 TheOlympiastadion inBerlin hosted the final. | |||||||
| Event | 2024–25 DFB-Pokal | ||||||
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| Date | 24 May 2025 (2025-05-24) | ||||||
| Venue | Olympiastadion,Berlin | ||||||
| Referee | Christian Dingert(Lebecksmühle)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 74,036[2] | ||||||
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The2025 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the2024–25 DFB-Pokal, the 82nd season of the annual Germanfootball cup competition. The match was played on 24 May 2025 at theOlympiastadion inBerlin.[3][4]
The match featuredArminia Bielefeld, a3. Liga side, andVfB Stuttgart, aBundesliga side. Arminia Bielefeld, in their first final, became the fourth third-division side to reach the DFB-Pokal final.
VfB Stuttgart won the match 4–2 for their fourthDFB-Pokal title. As winners, they will host the2025 Franz Beckenbauer Supercup at the start of the following season, and will face the champion of the2024–25 Bundesliga,Bayern Munich. They also earned automatic qualification for the league phase of the2025–26 UEFA Europa League.[5]
In the following table, finals until 1943 were in the Tschammerpokal era, since 1953 were in the DFB-Pokal era.
| Team | Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| Arminia Bielefeld | None |
| VfB Stuttgart | 6 (1954,1958,1986,1997,2007,2013) |
Arminia Bielefeld reached their first German Cup final, becoming the first team from the3. Liga to do so. They are the fourth team from the third division to reach the DFB-Pokal final, followingHertha BSC Amateure in1993,Energie Cottbus in1997 andUnion Berlin in2001—each of whom lost.[6]
The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in asingle-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 ofextra time was played. If the score was still level, apenalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[7]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Arminia Bielefeld | Round | VfB Stuttgart | ||
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| Opponent | Result | 2024–25 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| Hannover 96 | 2–0 (H) | First round | Preußen Münster | 5–0 (A) |
| Union Berlin | 2–0 (H) | Second round | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2–1 (H) |
| SC Freiburg | 3–1 (H) | Round of 16 | Jahn Regensburg | 3–0 (A) |
| Werder Bremen | 2–1 (H) | Quarter-finals | FC Augsburg | 1–0 (H) |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2–1 (H) | Semi-finals | RB Leipzig | 3–1 (H) |
     Arminia Bielefeld |      VfB Stuttgart |
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