2013 DFB-Pokal Final

The 2013 DFB-Pokal Final was an association football match that took place on 1 June 2013 between Bayern Munich and VfB Stuttgart at the Olympiastadion in Berlin to decide the winners of the 2012–13 DFB-Pokal.

2013 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event2012–13 DFB-Pokal
Bayern Munich VfB Stuttgart
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Date1 June 2013 (2013-06-01)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
RefereeManuel Gräfe (Berlin)[1]
Attendance74,420
WeatherPartly cloudy
17 °C (63 °F)
86% humidity[2]

Bayern Munich won the game 3–2, claiming the cup for the 16th time. The win, combined with earlier titles in the Champions League and Bundesliga, allowed Bayern Munich to complete a continental treble. The feat had never been achieved by a German team before, and had only been achieved by six other European teams.

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.[3]

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Bayern Munich Round VfB Stuttgart
Opponent Result 2012–13 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result
Jahn Regensburg (A) 4–0 First round SV Falkensee-Finkenkrug (A) 5–0
1. FC Kaiserslautern (H) 4–0 Second round FC St. Pauli (H) 3–0
FC Augsburg (A) 2–0 Round of 16 1. FC Köln (H) 2–1
Borussia Dortmund (H) 1–0 Quarter-finals VfL Bochum (H) 2–0
VfL Wolfsburg (H) 6–1 Semi-finals SC Freiburg (H) 2–1

Match

Summary

For the final, Bayern Munich was without the services of Dante and Luiz Gustavo, who were playing for the Brazil national team. Additionally, Mario Gómez, normally a reserve, was given the start over Mario Mandžukić. Even so, VfB Stuttgart was considered a massive underdog before the match began.[4]

Munich came out pressing, just missing a goal five minutes in. Stuttgart pressed back, narrowly missing on two scoring chances. Another scoring chance by Munich failed and the score remained 0–0 after 35 minutes. At the 37-minute mark, Thomas Müller got the scoring underway for Munich with a penalty, kicking the ball low to the right and sending the goalkeeper the wrong way.[4] Just after half-time, Gómez made it 2–0 when he turned in a Philipp Lahm cross from the right. At the 61-minute mark, Gómez scored again making the match 3–0 with a low, right-footed shot after the ball was crossed low from the right by Thomas Müller and seemingly putting the game out of reach for Stuttgart, prompting Munich fans to start celebrating in the stands.[4]

A headed goal by Martin Harnik from a cross from the left got Stuttgart on the board with 19 minutes to play. With ten minutes remaining, substitute Shinji Okazaki's shot hit the goal post. Harnik was there for the rebound, kicking the ball straight into goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, and then converting on the second attempt low right footed, making it a 3–2 game. Substitute Anatoliy Tymoshchuk came on for Munich as manager Jupp Heynckes tried to stop Stuttgart's momentum. Stuttgart did not seriously threaten for the rest of the match.[4]

The win gave Munich their 16th DFB-Pokal title.[5] The match was Heynckes' final game as manager of Munich.[4] Seven days prior to the match, Munich had won the Champions League title. Earlier, they dominated the Bundesliga, securing the title earlier in the season than any previous team. Winning the DFB-Pokal thus completed a continental treble by Munich.[4] They are just the seventh European team ever, and first German team, to complete the treble.[5] Celtic was the first team to accomplish the feat in 1967. Since then, Ajax (1972), PSV Eindhoven (1988), Manchester United (1999), Barcelona (2009 and 2015) and Internazionale (2010) have accomplished the feat.[5]

Details
Bayern Munich3–2VfB Stuttgart
 Report Harnik  71', 80'
Attendance: 74,420
Bayern Munich
VfB Stuttgart
GK1 Manuel Neuer
RB21 Philipp Lahm (c)
CB5 Daniel Van Buyten
CB17 Jérôme Boateng
LB27 David Alaba
CM8 Javi Martínez
CM31 Bastian Schweinsteiger 50'
RW10 Arjen Robben 83'
AM25 Thomas Müller
LW7 Franck Ribéry 90+1'
CF33 Mario Gómez 62'
Substitutes:
GK22 Tom Starke
DF13 Rafinha
DF26 Diego Contento
MF11 Xherdan Shaqiri 90+1'
MF44 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk 83'
FW9 Mario Mandžukić 90+4' 62'
FW14 Claudio Pizarro
Manager:
Jupp Heynckes
GK1 Sven Ulreich
RB24 Antonio Rüdiger
CB5 Serdar Tasci (c)
CB6 Georg Niedermeier
LB21 Cristian Molinaro 67'
CM20 Christian Gentner
CM15 Arthur Boka 85'
RW7 Martin Harnik
AM44 Alexandru Maxim 62'
LW16 Ibrahima Traoré 36' 75'
CF9 Vedad Ibišević 90+1'
Substitutes:
GK22 Marc Ziegler
DF2 Gōtoku Sakai 67'
DF12 Benedikt Röcker
MF4 William Kvist
MF26 Raphael Holzhauser
MF31 Shinji Okazaki 62'
FW18 Cacau 75'
Manager:
Bruno Labbadia

Assistant referees:[1]
Guido Kleve (Nordhorn)
Thorsten Schiffner (Konstanz)
Fourth official:[1]
Guido Winkmann (Kerken)

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. "Gräfe leitet Finale zwischen München und Stuttgart" [Grafe leads final between Munich and Stuttgart]. focus.de (in German). Focus. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  3. "Modus" [Mode]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. Jason Le Miere (1 June 2013). "Bayern Survive Late Scare To Complete Unique Treble". International Business Tomes. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  5. "Bayern Munich wins first ever treble". Fox Sports. Associated Press. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
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