2020 DFB-Pokal Final

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]

2020 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event2019–20 DFB-Pokal
Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich
2 4
Date4 July 2020 (2020-07-04)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
Man of the MatchRobert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)[1][2]
RefereeTobias Welz (Wiesbaden)[3]
Attendance0[note 1]
WeatherFair
22 °C (72 °F)
60% humidity[4]

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.

Team Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Bayer Leverkusen 3 (1993, 2002, 2009)
Bayern Munich 23 (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 Leverkusen Round Bayern Munich
Opponent Result 2019–20 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result
Alemannia Aachen (A) 4–1 First round Energie Cottbus (A) 3–1
SC Paderborn (H) 1–0 Second round VfL Bochum (A) 2–1
VfB Stuttgart (H) 2–1 Round of 16 1899 Hoffenheim (H) 4–3
Union Berlin (H) 3–1 Quarter-finals Schalke 04 (A) 1–0
1. FC Saarbrücken (A) 3–0 Semi-finals Eintracht Frankfurt (H) 2–1

Match

Details
Bayer Leverkusen2–4Bayern Munich
 Report
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayern Munich
GK1 Lukáš Hrádecký
RB8 Lars Bender (c) 82'
CB5 Sven Bender
CB12 Edmond Tapsoba
LB18 Wendell 28'
CM20 Charles Aránguiz
CM15 Julian Baumgartlinger 46'
RW19 Moussa Diaby
AM11 Nadiem Amiri 46'
LW9 Leon Bailey 76'
CF29 Kai Havertz
Substitutes:
GK28 Ramazan Özcan
DF4 Jonathan Tah
DF6 Aleksandar Dragović
DF23 Mitchell Weiser 82'
MF10 Kerem Demirbay 46'
MF27 Florian Wirtz
MF38 Karim Bellarabi 76'
FW13 Lucas Alario
FW31 Kevin Volland 46'
Manager:
Peter Bosz
GK1 Manuel Neuer (c)
RB5 Benjamin Pavard
CB17 Jérôme Boateng 69'
CB27 David Alaba
LB19 Alphonso Davies
CM32 Joshua Kimmich
CM18 Leon Goretzka
RW22 Serge Gnabry 87'
AM25 Thomas Müller 87'
LW29 Kingsley Coman 64'
CF9 Robert Lewandowski 67'
Substitutes:
GK26 Sven Ulreich
DF2 Álvaro Odriozola
DF4 Niklas Süle
DF21 Lucas Hernandez 69'
MF6 Thiago 87'
MF10 Philippe Coutinho 87'
MF11 Michaël Cuisance
FW14 Ivan Perišić 64'
FW35 Joshua Zirkzee
Manager:
Hans-Dieter Flick

Man of the Match:
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)[1]

Assistant referees:[3]
Rafael Foltyn (Wiesbaden)
Martin Thomsen (Kleve)
Fourth official:[3]
Patrick Ittrich (Hamburg)
Video assistant referee:[3]
Felix Zwayer (Berlin)
Assistant video assistant referee:[3]
Marco Achmüller (Bad Füssing)

Match rules[13]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[note 2]

Statistics
Statistic[14] Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich
Goals scored 2 4
Total shots 7 17
Shots on target 3 7
Saves 3 1
Ball possession 50% 50%
Corner kicks 3 5
Fouls committed 15 14
Offsides 7 1
Yellow cards 1 1
Red cards 0 0

See also

Notes
  1. The final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.
  2. Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References
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  4. "Berlin, Germany Weather History". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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  6. "DFB-Präsidium verabschiedet Rahmenterminkalender" [DFB executive committee passes framework schedule]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  7. "Präsidium verlegt Termin des Pokalendspiels" [Executive Committee postpones date of cup final]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 24 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  8. "DFB-Plan: Pokalendspiele am 4. Juli" [DFB plan: Cup final on 4 July]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  9. "DFB-Pokalfinale findet ohne Zuschauer statt" [DFB-Pokal final takes place without spectators]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  10. "4:2 gegen Leverkusen: 20. Pokalsieg für den FC Bayern" [4–2 against Leverkusen: 20th cup win for FC Bayern]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  11. "Strategic talks in Dubrovnik". UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  12. "Modus" [Mode]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  13. "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. p. 58 (60 of PDF). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  14. "Bayer Leverkusen vs. Bayern Munich – Football Match Stats – July 4, 2020". ESPN. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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