The 2009–10 DFB-Pokal season came to a close on 15 May 2010 when Bayern Munich played defending champions Werder Bremen at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Bayern thrashed Bremen 4-0 with goals from Robben, Olić, Ribéry, and Schweinsteiger. The title capped off a successful season, with Bayern winning the domestic double of the Fußball-Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal. These successes were Bayern's 22nd league and 15th cup titles. Bayern were also in line for The Treble but lost to Internazionale of Milan, 2-0 in the Champions League Final at Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on 22 May.
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 Bayern Munich Opponent Result 2009–10 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result Union Berlin (A) 5–0 First round SpVgg Neckarelz (A) 3–1 FC St. Pauli (H) 2–1 Second round Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (H) 5–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern (H) 3–0 Round of 16 Eintracht Frankfurt (A) 4–0 1899 Hoffenheim (H) 2–1 Quarter-finals Greuther Fürth (H) 6–2 FC Augsburg (H) 2–0 Semi-finals Schalke 04 (A) 1–0
Match
Details
GK 1 Tim WieseRB 8 Clemens Fritz CB 29 Per MertesackerCB 4 NaldoLB 2 Sebastian BoenischCM 22 Torsten Frings (c) CM 44 Philipp Bargfrede RW 6 Tim Borowski AM 11 Mesut ÖzilLW 14 Aaron Hunt CF 24 Claudio PizarroSubstitutes:GK 42 Felix WiedwaldDF 15 Sebastian PrödlDF 16 Aymen AbdennourMF 10 Marko Marin MF 20 Daniel Jensen MF 25 Peter NiemeyerFW 23 Hugo Almeida Manager: Thomas Schaaf GK 22 Hans-Jörg ButtRB 21 Philipp LahmCB 5 Daniel Van BuytenCB 6 Martín DemichelisLB 28 Holger BadstuberCM 17 Mark van Bommel (c) CM 31 Bastian SchweinsteigerRW 10 Arjen Robben AM 25 Thomas Müller LW 7 Franck RibéryCF 11 Ivica Olić Substitutes:GK 1 Michael RensingDF 26 Diego ContentoMF 8 Hamit Altıntop MF 23 Danijel PranjićMF 44 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk FW 18 Miroslav Klose FW 33 Mario GómezManager: Louis van Gaal
Assistant referees: Detlef Scheppe (Wenden) Christian Fischer (Hemer) Fourth official: Jochen Drees (Münster-Sarmsheim)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