The 1970–71

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 28th 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 ...

cup competition. It began on 12 December 1970 and ended on 19 June 1971. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the final

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defeated

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2–1 after

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. It was Bayern's fifth triumph in the cup while it was Cologne's second consecutive loss in the final.

Mode

The tournament consisted of five single elimination rounds. In case a game ended with a draw 30 minutes of extra time were played. If the score was still level the game was replayed with 30 minutes of extra time in case of another draw. For the first time a

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was held if no winner could be determined after the replay.

Matches

First round

Replays

Round of 16

Replay

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

External links

Official site of the DFB

Kicker.de

1971 results at Fussballdaten.de

1971 results at Weltfussball.de
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