# 1972–73 DFB-Pokal

The 1972–73 DFB-Pokal was the 30th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 10 December 1972 and ended on 23 June 1973. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. As in the year before, the knock-out rounds were played over two legs, but the final was decided in a single game. In the memorable cup final, Borussia Mönchengladbach defeated 1. FC Köln 2–1 after extra time, with Günter Netzer substituting himself in before scoring the winning goal for Borussia.

## Matches
### First round

| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 10 December 1972 | Hannover 96 | 1 – 0 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 20 December 1972 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 – 2 | Hannover 96 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt won 4 – 3 on aggregate ||||
| 10 December 1972 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 – 2 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 20 December 1972 | VfB Stuttgart | 3 – 2 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| VfB Stuttgart won 5 – 4 on aggregate ||||
| 10 December 1972 | OSV Hannover | 0 – 6 | Hertha BSC |
| 20 December 1972 | Hertha BSC | 3 – 0 | OSV Hannover |
| Hertha BSC won 9 – 0 on aggregate ||||
| 10 December 1972 | FK Pirmasens | 4 – 1 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen |
| 20 December 1972 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 4 – 0 | FK Pirmasens |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen won 5 – 4 on aggregate ||||
| 10 December 1972 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 1 – 1 | Eintracht Braunschweig |
| 20 December 1972 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 5 – 1 | Stuttgarter Kickers |
| Eintracht Braunschweig won 6 – 2 on aggregate ||||
| 10 December 1972 | Wacker 04 Berlin | 1 – 5 | SV Werder Bremen |
| 20 December 1972 | SV Werder Bremen | 4 – 0 | Wacker 04 Berlin |
| SV Werder Bremen won 9 – 1 on aggregate ||||
| 10 December 1972 | Rot-Weiß Essen | 5 – 3 | Hamburger SV |
| 20 December 1972 | Hamburger SV | 5 – 0 aet | Rot-Weiß Essen |
| Hamburger SV won 8 – 5 on aggregate ||||
| 10 December 1972 | FC St. Pauli | 3 – 1 | Kickers Offenbach |
| 20 December 1972 | Kickers Offenbach | 3 – 0 | FC St. Pauli |
| Kickers Offenbach won 4 – 3 on aggregate ||||
| 10 December 1972 | VfR Wormatia Worms | 4 – 4 | VfL Bochum |
| 20 December 1972 | VfL Bochum | 3 – 1 | VfR Wormatia Worms |
| VfL Bochum won 7 – 5 on aggregate ||||
| 10 December 1972 | SV Südwest Ludwigshafen | 1 – 3 | FC Schalke 04 |
| 20 December 1972 | FC Schalke 04 | 3 – 1 | SV Südwest Ludwigshafen |
| FC Schalke 04 won 6 – 2 on aggregate ||||
| 10 December 1972 | Preußen Münster | 2 – 1 | MSV Duisburg |
| 20 December 1972 | MSV Duisburg | 3 – 0 | Preußen Münster |
| MSV Duisburg won 4 – 2 on aggregate ||||
| 10 December 1972 | HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst | 1 – 4 | FC Bayern Munich |
| 20 December 1972 | FC Bayern Munich | 7 – 0 | HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst |
| FC Bayern Munich won 11 – 1 on aggregate ||||
| 10 December 1972 | Freiburger FC | 3 – 1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 20 December 1972 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 7 – 1 | Freiburger FC |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach won 8 – 4 on aggregate ||||
| 10 December 1972 | SpVgg Bayreuth | 4 – 2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 20 December 1972 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 4 – 0 | SpVgg Bayreuth |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern won 6 – 4 on aggregate ||||
| 10 December 1972 | SC Fortuna Köln | 2 – 1 | 1. FC Köln |
| 20 December 1972 | 1. FC Köln | 4 – 0 aet | SC Fortuna Köln |
| 1. FC Köln won 5 – 2 on aggregate ||||
| 10 December 1972 | Wuppertaler SV | 3 – 0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| 20 December 1972 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2 – 0 | Wuppertaler SV |
| Wuppertaler SV won 3 – 2 on aggregate ||||

### Round of 16

| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 3 March 1973 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1 – 0 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 14 March 1973 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 – 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig |
| Eintracht Braunschweig won 3 – 2 on aggregate ||||
| 3 March 1973 | Wuppertaler SV | 3 – 2 | Kickers Offenbach |
| 14 March 1973 | Kickers Offenbach | 3 – 0 | Wuppertaler SV |
| Kickers Offenbach won 5 – 2 on aggregate ||||
| 3 March 1973 | MSV Duisburg | 1 – 2 | Hertha BSC |
| 14 March 1973 | Hertha BSC | 4 – 2 | MSV Duisburg |
| Hertha BSC won 6 – 3 on aggregate ||||
| 3 March 1973 | FC Schalke 04 | 0 – 2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 14 March 1973 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1 – 1 | FC Schalke 04 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach won 3 – 1 on aggregate ||||
| 3 March 1973 | Hamburger SV | 2 – 2 | 1. FC Köln |
| 14 March 1973 | 1. FC Köln | 4 – 1 | Hamburger SV |
| 1. FC Köln won 6 – 3 on aggregate ||||
| 3 March 1973 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 1 – 2 | FC Bayern Munich |
| 14 March 1973 | FC Bayern Munich | 3 – 1 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen |
| FC Bayern Munich won 5 – 2 on aggregate ||||
| 3 March 1973 | VfL Bochum | 4 – 4 | SV Werder Bremen |
| 14 March 1973 | SV Werder Bremen | 2 – 1 | VfL Bochum |
| SV Werder Bremen won 6 – 5 on aggregate ||||
| 3 March 1973 | VfB Stuttgart | 2 – 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 14 March 1973 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2 – 0 aet | VfB Stuttgart |
| 1. FC Kaiserlautern won 3 – 2 on aggregate ||||

### Quarter-finals

| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 14 April 1973 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 0 – 5 | 1. FC Köln |
| 18 April 1973 | 1. FC Köln | 3 – 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig |
| 1. FC Köln won 8 – 2 on aggregate ||||
| 14 April 1973 | Kickers Offenbach | 2 – 2 | FC Bayern Munich |
| 18 April 1973 | FC Bayern Munich | 2 – 4 | Kickers Offenbach |
| Kickers Offenbach won 6 – 4 on aggregate ||||
| 3 March 1973 | SV Werder Bremen | 2 – 0 | Hertha BSC |
| 14 March 1973 | Hertha BSC | 2 – 2 | SV Werder Bremen |
| SV Werder Bremen won 4 – 2 on aggregate ||||
| 3 March 1973 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2 – 1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 14 March 1973 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1 – 3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach won 5 – 2 on aggregate ||||

### Semi-finals

| Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team |
| 1 May 1973 | 1. FC Köln | 5 – 0 | Kickers Offenbach |
| 16 May 1973 | Kickers Offenbach | 1 – 1 | 1. FC Köln |
| 1. FC Köln won 6 – 1 on aggregate ||||
| 2 May 1973 | Werder Bremen | 1 – 3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 16 May 1973 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 – 2 | Werder Bremen |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach won 7 – 3 on aggregate ||||