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.[3]

2008 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event2007–08 DFB-Pokal
After extra time
Date19 April 2008 (2008-04-19)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
RefereeKnut Kircher (Rottenburg)[1]
Attendance74,500
WeatherMostly cloudy
8 °C (46 °F)
62% humidity[2]
2007
2009

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).

Borussia Dortmund Round Bayern Munich
Opponent Result 2007–08 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result
1. FC Magdeburg (A) 4–1 First round Wacker Burghausen (A) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)
Eintracht Frankfurt (H) 2–1 Second round Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) 3–1
Werder Bremen (H) 2–1 Round of 16 Wuppertaler SV Borussia (A) 5–2
1899 Hoffenheim (H) 3–1 Quarter-finals 1860 Munich (H) 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Carl Zeiss Jena (H) 3–0 Semi-finals VfL Wolfsburg (H) 2–0

Match

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Details

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Borussia Dortmund1–2 (a.e.t.)Bayern Munich
Petrić   90+2' Report Toni   11', 103'
Attendance: 74,500
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borussia Dortmund
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bayern Munich
GK 20   Marc Ziegler
RB 14   Antonio Rukavina   62'   79'
CB 4   Christian Wörns (c)
CB 21   Robert Kovač   19'
LB 17   Dedé
DM 5   Sebastian Kehl   86'
CM 7   Tinga   37'
CM 6   Florian Kringe
RF 16   Jakub Błaszczykowski   89'   108'
CF 13   Alexander Frei   38'   71'
LF 10   Mladen Petrić   96'
Substitutes:
GK 41   Alexander Bade
DF 2   Martin Amedick
DF 15   Mats Hummels
MF 22   Marc-André Kruska
MF 26   Delron Buckley   79'
FW 9   Nelson Valdez   86'
FW 19   Diego Klimowicz   114'   71'
Manager:
  Thomas Doll
 
GK 1   Oliver Kahn (c)
RB 30   Christian Lell
CB 3   Lúcio
CB 6   Martín Demichelis
LB 21   Philipp Lahm
RM 31   Bastian Schweinsteiger   86'
CM 17   Mark van Bommel
CM 15   Zé Roberto   111'   113'
LM 7   Franck Ribéry
CF 18   Miroslav Klose   69'
CF 9   Luca Toni   120'
Substitutes:
GK 22   Michael Rensing
DF 2   Willy Sagnol   86'
DF 5   Daniel Van Buyten
DF 23   Marcell Jansen
MF 16   Andreas Ottl   113'
MF 20   José Sosa
FW 11   Lukas Podolski   69'
Manager:
  Ottmar Hitzfeld

Assistant referees:[1]
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Stuttgart)
Volker Wezel (Tübingen)
Fourth official:[1]
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.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kircher und Schneider pfeifen" [Kircher and Schneider officiate]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Bayern Munich Clinch Bundesliga Title | DW | 04.05.2008".
  4. ^ "Modus" [Mode]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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