2009 DFB-Pokal Final

The final of the 2008–09 DFB-Pokal season was held on 30 May 2009 at the Olympiastadion, Berlin. Werder Bremen won with a 58th-minute goal from midfielder Mesut Özil. This was the club's sixth DFB-Pokal in its history, after victories in 1961, 1991, 1994, 1999 and 2004. This was Bayer Leverkusen's DFB-Pokal final loss of the decade, the other occurring in 2002. Werder Bremen lost the 2009 UEFA Cup final ten days prior to the DFB-Pokal final, losing to Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk.[3]

2009 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event2008–09 DFB-Pokal
Bayer Leverkusen Werder Bremen
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Date30 May 2009 (2009-05-30)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
RefereeHelmut Fleischer (Sigmertshausen)[1]
Attendance74,400
WeatherThunderstorms and rain
15 °C (59 °F)
94% humidity[2]

Route to the final

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).

Bayer Leverkusen Round Werder Bremen
Opponent Result 2008–09 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result
Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (A) 3–2 (a.e.t.) First round Eintracht Nordhorn (A) 9–3
FC Augsburg (A) 2–0 Second round Erzgebirge Aue (A) 2–1
Energie Cottbus (H) 3–1 Round of 16 Borussia Dortmund (A) 2–1
Bayern Munich (H) 4–2 Quarter-finals VfL Wolfsburg (A) 5–2
Mainz 05 (H) 4–1 (a.e.t.) Semi-finals Hamburger SV (A) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)

Match

Details
Bayer Leverkusen0–1Werder Bremen
Report Özil  58'
Attendance: 74,400
Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Sigmertshausen)
Bayer Leverkusen
Werder Bremen
GK1 René Adler
RB27 Gonzalo Castro 85'
CB20 Lukas Sinkiewicz
CB5 Manuel Friedrich
LB24 Michal Kadlec
RM8 Renato Augusto
CM23 Arturo Vidal 68' 85'
CM6 Simon Rolfes (c)
LM7 Tranquillo Barnetta
CF9 Patrick Helmes
CF11 Stefan Kießling 79'
Substitutes:
GK21 Gábor Király
DF2 Karim Haggui
DF3 Henrique
MF16 Pirmin Schwegler
MF25 Bernd Schneider
MF39 Toni Kroos 85'
FW29 Angelos Charisteas 85'
Manager:
Bruno Labbadia
GK1 Tim Wiese 90+2'
RB8 Clemens Fritz
CB15 Sebastian Prödl 37'
CB4 Naldo
LB2 Sebastian Boenisch
DM6 Frank Baumann (c) 60'
CM22 Torsten Frings 90+2'
CM11 Mesut Özil 87'
AM10 Diego
CF24 Claudio Pizarro
CF23 Hugo Almeida 90'
Substitutes:
GK33 Christian Vander
DF3 Petri Pasanen
DF25 Peter Niemeyer 84' 60'
MF16 Alexandros Tziolis 87'
FW9 Markus Rosenberg 90'
FW14 Aaron Hunt
FW34 Martin Harnik
Manager:
Thomas Schaaf

Assistant referees:[1]
Sönke Glindemann (Erftstadt)
Guido Kleve (Nordhorn)
Fourth official:[1]
Lutz Wagner (Kriftel)

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
  1. "Fleischer pfeift das Finale" [Fleischer officiates the final]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  3. "Shakhtar Donetsk claim Uefa Cup final glory over Werder Bremen". The Guardian. London. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  4. "Modus" [Mode]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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