2016 DFB-Pokal Final
| German Cup Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Match programme cover | |||||||
| Event | 2015–16 DFB-Pokal | ||||||
| |||||||
|
After extra time Bayern Munich won 4–3 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 21 May 2016 | ||||||
| Venue | Olympiastadion, Berlin | ||||||
| Referee | Marco Fritz (Korb)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 74,322[1] | ||||||
| Weather |
Clear with periodic clouds 22 °C (72 °F) 38% humidity[2] | ||||||
The 2016 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal, the 73rd season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition.[3] It was played on 21 May 2016 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[4][5]
Borussia Dortmund, who had lost in the two previous finals, faced Bayern Munich, the record title-holders. Bayern won 4–3 on penalties, as the match had finished 0–0 after extra time, giving Bayern their 18th title.[6][7][8]
With the win, Bayern completed the domestic double, and therefore played away to 2015–16 Bundesliga runners-up Dortmund in the 2016 DFL-Supercup on 14 August 2016.[9] Because Bayern qualified for the Champions League, the sixth-place team in the Bundesliga, Mainz 05, earns automatic qualification for the group stage of next year's edition of the UEFA Europa League, and the league's third qualifying round spot will go to the team in seventh, Hertha BSC.[10][11]
Background
It was Bayern's twenty-first final, with a record of seventeen wins, the most of any club, and three losses prior. Bayern's last final won was in 2014. It was Dortmund's eighth overall and third consecutive final, with a record of three wins and four losses prior. Dortmund's last final won was in 2012. This was the ninth match between Bayern and Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal, and the fourth final between them, all within the last eight years, having previously met in 2008, 2012, and 2014, making it the most common final. Of these, Bayern have won two (in 2008, winning 2–1 after extra time, and 2014, winning 2–0 after extra time), while Dortmund have won once (in 2012, winning 5–2).[12]
Bayern and Dortmund also met each other in the semi-finals of the previous season of the DFB-Pokal. The match finished 1–1 after extra time, and Dortmund won 2–0 on penalties.[13][14] The other matches between these two sides took place in 1966, where Bayern won 2–0 in the qualification round, 1981, where Bayern won 4–0 in the third round, 1992, where Dortmund won 5–4 on penalties in the second round as the match finished 2–2 after extra time, and 2013, where Bayern won 1–0 in the quarter-finals. This makes for a total of five wins for Bayern, and one win and two penalty shoot-out wins for Dortmund.[15]
The game was Bayern coach Pep Guardiola's final match, after three years in charge of the team.[16] Guardiola will go on to replace Manuel Pellegrini at Manchester City.[17] For Dortmund manager Thomas Tuchel, it was his first season in charge as coach. Guardiola praised Tuchel for an impressive season, finishing second in the Bundesliga and making it to the cup final.[18]
On 10 May 2016, it was announced that Dortmund defender Mats Hummels would be leaving the club at the end of the season. The cup final would be his last match for Dortmund, against his future club Bayern, whom he signed a five-year contract with, starting 1 July 2016.[19] Hummels himself was a Bayern youth product, but he only made one senior appearance before moving to Dortmund in 2008, initially on loan.[20][21] The transfer to Bayern was received negatively by many Dortmund fans, as he was the third Dortmund player to move to Bayern since 2013.[22]
Route to the final
The DFB-Pokal is a sixty-four team single-elimination knockout cup competition. There are a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams are drawn against each other in pots, and the winner after 90 minutes advances. If still tied, extra time, and if necessary penalties are used to determine the winner.[23]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Bayern Munich | Round | Borussia Dortmund | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Result | 2015–16 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| FC Nöttingen (A) | 3–1 | Round 1 | Chemnitzer FC (A) | 2–0 |
| VfL Wolfsburg (A) | 3–1 | Round 2 | SC Paderborn (H) | 7–1 |
| Darmstadt 98 (H) | 1–0 | Round of 16 | FC Augsburg (A) | 2–0 |
| VfL Bochum (A) | 3–0 | Quarter-finals | VfB Stuttgart (A) | 3–1 |
| Werder Bremen (H) | 2–0 | Semi-finals | Hertha BSC (A) | 3–0 |
Match
Details
Bayern Munich were the "home" team (for administrative purposes), as they played the first semi-final match.[24]
          Bayern Munich
|
     Borussia Dortmund
|
|
 |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Assistant referees:[1]
|
Match rules:[25]
|
Statistics
| Statistic | Bayern Munich | Borussia Dortmund |
|---|---|---|
| Goals scored | 0 | 0 |
| Total shots | 17 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 1 |
| Ball possession | 70% | 30% |
| Corner kicks | 7 | 4 |
| Fouls committed | 18 | 17 |
| Offsides | 4 | 3 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Sources: [6][26] | ||
References
- 1 2 3 4 "DFB-Pokal, 2015/2016, Finale" [DFB-Pokal, 2015–16 season, Final]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ↑ "Weather History for Berlin Schoenefeld, Germany". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ "Abschiede, Rekorde, Tränen: Alles dabei beim 73. DFB-Pokalfinale" [Farewells, records, tears: Everything included in the 73rd DFB-Pokal Final]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "Rahmenterminkalender 2015/16" [Season Calendar 2015–16] (PDF). bundesliga.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Bayern Munich 0-0 B Dortmund (pens 4-3)". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ↑ "Douglas Costa entscheidet den Elfmeter-Krimi" [Douglas Costa decides the penalty thriller]. kicker.de (in German). kicker. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "Video: Bayern zum 18. Mal DFB-Pokalsieger" [Video: Bayern are 18 time DFB-Pokal winners]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ↑ "Supercup BVB vs. FC Bayern am 14. August" [Supercup – BVB vs FC Bayern on 14 August]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "Strategic talks in Dubrovnik". UEFA.org. UEFA. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ↑ "1. Bundesliga - Spieltag / Tabelle" [Bundesliga – Matchday/Table]. kicker.de (in German). kicker. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "(West) Germany - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ "German Cup: Borussia Dortmund beat Bayern Munich on penalties". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ↑ "BVB steht dank Bayern-Ausrutschern im Finale" [BVB reaches final thanks to Bayern slips]. kicker.de (in German). kicker. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ↑ "Vergleich: Bayern München - Borussia Dortmund" [Comparison: Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ↑ "Pep Guardiola to leave Bayern Munich at end of the season". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ "Pep Guardiola to succeed Manuel Pellegrini as Manchester City boss". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "Guardiola hails Tuchel ahead of DFB-Pokal showdown". Goal.com. Perform Group. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ↑ "FC Bayern sign Mats Hummels". fcbayern.de. FC Bayern Munich. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ "Hummels to Dortmund: Former FCB youth makes loan move permanent". fcbayern.t-com.de. FC Bayern Munich. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ↑ "Borussia Dortmund sign Mats Hummels". imscouting.com. Football Central. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
- ↑ "Don't hold Bayern move against Hummels - it's a homecoming not a betrayal". Goal.com. Perform Group. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ↑ "Modus" [Mode]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Halbfinale fixiert: Bayern gegen Bremen am 19. April" [Semi-final scheduled: Bayern vs. Bremen on 19 April]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). dfb.de. German Football Association. p. 58. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ "Bayern München - Borussia Dortmund 4:3, DFB-Pokal, Saison 2015/16, 6.Spieltag - Spieldaten" [Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund 4–3, DFB-Pokal, 2015–16 season, Round 6, Performance data]. kicker.de (in German). kicker. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.