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| Event | 2019–20 DFB-Pokal | ||||||
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| Date | 4 July 2020 (2020-07-04) | ||||||
| Venue | Olympiastadion,Berlin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Robert Lewandowski(Bayern Munich)[1][2] | ||||||
| Referee | Tobias Welz (Wiesbaden)[3] | ||||||
| Attendance | 0[note 1] | ||||||
| Weather | Fair 22 °C (72 °F) 60%humidity[4] | ||||||
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The2020 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the2019–20 DFB-Pokal, the 77th season of the annual Germanfootball cup competition. The match was played on 4 July 2020 at theOlympiastadion inBerlin.[5][6] Though originally scheduled for 23 May 2020, theGerman Football Association postponed the final on 24 April due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Germany.[7] On 11 May 2020, the DFB Executive Committee approved a resumption of the competition, with the final scheduled for 4 July, subject to political approval, using a hygiene concept similar to that implemented by theDFL in theBundesliga and2. Bundesliga. As with other competitions, the match was playedbehind closed doors without any spectators.[8][9] Due to the postponement, the match was the firstDFB-Pokal final to take place after June since1974.[5]
The match featuredBundesliga clubsBayer Leverkusen, in their first final since2009, andBayern Munich, the title holders and record-winners of the competition in their third consecutive final. Bayern Munich won the final 4–2 to win a second consecutive and record 20th overall DFB-Pokal title.[10]
With the win, Bayern completed their 13thdomestic double (later completing a second continentaltreble), and played at home against2019–20 Bundesliga runners-upBorussia Dortmund in the2020 DFL-Supercup. Because Bayern had already qualified for theChampions League through the Bundesliga, the sixth-place team in the Bundesliga,1899 Hoffenheim, earned qualification for the group stage of the2020–21 edition of theUEFA Europa League, and the league's second qualifying round spot went to the team in seventh,VfL Wolfsburg.[11]
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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| Bayer Leverkusen | 3 (1993,2002,2009) |
| Bayern Munich | 23 (1957,1966,1967,1969,1971,1982,1984,1985,1986,1998,1999,2000,2003,2005,2006,2008,2010,2012,2013,2014,2016,2018,2019) |
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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.[12]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Bayer Leverkusen | Round | Bayern Munich | ||
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| Opponent | Result | 2019–20 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| Alemannia Aachen (A) | 4–1 | First round | Energie Cottbus (A) | 3–1 |
| SC Paderborn (H) | 1–0 | Second round | VfL Bochum (A) | 2–1 |
| VfB Stuttgart (H) | 2–1 | Round of 16 | 1899 Hoffenheim (H) | 4–3 |
| Union Berlin (H) | 3–1 | Quarter-finals | Schalke 04 (A) | 1–0 |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken (A) | 3–0 | Semi-finals | Eintracht Frankfurt (H) | 2–1 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2–4 | Bayern Munich |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[3] |
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| Statistic[15] | Bayer Leverkusen | Bayern Munich |
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| Goals scored | 2 | 4 |
| Total shots | 7 | 17 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 7 |
| Saves | 3 | 1 |
| Ball possession | 50% | 50% |
| Corner kicks | 3 | 5 |
| Fouls committed | 15 | 14 |
| Offsides | 7 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
