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The 1991–92
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 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
German Football Association The German Football Association ( ; DFB ) is the governing body of Association football, football, futsal, and beach soccer in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB has jurisdiction for the German football league system and ...
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
Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach, better known as Borussia Mönchengladbach () and colloquially known as just Gladbach, is a professional Association football, football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-W ...
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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