The 2004 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 2003–04 DFB-Pokal, the 61st season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 29 May 2004 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Werder Bremen won the match 3–2 against second-division Alemannia Aachen, giving them their 5th cup title.
Route to the final The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a single-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 of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Werder Bremen Round Alemannia Aachen Opponent Result 2003–04 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result Ludwigsfelder FC (A) 9–1 Round 1 Rot-Weiß Erfurt (A) 1–1 VfL Wolfsburg (H) 3–1 Round 2 1860 Munich (H) 1–1 Hertha BSC (H) 6–1 Round of 16 Eintracht Braunschweig (A) 5–0 Greuther Fürth (A) 3–2 Quarter-finals Bayern Munich (H) 2–1 VfB Lübeck (H) 3–2 Semi-finals Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) 1–0
Match
Details
GK 1 Andreas ReinkeRB 7 Paul StalteriCB 20 Mladen KrstajićCB 25 Valérien Ismaël LB 27 Christian Schulz DM 6 Frank Baumann (c)CM 24 Tim Borowski CM 4 Fabian ErnstAM 10 Johan MicoudCF 17 Ivan Klasnić CF 32 AíltonSubstitutes:GK 16 Pascal BorelDF 19 Viktor Skrypnyk MF 21 Holger WehlageMF 26 Simon RolfesFW 9 Angelos Charisteas FW 18 Markus DaunFW 38 Nelson Valdez Manager: Thomas Schaaf GK 1 Stephan StraubRB 6 Willi Landgraf CB 3 Alexander Klitzpera CB 12 George Mbwando LB 33 Stefan Blank DM 2 Frank PaulusCM 7 Ivica GrlićCM 5 Dennis Brinkmann AM 10 Karlheinz Pflipsen (c) CF 11 Erik Meijer CF 17 Bachirou SalouSubstitutes:GK 24 Dirk MemmersheimDF 4 Quido LanzaatMF 8 Eric van der Luer MF 21 Cristian Fiél MF 22 Kai MichalkeFW 9 Daniel Gómez FW 31 Emmanuel KrontirisManager: Jörg Berger
Assistant referees: Mike Pickel (Mendig) Christian Soltow (Hamburg) Fourth official: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.
References
External links Match report at kicker.de Match report at WorldFootball.net Match report at Fussballdaten.de