The 2014 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 2013–14 DFB-Pokal, the 71st season of Germany's premier football cup. It was played on 17 May at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
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| Event | 2013–14 DFB-Pokal | ||||||
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| After extra time | |||||||
| Date | 17 May 2014 | ||||||
| Venue | Olympiastadion, Berlin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Florian Meyer (Burgdorf)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 76,197 | ||||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy 17 °C (63 °F) 21% humidity[3] | ||||||
In the final, Borussia Dortmund played Bayern Munich. The winners would have earned a place in the group stage of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League, but both teams had already qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League via their league positions. Because of this, the three Europa League spots were passed down through league positions. This was the last season in which the cup runners-up would have qualified for the Europa League if the winners had already qualified for the Champions League.[4] The winners also earned the right to play in the 2014 DFL-Supercup; as Bayern had already won the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund became their opponents regardless of the result due to them also finishing as league runners-up.[5]
It was Dortmund's sixth final, of which they had won three, including their most recent in 2012 against Bayern. Bayern were the defending champions, and it was their 20th final.
Bayern Munich won a record 17th title,[6] after defeating Dortmund 2–0 after extra time.[7][8]
Route to the final
editThe 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.[9]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Borussia Dortmund | Round | Bayern Munich | ||
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| Opponent | Result | 2013–14 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| SV Wilhelmshaven (A) | 3–0 | First round | Schwarz-Weiß Rehden (A) | 5–0 |
| 1860 Munich (A) | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Second round | Hannover 96 (H) | 4–1 |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken (A) | 2–0 | Round of 16 | FC Augsburg (A) | 2–0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt (A) | 1–0 | Quarter-finals | Hamburger SV (A) | 5–0 |
| VfL Wolfsburg (H) | 2–0 | Semi-finals | 1. FC Kaiserslautern (H) | 5–1 |
Borussia Dortmund
editDortmund, of the Bundesliga, began their cup campaign on 3 August 2013, with a 3–0 away win over fourth-tier SV Wilhelmshaven, with three goals in the last 20 minutes from Kevin Großkreutz, Marvin Ducksch and Robert Lewandowski.[10] In the second round, away to 1860 München at the Allianz Arena, the game was goalless after 90 minutes.[11] Dortmund advanced with extra-time goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.[11] In Round 3, away to 1. FC Saarbrücken of the 3. Liga, Dortmund won with goals from Julian Schieber and Jonas Hofmann.[12] In the quarterfinals, Dortmund travelled to Eintracht Frankfurt, their first top-flight opponents of the campaign, winning by a late Aubameyang strike.[13] Their semifinal was their only home game of the run, won 2–0 on 15 April 2014 against VfL Wolfsburg with goals from Mkhitaryan and Lewandowski.[14][15]
Bayern Munich
editBayern Munich played their first-round match on 5 August 2013, away to fourth-tier BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden, Thomas Müller scoring a hat-trick in a 5–0 win with the other goals by Xherdan Shaqiri and Arjen Robben.[16] In the second round, they faced fellow Bundesliga team Hannover 96 at home, winning 4–1 with a Müller double and goals by Claudio Pizarro and Franck Ribéry.[17] Their third-round match was away to FC Augsburg, with Müller and Robben scoring to put Bayern into the quarterfinals.[18] There they played Hamburger SV away, and won 5–0, with a Mario Mandžukić hat-trick as well as goals by Dante and Robben.[19] Bayern played at home in the semifinal on 16 April, and beat 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5–1, with the goals shared between Bastian Schweinsteiger, Toni Kroos, Müller, Mandžukić and Mario Götze.[20]
Pre-match
editBayern Munich were without Thiago due to a knee ligament injury that he received in March.[21] The Saturday before the final, midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger strained a tendon in his left knee against VfB Stuttgart, ruling him out. Bayern's top scorer of the season, Mario Mandžukić, was dropped from the team and did not travel to Berlin to the final. Manager Pep Guardiola said "Basti is injured, a problem with his knee. Mandzukic is my decision. He was fit, he could play but we have 18 players and I will play with them".[22]
Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski, who had agreed to join Bayern Munich at the end of the season, was excused from some training for the final as a precaution to injury. Manager Jürgen Klopp said "We were very careful with him".[22]
Match
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References
edit- ^ a b "Die Statistiken zum DFB-Pokalfinale 2014" [The statistics of the 2014 DFB-Pokal final]. German Football Association (in German). 18 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Schiedsrichter Florian Meyer leitet DFB-Pokalfinale" [Referee Florian Meyer leads DFB-Pokal final]. focus.de (in German). Focus. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "Strategic talks in Dubrovnik". UEFA. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Bayern leave it late to win Double". ESPN. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "(West) Germany - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Bayern Munich". BBC Sport. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich – as it happened". Guardian. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Modus" [Mode]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Großkreutz durchbricht Siegls Siegel". kicker (in German). 3 August 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Aubameyang bricht das Bollwerk". kicker (in German). 24 September 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Tor und Assist für Duo Schieber/Hofmann". kicker (in German). 3 December 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Kopfball Kehl, Kopfball Aubameyang: Halbfinale!". kicker (in German). 11 February 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Dortmund reach German Cup final". ESPN. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ "Borussia Dortmund" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Müller schnürt einen Dreierpack [Müller scored a hat-trick]". kicker (in German). 5 August 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Müller ist in typischer Manier zur Stelle [Müller is on top form, in typical fashion]". kicker (in German). 25 September 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Robben trifft und leidet [Robben scores and suffers]". kicker (in German). 4 December 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Mandzukic macht HSV-Desaster perfekt [Mandzukic makes Hamburg's disaster perfect]". kicker (in German). 12 February 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Bayern München" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Thiago Alcantara: Spain midfielder to miss World Cup". BBC Sport. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund set for German Cup final". BBC Sport. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
External links
edit- Official website
- Match report at kicker.de (in German)
- Match report at WorldFootball.net
- Match report at Fussballdaten.de (in German)