The 2018 DFL-Supercup was the ninth edition of the German super cup under the name DFL-Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal competitions. The match was played on 12 August 2018.[5]
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Event | DFL-Supercup | ||||||
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Date | 12 August 2018 | ||||||
Venue | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt | ||||||
Man of the Match | Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)[1] | ||||||
Referee | Marco Fritz (Korb)[2] | ||||||
Attendance | 51,500[3] | ||||||
Weather | Partly cloudy 24 °C (75 °F) 36% humidity[4] | ||||||
The DFL-Supercup featured Eintracht Frankfurt, the winners of the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal, and Bayern Munich, the winners of the 2017–18 Bundesliga and two-time defending champions of the DFL-Supercup.
Bayern Munich won the match 5–0 for their third consecutive and seventh overall title.
Teams
editIn the following table, matches until 1996 were in the DFB-Supercup era, since 2010 were in the DFL-Supercup era.
Team | Qualification | Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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Eintracht Frankfurt | 2017–18 DFB-Pokal winners | 1 (1988) |
Bayern MunichTH | 2017–18 Bundesliga champions | 11 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) |
Background
editThis was the first competitive match for incoming Bayern manager Niko Kovač, who left Eintracht Frankfurt the previous season after leading them to the DFB-Pokal title over future employers Bayern Munich.
Match
editDetails
editEintracht Frankfurt | 0–5 | Bayern Munich |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[2]
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Match rules[6]
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Statistics
editStatistic[7] | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bayern Munich |
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Goals scored | 0 | 5 |
Total shots | 8 | 13 |
Shots on target | 1 | 7 |
Saves | 2 | 1 |
Ball possession | 32% | 68% |
Corner kicks | 3 | 5 |
Fouls committed | 8 | 9 |
Offsides | 0 | 2 |
Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "FC Bayern München gewinnt den Supercup: Rekordmeister in beeindruckender Frühform" [Bayern Munich win the Supercup: record champions in an impressive early form]. Bundesliga (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 13 August 2018. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
Besonders Robert Lewandowski avancierte mit drei Treffern zum überragenden Spieler des Spiels (transl. Notably Robert Lewandowski advanced with three goals as the outstanding player of the match)
- ^ a b c d e "Fritz pfeift Supercup in Frankfurt" [Fritz officiates Supercup in Frankfurt]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Bayern München – 12 August 2018". Soccerway. Perform Group. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Frankfurt / Main, Germany History". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Supercup 2018 am 12. August in Frankfurt" [2018 Supercup on 12 August in Frankfurt]. DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. p. 241. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Bayern Munich – Football Match Stats – August 12, 2018". ESPN. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.