The 2018 DFL-Supercup was the ninth 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 12 August 2018.
The DFL-Supercup featured Eintracht Frankfurt, the winners of the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal, and Bayern Munich, the winners of the 2017–18 Bundesliga and two-time defending champions of the DFL-Supercup.
Bayern Munich won the match 5–0 for their third consecutive and seventh overall 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) Eintracht Frankfurt 2017–18 DFB-Pokal winners 1 (1988) Bayern Munich 2017–18 Bundesliga champions 11 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Background This was the first competitive match for incoming Bayern manager Niko Kovač, who left Eintracht Frankfurt the previous season after leading them to the DFB-Pokal title over future employers Bayern Munich.
Match
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GK 1 Frederik RønnowCB 19 David Abraham (c) CB 20 Makoto HasebeCB 13 Carlos SalcedoRM 24 Danny da CostaCM 16 Lucas TorróCM 6 Jonathan de Guzmán LM 15 Jetro WillemsRW 11 Mijat GaćinovićLW 10 Marco Fabián CF 9 Sébastien Haller Substitutes:GK 29 Felix WiedwaldDF 23 Marco RussDF 33 Taleb TawathaMF 5 Gelson FernandesMF 7 Danny Blum FW 4 Ante Rebić FW 8 Luka Jović Manager: Adi Hütter GK 1 Manuel Neuer (c)RB 32 Joshua KimmichCB 4 Niklas SüleCB 5 Mats Hummels LB 27 David AlabaDM 8 Javi MartínezCM 25 Thomas Müller CM 6 ThiagoRW 10 Arjen Robben LW 7 Franck RibéryCF 9 Robert Lewandowski Substitutes:GK 26 Sven UlreichDF 13 RafinhaDF 14 Juan BernatMF 18 Leon Goretzka MF 19 Sebastian RudyMF 29 Kingsley Coman FW 2 Sandro Wagner Manager: Niko Kovač
Man of the Match: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Assistant referees: Dominik Schaal (Tübingen) Marcel Pelgrim (Hamminkeln-Loikum) Fourth official: Martin Petersen (Stuttgart) Video assistant referee: Bastian Dankert (Rostock) Assistant video assistant referee: René Rohde (Rostock)Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.
Statistics Statistic Eintracht Frankfurt Bayern Munich Goals scored 0 5 Total shots 8 13 Shots on target 1 7 Saves 2 1 Ball possession 32% 68% Corner kicks 3 5 Fouls committed 8 9 Offsides 0 2 Yellow cards 1 1 Red cards 0 0
See also 2018–19 Bundesliga 2018–19 DFB-Pokal
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