2018 DFB-Pokal final

2018 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event2017–18 DFB-Pokal
Date19 May 2018 (2018-05-19)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
Man of the MatchAnte Rebić (Eintracht Frankfurt)[1]
RefereeFelix Zwayer (Berlin)[2]
Attendance74,322[3]
WeatherClear
20 °C (68 °F)
35% humidity[4]
2017
2019

The 2018 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal, the 75th season of the annual German football cup competition. The match was played on 19 May 2018 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[5][6]

The final featured Bayern Munich, the record winners of the competition, and Eintracht Frankfurt, the runners-up of the previous season, making it a rematch of the 2006 final. Eintracht Frankfurt won the match 3–1 to claim their fifth cup title.[7][8]

As winners, Frankfurt earned the right to host the 2018 edition of the DFL-Supercup at the start of the following season, facing the champions of the 2017–18 edition of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich. Frankfurt also earned automatic qualification for the group stage of the 2018–19 edition of the UEFA Europa League.[9]

  1. ^ "Volkswagen Data Service – Postmatch Finale: Bayern München 1–3 Eintracht Frankfurt (DFB-Pokal 2017/18)" [Volkswagen Data Service – Final post-match: Bayern Munich 1–3 Eintracht Frankfurt (2017–18 DFB-Pokal)] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. ^ "DFB-Pokalendspiele: Zwayer pfeift Finale in Berlin, Stolz in Köln" [DFB-Pokal finals: Zwayer officiates final in Berlin, Stolz in Cologne]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  3. ^ "DFB-Pokal, 2017/2018, Finale" [2017–18 DFB-Pokal, Final]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  6. ^ "DFB-Präsidium verabschiedet Rahmenterminkalender" [DFB board adopts framework schedule]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Im Video: Eintracht Frankfurt ist DFB-Pokalsieger" [In video: Eintracht Frankfurt is DFB-Pokal winner]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Erster Eintracht-Titel seit 30 Jahren" [First Eintracht title in 30 years]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Strategic talks in Dubrovnik". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

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