The 1955–56 DFB-Pokal was the 13th season of a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 football knockout competition and the fourth season played as DFB-Pokal

DFB-Pokal

The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...

. It began on 29 April 1956 and ended on 5 August 1956. Five teams, one from each regional federation, competed in the tournament during three rounds. In the final Karlsruher SC

Karlsruher SC

Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. KSC rose out of the consolidation of a number of predecessor clubs. They currently play in the 2...

 defeated Hamburger SV

Hamburger SV

Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department...

 3–2, thereby defending their title from the preceding season.

Qualification round

Semifinals

Final

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	KARLSRUHER SC:
GK	1	Rudi Fischer
DF		Werner Hesse
DF		Walter Baureis
MF		Heinz Ruppenstein
MF		Siegfried Geesemann
MF		Gerhard Siedl Gerhard Siedl Gerhard Siedl was a German footballer who played international football for both the Saar and West German national teams. During his club career he played for FC Bayern Munich, Borussia Neunkirchen, 1. FC Saarbrücken, Karlsruher SC, FC Basel, AZ, SV Austria Salzburg and FC Dornbirn 1913.-External...
FW		Oswald Traub
FW		Kurt Sommerlatt
FW		Antoine Kohn Antoine Kohn Antoine "Spitz" Kohn is a retired Luxembourgian football player and football manager.-Club career:He played as a striker, and spent most of his career plying his trade abroad, in Germany, Switzerland, and finally Netherlands, where he later became a successful manager...
FW		Heinz Beck Heinz Beck Heinz Beck was a former football player best known for his stint at Karlsruher SC. In 1957 he became the season's top-scorer in the southern second division. He moved to Karlsruhe in 1952 from FV Daxlanden...
FW		Bernhard Termath Bernhard Termath Bernhard Termath was a German football coach and former player.He earned 7 caps and scored 4 goals for West Germany from 1951 to 1954....
Manager:
Ludwig Janda

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> HAMBURGER SV: | GK 1   Horst Schnoor DF   Franz Klepatz DF   Walter Schemel MF   Jochenfritz Meinke MF   Josef Posipal

Josef Posipal

Josef "Jupp" Posipal was a Romanian-born German footballer who was part of the 1954 FIFA World Cup winning German squad.Posipal was born to an ethnic German family in Lugoj, and lived much of his life in West Germany...

MF   Heinz Liese FW   Gerhard Krug FW   Klaus Stürmer

Klaus Stürmer

Klaus Stürmer was a German football player. He represented Germany on two occasions, including a 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Northern Ireland.-Honours:* DFB-Pokal finalist: 1956....

FW   Uwe Seeler FW   Günter Schlegel FW   Uwe Reuter Manager:   Günter Mahlmann   Martin Wilke
External links=

• Official site of the DFB
• Kicker.de
• 1956 results at Fussballdaten.de

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