1999 DFB-Pokal final

The 1999 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1998–99 DFB-Pokal, the 56th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 12 June 1999 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.^[3] Werder Bremen won the match 5–4 on penalties against Bayern Munich, following a 1–1 draw after extra time, to claim their 4th cup title.

1999 DFB-Pokal Final

Match programme cover
Event	1998–99 DFB-Pokal
Bayern Munich Werder Bremen 1 1
After extra time Werder Bremen won 5–4 on penalties
Date	12 June 1999 (1999-06-12)
Venue	Olympiastadion, Berlin
Referee	Jürgen Aust (Cologne)[1]
Attendance	75,841
Weather	Light rain 15 °C (59 °F) 82% humidity[2]
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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.^[4]

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Bayern Munich		Round	Werder Bremen
Opponent	Result	1998–99 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
LR Ahlen (A)	5–0	Round 1	Bayer Leverkusen Amateure (A)	2–1 (a.e.t.)
Greuther Fürth (A)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Round 2	Hansa Rostock (H)	3–2
MSV Duisburg (A)	4–2	Round of 16	Fortuna Düsseldorf (H)	3–2
VfB Stuttgart (H)	3–0	Quarter-finals	Tennis Borussia Berlin (H)	2–1 (a.e.t.)
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (A)	3–1	Semi-finals	VfL Wolfsburg (A)	1–0

Match

Details

Bayern Munich	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Werder Bremen
Jancker 45'	Report	Maksymov 4'
Penalties
Salihamidžić Daei Tarnat Jancker Effenberg Matthäus	4–5	Bode Todt Bogdanović Wicky Eilts Rost

12 June 1999 (1999-06-12)

19:30 CEST

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 75,841

Referee: Jürgen Aust (Cologne)

Bayern Munich

Werder Bremen

GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c) SW 10 Lothar Matthäus CB 25 Thomas Linke CB 4 Samuel Kuffour  37' RWB 2 Markus Babbel LWB 18 Michael Tarnat CM 11 Stefan Effenberg CM 16 Jens Jeremies  57' RW 14 Mario Basler   114' LW 7 Mehmet Scholl  84' CF 19 Carsten Jancker Substitutes: GK 12 Sven Scheuer MF 17 Thorsten Fink  57' MF 20 Hasan Salihamidžić  84' FW 21 Alexander Zickler FW 24 Ali Daei  37' Manager: Ottmar Hitzfeld

GK 1 Frank Rost RB 3 Raphaël Wicky CB 8 Bernhard Trares CB 6 Jens Todt LB 13 Andree Wiedener DM 5 Dieter Eilts (c) DM 23 Christoph Dabrowski  69' RM 22 Torsten Frings AM 18 Andi Herzog  45' LM 7 Yuriy Maksymov CF 17 Marco Bode Substitutes: GK 12 Stefan Brasas DF 30 Paweł Wojtala  45' MF 4 Dirk Flock MF 20 Christian Brand MF 24 Sven Benken FW 9 Rade Bogdanović  69' FW 32 Aílton Manager: Thomas Schaaf

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.