2008 DFB-Pokal final

The 2008 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2007–08 DFB-Pokal, the 65th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. The match took place on 19 April 2008 between thirteen-time winners Bayern München and two-time winners Borussia Dortmund. The final was played in front of 70,000 at Berlin's Olympiastadion. Bayern ran out 2–1 winners in extra time, thanks to two strikes from Italian forward Luca Toni, gaining their 14th DFB-Pokal title and gaining the first trophy of a league and cup double.^[3]

2008 DFB-Pokal Final

Match programme cover
Event	2007–08 DFB-Pokal
Borussia Dortmund Bayern Munich 1 2
After extra time
Date	19 April 2008 (2008-04-19)
Venue	Olympiastadion, Berlin
Referee	Knut Kircher (Rottenburg)[1]
Attendance	74,500
Weather	Mostly cloudy 8 °C (46 °F) 62% 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).

Borussia Dortmund		Round	Bayern Munich
Opponent	Result	2007–08 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
1. FC Magdeburg (A)	4–1	First round	Wacker Burghausen (A)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)
Eintracht Frankfurt (H)	2–1	Second round	Borussia Mönchengladbach (H)	3–1
Werder Bremen (H)	2–1	Round of 16	Wuppertaler SV Borussia (A)	5–2
1899 Hoffenheim (H)	3–1	Quarter-finals	1860 Munich (H)	1–0 (a.e.t.)
Carl Zeiss Jena (H)	3–0	Semi-finals	VfL Wolfsburg (H)	2–0

Match

Details

Borussia Dortmund	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Bayern Munich
Petrić 90+2'	Report	Toni 11', 103'

19 April 2008 (2008-04-19)

20:00 CEST

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 74,500

Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg)

Borussia Dortmund

Bayern Munich

GK 20 Marc Ziegler RB 14 Antonio Rukavina  62'  79' CB 4 Christian Wörns (c) CB 21 Robert Kovač  19' LB 17 Dedé DM 5 Sebastian Kehl  86' CM 7 Tinga  37' CM 6 Florian Kringe RF 16 Jakub Błaszczykowski  89'  108' CF 13 Alexander Frei  38'  71' LF 10 Mladen Petrić  96' Substitutes: GK 41 Alexander Bade DF 2 Martin Amedick DF 15 Mats Hummels MF 22 Marc-André Kruska MF 26 Delron Buckley  79' FW 9 Nelson Valdez  86' FW 19 Diego Klimowicz  114'  71' Manager: Thomas Doll

GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c) RB 30 Christian Lell CB 3 Lúcio CB 6 Martín Demichelis LB 21 Philipp Lahm RM 31 Bastian Schweinsteiger  86' CM 17 Mark van Bommel CM 15 Zé Roberto  111'  113' LM 7 Franck Ribéry CF 18 Miroslav Klose  69' CF 9 Luca Toni  120' Substitutes: GK 22 Michael Rensing DF 2 Willy Sagnol  86' DF 5 Daniel Van Buyten DF 23 Marcell Jansen MF 16 Andreas Ottl  113' MF 20 José Sosa FW 11 Lukas Podolski  69' Manager: Ottmar Hitzfeld

Assistant referees:[1] Jan-Hendrik Salver (Stuttgart) Volker Wezel (Tübingen) Fourth official:[1] Markus Schmidt (Stuttgart)

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.