2006 DFB-Pokal final

The 2006 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2005–06 DFB-Pokal, the 63rd season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 29 April 2006 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.^[3] Bayern Munich won the match 1–0 against Eintracht Frankfurt via a goal from Claudio Pizarro, giving them their 13th cup title.

2006 DFB-Pokal Final

Match programme cover
Event	2005–06 DFB-Pokal
Eintracht Frankfurt Bayern Munich 0 1
Date	29 April 2006 (2006-04-29)
Venue	Olympiastadion, Berlin
Referee	Herbert Fandel (Kyllburg)[1]
Attendance	74,349
Weather	Light rain 6 °C (43 °F) 93% 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).

Eintracht Frankfurt		Round	Bayern Munich
Opponent	Result	2005–06 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (A)	2–1	First round	MSV Neuruppin (A)	4–0
Schalke 04 (H)	6–0	Second round	Erzgebirge Aue (A)	1–0
1. FC Nürnberg (H)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p)	Round of 16	Hamburger SV (H)	1–0 (a.e.t.)
1860 Munich (A)	3–1	Quarter-finals	Mainz 05 (H)	3–2 (a.e.t.)
Arminia Bielefeld (H)	1–0	Semi-finals	FC St. Pauli (A)	3–0

Match

Details

Eintracht Frankfurt	0–1	Bayern Munich
	Report	Pizarro 59'

29 April 2006 (2006-04-29)

20:00 CEST

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 74,349

Referee: Herbert Fandel (Kyllburg)

Eintracht Frankfurt

Bayern Munich

GK 1 Oka Nikolov (c) CB 33 Marko Rehmer  34' CB 23 Marco Russ CB 5 Aleksandar Vasoski  40' RWB 2 Patrick Ochs LWB 16 Christoph Spycher DM 30 Benjamin Huggel RM 8 Stefan Lexa  72' CM 14 Alexander Meier LM 7 Benjamin Köhler CF 18 Ioannis Amanatidis Substitutes: GK 21 Markus Pröll DF 22 Christopher Reinhard MF 10 Markus Weissenberger  82' MF 11 Cha Du-ri MF 17 Daniyel Cimen  34'  82' MF 24 Alexander Schur FW 20 Francisco Copado  72' Manager: Friedhelm Funkel[note 1]

GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c) RB 2 Willy Sagnol  86' CB 3 Lúcio CB 25 Valérien Ismaël LB 21 Philipp Lahm  77' DM 6 Martín Demichelis RM 20 Hasan Salihamidžić  46' CM 13 Michael Ballack  18' LM 23 Owen Hargreaves  81' CF 10 Roy Makaay  90+1' CF 14 Claudio Pizarro Substitutes: GK 22 Michael Rensing DF 69 Bixente Lizarazu MF 7 Mehmet Scholl  90+1' MF 11 Zé Roberto  46' MF 16 Jens Jeremies  81' MF 31 Bastian Schweinsteiger FW 33 Paolo Guerrero Manager: Felix Magath

Assistant referees:[1] Mike Pickel (Mendig) Volker Wezel (Tübingen) Fourth official:[1] Jochen Drees (Mainz)

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.

Notes

1. Friedhelm Funkel was expelled by the referee in the 66th minute.