The 2016 DFL-Supercup was the seventh edition of the German Super Cup under the name DFL-Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal competitions. The match was played on 14 August 2016 at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund.
It featured Bayern Munich, the winners of the 2015–16 Bundesliga (and the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal), who had lost the three previous super cups and last won in 2012, and 2015–16 Bundesliga runners-up Borussia Dortmund, who last won in 2014. Dortmund qualified as league runners-up by virtue of Bayern winning the league and cup double.
Bayern Munich won the DFL-Supercup 2–0 for their fifth title.
Teams In the following table, matches until 1996 were in the DFB-Supercup era, since 2010 were in the DFL-Supercup era.
Team Qualification Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) Borussia Dortmund 2015–16 Bundesliga runners-up 7 (1989, 1995, 1996, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) Bayern Munich 2015–16 Bundesliga champions and 2015–16 DFB-Pokal winners 9 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
Background It was Dortmund's eighth DFL-Supercup, with a record of five wins and two losses prior. It was Bayern's fifth consecutive and tenth overall DFL-Supercup, with a record of four wins and five losses prior. This was the fifth DFL-Supercup between Dortmund and Bayern, having previously met in 1989, 2012, 2013, and 2014. Of these, Dortmund have won three (in 1989, 2013, and 2014), while Bayern have won once (2012).
This was the first official match for Carlo Ancelotti as head coach of Bayern.
Match
Summary Arturo Vidal scored the opening goal for Bayern Munich in the 58th minute with a low right foot finish from six yards out after his initial shot from just outside the penalty box was parried by goalkeeper Roman Bürki back into his path. Thomas Müller got the second in the 79th minute with a close range finish from inside the six yard box after a knock down header from Mats Hummels following a corner.
Details
GK 38 Roman BürkiRB 30 Felix Passlack CB 25 Sokratis PapastathopoulosCB 5 Marc BartraLB 29 Marcel Schmelzer (c)CM 27 Gonzalo CastroCM 18 Sebastian Rode RW 20 Adrián Ramos AM 23 Shinji KagawaLW 7 Ousmane Dembélé CF 17 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Substitutes:GK 1 Roman WeidenfellerDF 13 Raphaël GuerreiroDF 26 Łukasz PiszczekMF 9 Emre Mor MF 10 Mario GötzeMF 21 André Schürrle MF 33 Julian Weigl Manager: Thomas Tuchel GK 1 Manuel NeuerRB 21 Philipp Lahm (c)CB 8 Javi Martínez CB 5 Mats HummelsLB 27 David AlabaCM 23 Arturo Vidal CM 14 Xabi Alonso CM 6 ThiagoRW 25 Thomas Müller LW 7 Franck Ribéry CF 9 Robert LewandowskiSubstitutes:GK 26 Sven UlreichDF 13 RafinhaDF 18 Juan Bernat DF 39 Nicolas FeldhahnMF 29 Kingsley Coman MF 32 Joshua Kimmich FW 37 Julian GreenManager: Carlo Ancelotti
Man of the Match: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
Assistant referees: Rafael Foltyn (Mainz-Kastel) Martin Thomsen (Kleve) Fourth official: Tobias Stieler (Hamburg)Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.
Statistics Statistic Borussia Dortmund Bayern Munich Goals scored 0 2 Total shots 20 10 Shots on target 5 5 Saves 3 5 Ball possession 56% 44% Corner kicks 7 2 Fouls committed 15 18 Offsides 2 0 Yellow cards 3 3 Red cards 0 0
See also 2016–17 Bundesliga 2016–17 DFB-Pokal
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