2012 DFB-Pokal Final

2012 DFB-Pokal Final
	Match programme cover
Event	2011–12 DFB-Pokal
Date	12 May 2012
Venue	Olympiastadion, Berlin
Referee	Peter Gagelmann (Bremen)
Attendance	75,708
Weather	Clear; 11 °C (52 °F); 41% humidity
	← 2011 2013 →

The 2011–12 DFB-Pokal, the 62nd season of Germany's premier football cup competition, came to a close on 12 May 2012 when Borussia Dortmund played against Bayern Munich at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

Borussia Dortmund won 5–2, their third DFB-Pokal triumph and the completion of their first Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double.^[3]^[4]^[5]

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).

Borussia Dortmund		Round	Bayern Munich
Opponent	Result	2011–12 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
SV Sandhausen (A)	3–0	First round	Eintracht Braunschweig (A)	3–0
Dynamo Dresden (H)	2–0	Second round	FC Ingolstadt (H)	6–0
Fortuna Düsseldorf (A)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Round of 16	VfL Bochum (A)	2–1
Holstein Kiel (A)	4–0	Quarter-finals	VfB Stuttgart (A)	2–0
Greuther Fürth (A)	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Semi-finals	Borussia Mönchengladbach (A)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)

Match[]

Details[]

12 May 2012

20:00 CEST

Borussia Dortmund	5–2	Bayern Munich
Kagawa 3' Hummels 41' (pen.) Lewandowski 45+1', 58', 81'	Report	Robben 25' (pen.) Ribéry 75'

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 75,708

Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Bremen)

Borussia Dortmund

Bayern Munich


GK	1	Roman Weidenfeller	23'	34'
RB	26	Łukasz Piszczek
CB	4	Neven Subotić
CB	15	Mats Hummels	83'
LB	29	Marcel Schmelzer
CM	21	İlkay Gündoğan
CM	5	Sebastian Kehl (c)
RW	16	Jakub Błaszczykowski		84'
AM	23	Shinji Kagawa		81'
LW	19	Kevin Großkreutz
CF	9	Robert Lewandowski
Substitutes:
GK	20	Mitchell Langerak		34'
DF	27	Felipe Santana
MF	7	Moritz Leitner
MF	11	Mario Götze
MF	14	Ivan Perišić		84'
MF	22	Sven Bender		81'
FW	18	Lucas Barrios
Manager:
Jürgen Klopp


GK	1	Manuel Neuer
RB	21	Philipp Lahm (c)
CB	17	Jérôme Boateng
CB	28	Holger Badstuber	51'
LB	27	David Alaba		69'
CM	31	Bastian Schweinsteiger	70'
CM	30	Luiz Gustavo		46'
RW	10	Arjen Robben
AM	39	Toni Kroos
LW	7	Franck Ribéry
CF	33	Mario Gómez
Substitutes:
GK	22	Hans-Jörg Butt
DF	13	Rafinha
DF	26	Diego Contento		69'
MF	23	Danijel Pranjić
MF	25	Thomas Müller		46'
MF	44	Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
FW	11	Ivica Olić
Manager:
Jupp Heynckes

Assistant referees:^[1]
Matthias Anklam (Buchholz in der Nordheide)
Sascha Thielert (Buchholz in der Nordheide)
Fourth official:^[1]
Marco Fritz (Korb)

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.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Schiedsrichter Gagelmann pfeift DFB-Pokalfinale" [Referee Gagelmann officiates DFB-Pokal final]. focus.de (in German). Focus. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
^ "Lewandowski hat-trick secures domestic double for Jurgen Klopp's men". Goal.com. 12 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
^ "Bayern Munich shaken to the core by Borussia Dortmund humiliation". Guardian. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
^ "Borussia Dortmund 5-2 Bayern Munich". ESPN. 12 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
^ "Modus" [Mode]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

External links[]

Official website
Match report at kicker.de (in German)
Match report at WorldFootball.net
Match report at Fussballdaten.de (in German)

[referees-1] "Schiedsrichter Gagelmann pfeift DFB-Pokalfinale" [Referee Gagelmann officiates DFB-Pokal final]. focus.de (in German). Focus. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[2] "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2017.

[3] "Lewandowski hat-trick secures domestic double for Jurgen Klopp's men". Goal.com. 12 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

[4] "Bayern Munich shaken to the core by Borussia Dortmund humiliation". Guardian. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

[5] "Borussia Dortmund 5-2 Bayern Munich". ESPN. 12 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

[6] "Modus" [Mode]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

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