The 1991–92

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was the 49th season of the annual German

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cup competition. After the

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in 1990 the football association of eastern Germany, Nordostdeutscher Fußballverband, joined the

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(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

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as the

had decided not to hold replays any more. Eventually the final was decided by a penalty shootout, too. Second tier

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defeated

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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 CEST (

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). Times from 29 September 1991 to 28 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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