Bremen | 4 – 2 | Hamburger SV |
| 22 February 1972 | Hamburger SV | 1 – 0 | SV Werder Bremen |
| SV Werder Bremen won 4 – 3 on aggregate ||||
| 14 February 1972 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1 – 1 | FC Schalke 04 |
| 22 February 1972 | FC Schalke 04 | 2 – 1 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| FC Schalke 04 won 3 – 2 on aggregate ||||
| 14 February 1972 | VfB Stuttgart | 4 – 3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 22 February 1972 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3 – 1 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern won 6 – 5 on aggregate ||||
| 14 February 1972 | MSV Duisburg | 2 – 2 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen |
| 22 February 1972 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 1 – 0 | MSV Duisburg |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen won 3 – 2 on aggregate ||||
| 14 February 1972 | Kickers Offenbach | 3 – 1 | 1. FC Köln |
| 22 February 1972 | 1. FC Köln | 4 – 0 | Kickers Offenbach |
| 1. FC Köln won 5 – 3 on aggregate ||||
| 14 February 1972 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 0 – 0 | FC Bayern Munich |
| 22 February 1972 | FC Bayern Munich | 3 – 1 (AET) | Eintracht Braunschweig |
| FC Bayern Munich won 3 – 1 on aggregate ||||

### Quarter-finals

| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 April 1972 | FC Bayern Munich | 3 – 0 | 1. FC Köln |
| 12 April 1972 | 1. FC Köln | 5 – 1 | FC Bayern Munich |
| 1. FC Köln won 5 – 4 on aggregate ||||
| 1 April 1972 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2 – 2 | FC Schalke 04 |
| 5 April 1972 | FC Schalke 04 | 1 – 0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| FC Schalke 04 won 3 – 2 on aggregate ||||
| 1 April 1972 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 3 – 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 5 April 1972 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 5 – 0 (AET) | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern won 6 – 3 on aggregate ||||
| 1 April 1972 | Hannover 96 | 0 – 2 | SV Werder Bremen |
| 5 April 1972 | SV Werder Bremen | 2 – 1 | Hannover 96 |
| SV Werder Bremen won 4 – 1 on aggregate ||||

### Semi-finals

| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 30 May 1972 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2 – 1 | SV Werder Bremen |
| 10 June 1972 | SV Werder Bremen | 1 – 2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern won 4 – 2 on aggregate ||||
| 30 May 1972 | 1. FC Köln | 4 – 1 | FC Schalke 04 |
| 10 June 1972 | FC Schalke 04 | 5 – 2 | 1. FC Köln |
| FC Schalke 04 won 6 – 5 on penalties ||||