| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | West Germany |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | SV Werder Bremen |
| Runners-up | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 56 (3.73 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Horst Häfner,Klaus Hänel,Willy Reitgaßl (3) |
The1960–61DFB-Pokal was the 18th season of the annual Germanfootball cup competition. It began on 28 July 1961 and ended on 13 September 1961. 16 teams competed in the tournament of four rounds. In the finalWerder Bremen defeatedKaiserslautern 2–0.[1]
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) | 1. FC Köln |
|---|---|---|
Stein 10'Horn 44' | report (in German) | Schäfer 69',70' Müller 102' |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken | 0 – 1 | SV Werder Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| report (in German) | Schröder 34' |
| Tasmania 1900 Berlin | 4 – 1 | Altonaer FC 93 |
|---|---|---|
| Schlichting 29',65' Rosenfeldt 79'Bäsler 85' | report (in German) | Kurth 39' |
| VfV Hildesheim | 1 – 2 | VfB Stuttgart |
|---|---|---|
| Klose 80' | report (in German) | Geiger 33' Weise 76' |
| FK Pirmasens | 3 – 2 | VfL Bochum |
|---|---|---|
| Kapitulski 2' Matischak 17',89' | report (in German) | Backhaus 9' Kurtenbach 22' |
| SF Hamborn 07 | 3 – 1 | SV Waldhof Mannheim |
|---|---|---|
| Häfner 13',50',68' | report (in German) | Schöttle 37' |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2 – 0 | Heider SV 1925 |
|---|---|---|
| Settelmeyer 20' Liebrich 71' | report (in German) |
| Karlsruher SC | 7 – 2 | Wuppertaler SV Borussia |
|---|---|---|
| Herrmann 6',31' Schwall 25'Reitgaßl 34',80'Wischnowsky 68'Marx 74' | report (in German) | Schulz 5' Sauer 13' |
| SV Werder Bremen | 3 – 2 | 1. FC Köln |
|---|---|---|
| Hänel 14',44' (pen.),88' | report (in German) | Thielen 64' Habig 65' |
| VfB Stuttgart | 0 – 1 | Karlsruher SC |
|---|---|---|
| report (in German) | Marx 28' |
| SF Hamborn 07 | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | FK Pirmasens |
|---|---|---|
| Schwikart 2' Jesih 61'Plich 91' | report (in German) | Kapitulski 24',35' (pen.) |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Tasmania 1900 Berlin |
|---|---|---|
| Kasperski 34' Richter 94' | report (in German) | Schneider 52' (o.g.) |
| SF Hamborn 07 | 1 – 2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
|---|---|---|
| Schwikart 70' | report (in German) | Horn 59' Bauer [de] 81' |
| SV Werder Bremen | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Karlsruher SC |
|---|---|---|
| Soya 29' Wilmovius 83'Schütz 100' | report (in German) | Nedoschil 19' Reitgaßl 72' |