2004 DFB-Pokal final

The 2004 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2003–04 DFB-Pokal, the 61st season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 29 May 2004 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.^[3] Werder Bremen won the match 3–2 against second-division Alemannia Aachen, giving them their 5th cup title.

2004 DFB-Pokal Final

Match programme cover
Event	2003–04 DFB-Pokal
Werder Bremen Alemannia Aachen 3 2
Date	29 May 2004 (2004-05-29)
Venue	Olympiastadion, Berlin
Referee	Herbert Fandel (Kyllburg)[1]
Attendance	71,682
Weather	Clear 20 °C (68 °F) 26% 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).

Werder Bremen		Round	Alemannia Aachen
Opponent	Result	2003–04 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
Ludwigsfelder FC (A)	9–1	Round 1	Rot-Weiß Erfurt (A)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)
VfL Wolfsburg (H)	3–1	Round 2	1860 Munich (H)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)
Hertha BSC (H)	6–1	Round of 16	Eintracht Braunschweig (A)	5–0
Greuther Fürth (A)	3–2	Quarter-finals	Bayern Munich (H)	2–1
VfB Lübeck (H)	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Semi-finals	Borussia Mönchengladbach (H)	1–0

Match

Details

Werder Bremen	3–2	Alemannia Aachen
Borowski 31', 84' Klasnić 45'	Report	Blank 52' Meijer 90'

29 May 2004 (2004-05-29)

20:00 CEST

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 71,682

Referee: Herbert Fandel (Kyllburg)

Werder Bremen

Alemannia Aachen

GK 1 Andreas Reinke RB 7 Paul Stalteri CB 20 Mladen Krstajić CB 25 Valérien Ismaël  30' LB 27 Christian Schulz  90' DM 6 Frank Baumann (c) CM 24 Tim Borowski  88' CM 4 Fabian Ernst AM 10 Johan Micoud CF 17 Ivan Klasnić  87' CF 32 Aílton Substitutes: GK 16 Pascal Borel DF 19 Viktor Skrypnyk  90' MF 21 Holger Wehlage MF 26 Simon Rolfes FW 9 Angelos Charisteas  88' FW 18 Markus Daun FW 38 Nelson Valdez  87' Manager: Thomas Schaaf

GK 1 Stephan Straub RB 6 Willi Landgraf  73' CB 3 Alexander Klitzpera  1' CB 12 George Mbwando  75' LB 33 Stefan Blank  27' DM 2 Frank Paulus CM 7 Ivica Grlić CM 5 Dennis Brinkmann  83' AM 10 Karlheinz Pflipsen (c)  80' CF 11 Erik Meijer  60' CF 17 Bachirou Salou Substitutes: GK 24 Dirk Memmersheim DF 4 Quido Lanzaat MF 8 Eric van der Luer  83' MF 21 Cristian Fiél  73' MF 22 Kai Michalke FW 9 Daniel Gómez  80' FW 31 Emmanuel Krontiris Manager: Jörg Berger

Assistant referees:[1] Mike Pickel (Mendig) Christian Soltow (Hamburg) Fourth official:[1] Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne)

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.