1998 DFB-Pokal Final

The 1998 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 1997–98 DFB-Pokal, the 55th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 16 May 1998 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[3] Bayern Munich won the match 2–1 against MSV Duisburg to claim their ninth cup title.

1998 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event1997–98 DFB-Pokal
Bayern Munich MSV Duisburg
2 1
Date16 May 1998 (1998-05-16)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
RefereeHartmut Strampe (Handorf)[1]
Attendance75,800
WeatherClear
18 °C (64 °F)
42% 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).

Bayern Munich Round MSV Duisburg
Opponent Result 1997–98 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result
DJK Waldberg (A) 16–1 Round 1 Rot-Weiss Essen (A) 2–1
VfL Wolfsburg (A) 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Round 2 VfL Bochum (H) 1–0
1. FC Kaiserslautern (A) 2–1 Round of 16 Eintracht Frankfurt (H) 1–0
Bayer Leverkusen (H) 2–0 Quarter-finals Carl Zeiss Jena (A) 2–1
VfB Stuttgart (H) 3–0 Semi-finals Eintracht Trier (A) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (10–9 p)

Match

Details
Bayern Munich2–1MSV Duisburg
 Report Salou  20'
Attendance: 75,800
Bayern Munich
MSV Duisburg
GK1 Oliver Kahn
SW10 Lothar Matthäus
CB2 Markus Babbel
CB5 Thomas Helmer (c) 34'
RWB14 Mario Basler
LWB11 Bixente Lizarazu 34'
CM16 Dietmar Hamann
CM6 Christian Nerlinger
CM18 Michael Tarnat
SS7 Mehmet Scholl 76'
CF9 Giovane Élber
Substitutes:
GK12 Sven Scheuer
DF4 Samuel Kuffour
MF8 Thomas Strunz 76'
MF17 Thorsten Fink 34'
FW19 Carsten Jancker 34'
FW20 Ruggiero Rizzitelli
FW21 Alexander Zickler
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni
GK12 Thomas Gill
CB7 Slobodan Komljenović
CB4 Torsten Wohlert (c)
RWB24 Carsten Wolters
LWB3 Dietmar Hirsch
DM21 Thomas Vana
CM6 Stig Tøfting
CM5 Tomasz Hajto
AM20 Michael Zeyer
CF18 Uwe Spies
CF9 Bachirou Salou 73'
Substitutes:
GK29 Gintaras Staučė
DF13 Markus Reiter
DF17 Thomas Puschmann
MF12 Markus Osthoff 73'
MF19 Jörg Neun
FW8 Alexandru Popovici
FW25 Niklas Skoog
Manager:
Friedhelm Funkel

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. "Schiedsrichter: Der erste war Berliner". DFB-Pokal: Das offizielle Stadionmagazin des Deutschen Fußball-Bundes. German Football Association. 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 16 May 1998. 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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