The 1955–56 DFB-Pokal was the 13th season of the annual German

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

cup competition. It began on 29 April 1956 and ended on 5 August 1956. Five teams, one from each regional federation, competed in the tournament during three rounds. In the final

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defeated Hamburger SV 3–2, thereby defending their title from the preceding season.

Matches

Qualification round

Semi-finals

Final

References

External links

Official site of the DFB

Kicker.de

1956 results at Fussballdaten.de
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