2001 DFB-Pokal final

2001 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event2000–01 DFB-Pokal
Date26 May 2001 (2001-05-26)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
RefereeHermann Albrecht (Kaufbeuren)[1]
Attendance73,011
WeatherClear
22 °C (72 °F)
29% humidity[2]

The 2001 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2000–01 DFB-Pokal, the 58th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 26 May 2001 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[3] Schalke 04 won the match 2–0 against Union Berlin to claim their 3rd 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).

Union Berlin Round Schalke 04
Opponent Result 2000–01 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (H) 2–0 Round 1 TSV Rain am Lech (A) 7–0
Greuther Fürth (H) 1–0 Round 2 FC St. Pauli (A) 3–1 (a.e.t.)
SSV Ulm (H) 4–2 Round of 16 Borussia Dortmund (H) 2–1
VfL Bochum (H) 1–0 Quarter-finals 1. FC Magdeburg (A) 1–0
Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) Semi-finals VfB Stuttgart (A) 3–0

Match

Details

Union Berlin0–2Schalke 04
Report Böhme 53', 58' (pen.)
Attendance: 73,011
Union Berlin
Schalke 04
GK 26 Sven Beuckert  59'
SW 18 Jens Tschiedel  81'
CB 33 Tom Persich
CB 11 Daniel Ernemann  47'  56'
RWB 24 Emil Kremenliev
LWB 3 Ronny Nikol
CM 4 Steffen Menze (c)
CM 16 Hristo Koilov
AM 6 Chibuike Okeke
CF 7 Harun Isa  70'
CF 22 Božidar Đurković
Substitutes:
GK 20 Robert Wulnikowski
DF 2 Gert Müller
DF 21 Adalbert Zafirov
MF 5 Marko Tredup  81'
MF 9 Michael Zechner  70'
MF 19 Jiří Balcárek
FW 25 Daniel Teixeira  56'
Manager:
Georgi Vasilev
GK 1 Oliver Reck
RB 18 Niels Oude Kamphuis
CB 6 Tomasz Hajto  43'
CB 12 Marco van Hoogdalem
LB 2 Nico Van Kerckhoven  87'
DM 20 Jiří Němec  84'
RM 14 Gerald Asamoah  71'  80'
CM 7 Andreas Möller
LM 8 Jörg Böhme
CF 11 Ebbe Sand (c)
CF 21 Émile Mpenza
Substitutes:
GK 13 Frode Grodås
DF 3 Radoslav Látal  80'
DF 10 Olaf Thon  84'
DF 23 Markus Happe
MF 5 Sven Kmetsch
MF 19 Mike Büskens  87'
FW 9 Youri Mulder
Manager:
Huub Stevens

Assistant referees:[1]
Josef Maier (Munich)
Heiner Müller (Bilsdorf)

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. ^ a b "1. FC Union Berlin - FC Schalke 04 0:2 (DFB-Pokal 2000/2001, Final)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 26 May 2001. 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.