2010 DFB-Pokal final

The 2009–10 DFB-Pokal season came to a close on 15 May 2010 when Bayern Munich played defending champions Werder Bremen at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Bayern thrashed Bremen 4-0 with goals from Robben, Olić, Ribéry, and Schweinsteiger. The title capped off a successful season, with Bayern winning the domestic double of the Fußball-Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal. These successes were Bayern's 22nd league and 15th cup titles.^[3] Bayern were also in line for The Treble but lost to Internazionale of Milan, 2-0 in the Champions League Final^[4] at Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on 22 May.^[5]

2010 DFB-Pokal Final

Match programme cover
Event	2009–10 DFB-Pokal
Werder Bremen Bayern Munich 0 4
Date	15 May 2010 (2010-05-15)
Venue	Olympiastadion, Berlin
Referee	Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne)[1]
Attendance	75,420
Weather	Light rain 8 °C (46 °F) 89% 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.^[6]

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

Werder Bremen		Round	Bayern Munich
Opponent	Result	2009–10 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
Union Berlin (A)	5–0	First round	SpVgg Neckarelz (A)	3–1
FC St. Pauli (H)	2–1	Second round	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (H)	5–0
1. FC Kaiserslautern (H)	3–0	Round of 16	Eintracht Frankfurt (A)	4–0
1899 Hoffenheim (H)	2–1	Quarter-finals	Greuther Fürth (H)	6–2
FC Augsburg (H)	2–0	Semi-finals	Schalke 04 (A)	1–0 (a.e.t.)

Match

Details

Werder Bremen	0–4	Bayern Munich
	Report	Robben 35' (pen.) Olić 51' Ribéry 63' Schweinsteiger 83'

15 May 2010 (2010-05-15)

20:00 CEST

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 75,420

Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne)

Werder Bremen

Bayern Munich

GK 1 Tim Wiese RB 8 Clemens Fritz  66' CB 29 Per Mertesacker CB 4 Naldo LB 2 Sebastian Boenisch CM 22 Torsten Frings (c)  56'  76' CM 44 Philipp Bargfrede  46' RW 6 Tim Borowski  68'  70' AM 11 Mesut Özil LW 14 Aaron Hunt  54' CF 24 Claudio Pizarro Substitutes: GK 42 Felix Wiedwald DF 15 Sebastian Prödl DF 16 Aymen Abdennour MF 10 Marko Marin  54' MF 20 Daniel Jensen  70' MF 25 Peter Niemeyer FW 23 Hugo Almeida  46' Manager: Thomas Schaaf

GK 22 Hans-Jörg Butt RB 21 Philipp Lahm CB 5 Daniel Van Buyten CB 6 Martín Demichelis LB 28 Holger Badstuber CM 17 Mark van Bommel (c)  11' CM 31 Bastian Schweinsteiger RW 10 Arjen Robben  86' AM 25 Thomas Müller  77' LW 7 Franck Ribéry CF 11 Ivica Olić  19'  80' Substitutes: GK 1 Michael Rensing DF 26 Diego Contento MF 8 Hamit Altıntop  86' MF 23 Danijel Pranjić MF 44 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk  77' FW 18 Miroslav Klose  80' FW 33 Mario Gómez Manager: Louis van Gaal

Assistant referees:[1] Detlef Scheppe (Wenden) Christian Fischer (Hemer) Fourth official:[1] Jochen Drees (Münster-Sarmsheim)

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.