| German Supercup | |||||||
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 Match programme cover | |||||||
| Event | DFL-Supercup | ||||||
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| Date | 14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) | ||||||
| Venue | Signal Iduna Park,Dortmund | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Manuel Neuer(Bayern Munich)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Tobias Welz (Wiesbaden)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 81,360[3] | ||||||
| Weather | Clear 19 °C (66 °F) 52%humidity[4] | ||||||
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The2016 DFL-Supercup was the seventh edition of the German Super Cup under the nameDFL-Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season'sBundesliga andDFB-Pokal competitions. The match was played on 14 August 2016 at theSignal Iduna Park inDortmund.[5]
It featuredBayern Munich, the winners of the2015–16 Bundesliga (and the2015–16 DFB-Pokal), who had lost the three previous super cups and last won in2012, and2015–16 Bundesliga runners-upBorussia Dortmund, who last won in2014. Dortmund qualified as league runners-up by virtue of Bayern winning the league and cup double.
Bayern Munich won the DFL-Supercup 2–0 for their fifth title.[6]
In the following table, matches until 1996 were in the DFB-Supercup era, since 2010 were in the DFL-Supercup era.
| Team | Qualification | Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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| Borussia Dortmund | 2015–16 Bundesliga runners-up | 7 (1989,1995,1996,2011,2012,2013,2014)[a] |
| Bayern Munich | 2015–16 Bundesliga champions and2015–16 DFB-Pokal winners | 9 (1987,1989,1990,1994,2010,2012,2013,2014,2015)[b] |
It was Dortmund's eighth DFL-Supercup, with a record of five wins and two losses prior. It was Bayern's fifth consecutive and tenth overall DFL-Supercup, with a record of four wins and five losses prior. This was the fifth DFL-Supercup between Dortmund and Bayern, having previously met in1989,2012,2013, and2014. Of these, Dortmund have won three (in 1989, 2013, and 2014), while Bayern have won once (2012).[7]
This was the first official match forCarlo Ancelotti as head coach of Bayern.[8]
Arturo Vidal scored the opening goal for Bayern Munich in the 58th minute with a low right foot finish from six yards out after his initial shot from just outside the penalty box was parried by goalkeeperRoman Bürki back into his path.[9]Thomas Müller got the second in the 79th minute with a close range finish from inside the six yard box after a knock down header fromMats Hummels following a corner.[10]
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[2] | Match rules[11]
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| Statistic[12] | Borussia Dortmund | Bayern Munich |
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| Goals scored | 0 | 2 |
| Total shots | 20 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 5 |
| Saves | 3 | 5 |
| Ball possession | 56% | 44% |
| Corner kicks | 7 | 2 |
| Fouls committed | 15 | 18 |
| Offsides | 2 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
