| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany | 
| Teams | 64 | 
| Defending champions | Bayern Munich | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Werder Bremen | 
| Runner-up | Bayer Leverkusen | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 | 
| Scoring leader(s) |  Ivica Olić  Edin Džeko (6 goals) | 
The 2008–09 DFB-Pokal was the 66th season of the annual German football cup competition. The competition began with the first round on 7 August 2008, and ended with Werder Bremen defeating Bayer Leverkusen, who for their part eliminated defending champions Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals, in the final at the Olympiastadion, Berlin on 30 May 2009. The winners of the 2008–09 DFB-Pokal would qualify to the fourth qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.
Due to a decision made in 2006,[1] reserve teams from professional clubs are no longer allowed to compete.
Participating clubs
The following 64 teams competed in the first round:
| Bundesliga the 18 clubs of the 2007–08 season | 2. Bundesliga the 18 clubs of the 2007–08 season | Fußball-Regionalliga the top 4 clubs of the 2007–08 season | 
|---|---|---|
| Winners of 21 regional cup competitions | ||
- 1 2 3 Finalists from the three regions with the most participating teams in their league competitions were also allowed to compete.
- ↑ ASV Bergedorf 85 qualified as regional cup finalists because winners FC St. Pauli Reserves were not allowed to compete.
- ↑ The football sections of Lüneburger SK, winner of the regional cup competition, and Lüneburger SV merged to create FC Hansa Lüneburg for the 2008–09 season.
- ↑ SV Niederauerbach qualified as regional cup finalists because winners 1. FC Kaiserslautern Reserves were not allowed to compete.
Draw
The draws for the different rounds were conducted as following:[2] For the first round, the participating teams were split into two pots. The first pot contained all teams which have qualified through their regional cup competitions, the teams which were promoted from the Regionalligen and the bottom four teams of the Second Bundesliga. Every team from this pot was drawn to a team from the second pot, which contained all remaining professional teams. The teams from the first pot were set as the home team in the process.
The two-pot scenario was also applied for the second round, with the remaining amateur teams in the first pot and the remaining professional teams in the other pot. Once one pot was empty, the remaining pairings were drawn from the other pot with the first-drawn team for a match serving as hosts. For the remaining rounds, the draw was conducted from just one pot. Any remaining amateur team were assigned as the home team if drawn against a professional team. In every other case, the first-drawn team served as hosts.
Matches
Times up to 25 October 2008 and from 29 March 2009 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 26 October 2008 to 28 March 2009 are CET (UTC+1).
First round
The draw for the first round was held on 6 July 2008.[3] Matches were played between 7 and 10 August 2008.[3]
| 7 August 2008 | SV Niederauerbach | 1–5 | 1. FC Köln | Sportpark Husterhöhe, Pirmasens | 
| 20:30 CEST | Simon  27' | Report | Antar  15' Petit  22' Paulus  43' (o.g.) Novaković  71' Scherz  79' | Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Markus Schmidt (Stuttgart) | 
| 8 August 2008 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 0–2 | SC Freiburg | Generali Sportpark, Unterhaching | 
| 20:30 CEST | Report | Jäger  41' Abdessadki  90+1' | Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Tobias Welz (Wiesbaden) | 
| 8 August 2008 | Preußen Münster | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | VfL Bochum | Preussenstadion, Münster | 
| 20:30 CEST | Penalty shootout:  Özkara  Wissing  Ivičević  Loose  Lauretta  Talarek  Remmert | Report | Penalty shootout:  Maltritz  Šesták  Pfertzel  Ono  Hashemian  Fuchs  Yahia | Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Bremen) | 
| 8 August 2008 | Erzgebirge Aue | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | FC St. Pauli | Erzgebirgsstadion, Aue | 
| 20:30 CEST | Penalty shootout:  Müller  Yigitusagi  Glasner  Kos  Paulus | Report | Eger  64' Penalty shootout:  Bruns  Ludwig  Trojan  Morena  Ebbers | Attendance: 8,800 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Berlin) | 
| 8 August 2008 | Kickers Offenbach | 1–0 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Bieberer Berg, Offenbach | 
| 20:30 CEST | Baier  13' | Report | Attendance: 7,660 Referee: Wolfgang Walz (Pfedelbach) | 
| 8 August 2008 | FSV Frankfurt | 2–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt | 
| 20:30 CEST | Ulm  52' Hillebrand  67' | Report | Heidrich  38'  59' | Attendance: 3,170 Referee: Christian Dingert (Thallichtenberg) | 
| 8 August 2008 | Eintracht Trier | 1–3 | Hertha BSC | Moselstadion, Trier | 
| 20:30 CEST | Lacroix  27' | Report | Pantelić  9' Lustenberger  60' Ebert  81' | Attendance: 5,830 Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken) | 
| 9 August 2008 | Eintracht Nordhorn | 3–9 | Werder Bremen | Stadion am Heideweg, Nordhorn | 
| 15:30 CEST | Brode  36' Novaku  81' Narcar  90' | Report | Rosenberg  6', 31', 55', 74' Almeida  15', 22', 50' Sanogo  71' Vranješ  75' | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Marc Seemann (Essen) | 
| 9 August 2008 | Holstein Kiel | 0–2 | Hansa Rostock | Holsteinstadion, Kiel | 
| 15:30 CEST | Report | Lechleiter  22' Schindler  83' | Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Norbert Grudzinski (Hamburg) | 
| 9 August 2008 | SV Babelsberg 03 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Mainz 05 | Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion, Babelsberg | 
| 15:30 CEST | Moritz  90+3' | Report | Feulner  90+2' Bogavac  107' | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Holger Henschel (Braunschweig) | 
| 9 August 2008 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 1–3 | Borussia Dortmund | Georg-Melches-Stadion, Essen | 
| 15:30 CEST | Lorenz  18' | Report | Hajnal  14' Kringe  60' Valdez  70' Sadrijaj  72' | Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Felix Brych (Munich) | 
| 9 August 2008 | Hallescher FC | 0–5 | Hannover 96 | Kurt-Wabbel-Stadion, Halle (Saale) | 
| 15:30 CEST | Report | Schlaudraff  10' Balitsch  47' Bruggink  69', 85' Hanke  76' | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Lutz Wagner (Kriftel) | 
| 9 August 2008 | VfB Fichte Bielefeld | 1–8 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Schüco-Arena, Bielefeld | 
| 15:30 CEST | Önen  66' | Report | Marin  7', 11', 17' (pen.) Colautti  9', 24' Rösler  18', 54' Brouwers  36' | Attendance: 8,100 Referee: Babak Rafati (Hannover) | 
| 9 August 2008 | FC Wegberg-Beeck | 1–4 | Alemannia Aachen | Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach | 
| 15:30 CEST | Meven  45' | Report | Lasnik  13' Auer  49' (73) Daun  90' | Attendance: 8,499 Referee: Christian Fischer (Hemer) | 
| 9 August 2008 | FC Ingolstadt | 1–3 | Hamburger SV | ESV-Stadion, Ingolstadt | 
| 15:30 CEST | Demir  33' Neuendorf  90+1' | Report | Olić  51', 53' Guerrero  90+1' | Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Jochen Drees (Münster-Sarmsheim) | 
| 9 August 2008 | FC Homburg | 0–3 | Schalke 04 | Waldstadion, Homburg (Saar) | 
| 19:30 CEST | Report | Farfán  45' Altıntop  55' Kurányi  67' | Attendance: 18,800 Referee: Michael Kempter (Sauldorf) | 
| 9 August 2008 | SC Pfullendorf | 0–3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ALNO-Arena, Pfullendorf | 
| 19:30 CEST | Report | Chris  2'  53' Liberopoulos  19' Russ  35'  45' | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Peter Sippel (Munich) | 
| 9 August 2008 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 0–3 | Energie Cottbus | Mommsenstadion, Berlin | 
| 19:30 CEST | Report | Rangelov  20', 72' Jelić  28' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann (Ingolstadt) | 
| 9 August 2008 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 2–1 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena | 
| 19:30 CEST | Schembri  50' Riemer  55' | Report | Lakić  78' Bellinghausen  81'  82' | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Georg Schalk (Augsburg) | 
| 9 August 2008 | SC Paderborn | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p) | FC Augsburg | Paragon Arena, Paderborn | 
| 19:30 CEST | Güvenisik  102' Penalty shootout:  Holst  Damjanović  Krecidlo  Güvenisik | Report | Szabics  116' Penalty shootout:  Szabics  Werner  Makarenko  Thurk | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Michael Weiner (Giesen) | 
| 10 August 2008 | SpVgg Ansbach | 0–5 | Karlsruher SC | Sportpark Ansbach, Ansbach | 
| 14:30 CEST | Report | Silva  13' Freis  16' Iashvili  37' (pen) Kapllani  56' Porcello  76' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Florian Steuer (Menden) | 
| 10 August 2008 | ASV Bergedorf 85 | 1–5 | MSV Duisburg | Sander Tannen, Hamburg-Bergedorf | 
| 14:30 CEST | de la Cuesta  85' | Report | Wagner  10' (59) Kouemaha  49' Adler  71' Salou  76' | Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Thomas Frank (Hannover) | 
| 10 August 2008 | TSG Neustrelitz | 0–2 | 1860 Munich | Parkstadion, Neustrelitz | 
| 14:30 CEST | Report | Lauth  22' Kučuković  23' | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Hannover) | 
| 10 August 2008 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 0–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Albstadion, Heidenheim | 
| 14:30 CEST | Report | Grafite  54' Sağlık  57', 75' | Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Thomas Metzen (Mechernich) | 
| 10 August 2008 | FC Oberneuland | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | TuS Koblenz | Vinnenweg, Bremen | 
| 16:00 CEST | Laabs  83' Penalty shootout:  Kilicaslan  Laabs  Cornelius  Aktas  Fossi  Pekrul | Report | Richter  70' Penalty shootout:  Mavrič  Richter  Fernández  Lomić  Bajić  Hartmann | Attendance: 987 Referee: Thorsten Schriever (Dorum) | 
| 10 August 2008 | ASV Durlach | 1–2 | Arminia Bielefeld | Turmbergstadion, Karlsruhe | 
| 16:00 CEST | Cetinkaya  77' (pen) | Report | Wichniarek  45+1' Sadik  51' Lamey  77'  87' | Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Tobias Christ (Kaiserslautern) | 
| 10 August 2008 | Darmstadt 98 | 0–2 | Wehen Wiesbaden | Böllenfalltor Stadion, Darmstadt | 
| 16:00 CEST | Report | Orahovac  68' Ahanfouf  85' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Sigmertshausen) | 
| 10 August 2008 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Bayer Leverkusen | Niederrheinstadion, Oberhausen | 
| 17:30 CEST | Lüttmann  90+3' Terranova  97' | Report | Augusto  69' Gekas  104' Helmes  111' | Attendance: 10,117 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne) | 
| 10 August 2008 | Chemnitzer FC | 0–1 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Stadion an der Gellertstraße, Chemnitz | 
| 17:30 CEST | Report | Ibišević  77' | Attendance: 6,758 Referee: Günter Perl (Pullach) | 
| 10 August 2008 | FC Hansa Lüneburg | 0–5 | VfB Stuttgart | Wilschenbruch, Lüneburg | 
| 17:30 CEST | Report | Lanig  11' Hilbert  27' Gómez  57', 78' Berger  83' (o.g.) | Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Berlin) | 
| 10 August 2008 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | 1. FC Nürnberg | Wersestadion, Ahlen | 
| 17:30 CEST | Penalty shootout:  Heithölter  Großkreutz  Toborg  Thioune  Di Gregorio | Report | Penalty shootout:  Mnari  Pinola  Masmanidis  Gygax | Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Markus Wingenbach (Diez) | 
| 10 August 2008 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 3–4 | Bayern Munich | Steigerwaldstadion, Erfurt | 
| 20:30 CEST | Cannizzaro  22' Bunjaku  47', 67' | Report | Lahm  6' Podolski  23' Klose  57' Kroos  80' | Attendance: 24,500 Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf) | 
Source: kicker.de (in German)
Second round
The draw for the second round was conducted on 24 August 2008.[4] The games were played on 23 and 24 September 2008.[4]
| 23 September 2008 | Erzgebirge Aue | 1–2 | Werder Bremen | Erzgebirgsstadion, Aue | 
| 19:00 CEST | F. Müller  7' | Report | Pizarro  26' Rosenberg  54' | Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach) | 
| 23 September 2008 | Energie Cottbus | 3–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Stadion der Freundschaft, Cottbus | 
| 19:00 CEST | Rangelov  42' (pen.) Skela  73' (pen.), 89' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 9,805 Referee: Michael Kempter (Sauldorf) | 
| 23 September 2008 | Mainz 05 | 3–1 | 1. FC Köln | Stadion am Bruchweg, Mainz | 
| 19:00 CEST | Bancé  61' Karhan  68' (pen) Peković  79' | Report | Mohamad  73' | Attendance: 19,300 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Kyllburg) | 
| 23 September 2008 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Hansa Rostock | Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt | 
| 19:00 CEST | Fenin  44' Caio  | Report | Kern  53', 101' | Attendance: 18,300 Referee: Felix Brych (Munich) | 
| 23 September 2008 | Schalke 04 | 2–0 | Hannover 96 | Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen | 
| 20:30 CEST | Westermann  56', 78' | Report | Attendance: 50,378 Referee: Jochen Drees (Münster-Sarmsheim) | 
| 23 September 2008 | 1860 Munich | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | MSV Duisburg | Allianz Arena, Munich | 
| 20:30 CEST | Penalty shootout:  Berhalter  Gebhart  Hoffmann  Ledgerwood  Bierofka | Report | Penalty shootout:  Tararache  Schlicke  Makiadi  Brzenska  Şahan | Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Florian Meyer (Burgdorf) | 
| 23 September 2008 | FC Augsburg | 0–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Rosenaustadion, Augsburg | 
| 20:30 CEST | Report | Kießling  36' Vidal  79' | Attendance: 11,117 Referee: Lutz Wagner (Kriftel) | 
| 24 September 2008 | Kickers Offenbach | 0–2 | Karlsruher SC | Bieberer Berg, Offenbach | 
| 19:00 CEST | Report | Iashvili  45' Porcello  58' | Attendance: 8,189 Referee: Marc Seemann (Essen) | 
| 24 September 2008 | FC Oberneuland | 0–7 | VfL Wolfsburg | Weserstadion Platz 11, Bremen | 
| 19:00 CEST | Report | Džeko  15', 20', 57', 75' Schäfer  26' Dejagah  67' Caiuby  89' | Attendance: 2,196 Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken) | 
| 24 September 2008 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 1–0 | Alemannia Aachen | BRITA-Arena, Wiesbaden | 
| 19:00 CEST | König  72' | Report | Attendance: 4,016 Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Bremen) | 
| 24 September 2008 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Hertha BSC | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund | 
| 19:00 CEST | Frei  7' (pen) Klimowicz  107' | Report | Pantelić  22' | Attendance: 30,012 Referee: Michael Weiner (Giesen) | 
| 24 September 2008 | Hamburger SV | 2–0 | VfL Bochum | HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg | 
| 19:00 CEST | Petrić  9', 90+2' | Report | Attendance: 33,820 Referee: Peter Sippel (Munich) | 
| 24 September 2008 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 1–0 | FSV Frankfurt | Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena | 
| 20:30 CEST | N. Petersen  25' | Report | Attendance: 5,852 Referee: Babak Rafati (Hannover) | 
| 24 September 2008 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 | Arminia Bielefeld | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart | 
| 20:30 CEST | Cacau  17' Marica  65' | Report | Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Günter Perl (Pullach) | 
| 24 September 2008 | Bayern Munich | 2–0 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Allianz Arena, Munich | 
| 20:30 CEST | Klose  7' Borowski  69' | Report | Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Berlin) | 
| 24 September 2008 | SC Freiburg | 3–1 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Dreisamstadion, Freiburg | 
| 20:30 CEST | Schwaab  68' (pen.) Türker  84' Idrissou  89' (pen.) | Report | Salihović  36' (pen) | Attendance: 15,400 Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg) | 
Source: kicker.de (in German)
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was conducted on 5 October 2008.[5] The games were played on 27 and 28 January 2009.[5]
| 27 January 2009 | Hamburger SV | 3–1 | 1860 Munich | HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg | 
| 19:00 CET | Olić  44', 78', 85' | Report | Bierofka  87' | Attendance: 48,058 Referee: Michael Weiner (Giesen) | 
| 27 January 2009 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 1–4 | Schalke 04 | Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena | 
| 19:00 CET | Schembri  68' Riemer  81' | Report | Farfán  19'  66' Rakitić  71' Kurányi  90+2' Asamoah  75' | Attendance: 17,600 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach) | 
| 27 January 2009 | SC Freiburg | 1–3 | Mainz 05 | Dreisamstadion, Freiburg | 
| 20:30 CET | Krmaš  71' | Report | Bungert  47' Bancé  65' Soto  81' | Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Peter Sippel (Munich) | 
| 27 January 2009 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–5 | Bayern Munich | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart | 
| 20:30 CET | Gómez  85' | Report | Schweinsteiger  14', 55' (pen.) Ribéry  16' Toni  43' Zé Roberto  59' Ribéry  21' | Attendance: 55,500 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Kyllburg) | 
| 28 January 2009 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–1 | Energie Cottbus | LTU Arena, Düsseldorf | 
| 19:00 CET | Helmes  12' Kadlec  29' Augusto  43' | Report | Skela  90+1' | Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding) | 
| 28 January 2009 | Borussia Dortmund | 1–2 | Werder Bremen | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund | 
| 19:00 CET | Frei  11' | Report | Almeida  62' Pizarro  80' | Attendance: 74,000 Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Berlin) | 
| 28 January 2009 | Karlsruher SC | 0–1 | Wehen Wiesbaden | Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe | 
| 20:30 CET | Report | König  73' | Attendance: 13,686 Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg) | 
| 28 January 2009 | VfL Wolfsburg | 5–1 | Hansa Rostock | Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg | 
| 20:30 CET | Grafite  58', 86' (pen.), 90' Bülow  66' (o.g.) Gentner  79' | Report | Fillinger  68' | Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Jochen Drees (Münster-Sarmsheim) | 
Last updated: 28 January 2009
Source: kicker.de
Quarter-finals
The draw was conducted on 1 February 2009.[6]
| Mainz 05 | 1–0 | Schalke 04 | 
|---|---|---|
| Bancé  88' | Report | 
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2–5 | Werder Bremen | 
|---|---|---|
| Džeko  10', 42' | Report | Diego  3', 55' (pen.) Özil  6' Pizarro  71', 89' | 
| Hamburger SV | 2–1 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 
|---|---|---|
| Kopilas  17' (o.g.) Petrić  37' | Report | Schwarz  85' | 
| Bayer Leverkusen | 4–2 | Bayern Munich | 
|---|---|---|
| Barnetta  54' Vidal  61' Helmes  70' Kießling  90+2' | Report | Lúcio  72' Klose  74' | 
Semi-finals
The draw was conducted on 7 March 2009.[7]
| Bayer Leverkusen | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Mainz 05 | 
|---|---|---|
| Charisteas  82' Vidal  92' Friedrich  104' Kadlec  117' | Report | Bancé  88' | 
| Hamburger SV | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Werder Bremen | 
|---|---|---|
| Olić  67' Jarolím  90+2' | Report | Mertesacker  11' | 
| Penalties | ||
| Mathijsen  Boateng  Olić  Jansen  | 1 – 3 |  Pizarro  Özil  Frings | 
Final
References
- ↑ "Neue dritte Liga wird zur Saison 2008/2009 eingeführt" (in German). Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
- ↑ "DFB Cup Men: Mode". DFB. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
- 1 2 "Erfurt zieht das große Los" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 6 July 2008. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
- 1 2 "Bayern trifft auf Nürnberg". Süddeutsche Zeitung. 24 August 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
- 1 2 "DFB-Pokal Auslosung am 5. Oktober" (in German). dpa. 30 September 2008. Archived from the original on 25 November 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
- ↑ "Leverkusen gegen den FC Bayern" (in German). kicker.de. 1 February 2009. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
- ↑ "Nord-Derby im Halbfinale" (in German). bundesliga.de. 7 March 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- DFB-Pokal on kicker.de (in German)