The 1973–74

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English language, English, is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competiti ...

was the 31st season of the annual German

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cup competition. It began on 1 December 1973 and ended on 17 August 1974. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final

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defeated

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3–1 after

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Mode

The tournament consisted of five single elimination rounds. In case a game ended with a draw 30 minutes of

were played. 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

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decided which team advanced to the next round.

Matches

First round

Replays

Round of 16

Replays

Quarter-finals

Replay

Semi-finals

Final

References

External links

Official site of the DFB

Kicker.de

1973–74 results at Fussballdaten.de

1973–74 results at Weltfussball.de
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