1980–81 DFB-Pokal
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The 1980–81
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 38th season of the annual German
football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
cup competition. It began on 27 August 1980 and ended on 2 May 1981. In the final, FC Kaiserslautern was defeated by
Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a German professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The club currently plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German footb ...
(3–1) who were awarded the trophy for the third time. Despite losing in the quarter-finals,
Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), or HSV (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its Association football, football department. Though the current HSV was founde ...
set an all-time record by scoring 36 goals in the competition.
Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fo ...
set an all-time record of 18 consecutive cup-match victories since 1978, despite losing in the quarter-finals.


Matches


First round


Replays


Second round


Replays


Third round


Replay


Round of 16


Quarter-finals


Semi-finals


Final


References


External links


Official site of the DFB

Kicker.de
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