2010 DFB-Pokal final

The 2009–10 DFB-Pokal season came to a close on 15 May 2010 when Bayern Munich played defending champions Werder Bremen at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Bayern thrashed Bremen 4-0 with goals from Robben, Olić, Ribéry, and Schweinsteiger. The title capped off a successful season, with Bayern winning the domestic double of the Fußball-Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal. These successes were Bayern's 22nd league and 15th cup titles.^[3] Bayern were also in line for The Treble but lost to Internazionale of Milan, 2-0 in the Champions League Final^[4] at Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on 22 May.^[5]

2010 DFB-Pokal Final

Match programme cover
Event	2009–10 DFB-Pokal
Werder Bremen Bayern Munich 0 4
Date	15 May 2010 (2010-05-15)
Venue	Olympiastadion, Berlin
Referee	Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne)^[1]
Attendance	75,420
Weather	Light rain 8 °C (46 °F) 89% humidity^[2]
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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.^[6]

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

Werder Bremen		Round	Bayern Munich
Opponent	Result	2009–10 DFB-Pokal	Opponent	Result
Union Berlin (A)	5–0	First round	SpVgg Neckarelz (A)	3–1
FC St. Pauli (H)	2–1	Second round	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (H)	5–0
1. FC Kaiserslautern (H)	3–0	Round of 16	Eintracht Frankfurt (A)	4–0
1899 Hoffenheim (H)	2–1	Quarter-finals	Greuther Fürth (H)	6–2
FC Augsburg (H)	2–0	Semi-finals	Schalke 04 (A)	1–0 (a.e.t.)

Match

Details

15 May 2010 (2010-05-15)

20:00 CEST

Werder Bremen	0–4	Bayern Munich
	Report	Robben   35' (pen.) Olić   51' Ribéry   63' Schweinsteiger   83'

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 75,420

Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne)

Werder Bremen

Bayern Munich

GK 1   Tim Wiese RB 8   Clemens Fritz   66' CB 29   Per Mertesacker CB 4   Naldo LB 2   Sebastian Boenisch CM 22   Torsten Frings (c)   56'   76' CM 44   Philipp Bargfrede   46' RW 6   Tim Borowski   68'   70' AM 11   Mesut Özil LW 14   Aaron Hunt   54' CF 24   Claudio Pizarro Substitutes: GK 42   Felix Wiedwald DF 15   Sebastian Prödl DF 16   Aymen Abdennour MF 10   Marko Marin   54' MF 20   Daniel Jensen   70' MF 25   Peter Niemeyer FW 23   Hugo Almeida   46' Manager:   Thomas Schaaf

GK 22   Hans-Jörg Butt RB 21   Philipp Lahm CB 5   Daniel Van Buyten CB 6   Martín Demichelis LB 28   Holger Badstuber CM 17   Mark van Bommel (c)   11' CM 31   Bastian Schweinsteiger RW 10   Arjen Robben   86' AM 25   Thomas Müller   77' LW 7   Franck Ribéry CF 11   Ivica Olić   19'   80' Substitutes: GK 1   Michael Rensing DF 26   Diego Contento MF 8   Hamit Altıntop   86' MF 23   Danijel Pranjić MF 44   Anatoliy Tymoshchuk   77' FW 18   Miroslav Klose   80' FW 33   Mario Gómez Manager:   Louis van Gaal

Assistant referees:^[1] Detlef Scheppe (Wenden) Christian Fischer (Hemer) Fourth official:^[1] Jochen Drees (Münster-Sarmsheim)

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. "Thorsten Kinhöfer pfeift DFB-Pokalfinale" [Thorsten Kinhöfer officiates DFB-Pokal final]. focus.de (in German). Focus. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
2. "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
3. "Start". 19 March 2014.
4. "Bayern Munich 0-2 Inter Milan". 22 May 2010.
5. "Champions League Final: Inter Milan Beats Bayern Munich, 2-0". 22 May 2010.
6. "Modus" [Mode]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

External links

• Match report at kicker.de (in German)
• Match report at WorldFootball.net
• Match report at Fussballdaten.de (in German)