 Ten years after Eppingen, Hamburg once more fell to an amateur side, when SC Geislingen of the Amateur-Oberliga Baden-Württemberg defeated the club 2–0 in the first round of the 1984–85 edition.Geislingen went on to the third round, where they went out to eventual winners Bayer Uerdingen.Uerdingen itself went on to a surprise cup win when the club defeated favourites Bayern Munich in the final that season.