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]

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.

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
  • Babbel 70'
  • Basler 89'
 Report Salou 20'
Attendance: 75,800
Bayern Munich
MSV Duisburg
GK1Germany Oliver Kahn
SW10Germany Lothar Matthäus
CB2Germany Markus Babbel
CB5Germany Thomas Helmer (c)downward-facing red arrow 34'
RWB14Germany Mario Basler
LWB11France Bixente Lizarazudownward-facing red arrow 34'
CM16Germany Dietmar Hamann
CM6Germany Christian Nerlinger
CM18Germany Michael TarnatYellow card
SS7Germany Mehmet Scholldownward-facing red arrow 76'
CF9Brazil Giovane Élber
Substitutes:
GK12Germany Sven Scheuer
DF4Ghana Samuel Kuffour
MF8Germany Thomas Strunzupward-facing green arrow 76'
MF17Germany Thorsten Finkupward-facing green arrow 34'
FW19Germany Carsten JanckerYellow cardupward-facing green arrow 34'
FW20Italy Ruggiero Rizzitelli
FW21Germany Alexander Zickler
Manager:
Italy Giovanni Trapattoni
GK12Norway Thomas Gill
CB7Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Komljenović
CB4Germany Torsten Wohlert (c)
RWB24Germany Carsten Wolters
LWB3Germany Dietmar Hirsch
DM21Germany Thomas Vana
CM6Denmark Stig Tøfting
CM5Poland Tomasz Hajto
AM20Germany Michael Zeyer
CF18Germany Uwe Spies
CF9Togo Bachirou Saloudownward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutes:
GK29Lithuania Gintaras Staučė
DF13Germany Markus Reiter
DF17Germany Thomas Puschmann
MF12Germany Markus Osthoffupward-facing green arrow 73'
MF19Germany Jörg Neun
FW8Moldova Alexandru Popovici
FW25Sweden Niklas Skoog
Manager:
Germany 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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