2008 DFB-Pokal final explained

2008 DFB-Pokal Final
Event:2007–08 DFB-Pokal
Team1:Borussia Dortmund
Team1score:1
Team2:Bayern Munich
Team2score:2
Details:After extra time
Stadium:Olympiastadion
City:Berlin
Referee:Knut Kircher (Rottenburg)
Attendance:74,500
Weather:Mostly cloudy
8°C
62% humidity[1]
Previous:2007
Next:2009

The 2008 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2007–08 DFB-Pokal, the 65th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. The match took place on 19 April 2008 between thirteen-time winners Bayern München and two-time winners Borussia Dortmund. The final was played in front of 70,000 at Berlin's Olympiastadion. Bayern ran out 2–1 winners in extra time, thanks to two strikes from Italian forward Luca Toni, gaining their 14th DFB-Pokal title and gaining the first trophy of a league and cup double.[2]

Route to the final

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).

Borussia DortmundRoundBayern Munich
OpponentResult2007–08 DFB-PokalOpponentResult
1. FC Magdeburg (A)4–1First roundWacker Burghausen (A)1–1
Eintracht Frankfurt (H)2–1Second roundBorussia Mönchengladbach (H)3–1
Werder Bremen (H)2–1Round of 16Wuppertaler SV Borussia (A)5–2
1899 Hoffenheim (H)3–1Quarter-finals1860 Munich (H)1–0
Carl Zeiss Jena (H)3–0Semi-finalsVfL Wolfsburg (H)2–0

Match

Details

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GK 20 Marc Ziegler
RB 14
CB 4 Christian Wörns (c)
CB 21
LB 17 Dedé
DM 5
CM 7
CM 6 Florian Kringe
RF 16
CF 13
LF 10
Substitutes:
GK 41 Alexander Bade
DF 2 Martin Amedick
DF 15 Mats Hummels
MF 22 Marc-André Kruska
MF 26
FW 9
FW 19
Manager:
Thomas Doll
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GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c)
RB 30 Christian Lell
CB 3 Lúcio
CB 6 Martín Demichelis
LB 21 Philipp Lahm
RM 31
CM 17 Mark van Bommel
CM 15
LM 7 Franck Ribéry
CF 18
CF 9
Substitutes:
GK 22 Michael Rensing
DF 2
DF 5 Daniel Van Buyten
DF 23 Marcell Jansen
MF 16
MF 20 José Sosa
FW 11
Manager:
Ottmar Hitzfeld
Assistant referees

[4]
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Stuttgart)
Volker Wezel (Tübingen)
Fourth official


Markus Schmidt (Stuttgart)

Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE . . . 19 April 2008 . 29 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Bayern Munich Clinch Bundesliga Title | DW | 04.05.2008.
  3. Web site: Modus . Mode . DFB.de . . 15 August 2012 . 11 June 2015 . German.
  4. News: Kircher und Schneider pfeifen . Kircher and Schneider officiate . kicker.de . . 1 April 2008 . 5 January 2017 . German.