The 2002 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2001–02 DFB-Pokal, the 59th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 11 May 2002 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[3] Schalke 04 won the match 4–2 against Bayer Leverkusen to claim their 4th cup title.

2002 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event2001–02 DFB-Pokal
Date11 May 2002 (2002-05-11)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
RefereeFranz-Xaver Wack (Biberbach)[1]
Attendance70,000
WeatherClear
17 °C (63 °F)
77% humidity[2]
2001
2003

Route to the final

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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).

Schalke 04 Round Bayer Leverkusen
Opponent Result 2001–02 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result
SC Freiburg Amateure (A) 1–0 Round 1 Jahn Regensburg (A) 3–0
Arminia Bielefeld (A) 2–1 Round 2 VfL Bochum (A) 3–2
Darmstadt 98 (A) 1–0 (a.e.t.) Round of 16 Hannover 96 (A) 2–1
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (H) 2–0 Quarter-finals 1860 Munich (H) 3–0
Bayern Munich (H) 2–0 (a.e.t.) Semi-finals 1. FC Köln (H) 3–1 (a.e.t.)

Match details

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Schalke 044–2Bayer Leverkusen
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Attendance: 70,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schalke 04
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bayer Leverkusen
GK 1   Oliver Reck   43'
RB 12   Marco van Hoogdalem   31'
CB 15   Tomasz Wałdoch (c)
CB 6   Tomasz Hajto   46'
LB 2   Nico Van Kerckhoven
DM 20   Jiří Němec   82'
RM 14   Gerald Asamoah   81'
LM 8   Jörg Böhme   28'
AM 7   Andreas Möller   75'
CF 11   Ebbe Sand
CF 22   Victor Agali   90'
Substitutes:
GK 13   Frode Grodås
DF 3   Aníbal Matellán
MF 16   Kristijan Đorđević
MF 17   Sven Vermant   81'
MF 18   Niels Oude Kamphuis   46'
MF 19   Mike Büskens
MF 24   Marc Wilmots   75'
Manager:
  Huub Stevens[note 1]
 
GK 1   Hans-Jörg Butt
RB 6   Boris Živković
CB 19   Lúcio
CB 28   Carsten Ramelow (c)   16'
LB 35   Diego Placente
RM 25   Bernd Schneider
CM 13   Michael Ballack
LM 8   Zé Roberto
AM 10   Yıldıray Baştürk   20'
CF 12   Dimitar Berbatov   63'   77'
CF 27   Oliver Neuville   67'
Substitutes:
GK 20   Frank Juric
DF 26   Zoltán Sebescen
DF 47   Thomas Kleine
MF 3   Marko Babić
MF 15   Jurica Vranješ
FW 9   Ulf Kirsten   77'
FW 23   Thomas Brdarić   90+1'   67'
Manager:
  Klaus Toppmöller[note 2]

Assistant referees:[1]
Günter Perl (Pullach)
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Stuttgart)

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.

Notes

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  1. ^ Huub Stevens was expelled by the referee in the 45th minute.
  2. ^ Klaus Toppmöller was expelled by the referee in the 61st minute.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bayer Leverkusen - FC Schalke 04 2:4 (DFB-Pokal 2001/2002, Final)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 11 May 2002. 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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