| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | West Germany |
| Teams | 32 |
| Defending champions | Bayern Munich |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Kickers Offenbach |
| Runners-up | 1. FC Köln |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 34 |
The1969–70DFB-Pokal was the 27th season of the annual Germanfootball cup competition. It began on 3 January 1970 and ended on 29 August 1970. 32 teams competed in the tournament of five rounds. In the finalKickers Offenbach defeated1. FC Köln 2–1.[1]
The tournament consisted of five single elimination rounds. In case a game ended with a draw 30 minutes ofextra time were played. If the score was still level the game was replayed with 30 minutes of extra time in case of another draw. If still no winner could be determined the team to advance to the next round was determined by drawing.
As the1970 FIFA World Cup began on 31 May theGerman Football Association, scheduled all games except the first round to take place in the summer break after the World Cup. Beginning with the second round the clubs therefore played with the roster for the1970–71 Bundesliga season.
| 3 January 1970 | |||
| Eintracht Gelsenkirchen | 1 – 3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 1 – 0 | VfB Stuttgart | |
| Kickers Offenbach | 4 – 1 | TSV 1860 München | |
| Hannover 96 | 3 – 2 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | |
| Jahn Regensburg | 1 – 0 | Eintracht Braunschweig | |
| FC 08 Villingen | 1 – 3 | Hamburger SV | |
| 24 March 1970 | |||
| Rot-Weiß Essen | 3 – 3 | 1. FC Köln | (AET) |
| 25 March 1970 | |||
| SG Wattenscheid 09 | 1 – 6 | FC Bayern Munich | |
| 26 March 1970 | |||
| Göttingen 05 | 0 – 1 | MSV Duisburg | (AET) |
| Wuppertaler SV Borussia | 1 – 0 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | |
| VfL Osnabrück | 1 – 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | (AET) |
| 8 April 1970 | |||
| SV Alsenborn | 1 – 5 | FC Schalke 04 | |
| 15 April 1970 | |||
| FK Pirmasens | 1 – 2 | Hertha BSC | |
| 22 April 1970 | |||
| Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 1 – 2 | Borussia Dortmund | |
| 5 May 1970 | |||
| Tennis Borussia Berlin | 0 – 2 | SV Werder Bremen | |
| 11 July 1970 | |||
| Arminia Hannover | 0 – 3 | Alemannia Aachen |
| 25 July 1970 | |||
| 1. FC Köln | 5 – 1 | Rot-Weiß Essen |
| 28 July 1970 | |||
| FC Schalke 04 | 0 – 0 | Hertha BSC | (AET) |
| 29 July 1970 | |||
| FC Bayern Munich | 4 – 0 | Jahn Regensburg | |
| Hannover 96 | 1 – 3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 – 0 | Hamburger SV | |
| Wuppertaler SV Borussia | 0 – 3 | 1. FC Nürnberg | |
| 1. FC Köln | 6 – 1 | MSV Duisburg | |
| Alemannia Aachen | 1 – 1 | SV Werder Bremen | (AET) |
| 29 July 1970 | |||
| Kickers Offenbach | 2 – 1 | Borussia Dortmund | (AET) |
| 1 August 1970 | |||
| Hertha BSC | 4 – 0 | FC Schalke 04 | |
| SV Werder Bremen | 1 – 1 | Alemannia Aachen* | (AET) |
* Aachen won by drawing as both games were tied.
| 5 August 1970 | |||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2 – 3 | 1. FC Köln | (AET) |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2 – 1 | FC Bayern Munich | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 – 3 | Kickers Offenbach | |
| 6 August 1970 | |||
| Alemannia Aachen | 1 – 0 | Hertha BSC |
| 19 August 1970 | |||
| Alemannia Aachen | 0 – 4 | 1. FC Köln | |
| Kickers Offenbach | 4 – 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | (AET) |
