The 2003–04 DFB-Pokal was the 61st season of the annual German football cup competition. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds which began on 29 August 2003 and ended on 29 May 2004. In the final Werder Bremen defeated second-tier Alemannia Aachen, who knocked out defending champions Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals, 3–2, thereby becoming the fifth team in German football to win the double. It was Bremen's fifth win in the cup.[1]

2003–04 DFB-Pokal
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Teams64
Defending championsBayern Munich
Final positions
ChampionsWerder Bremen
Runner-upAlemannia Aachen
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
Top goal scorer(s)Aílton
Erik Meijer
Ivan Klasnić (6)

Matches

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Times up to 25 October 2003 and from 28 March 2004 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 26 October 2003 to 27 March 2004 are CET (UTC+1).

First round

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29 August 2003 VfL Wolfsburg (A) 2–0Energie CottbusWolfsburg
Makiadi   62'
Lorenz   89'
Report
(in German)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Dominik Marks (Berlin)
29 August 2003 1899 Hoffenheim 4–3 (a.e.t.)Eintracht TrierSinsheim
Maier   19'
Möckel   58'
Bindnagel   86'
Ropic   109'
Report
(in German)
Winkler   46'
Patschinski   54'
Keller   70'
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Georg Schalk (Augsburg)
29 August 2003 SV Waldhof Mannheim0–4 1. FC Union Berlin Mannheim
Report
(in German)
Baumgart   23'
Keita   31', 71'
Ristić   66'
Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Günter Perl (Munich)
29 August 2003 FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Alemannia Aachen Erfurt
Müller   7' Report
(in German)
Pflipsen   76' Stadium: Steigerwaldstadion
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg)
Penalties
Gansauge  
Kresin  
Richter  
Fuchs  
Hebestreit  
Meijer  
Pflipsen  
Blank  
Michalke  
Grlic  
30 August 2003 Jahn Regensburg 2–1VfL BochumRegensburg
Tölcséres   19'
Knackmuß   76'
Report
(in German)
Hashemian   82' Attendance: 6,900
Referee: Raquet (Weilerbach)
30 August 2003 Ludwigsfelder FC1–9 Werder Bremen Ludwigsfelde
Fricke   80' Report
(in German)
Borowski   8', 27', 81'
Aílton   31' (pen.), 50', 58' (pen.)
Klasnić   67', 89'
Banović   73'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Robert Hoyzer (Berlin)
30 August 2003 ASV Bergedorf 851–6 VfL Wolfsburg Hamburg
Klein   6' Report
(in German)
Petrov   32' (pen.), 42'
Karhan   64'
D'Alessandro   67'
Hrgović   77'
Klimowicz   90'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ralf Späker (Marl)
30 August 2003 Holstein Kiel1–3 Bayer Leverkusen Kiel
Teixeira   75' Report
(in German)
Neuville   57', 81'
Ponte   60'
Stadium: Holsteinstadion
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Babak Rafati (Hannover)
30 August 2003 Bayer Leverkusen (A)0–4 VfB Stuttgart Leverkusen
Report
(in German)
Centurión   44'
Szabics   52', 59'
Cacau   54'
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Detlef Scheppe (Wenden)
30 August 2003 SSV Reutlingen1–6 Hertha BSC Reutlingen
Rentmeister   90' (pen.) Report
(in German)
Madlung   14', 65'
Friedrich   45'
Wichniarek   48'
Šimunić   51'
Karwan   56'
Stadium: Stadion an der Kreuzeiche
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Lutz Wagner (Kriftel)
30 August 2003 Erzgebirge Aue0–3 SpVgg Greuther Fürth Aue
Report
(in German)
Feinbier   19'
Westermann   35'
Ruman   42'
Stadium: Erzgebirgsstadion
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Stefan Weber (Eisenach)
30 August 2003 SpVgg Unterhaching 6–2Rot-Weiß OberhausenMunich
Römer   18'
Copado   36', 38'
Da Costa   50', 65', 71'
Report
(in German)
Radulović   73'
Ouedraogo   83'
Stadium: Generali Sportpark
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Stefan Trautmann (Bodenwerder)
30 August 2003 TSV Gerbrunn0–14 Wacker Burghausen Gerbrunn
Report
(in German)
Younga-Mouhani   7'
Mokhtari   9', 12', 23', 76'
Reisinger   14', 17'
Frühbeis   38'
Grzybowski   60'
Rosin   75', 78'
Everaldo   90'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Keßler (Wogau)
30 August 2003 Mainz 05 (A)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Karlsruher SC Mainz
Walker   36' Report
(in German)
Engelhardt   17' Stadium: Bruchwegstadion
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Marc Seemann (Essen)
Penalties
Weber  
Baude  
Tsakas  
Ziegner  
Bediako  
Saenko  
Becker  
Trares  
Casey  
Engelhardt  
30 August 2003 FC Emmendingen1–4 SC Freiburg Emmendingen
Khalil   57' Report
(in German)
Iashvili   23'
Bajramović   24'
Cairo   44'
Berner   86'
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Markus Schmidt (Stuttgart)
30 August 2003 TSV Aindling0–3 Schalke 04 Aindling
Report
(in German)
Sand   12'
Trojan   48'
Rodríguez   59'
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Wolfgang Walz (Öhringen)
30 August 2003 Borussia Neunkirchen0–5 Bayern Munich Neunkirchen
Report
(in German)
Santa Cruz   10', 61', 69'
Ballack   13' (pen.)
Scholl   75'
Attendance: 23,400
Referee: Kammerer (Karlsruhe)
30 August 2003 FC Oberneuland2–5 (a.e.t.) 1. FC Köln Bremen
F. Muzzicato   37'
Klemptner   115'
Report
(in German)
Lottner   89'
Heinrich   91'
Voronin   95', 119'
Ebbers   101'
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Thorsten Schriever (Otterndorf)
31 August 2003 VfL Kirchheim/Teck0–3 Hannover 96 Kirchheim (Teck)
Report
(in German)
Christiansen   3', 75' (pen.)
Krupniković   68'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Mike Pickel (Mendig)
31 August 2003 Sportfreunde Siegen 2–0*LR AhlenSiegen
Report
(in German)
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Jochen Drees (Münster)

* The match ended 1–2 (after extra time), but was awarded 2–0 to Sportfreunde Siegen due to LR Ahlen fielding four non-EU nationals, more than the maximum of three.

31 August 2003 1. FC Magdeburg0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
MSV Duisburg Magdeburg
Report
(in German)
Stadium: Ernst-Grube-Stadion
Attendance: 5,900
Referee: Henschel (Braunschweig)
Penalties
Kreibich  
Banser  
Siemke  
Prest  
Kallnik  
Hirsch  
Maas  
Drsek  
Schröder  
Gruev  
31 August 2003 SSVg Velbert 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
Mainz 05Velbert
Report
(in German)
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Bremen)
Penalties
Kaya  
Kuchem  
Weiß  
Castilla  
Bestler  
Auer  
Tavčar  
Kühne  
Rose  
31 August 2003 Schönberg 950–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Schönberg
Report
(in German)
Van Hout   21'
Ulich   52'
Demo   86'
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Thomas Frank (Hannover)
31 August 2003 SpVgg EGC Wirges0–3 Borussia Dortmund Wirges
Report
(in German)
Addo   13', 52'
Ewerthon   23'
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Jansen (Burgaltendorf)
31 August 2003 Eintracht Rheine0–2 (a.e.t.) VfB Lübeck Rheine
Report
(in German)
Scharping   92'
Zandi   111'
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Uwe Kemmling (Kleinburgwedel)
1 September 2003 Dynamo Dresden0–1 Hamburger SV Dresden
Report
(in German)
Takahara   81' Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf)

Second round

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28 October 2003 FC St. Pauli2–3 (a.e.t.) VfB Lübeck Hamburg
Musci   56'
Gibbs   111'
Report
(in German)
Haase   49'
Zandi   97'
Schanda   101'
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 18,400
Referee: Robert Hoyzer (Berlin)
28 October 2003 VfL Wolfsburg (A)2–3 1. FC Köln Wolfsburg
Janicki   35', 70' Report
(in German)
Springer   38'
Federico   39'
Ebbers   89'
Attendance: 2,400
28 October 2003 Hansa Rostock2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Hertha BSC Rostock
Lantz   63', 111' Report
(in German)
Luizão   19'
Rafael   120'
Stadium: Ostseestadion
Attendance: 10,100
Referee: Stefan Trautmann (Bodenwerder)
Penalties
Rydlewicz  
Max  
Lantz  
Persson  
Tjikuzu  
Plassnegger  
Šimunić  
Mladenov  
Schmidt  
Kovač  
Marcelinho  
Wichniarek  
28 October 2003 Werder Bremen 3–1 (a.e.t.)VfL WolfsburgBremen
Aílton   55'
Micoud   95'
Charisteas   101'
Report
(in German)
Thiam   6' Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg)
28 October 2003 Wacker Burghausen0–1 VfB Stuttgart Burghausen
Report
(in German)
Szabics   56' Attendance: 8,700
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Berlin)
29 October 2003 SSVg Velbert1–2 (a.e.t.) Jahn Regensburg Velbert
Kuchem   67' Report
(in German)
Stieglmair   54'
Paulinho   110'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Detlef Scheppe (Wenden)
29 October 2003 1899 Hoffenheim 4–0Karlsruher SCSinsheim
Bindnagel   43'
Möckel   75'
Herdling   78'
Theres   85'
Report
(in German)
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Günter Perl (Munich)
29 October 2003 Sportfreunde Siegen1–2 (a.e.t.) SpVgg Greuther Fürth Siegen
Weikl   62' Report
(in German)
Hoffmann   18'
Weber   117'
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Markus Schmidt (Stuttgart)
29 October 2003 Eintracht Frankfurt1–2 (a.e.t.) MSV Duisburg Frankfurt
Kreuz   4' Report
(in German)
Cacá   44'
Ahanfouf   110'
Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf)
29 October 2003 1. FC Union Berlin0–5 Bayer Leverkusen Berlin
Report
(in German)
Balitsch   1'
Berbatov   24', 67'
Bierofka   62'
Ponte   74'
Stadium: Alte Försterei
Attendance: 15,300
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne)
29 October 2003 SC Freiburg 7–3 (a.e.t.)Schalke 04Freiburg
Coulibaly   8', 108', 112'
Iashvili   43', 105'
Kruppke   84'
Bajramović   105' (pen.)
Report
(in German)
Poulsen   37'
Pinto   63'
Trojan   68'
Stadium: Dreisamstadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Michael Weiner (Giesen)
29 October 2003 Alemannia Aachen 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
1860 MünchenAachen
Meijer   73' Report
(in German)
Lauth   11' (pen.) Stadium: Tivoli
Attendance: 19,600
Referee: Lutz Wagner (Kriftel)
Penalties
Meijer  
Krontiris  
Michalke  
Pflipsen  
Grlić  
Lauth  
Görlitz  
Weissenberger  
Hoffmann  
Meyer  
29 October 2003 SpVgg Unterhaching2–4 Hamburger SV Munich
Römer   53'
Copado   80' (pen.)
Report
(in German)
Jarolím   58'
Maltritz   61'
Mahdavikia   68'
Romeo   73'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Dominik Marks (Berlin)

Round of 16

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2 December 2003 Jahn Regensburg3–3 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
MSV Duisburg Regensburg
Tölcséres   15'
Rraklli   25', 47'
Report
(in German)
Spizak   14'
Ahanfouf   66', 90+1'
Stadium: Jahnstadion
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Mike Pickel (Mendig)
Penalties
Kritzer  
Knackmuß  
Weinzierl  
Stieglmair  
Hirsch  
Cacá  
Bugera  
Gruev  
2 December 2003 1899 Hoffenheim 3–2Bayer LeverkusenSinsheim
Sieger   7' (pen.)
Throm   30'
Herdling   77'
Report
(in German)
Lúcio   54'
Berbatov   67'
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Felix Brych (Munich)
2 December 2003 Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–2VfB StuttgartMönchengladbach
Svěrkoš   48', 54', 71'
Van Lent   74'
Report
(in German)
Kurányi   42'
Szabics   60'
Stadium: Bökelbergstadion
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf)
3 December 2003 VfB Lübeck 1–0SC FreiburgLübeck
Bärwolf   76' Report
(in German)
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Thomas Frank (Hannover)
3 December 2003 Werder Bremen 6–1Hertha BSCBremen
Klasnić   19', 37'
Micoud   38'
Ismaël   57'
Aílton   78'
Charisteas   85'
Report
(in German)
Marcelinho   89' Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 22,100
Referee: Jürgen Jansen (Essen)
3 December 2003 Bayern Munich 3–0Hamburger SVMunich
Pizarro   28'
Makaay   47'
Salihamidžić   73'
Report
(in German)
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Lutz Wagner (Kriftel)

Quarter-finals

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3 February 2004 SpVgg Greuther Fürth2–3 Werder Bremen Fürth
Ismaël   74' (o.g.)
Feinbier   76'
Report
(in German)
Stalteri   18'
Micoud   90'
Klasnić   90'
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne)
3 February 2004 1899 Hoffenheim0–1 VfB Lübeck Sinsheim
Report
(in German)
Adzic   47' Attendance: 6,800
Referee: Edgar Steinborn (Sinzig)
4 February 2004 Alemannia Aachen 2–1Bayern MunichAachen
Blank   34'
Meijer   81'
Report
(in German)
Ballack   45' Stadium: Tivoli
Attendance: 20,400
Referee: Michael Weiner (Giesen)

Semi-finals

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16 March 2004 Werder Bremen 3–2 (a.e.t.)VfB LübeckBremen
Micoud   54'
Aílton   111'
Valdez   114'
Report
(in German)
Krstajić   11' (o.g.)
Zandi   94'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 38,700
Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (Berlin)

Final

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Werder Bremen3–2Alemannia Aachen
Report
Attendance: 71,682

References

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  1. ^ "DFB-Pokal 2003-04" (in German). fussballdaten.de. 2008. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
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