1999 DFB-Pokal final

1999 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event1998–99 DFB-Pokal
After extra time
Werder Bremen won 5–4 on penalties
Date12 June 1999 (1999-06-12)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
RefereeJürgen Aust (Cologne)[1]
Attendance75,841
WeatherLight rain
15 °C (59 °F)
82% humidity[2]

The 1999 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1998–99 DFB-Pokal, the 56th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 12 June 1999 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[3] Werder Bremen won the match 5–4 on penalties against Bayern Munich, following a 1–1 draw after extra time, to claim their 4th cup title.

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).

Bayern Munich Round Werder Bremen
Opponent Result 1998–99 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result
LR Ahlen (A) 5–0 Round 1 Bayer Leverkusen Amateure (A) 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Greuther Fürth (A) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Round 2 Hansa Rostock (H) 3–2
MSV Duisburg (A) 4–2 Round of 16 Fortuna Düsseldorf (H) 3–2
VfB Stuttgart (H) 3–0 Quarter-finals Tennis Borussia Berlin (H) 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (A) 3–1 Semi-finals VfL Wolfsburg (A) 1–0

Match

Details

Bayern Munich1–1 (a.e.t.)Werder Bremen
Jancker 45' Report Maksymov 4'
Penalties
4–5
Attendance: 75,841
Referee: Jürgen Aust (Cologne)
Bayern Munich
Werder Bremen
GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c)
SW 10 Lothar Matthäus
CB 25 Thomas Linke
CB 4 Samuel Kuffour  37'
RWB 2 Markus Babbel
LWB 18 Michael Tarnat
CM 11 Stefan Effenberg
CM 16 Jens Jeremies  57'
RW 14 Mario Basler   114'
LW 7 Mehmet Scholl  84'
CF 19 Carsten Jancker
Substitutes:
GK 12 Sven Scheuer
MF 17 Thorsten Fink  57'
MF 20 Hasan Salihamidžić  84'
FW 21 Alexander Zickler
FW 24 Ali Daei  37'
Manager:
Ottmar Hitzfeld
GK 1 Frank Rost
RB 3 Raphaël Wicky
CB 8 Bernhard Trares
CB 6 Jens Todt
LB 13 Andree Wiedener
DM 5 Dieter Eilts (c)
DM 23 Christoph Dabrowski  69'
RM 22 Torsten Frings
AM 18 Andi Herzog  45'
LM 7 Yuriy Maksymov
CF 17 Marco Bode
Substitutes:
GK 12 Stefan Brasas
DF 30 Paweł Wojtala  45'
MF 4 Dirk Flock
MF 20 Christian Brand
MF 24 Sven Benken
FW 9 Rade Bogdanović  69'
FW 32 Aílton
Manager:
Thomas Schaaf

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

  1. ^ "Schiedsrichter: Der erste war Berliner". DFB-Pokal: Das offizielle Stadionmagazin des Deutschen Fußball-Bundes. German Football Association. 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 12 June 1999. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Modus" [Mode]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.