The 1996 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 1995âÂÂ96 DFB-Pokal, the 53rd season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 25 May 1996 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. 1. FC Kaiserslautern won the match 1âÂÂ0 against Karlsruher SC to claim their second cup title, qualifying for the 1996âÂÂ97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the 1996 DFB-Supercup.
The DFB-Pokal was a 64 teams in a single-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 of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
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