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1997 DFB-Pokal final

Field	Value
title	1997 DFB-Pokal final
image	[[File:1997 DFB-Pokal Final programme.jpg	frameless]]
caption	Match programme cover
event	1996–97 DFB-Pokal
team1	VfB Stuttgart
team1score	2
team2	Energie Cottbus
team2score	0
date
stadium	Olympiastadion
city	Berlin
referee	Edgar Steinborn (Sinzig)
attendance	76,400
weather	Partly cloudy
21 °C
64% humidity
previous	1996
next	1998

21 °C 64% humidity The 1997 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1996–97 DFB-Pokal, the 54th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 14 June 1997 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. VfB Stuttgart won the match 2–0 against third-division Energie Cottbus to claim their third cup title, qualifying for the 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the 1997 DFB-Ligapokal.

Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

VfB Stuttgart	Round	Energie Cottbus
Opponent	Result	1996–97 DFB-Pokal
Fortuna Köln (H)	0–0	Round 1
Hertha BSC (A)	1–1	Round 2
FSV Zwickau (H)	2–0	Round of 16
SC Freiburg (A)	0–0	Quarter-finals
Hamburger SV (H)	2–1	Semi-finals

Match

Details

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GER Joachim Löw

GER Eduard Geyer

References

(2015). "Schiedsrichter: Der erste war Berliner". [[German Football Association]].
(14 June 1997). "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". [[The Weather Company]].
"Alle DFB-Pokalsieger". [[German Football Association]].
(15 August 2012). "Modus". [[German Football Association]].

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