1984 DFB-Pokal final

1984 DFB-Pokal final

Match programme cover
Event	1983–84 DFB-Pokal
Bayern Munich Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 1
After extra time Bayern Munich won 7–6 on penalties
Date	31 May 1984 (1984-05-31)
Venue	Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Referee	Volker Roth (Salzgitter)[1]
Attendance	61,146
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The 1984 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1983–84 DFB-Pokal, the 41st season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 31 May 1984 at the Waldstadion in Frankfurt, the most recent DFB-Pokal final not to be played at the Olympiastadion in West Berlin (now Berlin).^[2] Bayern Munich won the match 7–6 on penalties against Borussia Mönchengladbach, following a 1–1 draw after extra time, to claim their seventh cup title.

This was the first time a cup final went to penalties, and the longest final penalty shoot-out to date, with the teams having taken eight each. The match was also Lothar Matthäus's final match for Gladbach before his summer move to Bayern. Controversy raged after Matthäus missed his penalty over the crossbar against his future employer in the shoot-out, with Borussia fans questioning his loyalty after the match.

With the win, Bayern qualified for the 1984–85 European Cup Winners' Cup, where they went on to reach the semi-finals, being knocked out by eventual winners Everton.