The 1991–92
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considered ...
was the 49th season of the annual German
football cup competition. After the
German reunification in 1990 the football association of eastern Germany, Nordostdeutscher Fußballverband, joined the
German Football Association (DFB) on 21 November 1990. Football clubs from eastern Germany thus participated for the first time in the DFB-Pokal. 87 teams competed in the final tournament, which had thus to be extended to seven rounds. It began on 1 August 1991 and ended on 23 May 1992.
As in the year before both pokle semi-finals were draws after 120 minutes. Both games therefore were decided by a
penalty shootout
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
as the
German Football Association had decided not to hold replays any more. Eventually the final was decided by a penalty shootout, too. Second tier
Hannover 96 defeated
Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–3 on penalties after 120 goalless minutes.
This remains the only time that the cup was won by a team outside the Bundesliga.
NOFV qualification
The following 31 teams participated in the NOFV (Nordost) qualification:
First round
Second round
Third round
Participating clubs
The following 88 teams qualified for the competition:
Matches
Times up to 28 September 1991 and from 29 March 1992 are
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First round
Second round
Third round
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
Final
References
External links
Official site of the DFB
Kicker.de
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1991-92
1991–92 in German football cups