Auch 1993 herrschte großer Jubel in Berlin: Nachdem die Profis von Hertha BSC schon im Achtelfinale gescheitert waren, siegten die Amateure des Klubs sensationell im Viertelfinale gegen den 1. FC Nürnberg mit 2:1. Erst im Finale mussten sie sich Bayer Leverkusen geschlagen geben.
Ein Aus in der ersten Runde bescherte der TSV Vestenbergsgreuth dem Rekord-Pokalsieger Bayern München 1994/95. Der Regionalligist gewann 1:0.
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Mirko Votava (r.) celebrates winning the 1991 DFB Cup for SV Werder Bremen against 1. FC Köln on penalties. The defender, pictured here with current Bremen
coach Thomas Schaaf, is the record appearance maker in the competition, playing 79 games for Werder and Borussia Dortmund.
Karl-Heinz Körbel (l.) was a four-time winner of the DFB Cup with Eintracht Frankfurt. Spending his entire career with the Eagles,
he also holds the record for the most appearances in the Bundesliga, with 602 between 1972 and 1991.
Manfred Kaltz (c.) was a key part of Hamburger SV's glory days in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Another Bundesliga 'one-club man', here he is after HSV's Cup win over 1.FC Kaiserslautern in 1976.
Oliver Reck, the current coach of Bundesliga 2 side MSV Duisburg, also boasts the distinction of having four DFB Cup
winners medals. This image depicts his triumph with Werder Bremen in 1991.
Another lynchpin of Eintracht Frankfurt's success in this competition was Willi Neuberger (l.).
He scored the first goal in his side's 3-1 win over Kaiserslautern in 1981.
Beckenbauer's long-time team-mate at Bayern and for Germany was Sepp Maier. Nicknamed 'The Cat'
for his incredible reflexes, Maier also won this competition on four occasions.
Gerd Müller, known as 'Der Bomber', is the record goalscorer in the DFB Cup. He netted an
incredible 78 goals in 62 appearances for Bayern, also helping himself to four winner's medals.
