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| Event | 1990–91 DFB-Pokal | ||||||
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| Afterextra time Werder Bremen won 4–3 onpenalties | |||||||
| Date | 22 June 1991 (1991-06-22) | ||||||
| Venue | Olympiastadion,Berlin | ||||||
| Referee | Aron Schmidhuber (Ottobrunn)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 73,000 | ||||||
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The1991 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the1990–91 DFB-Pokal, the 48th season of Germany's premier knockoutfootball cup competition. It was played on 22 June 1991 at theOlympiastadion inBerlin.[2]Werder Bremen won the match 4–3 onpenalties against1. FC Köln following a 1–1 draw afterextra time to claim their second cup title, qualifying for the1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup and the1991 DFB-Supercup.
The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in asingle-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 ofextra time was played. If the score was still level, areplay 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, adrawing 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).
| Werder Bremen | Round | 1. FC Köln | ||
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| Opponent | Result | 1990–91 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| SpVgg Weiden (A) | 2–1 | Round 1 | VfL Wolfsburg (A) | 6–1 |
| FC St. Pauli (H) | 2–0 | Round 2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (A) | 2–1 |
| Schalke 04 (H) | 3–1 | Round of 16 | SV Meppen (H) | 1–0 |
| Hessen Kassel (A) | 2–0 | Quarter-finals | VfB Stuttgart (H) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Eintracht Frankfurt (A) (H) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) 6–3 (replay) | Semi-finals | MSV Duisburg (A) (H) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) 3–0 (replay) |
| Werder Bremen | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | 1. FC Köln |
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Eilts 48' | Report | Banach 62' |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
         Werder Bremen |  1. FC Köln |
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