2007–08 DFB-Pokal explained

DFB-Pokal
Year:2007–08
Country:Germany
Num Teams:64
Defending Champions:1. FC Nürnberg
Champions:Bayern Munich
Runner-Up:Borussia Dortmund
Matches:63
Goals:228
Top Goal Scorer: Mario Gómez (6 goals)
Prevseason:2006–07
Nextseason:2008–09

The 2007–08 DFB-Pokal was the 65th season of the annual German football cup competition. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds which began on 3 August 2007 and ended on 19 April 2008. In the final FC Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Dortmund 2–1 after extra time,[1] thereby claiming their fourteenth title.

Matches

Times up to 27 October 2007 and from 30 March 2008 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 28 October 2007 to 29 March 2008 are CET (UTC+1).

First round

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3 August 2007
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim4–2FC Augsburg(AET)
4 August 2007
VfL Osnabrück0–1Borussia Mönchengladbach
SC Verl0–3TSV 1860 Munich
1. FC Magdeburg1–4Borussia Dortmund
SpVgg Unterhaching0–3Hertha BSC
SV Sandhausen0–4Kickers Offenbach
Rot-Weiss Ahlen1–3Hannover 96
SV Wilhelmshaven0–41. FC Kaiserslautern
SV Hasborn0–8Hansa Rostock
Rot-Weiss Essen2–2Energie Cottbus(AET) (Rot-Weiss Essen won 6–5 on penalties)
SV Wehen1–2VfB Stuttgart
Eintracht Braunschweig0–1SV Werder Bremen
FC St. Pauli1–0
5 August 2007
1. FC Gera 030–3FC Carl Zeiss Jena
SV Seligenporten0–2Arminia Bielefeld
TSG Neustrelitz0–2Karlsruher SC(AET)
SC Victoria Hamburg0–61. FC Nürnberg
Würzburger FV 040–4VfL Wolfsburg
1. FC Normannia Gmünd0–3Alemannia Aachen
Wuppertaler SV Borussia1–1Erzgebirge Aue(AET) (Wuppertaler SV won 4–3 on penalties)
Holstein Kiel0–5Hamburger SV
SV Werder Bremen II4–21. FC Köln(AET)
TSV Havelse0–3TuS Koblenz
Eintracht Trier0–9FC Schalke 04
1. FC Union Berlin1–4Eintracht Frankfurt
SV Babelsberg 030–4MSV Duisburg
Bayer Leverkusen II0–1SC Paderborn 07
VfR Wormatia Worms1–6FSV Mainz 05
Dynamo Dresden0–1VfL Bochum
FC 08 Villingen1–3SC Freiburg
SV Darmstadt 981–3SpVgg Greuther Fürth
6 August 2007
Wacker Burghausen1–1FC Bayern Munich(AET) (FC Bayern Munich won 4–3 on penalties)

Second round

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30 October 2007
SV Werder Bremen II2–2FC St. Pauli(AET) (Bremen won 4–2 on penalties)
Wuppertaler SV Borussia2–0Hertha BSC
Alemannia Aachen3–2VfL Bochum
Hansa Rostock6–0Kickers Offenbach
TSV 1860 Munich2–1FSV Mainz 05
Karlsruher SC0–1VfL Wolfsburg
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim2–1SpVgg Greuther Fürth
FC Schalke 042–0Hannover 96
31 October 2007
SV Werder Bremen4–0MSV Duisburg
Borussia Dortmund2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt
FC Bayern Munich3–1Borussia Mönchengladbach
VfB Stuttgart3–2SC Paderborn
Hamburger SV3–1SC Freiburg
TuS Koblenz1–2Arminia Bielefeld
FC Carl Zeiss Jena2–2 1. FC Nürnberg(AET) (FC Carl Zeiss Jena won 5–4 on penalties)
Rot-Weiss Essen2–11. FC Kaiserslautern

Round of 16

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29 January 2008
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim2–1Hansa Rostock
Alemannia Aachen2–3TSV 1860 Munich
Wuppertaler SV Borussia2–5FC Bayern Munich
Borussia Dortmund2–1SV Werder Bremen
30 January 2008
VfL Wolfsburg1–1 Schalke 04(AET) (VfL Wolfsburg won 5–3 on penalties)
SV Werder Bremen II2–3VfB Stuttgart
Rot-Weiss Essen0–3Hamburger SV
FC Carl Zeiss Jena2–1Arminia Bielefeld(AET)

Quarter-finals

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26 February 2008
Borussia Dortmund3–1TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
VfB Stuttgart2–2FC Carl Zeiss Jena(AET) (FC Carl Zeiss Jena won 5–4 on penalties)
27 February 2008
VfL Wolfsburg2–1 Hamburger SV(AET)
FC Bayern Munich1–0TSV 1860 Munich(AET)

Semi-finals

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18 March 2008
Borussia Dortmund3–0FC Carl Zeiss Jena
19 March 2008
FC Bayern Munich2–0VfL Wolfsburg

Final

See main article: article and 2008 DFB-Pokal Final.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DFB-Pokal 2007-08 . fussballdaten.de . 15 November 2008 . 2008 . de. https://web.archive.org/web/20081205012649/http://www.fussballdaten.de/dfb/2008/. 5 December 2008 . live.