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

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cup competition. It began on 27 August 1980 and ended on 2 May 1981. In the final, FC Kaiserslautern was defeated by

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(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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