# 1973 DFB-Ligapokal final

The 1973 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 1972–73 DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.
The match was played on 6 June 1973 at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg. Hamburger SV won the match 4–0 against Borussia Mönchengladbach for the title.

## Teams

| Team | League |
| Hamburger SV | Bundesliga |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga |

## Route to the final

The DFB-Ligapokal began with the group stage. Four teams would play each other in a home and away format, with the group winners advancing to the knockout stage. The knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals was a knockout cup competition. Teams would play each other home and away, and the winner on aggregate would advance. If tied on aggregate, extra time was used to determine the winner. If still tied, a replay would be necessary.
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Hamburger SV | Hamburger SV | Hamburger SV | Hamburger SV | Round | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| FC St. Pauli | 4–1 (A) | 4–1 (A) | 4–1 (A) | Matchday 1 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (A) |
| Wacker 04 Berlin | 2–3 (H) | 2–3 (H) | 2–3 (H) | Matchday 2 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 6–0 (A) | 6–0 (A) | 6–0 (A) |
| Hertha BSC | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (H) | Matchday 3 | MSV Duisburg | 3–3 (H) | 3–3 (H) | 3–3 (H) |
| Wacker 04 Berlin | 5–3 (A) | 5–3 (A) | 5–3 (A) | Matchday 4 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 3–1 (H) | 3–1 (H) | 3–1 (H) |
| Hertha BSC | 5–4 (A) | 5–4 (A) | 5–4 (A) | Matchday 5 | MSV Duisburg | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) |
| FC St. Pauli | 0–0 (H) | 0–0 (H) | 0–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 1–1 (H) | 1–1 (H) | 1–1 (H) |
| Group 2 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Hamburger SV 6 9 2 FC St. Pauli 6 7 3 Hertha BSC 6 4 4 Wacker 04 Berlin 6 4 Source: Kicker | Group 2 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Hamburger SV 6 9 2 FC St. Pauli 6 7 3 Hertha BSC 6 4 4 Wacker 04 Berlin 6 4 Source: Kicker | Group 2 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Hamburger SV 6 9 2 FC St. Pauli 6 7 3 Hertha BSC 6 4 4 Wacker 04 Berlin 6 4 Source: Kicker | Group 2 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Hamburger SV 6 9 2 FC St. Pauli 6 7 3 Hertha BSC 6 4 4 Wacker 04 Berlin 6 4 Source: Kicker | Final standings | Group 5 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 9 2 Rot-Weiss Essen 6 7 3 MSV Duisburg 6 6 4 Schwarz-Weiß Essen 6 2 Source: Kicker | Group 5 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 9 2 Rot-Weiss Essen 6 7 3 MSV Duisburg 6 6 4 Schwarz-Weiß Essen 6 2 Source: Kicker | Group 5 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 9 2 Rot-Weiss Essen 6 7 3 MSV Duisburg 6 6 4 Schwarz-Weiß Essen 6 2 Source: Kicker | Group 5 winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 9 2 Rot-Weiss Essen 6 7 3 MSV Duisburg 6 6 4 Schwarz-Weiß Essen 6 2 Source: Kicker |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 3–2 | 1–2 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Arminia Bielefeld | 12–3 | 3–0 (A) | 9–3 (H) |
| Schalke 04 | 4–2 | 0–1 (A) | 4–1 (a.e.t.) (H) | Semi-finals | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–2 | 3–1 (H) | 0–1 (A) |

## Match
### Details

| Hamburger SV | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| GK | Rudolf Kargus |
| RB | Manfred Kaltz |
| CB | Peter Nogly |
| CB | Willi Schulz |
| LB | Peter Hidien | 85' |
| CM | Klaus Zaczyk |
| CM | Ole Bjørnmose |
| CM | Franz-Josef Hönig |
| RW | Caspar Memering | 81' |
| CF | Horst Heese |
| LW | Georg Volkert |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | Peter Krobbach | 85' |
| MF | Klaus Winkler | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Klaus-Dieter Ochs ||
| GK | Wolfgang Kleff |
| RB | Uli Stielike |
| CB | Rainer Bonhof |
| CB | Klaus-Dieter Sieloff |
| LB | Berti Vogts |
| CM | Dietmar Danner |
| CM | Christian Kulik |
| CM | Günter Netzer |
| RW | Henning Jensen | 63' |
| CF | Bernd Rupp |
| LW | Jupp Heynckes |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | Allan Simonsen | 63' |
| Manager: ||
| Hennes Weisweiler ||