The 2003 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2002–03 DFB-Pokal, the 60th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 31 May 2003 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[3] Bayern Munich won the match 3–1 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern to claim their 11th cup title.

2003 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event2002–03 DFB-Pokal
Date31 May 2003 (2003-05-31)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
RefereeLutz Michael Fröhlich (Berlin)[1]
Attendance70,490
WeatherMostly cloudy
22 °C (72 °F)
83% humidity[2]
2002
2004

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 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Opponent Result 2002–03 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result
Werder Bremen Amateure (A) 3–0 Round 1 USC Paloma (A) 5–0
Hannover 96 (H) 2–1 Round 2 Energie Cottbus (A) 1–0
Schalke 04 (H) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) Round of 16 SC Freiburg (H) 2–0
1. FC Köln (H) 8–0 Quarter-finals VfL Bochum (A) 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)
Bayer Leverkusen (H) 3–1 Semi-finals Werder Bremen (H) 3–0

Match edit

Details edit

Bayern Munich3–11. FC Kaiserslautern
Report Klose   80'
Attendance: 70,490
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bayern Munich
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. FC Kaiserslautern
GK 1   Oliver Kahn (c)
RB 2   Willy Sagnol
CB 25   Thomas Linke
CB 4   Samuel Kuffour
LB 3   Bixente Lizarazu   84'
DM 16   Jens Jeremies   18'   76'
RM 23   Owen Hargreaves
CM 13   Michael Ballack
LM 11   Zé Roberto   76'
CF 9   Giovane Élber
CF 14   Claudio Pizarro
Substitutes:
GK 22   Bernd Dreher
DF 18   Michael Tarnat   84'
MF 7   Mehmet Scholl   76'
MF 8   Niko Kovač
MF 17   Thorsten Fink   76'
MF 21   Markus Feulner
MF 31   Bastian Schweinsteiger
Manager:
  Ottmar Hitzfeld
 
GK 12   Tim Wiese
RB 24   Harry Koch (c)   44'   46'
CB 20   Tomasz Kłos
CB 2   Nzelo Hervé Lembi
LB 3   Bill Tchato
DM 18   Markus Anfang   24'
CM 7   Marian Hristov   78'
CM 10   Lincoln   63'
RW 11   Miroslav Klose   61'
CF 9   Vratislav Lokvenc
LW 32   José Dominguez   81'
Substitutes:
GK 1   Georg Koch
DF 4   Aleksander Knavs
MF 17   Ratinho
MF 23   Thomas Riedl   46'
MF 30   Mario Basler
FW 14   Selim Teber   81'
FW 22   Christian Timm   63'
Manager:
  Eric Gerets

Assistant referees:[1]
Manuel Gräfe (Berlin)
Olaf Blumenstein (Berlin)
Fourth official:[1]
Torsten Koop (Lüttenmark)

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. ^ a b c "DFB-Pokal-Splitter: Bundespräsident überreichte den Pokal" [DFB-Pokal Splitter: Federal President handed over the trophy]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 31 May 2003. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 31 May 2003. 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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