The 1998 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1997–98 DFB-Pokal, the 55th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 16 May 1998 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[3] Bayern Munich won the match 2–1 against MSV Duisburg to claim their ninth cup title.

1998 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event1997–98 DFB-Pokal
Date16 May 1998 (1998-05-16)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
RefereeHartmut Strampe (Handorf)[1]
Attendance75,800
WeatherClear
18 °C (64 °F)
42% humidity[2]
1997
1999

Route to the final edit

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 MSV Duisburg
Opponent Result 1997–98 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result
DJK Waldberg (A) 16–1 Round 1 Rot-Weiss Essen (A) 2–1
VfL Wolfsburg (A) 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Round 2 VfL Bochum (H) 1–0
1. FC Kaiserslautern (A) 2–1 Round of 16 Eintracht Frankfurt (H) 1–0
Bayer Leverkusen (H) 2–0 Quarter-finals Carl Zeiss Jena (A) 2–1
VfB Stuttgart (H) 3–0 Semi-finals Eintracht Trier (A) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (10–9 p)

Match edit

Details edit

Bayern Munich2–1MSV Duisburg
  • Babbel   70'
  • Basler   89'
Report Salou   20'
Attendance: 75,800
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bayern Munich
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MSV Duisburg
GK 1   Oliver Kahn
SW 10   Lothar Matthäus
CB 2   Markus Babbel
CB 5   Thomas Helmer (c)   34'
RWB 14   Mario Basler
LWB 11   Bixente Lizarazu   34'
CM 16   Dietmar Hamann
CM 6   Christian Nerlinger
CM 18   Michael Tarnat  
SS 7   Mehmet Scholl   76'
CF 9   Giovane Élber
Substitutes:
GK 12   Sven Scheuer
DF 4   Samuel Kuffour
MF 8   Thomas Strunz   76'
MF 17   Thorsten Fink   34'
FW 19   Carsten Jancker     34'
FW 20   Ruggiero Rizzitelli
FW 21   Alexander Zickler
Manager:
  Giovanni Trapattoni
 
GK 12   Thomas Gill
CB 7   Slobodan Komljenović
CB 4   Torsten Wohlert (c)
RWB 24   Carsten Wolters
LWB 3   Dietmar Hirsch
DM 21   Thomas Vana
CM 6   Stig Tøfting
CM 5   Tomasz Hajto
AM 20   Michael Zeyer
CF 18   Uwe Spies
CF 9   Bachirou Salou   73'
Substitutes:
GK 29   Gintaras Staučė
DF 13   Markus Reiter
DF 17   Thomas Puschmann
MF 12   Markus Osthoff   73'
MF 19   Jörg Neun
FW 8   Alexandru Popovici
FW 25   Niklas Skoog
Manager:
  Friedhelm Funkel

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 edit

  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. 16 May 1998. 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.

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