The 1959–60 DFB-Pokal was the 17th season of the annual German football cup competition.
It began on 7 September 1960 and ended on 5 October 1960.
4 teams competed in the tournament of two rounds.
In the final Borussia Mönchengladbach defeated Karlsruher SC 3 – 2.
[1] * The game was nullified and repeated because FK Pirmasens lined up a player (Rolf Fritzsche) who was not entitled to play.