2020 DFB-Pokal final explained

2020 DFB-Pokal Final
Event:2019–20 DFB-Pokal
Team1:Bayer Leverkusen
Team1score:2
Team2:Bayern Munich
Team2score:4
Stadium:Olympiastadion
City:Berlin
Man Of The Match1a:Robert Lewandowski [1] [2]
Referee:Tobias Welz (Wiesbaden)[3]
Attendance:0
Weather:Fair
22°C
60% humidity[4]
Previous:2019
Next:2021

The 2020 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal, the 77th season of the annual German football cup competition. The match was played on 4 July 2020 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[5] [6] Though originally scheduled for 23 May 2020, the German Football Association postponed the final on 24 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.[7] On 11 May 2020, the DFB Executive Committee approved a resumption of the competition, with the final scheduled for 4 July, subject to political approval, using a hygiene concept similar to that implemented by the DFL in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. As with other competitions, the match was played behind closed doors without any spectators.[8] [9] Due to the postponement, the match was the first DFB-Pokal final to take place after June since 1974.[5]

The match featured Bundesliga clubs Bayer Leverkusen, in their first final since 2009, and Bayern Munich, the title holders and record-winners of the competition in their third consecutive final. Bayern Munich won the final 4–2 to win a second consecutive and record 20th overall DFB-Pokal title.[10]

With the win, Bayern completed their 13th domestic double (later completing a second continental treble), and played at home against 2019–20 Bundesliga runners-up Borussia Dortmund in the 2020 DFL-Supercup. Because Bayern had already qualified for the Champions League through the Bundesliga, the sixth-place team in the Bundesliga, 1899 Hoffenheim, earned qualification for the group stage of the 2020–21 edition of the UEFA Europa League, and the league's second qualifying round spot went to the team in seventh, VfL Wolfsburg.[11]

Teams

In the following table, finals until 1943 were in the Tschammerpokal era, since 1953 were in the DFB-Pokal era.

TeamPrevious final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Bayer Leverkusen3 (1993, 2002, 2009)
Bayern Munich23 (1957, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019)

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.[12]

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Bayer LeverkusenRoundBayern Munich
OpponentResult2019–20 DFB-PokalOpponentResult
Alemannia Aachen (A)4–1First roundEnergie Cottbus (A)3–1
SC Paderborn (H)1–0Second roundVfL Bochum (A)2–1
VfB Stuttgart (H)2–1Round of 161899 Hoffenheim (H)4–3
Union Berlin (H)3–1Quarter-finalsSchalke 04 (A)1–0
1. FC Saarbrücken (A)3–0Semi-finalsEintracht Frankfurt (H)2–1

Match

Details

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GK 1 Lukas Hradecky
RB 8 Lars Bender (c)
CB 5 Sven Bender
CB 12 Edmond Tapsoba
LB 18
CM 20 Charles Aránguiz
CM 15
RW 19 Moussa Diaby
AM 11
LW 9
CF 29 Kai Havertz
Substitutes:
GK 28 Ramazan Özcan
DF 4 Jonathan Tah
DF 6 Aleksandar Dragović
DF 23
MF 10
MF 27 Florian Wirtz
MF 38
FW 13 Lucas Alario
FW 31
Manager:
Peter Bosz
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GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c)
RB 5 Benjamin Pavard
CB 17
CB 27 David Alaba
LB 19 Alphonso Davies
CM 32 Joshua Kimmich
CM 18 Leon Goretzka
RW 22
AM 25
LW 29
CF 9
Substitutes:
GK 26 Sven Ulreich
DF 2 Álvaro Odriozola
DF 4 Niklas Süle
DF 21
MF 6
MF 10
MF 11 Michaël Cuisance
FW 14
FW 35 Joshua Zirkzee
Manager:
Hansi Flick
Man of the Match:
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

Assistant referees


Rafael Foltyn (Wiesbaden)
Martin Thomsen (Kleve)
Fourth official


Patrick Ittrich (Hamburg)
Video assistant referee


Felix Zwayer (Berlin)
Assistant video assistant referee


Marco Achmüller (Bad Füssing)

Match rules[13] [14]
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions.

Statistics

Statistic[15] Bayer LeverkusenBayern Munich
Goals scored24
Total shots717
Shots on target37
Saves31
Ball possession50%50%
Corner kicks35
Fouls committed1514
Offsides71
Yellow cards11
Red cards00

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: James . Ryland . Berlin . Lewandowski passes 50-goal mark as Bayern win 20th German Cup to complete double . . . 4 July 2020 . 5 July 2020 . 18 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200918064459/https://sports.yahoo.com/lewandowski-passes-50-goal-mark-bayern-win-20th-202251183--sow.html . dead .
  2. Web site: Hernandez . Lucas . Lucas Hernandez . Lucas Hernández (lucashernandez21) – Instagram story . https://web.archive.org/web/20200705075553/https://scontent-ams4-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/e35/p1080x1080/106477824_715114255888099_1818408717164899326_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-ams4-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=1&_nc_ohc=U4m1n2rrhMwAX_TiRrq&oh=a1d4c32990ccf6e68765f4245c4a4c55&oe=5F041D68 . dead . 5 July 2020 . . 4 July 2020 . 5 July 2020.
  3. News: Welz leitet DFB-Pokalfinale in Berlin . Welz leads the DFB-Pokal final in Berlin . DFB.de . . 4 July 2020 . 4 July 2020 . German.
  4. Web site: Berlin, Germany Weather History . . . 4 July 2020 . 5 July 2020.
  5. Web site: Alle DFB-Pokalsieger . All DFB-Pokal winners . DFB.de . . 21 May 2016 . 6 June 2016 . German.
  6. News: DFB-Präsidium verabschiedet Rahmenterminkalender . DFB executive committee passes framework schedule . DFB.de . . 7 December 2018 . 7 December 2018 . German.
  7. News: Präsidium verlegt Termin des Pokalendspiels . Executive Committee postpones date of cup final . DFB.de . . 24 April 2020 . 24 April 2020 . de.
  8. News: DFB-Plan: Pokalendspiele am 4. Juli . DFB plan: Cup final on 4 July . DFB.de . . 11 May 2020 . 12 May 2020 . de.
  9. News: DFB-Pokalfinale findet ohne Zuschauer statt . DFB-Pokal final takes place without spectators . DFB.de . . 17 June 2020 . 18 June 2020 . de.
  10. News: 4:2 gegen Leverkusen: 20. Pokalsieg für den FC Bayern . 4–2 against Leverkusen: 20th cup win for FC Bayern . DFB.de . . 4 July 2020 . 5 July 2020 . de.
  11. News: Strategic talks in Dubrovnik . UEFA.org . . 20 September 2013 . 29 April 2015.
  12. Web site: Modus . Mode . DFB.de . . 15 August 2012 . 11 June 2015 . German.
  13. Web site: Spielordnung . Match rules . DFB.de . . 58 (60 of PDF) . 7 February 2020 . German.
  14. Web site: Durchführungsbestimmungen . Implementation regulations . DFB.de . . sec. 31 . 12 February 2022 . de.
  15. Web site: Bayer Leverkusen vs. Bayern Munich – Football Match Stats – July 4, 2020 . . 4 July 2020 . 5 July 2020.