1995–96 DFB-Pokal

1995–96 DFB-Pokal
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Teams64
Defending championsBorussia Mönchengladbach
Final positions
Champions1. FC Kaiserslautern
Runners-upKarlsruher SC
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
Top goal scorer(s)Vladimir Beschastnykh
Pavel Kuka
Thomas Häßler (4)

The 1995–96 DFB-Pokal was the 53rd season of the annual German football cup competition. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds which began on 15 August 1995 and ended on 24 May 1996. In the final, 1. FC Kaiserslautern defeated Karlsruher SC 1–0 thereby claiming their second title. In the first round, SV 1916 Sandhausen defeated VfB Stuttgart 13–12 on penalties, marking the game with the most goals in German professional football ever.