2005 DFB-Pokal final

The 2005 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2004–05 DFB-Pokal, the 62nd season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 28 May 2005 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.^[3] Bayern Munich won the match 2–1 against Schalke 04, giving them their 12th cup title.

2005 DFB-Pokal Final

Match programme cover
Event	2004–05 DFB-Pokal
Schalke 04 Bayern Munich 1 2
Date	28 May 2005 (2005-05-28)
Venue	Olympiastadion, Berlin
Referee	Florian Meyer (Burgdorf)[1]
Attendance	74,349
Weather	Clear 30 °C (86 °F) 33% 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).

Schalke 04		Round	Bayern Munich
Opponent	Result	2004–05 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
Hertha BSC Amateure (A)	2–0	Round 1	TSV Völpke (A)	6–0
1. FC Kaiserslautern (A)	4–4 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Round 2	VfL Osnabrück (A)	3–2
Eintracht Frankfurt (A)	2–0	Round of 16	VfB Stuttgart (H)	3–0
Hannover 96 (H)	3–1	Quarter-finals	SC Freiburg (A)	7–0
Werder Bremen (H)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Semi-finals	Arminia Bielefeld (A)	2–0

Match

Details

Schalke 04	1–2	Bayern Munich
Lincoln 45' (pen.)	Report	Makaay 42' Salihamidžić 76'

28 May 2005 (2005-05-28)

20:45 CEST

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 74,349

Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf)

Schalke 04

Bayern Munich

GK 1 Frank Rost (c) RB 18 Niels Oude Kamphuis  46' CB 5 Marcelo Bordon CB 20 Mladen Krstajić  79' LB 3 Levan Kobiashvili  83' RM 14 Gerald Asamoah CM 2 Christian Poulsen  51'  82' CM 17 Sven Vermant  23' LM 10 Lincoln CF 9 Aílton  71' CF 11 Ebbe Sand Substitutes: GK 13 Christofer Heimeroth DF 15 Tomasz Wałdoch DF 16 Darío Rodríguez  82' DF 23 Fabian Lamotte MF 6 Hamit Altıntop  63'  46' FW 7 Michael Delura FW 26 Mike Hanke  71' Manager: Ralf Rangnick

GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c) RB 2 Willy Sagnol  90+2' CB 3 Lúcio CB 5 Robert Kovač LB 69 Bixente Lizarazu DM 6 Martín Demichelis  19' RM 31 Bastian Schweinsteiger  75' CM 13 Michael Ballack  7' LM 11 Zé Roberto  82' CF 10 Roy Makaay  90' CF 14 Claudio Pizarro Substitutes: GK 22 Michael Rensing MF 7 Mehmet Scholl MF 8 Torsten Frings  82' MF 20 Hasan Salihamidžić  75' MF 23 Owen Hargreaves MF 26 Sebastian Deisler  90+2' FW 33 Paolo Guerrero Manager: Felix Magath

Assistant referees:[1] Thomas Frank (Hanover) Carsten Kadach (Suderburg) Fourth official:[1] Uwe Kemmling (Burgwedel)

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.