1953 DFB-Pokal final

1953 DFB-Pokal Final
Event	1952–53 DFB-Pokal
Date	1 May 1953
Venue	Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
Referee	Alois Reinhardt (Stuttgart)
Attendance	37,000
	← 1943 1954 →

The 1953 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1952–53 DFB-Pokal, the 10th season of Germany's knockout football cup competition. It was played on 1 May 1953 at the Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf.^[2] Rot-Weiss Essen won the match 2–1 against Alemannia Aachen, to claim their 1st cup title.

Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal began with 32 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of four 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 replay would take place at the original away team's stadium. If still level after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a drawing of lots would decide who would advance to the next round.^[3]

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

Rot-Weiss Essen		Round	Alemannia Aachen
Opponent	Result	1952–53 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
Jahn Regensburg (H)	5–0	Preliminary round	TuS Essen-West (N)	5–2
VfL Osnabrück (H)	2–0	Round of 16	1. FC Nürnberg (A) 1. FC Nürnberg (H)	3–3 (a.e.t.) 2–0 (replay)
Hamburger SV (H)	6–1	Quarter-finals	Hamborn 07 (H)	3–1
Waldhof Mannheim (H)	3–2	Semi-finals	Wormatia Worms (H)	3–1

Match

Details

1 May 1953

16:30 CET

Rot-Weiss Essen	2–1	Alemannia Aachen
Islacker 32' Rahn 52'	Report	Derwall 56'

Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf

Attendance: 37,000

Referee: Alois Reinhardt (Stuttgart)

Rot-Weiss Essen

Alemannia Aachen


GK	1	Fritz Herkenrath
RB		Willi Göbel
LB		Willi Köchling
RH		Paul Jahnel
CH		Heinz Wewers
LH		Clemens Wientjes
OR		Helmut Rahn
IR		Franz Islacker
CF		August Gottschalk (c)
IL		Fritz Abromeit
OL		Bernhard Termath
Manager:
Karl Hohmann


GK	1	Wilfired Heinrichs
RB		Herbert Metzen
LB		Hans Coenen
RH		Michael Pfeiffer
CH		Fred Jansen
LH		Gerd Richter
OR		Robert Hartmann
IR		Rainer Gawell
CF		Günther Schmidt
IL		Jupp Derwall
OL		Josef Schmidt
Manager:
Hermann Lindemann

Match rules

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Replay if scores still level.
No substitutions.

References

^ "Schiedsrichter: Der erste war Berliner". DFB-Pokal: Das offizielle Stadionmagazin des Deutschen Fußball-Bundes. German Football Association. 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
^ "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
^ "Modus" [Mode]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

External links

Match report at kicker.de (in German)
Match report at WorldFootball.net
Match report at Fussballdaten.de (in German)

[1] "Schiedsrichter: Der erste war Berliner". DFB-Pokal: Das offizielle Stadionmagazin des Deutschen Fußball-Bundes. German Football Association. 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2017.

[2] "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

[3] "Modus" [Mode]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

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