The 2011–12 DFB-Pokal, the 62nd season of Germany's premier football cup competition, came to a close on 12 May 2012 when Borussia Dortmund played against Bayern Munich at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
Borussia Dortmund won 5–2, their third DFB-Pokal triumph and the completion of their first Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal 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 2011–12 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result SV Sandhausen (A) 3–0 First round Eintracht Braunschweig (A) 3–0 Dynamo Dresden (H) 2–0 Second round FC Ingolstadt (H) 6–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf (A) 0–0 Round of 16 VfL Bochum (A) 2–1 Holstein Kiel (A) 4–0 Quarter-finals VfB Stuttgart (A) 2–0 Greuther Fürth (A) 1–0 Semi-finals Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) 0–0
Match
Details
GK 1 Roman Weidenfeller RB 26 Łukasz PiszczekCB 4 Neven SubotićCB 15 Mats Hummels LB 29 Marcel SchmelzerCM 21 İlkay GündoğanCM 5 Sebastian Kehl (c)RW 16 Jakub Błaszczykowski AM 23 Shinji Kagawa LW 19 Kevin GroßkreutzCF 9 Robert LewandowskiSubstitutes:GK 20 Mitchell Langerak DF 27 Felipe SantanaMF 7 Moritz LeitnerMF 11 Mario GötzeMF 14 Ivan Perišić MF 22 Sven Bender FW 18 Lucas BarriosManager: Jürgen Klopp GK 1 Manuel NeuerRB 21 Philipp Lahm (c)CB 17 Jérôme BoatengCB 28 Holger Badstuber LB 27 David Alaba CM 31 Bastian Schweinsteiger CM 30 Luiz Gustavo RW 10 Arjen RobbenAM 39 Toni KroosLW 7 Franck RibéryCF 33 Mario GómezSubstitutes:GK 22 Hans-Jörg ButtDF 13 RafinhaDF 26 Diego Contento MF 23 Danijel PranjićMF 25 Thomas Müller MF 44 Anatoliy TymoshchukFW 11 Ivica OlićManager: Jupp Heynckes
Assistant referees: Matthias Anklam (Buchholz in der Nordheide) Sascha Thielert (Buchholz in der Nordheide) Fourth official: Marco Fritz (Korb)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