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.
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.
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 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 Carl Zeiss Jena (H) 3–0 Semi-finals VfL Wolfsburg (H) 2–0
Match
Details
GK 20 Marc ZieglerRB 14 Antonio Rukavina CB 4 Christian Wörns (c)CB 21 Robert Kovač LB 17 DedéDM 5 Sebastian Kehl CM 7 Tinga CM 6 Florian KringeRF 16 Jakub Błaszczykowski CF 13 Alexander Frei LF 10 Mladen Petrić Substitutes:GK 41 Alexander BadeDF 2 Martin AmedickDF 15 Mats HummelsMF 22 Marc-André KruskaMF 26 Delron Buckley FW 9 Nelson Valdez FW 19 Diego Klimowicz Manager: Thomas Doll GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c)RB 30 Christian LellCB 3 LúcioCB 6 Martín DemichelisLB 21 Philipp LahmRM 31 Bastian Schweinsteiger CM 17 Mark van BommelCM 15 Zé Roberto LM 7 Franck RibéryCF 18 Miroslav Klose CF 9 Luca Toni Substitutes:GK 22 Michael RensingDF 2 Willy Sagnol DF 5 Daniel Van BuytenDF 23 Marcell JansenMF 16 Andreas Ottl MF 20 José SosaFW 11 Lukas Podolski Manager: Ottmar Hitzfeld
Assistant referees: Jan-Hendrik Salver (Stuttgart) Volker Wezel (Tübingen) Fourth official: 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
External links Match report at kicker.de Match report at WorldFootball.net Match report at Fussballdaten.de