The 1999 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1998–99 DFB-Pokal, the 56th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 12 June 1999 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[3] Werder Bremen won the match 5–4 on penalties against Bayern Munich, following a 1–1 draw after extra time, to claim their 4th cup title.

1999 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event1998–99 DFB-Pokal
After extra time
Werder Bremen won 5–4 on penalties
Date12 June 1999 (1999-06-12)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
RefereeJürgen Aust (Cologne)[1]
Attendance75,841
WeatherLight rain
15 °C (59 °F)
82% humidity[2]
1998
2000

Route to the final

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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.[4]

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

Bayern Munich Round Werder Bremen
Opponent Result 1998–99 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result
LR Ahlen (A) 5–0 Round 1 Bayer Leverkusen Amateure (A) 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Greuther Fürth (A) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Round 2 Hansa Rostock (H) 3–2
MSV Duisburg (A) 4–2 Round of 16 Fortuna Düsseldorf (H) 3–2
VfB Stuttgart (H) 3–0 Quarter-finals Tennis Borussia Berlin (H) 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (A) 3–1 Semi-finals VfL Wolfsburg (A) 1–0

Match

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Details

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Bayern Munich1–1 (a.e.t.)Werder Bremen
Jancker   45' Report Maksymov   4'
Penalties
4–5
Attendance: 75,841
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bayern Munich
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Werder Bremen
GK 1   Oliver Kahn (c)
SW 10   Lothar Matthäus
CB 25   Thomas Linke
CB 4   Samuel Kuffour   37'
RWB 2   Markus Babbel
LWB 18   Michael Tarnat
CM 11   Stefan Effenberg  
CM 16   Jens Jeremies   57'
RW 14   Mario Basler     114'
LW 7   Mehmet Scholl   84'
CF 19   Carsten Jancker  
Substitutes:
GK 12   Sven Scheuer
MF 17   Thorsten Fink   57'
MF 20   Hasan Salihamidžić   84'
FW 21   Alexander Zickler
FW 24   Ali Daei   37'
Manager:
  Ottmar Hitzfeld
 
GK 1   Frank Rost  
RB 3   Raphaël Wicky  
CB 8   Bernhard Trares  
CB 6   Jens Todt
LB 13   Andree Wiedener
DM 5   Dieter Eilts (c)
DM 23   Christoph Dabrowski   69'
RM 22   Torsten Frings
AM 18   Andi Herzog   45'
LM 7   Yuriy Maksymov
CF 17   Marco Bode
Substitutes:
GK 12   Stefan Brasas
DF 30   Paweł Wojtala   45'
MF 4   Dirk Flock
MF 20   Christian Brand
MF 24   Sven Benken
FW 9   Rade Bogdanović   69'
FW 32   Aílton
Manager:
  Thomas Schaaf

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.

References

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  1. ^ "Schiedsrichter: Der erste war Berliner". DFB-Pokal: Das offizielle Stadionmagazin des Deutschen Fußball-Bundes. German Football Association. 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 12 June 1999. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Modus" [Mode]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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