| 2006 DFB-Pokal Final | |
| Event: | 2005–06 DFB-Pokal |
| Team1: | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Team1score: | 0 |
| Team2: | Bayern Munich |
| Team2score: | 1 |
| Stadium: | Olympiastadion |
| City: | Berlin |
| Referee: | Herbert Fandel (Kyllburg) |
| Attendance: | 74,349 |
| Weather: | Light rain 6°C 93% humidity[1] |
| Previous: | 2005 |
| Next: | 2007 |
The 2006 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2005–06 DFB-Pokal, the 63rd season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 29 April 2006 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[2] Bayern Munich won the match 1–0 against Eintracht Frankfurt via a goal from Claudio Pizarro, giving them their 13th cup title.
The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[3]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Round | Bayern Munich | |||
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| Opponent | Result | 2005–06 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result | |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (A) | 2–1 | First round | MSV Neuruppin (A) | 4–0 | |
| Schalke 04 (H) | 6–0 | Second round | Erzgebirge Aue (A) | 1–0 | |
| 1. FC Nürnberg (H) | 1–1 | Round of 16 | Hamburger SV (H) | 1–0 | |
| 1860 Munich (A) | 3–1 | Quarter-finals | Mainz 05 (H) | 3–2 | |
| Arminia Bielefeld (H) | 1–0 | Semi-finals | FC St. Pauli (A) | 3–0 | |
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