Eintracht have a special and largely positive relationship with the DFB Cup. They’ve reached the semi-final stage of the competition on 12 previous occasions, progressing to the final on seven of those and suffering heartbreak five times. This is the third time in the club’s history that Eintracht have reached the last four in successive years.
A summary of Eintracht’s semi-final appearances:
1961/62 1. FC Nuremberg 2-4 (A)
1963/64 Hertha Berlin 3-1 (H) Final 1860 Munich 0-2 (in Stuttgart)
1973/74 Bayern Munich 3-2 (H) Final Hamburger SV 3-1 a.e.t. (in Düsseldorf)
1974/75 Rot-Weiß Essen 3-1 a.e.t. (H) Final MSV Duisburg 1-0 (in Hanover)
1978/79 Hertha Berlin 1-2 (A)
1980/81 Hertha Berlin 1-0 (H) Final 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3-1 (in Stuttgart)
1987/88 Werder Bremen 1-0 (A) Final VfL Bochum 1-0 (in Berlin)
1990/91 Werder Bremen 2-2 a.e.t. (H), Replay 3-6 (A)
1992/93 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0-3 (H)
2005/06 Arminia Bielefeld 1-0 (H) Final Bayern Munich 0-1 (in Berlin)
2006/07 1. FC Nuremberg 0-4 (A)
2016/17 Borussia M'gladbach 1-1 a.e.t., 7-6 pens (A) Final Borussia Dortmund 1-2 (in Berlin)
2017/18 FC Schalke 04
FC Schalke 04 are playing in their 19th DFB Cup semi-final. The Royal Blues have reached the final 12 times.
