| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | West Germany |
| Teams | 64 |
| Defending champions | Hamburg |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Runners-up | VfL Bochum |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Goals scored | 249 (3.46 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Stefan Kuntz (5) |
The1987–88DFB-Pokal was the 45th season of the annual Germanfootball cup competition. It began on 28 August 1987 and ended on 28 May 1988.Eintracht Frankfurt defeatedVfL Bochum 1–0 thereby winning the trophy for the fourth time.[1]
| SV Südwest Ludwigshafen | 1–6 | SC Fortuna Köln |
|---|---|---|
| Hielscher | report (in German) | Fuchs Baffoe Gede |
| FC St. Pauli | 0–3 (a.e.t.) | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin |
|---|---|---|
| report (in German) | Dinauer Hellmann |
| 1. FC Pforzheim | 3–2 | 1. FC Saarbrücken |
|---|---|---|
| Walz Pfirrmann Steiner | report (in German) | Hintermaier Dum |
| TSV Verden | 0–4 | SV Werder Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| report (in German) | Meier Neubarth Ordenewitz |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–2 | FC Schalke 04 |
|---|---|---|
| Möller Schulz Balzis | report (in German) | Thon |
| VfB Oldenburg | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | VfL Bochum |
|---|---|---|
| report (in German) |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 3–0 | Hannover 96 |
|---|---|---|
| Plagge Kretzschmar Fiebich | report (in German) |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | SV Waldhof Mannheim |
|---|---|---|
| Wolf Emmerling Wuttke | report (in German) | Dais |
| Hamburger SV | 3–0 | FC 08 Homburg |
|---|---|---|
| Kaltz Gründel Kastl | report (in German) |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
|---|---|---|
| Frontzeck Rahn | report (in German) | Falkenmayer |
| 1. FC Köln | 3–0 | VfB Stuttgart |
|---|---|---|
| Littbarski Engels | report (in German) |
| Rot-Weiss Essen | 1–3 | FC Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Regenbogen | report (in German) | Wohlfarth |
| VfR Aachen-Forst | 0–5 | Karlsruher SC |
|---|---|---|
| report (in German) | Süss Bogdan Glesius Biewendt Heisig |
| SV Heidingsfeld | 1–2 | Bayer 05 Uerdingen |
|---|---|---|
| Winkler | report (in German) | Kuntz Herget |
| Arminia Bielefeld | 1–4 (a.e.t.) | SC Freiburg |
|---|---|---|
| Westerwinter | report (in German) | Löffler Sané Higl Schaub |
| TuS Paderborn-Neuhaus | 0–5 | Stuttgarter Kickers |
|---|---|---|
| report (in German) | Hein Grabosch Vollmer Schlotterbeck |
| RSV Würges | 0–3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
|---|---|---|
| report (in German) | Thomas Weikl |
| TSV Vestenbergsgreuth | 0–4 | SV Darmstadt 98 |
|---|---|---|
| report (in German) | Dörr Trunk Emig |
| SV St. Ingbert | 0–2 | Union Solingen |
|---|---|---|
| report (in German) | Basten Römer |
| Viktoria Aschaffenburg | 4–0 | SG Wattenscheid 09 |
|---|---|---|
| Aulbach Schäfer Lindenau | report (in German) |
| VfR Aalen | 1–2 | Alemannia Aachen |
|---|---|---|
| Zeller | report (in German) | Gries |
| FSV Salmrohr | 2–0 | VfL Osnabrück |
|---|---|---|
| Rolshausen Irmisch | report (in German) |
| VfL Hamm | 2–7 | KSV Hessen Kassel |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelm Becher | report (in German) | Drube Th. Schmidt Knauf Hecking Scott |
| VfB Dillingen | 0–1 | TSG Giengen |
|---|---|---|
| report (in German) | G. Tekale |
| SV Werder Bremen II | 5–1 | MTV Ingolstadt |
|---|---|---|
| Spannuth Krampe Hanses Rose | report (in German) | Andresen |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2–3 | 1. FC Nürnberg |
|---|---|---|
| Posipal Buchheister | report (in German) | Eckstein Schneider Dittwar |
| KSV Baunatal | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | SSV Ulm 1846 |
|---|---|---|
| Lindemann | report (in German) | Glückler |
| FV Offenburg | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Borussia Dortmund |
|---|---|---|
| Ritter Wagner | report (in German) | Răducanu Banach Anderbrügge |
| VfB Lübeck | 1–2 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen |
|---|---|---|
| Jeschke | report (in German) | Wirbitzky Sassen |
| SC Concordia Hamburg | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | SpVgg Erkenschwick |
|---|---|---|
| Witte Malek Petersen | report (in German) |
| SC Preußen Münster | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen |
|---|---|---|
| Riemann | report (in German) | Gorka |
| Viktoria Köln | 1–3 | Hertha BSC |
|---|---|---|
| Herren | report (in German) | Dietrich Vogler |
| SSV Ulm 1846 | 2–1 | KSV Baunatal |
|---|---|---|
| Patzer Böpple | report (in German) | Dounogher |
| Borussia Dortmund | 5–0 | FV Offenburg |
|---|---|---|
| Dickel Mill Lusch Pagelsdorf | report (in German) |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 0–2 | SC Preußen Münster |
|---|---|---|
| report (in German) | Riemann Koop |
| VfL Bochum | 4–1 | VfB Oldenburg |
|---|---|---|
| Woelk Nehl Fischer | report (in German) | Voigt |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 4–3 | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin |
|---|---|---|
| Kohr Hartmann Allievi | report (in German) | Schlumberger Holzer Dinauer |
| SV Werder Bremen II | 1–3 | Hamburger SV |
|---|---|---|
| Eilts | report (in German) | Kaltz Dittmer Labbadia |
| SC Preußen Münster | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Alemannia Aachen |
|---|---|---|
| Fleige Knauer | report (in German) | Zimmermann Abdelli |
| TSG Giengen | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | VfL Bochum |
|---|---|---|
| Gentner | report (in German) | Fischer Hantzidis |
| 1. FC Pforzheim | 2–0 | SC Concordia Hamburg |
|---|---|---|
| Moutas | report (in German) |
| Viktoria Aschaffenburg | 1–0 | 1. FC Köln |
|---|---|---|
| Höfer | report (in German) |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–0 | SSV Ulm 1846 |
|---|---|---|
| Turowski Smolarek | report (in German) |
| KSV Hessen Kassel | 3–1 | Stuttgarter Kickers |
|---|---|---|
| Sippel | report (in German) | Vollmer |
| Karlsruher SC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | 1. FC Nürnberg |
|---|---|---|
| Glesius | report (in German) | Eckstein |
| SC Fortuna Köln | 1–0 | SC Freiburg |
|---|---|---|
| Außem | report (in German) |
| SG Union Solingen | 1–2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
|---|---|---|
| Römer | report (in German) | Fach Demandt |
| FSV Salmrohr | 0–1 | Borussia Dortmund |
|---|---|---|
| report (in German) | MacLeod |
| Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 1–0 | SV Darmstadt 98 |
|---|---|---|
| Müffler | report (in German) |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | FC Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Hochstätter Thiele | report (in German) | Rummenigge Dorfner |
| Hertha BSC | 1–2 | Bayer 05 Uerdingen |
|---|---|---|
| Rinke | report (in German) | Kuntz |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 4–5 (a.e.t.) | SV Werder Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| Plagge Ansorge Otto Fiebich | report (in German) | Neubarth Ansorge Kutzop Riedle Ordenewitz |
| Alemannia Aachen | 0–1 | SC Preußen Münster |
|---|---|---|
| report (in German) | Buschlinger |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–1 | Karlsruher SC |
|---|---|---|
| Eckstein Philipkowski | report (in German) | Bogdan |
| FC Bayern Munich | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
|---|---|---|
| Matthäus Rummenigge | report (in German) | Thiele Criens |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
|---|---|---|
| report (in German) | Détári |
| SC Preußen Münster | 2–3 | SC Fortuna Köln |
|---|---|---|
| Koop Gäher | report (in German) | Baffoe Schlösser Niggemann |
| Bayer 05 Uerdingen | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | Borussia Dortmund |
|---|---|---|
| Fach Witeczek Kuntz | report (in German) | Helmer Hupe Kutowski |
| 1. FC Pforzheim | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | SV Werder Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| Pfirrmann | report (in German) | Bratseth |
| KSV Hessen Kassel | 0–1 | Viktoria Aschaffenburg |
|---|---|---|
| report (in German) | Höfer |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1–2 | Hamburger SV |
|---|---|---|
| Moser | report (in German) | Jakobs Okoński |
| FC Bayern Munich | 3–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg |
|---|---|---|
| Nachtweih Hughes Matthäus | report (in German) | Andersen |
| Schwarz-Weiss Essen | 0–1 | VfL Bochum |
|---|---|---|
| report (in German) | Leifeld |
| Borussia Dortmund | 1–2 | Bayer 05 Uerdingen |
|---|---|---|
| Dickel | report (in German) | W. Funkel Kuntz |
| SV Werder Bremen | 3–1 | 1. FC Pforzheim |
|---|---|---|
| Neubarth Ordenewitz Riedle | report (in German) | Mähler |
| Hamburger SV | 2–1 | FC Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Kastl Gründel | report (in German) | Matthäus |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–2 | Bayer 05 Uerdingen |
|---|---|---|
| Détári Sievers Binz Smolarek | report (in German) | Münn W. Funkel |
| Viktoria Aschaffenburg | 1–3 | SV Werder Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| Lindenau | report (in German) | Neubarth Votava Schaaf |
| VfL Bochum | 4–1 | SC Fortuna Köln |
|---|---|---|
| Leifeld Iwan Epp | report (in German) | Pförtner |
| VfL Bochum | 2–0 | Hamburger SV |
|---|---|---|
| Kree Iwan | report (in German) |
| SV Werder Bremen | 0–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
|---|---|---|
| report (in German) | Schulz |