Bayern Munich against Borussia Dortmund – they don’t come much bigger than that. On Saturday, the two German heavyweights lock horns once more in the DFB Cup final. The match at Berlin’s Olympiastadion gets underway at 20:00 CET and will be broadcast live on ARD and on Sky. To whet your appetite ahead of the match, DFB.de presents eleven facts about the 71st DFB Cup final.
The cup record: FC Bayern have taken part in 20 of the 71 finals to date – more than any other club. The Bavarians also hold the record for the most DFB Cup victories with 16. Borussia Dortmund, meanwhile, could lift the cup for a fourth time on Saturday, which would bring them level with 1. FC Nürnberg, 1. FC Köln and Eintracht Frankfurt. Apart from Bayern, only FC Schalke 04 (5) and SV Werder Bremen (6) will have won more finals than Dortmund if they beat Bayern this weekend.
The head-to-head record: Saturday’s game is the 102nd competitive match between FC Bayern and BVB. The Munich club are streets ahead in the head-to-head record, winning 46 compared to Dortmund’s 25, while 30 matches have ended in a draw. The Westphalians won the most recent encounter between the sides on Matchday 30, prevailing 3-0 in Munich through goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Marco Reus and Jonas Hofmann. Bayern had won the corresponding fixture by the same scoreline earlier in the season, courtesy of strikes from Mario Götze, Arjen Robben and Thomas Müller. In the DFB Cup, Bayern have won four of the seven encounters between the teams, with Dortmund winning two.
The finals: This is the fourth time in six years that Bayern and Dortmund have faced each other in a final. A Luca Toni brace helped the Bavarians beat BVB 2-1 after extra time in the 2008 DFB Cup final, but Dortmund gained their revenge in 2012 as Robert Lewandowski bagged a hat-trick in a 5-2 success. Twelve months later, a late Arjen Robben strike secured another 2-1 victory for Bayern in the 2013 Champions League final.
The road to Berlin: The Bavarians started their cup campaign with a 5-0 win over fourth-tier outfit BSV SW Rehden. Three consecutive victories over top-flight opponents followed, as Bayern beat Hannover 96 4-1 at home and FC Augsburg 2-0 away, before cruising to a 5-0 success at Hamburger SV. A one-sided semi-final against second-division 1. FC Kaiserslautern ended in a 5-1 victory.
Dortmund have yet to concede in the 2013/14 DFB Cup. BVB beat fourth-division SV Wilhelmshaven 3-0, before winning 2-0 at TSV 1860 München after extra time. A victory by the same scoreline over third-division 1. FC Saarbrücken in the last 16 was followed by a 1-0 success at Eintracht Frankfurt and a 2-0 semi-final win over VfL Wolfsburg.
The internationals: Seven Bayern players were included in Germany’s preliminary World Cup squad, including captain Philipp Lahm and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Jerome Boateng, Mario Götze, Toni Kroos, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Thomas Müller were also named in the squad. Six Dortmund stars were called up to the 30-man selection, namely Roman Weidenfeller, Erik Durm, Kevin Großkreutz, Mats Hummels, Marcel Schmelzer and Marco Reus. Mitch Langerak (Australia) and Sokratis (Greece) are also set to represent their countries in Brazil, while Bayern’s Dante (Brazil), Franck Ribery (France), Arjen Robben (Netherlands), Mario Mandzukic (Croatia), Daniel van Buyten (Belgium) and Javi Martinez are all likely to take part in football’s showcase event in Brazil. Bayern midfielder Thiago is also in with a shout of making the final Spain squad.
The goalscorers: Thomas Müller leads the way in the DFB Cup scoring charts this season. The Bayern and Germany star has found the net on seven occasions so far, including two penalties. Müller’s team-mate Mario Mandzukic has grabbed four. BVB, meanwhile, have not been quite as prolific in front of goal: Robert Lewandowski and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who both got on the score sheet in the 2-0 win over VfL Wolfsburg in the semi-final, have scored twice so far, as has Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. However, Lewandowski goes into Saturday’s game in Berlin having been crowned top scorer in the Bundesliga last weekend. The Polish international netted 20 in the league – two more than Mario Mandzukic – and scored a hat-trick the last time the two teams met in the DFB Cup final in 2012.
The coaches: Josep “Pep” Guardiola could clinch his fourth title in his first season with Bayern, having already won the UEFA Super Cup, the Club World Cup and the league title. As a player, the 43-year-old won six league titles and two Spanish cups with FC Barcelona, as well as the European Cup and the European Cup Winners’ Cup. Guardiola was the first coach to win six titles in the space of a year when his Barcelona side lifted the league title, the Spanish Cup, the Spanish Super Cup, the Champions League, the Club World Cup and the UEFA Super Cup in 2009. Guardiola held the reins for six years at Barcelona, before taking over at Bayern on 1 July 2013 following a 12-month sabbatical.
Jürgen Klopp has been Borussia Dortmund’s head coach since 1 July 2008. During that time, the 46-year-old has led BVB to two league titles (in 2011 and 2012) and one DFB Cup in 2012. Last season, his Borussia team reached the final of the Champions League, which they lost 2-1 to Bayern. Klopp’s coaching career began at FSV Mainz 05 in 2001. With Klopp at the helm, Mainz were promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time in their history in 2004, before qualifying for the UEFA Cup for the first time ever in the 2005/06 season. Klopp spent his entire playing career in the German second division, scoring 52 goals in 315 appearances for FSV Mainz.
The referee: Florian Meyer will referee the final. The 45-year-old, who lives in Burgdorf in Lower Saxony and has been selected to officiate the match alongside his assistants Frank Willenborg, Christoph Bornhorst and fourth official Christian Dingert, also took charge of the 2005 final, which ended in a 2-1 win for Bayern over Schalke. Meyer is the sixth referee to officiate two DFB Cup finals.
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Bayern Munich against Borussia Dortmund – they don’t come much bigger than that. On Saturday, the two German heavyweights lock horns once more in the DFB Cup final. The match at Berlin’s Olympiastadion gets underway at 20:00 CET and will be broadcast live on ARD and on Sky. To whet your appetite ahead of the match, DFB.de presents eleven facts about the 71st DFB Cup final.
The cup record: FC Bayern have taken part in 20 of the 71 finals to date – more than any other club. The Bavarians also hold the record for the most DFB Cup victories with 16. Borussia Dortmund, meanwhile, could lift the cup for a fourth time on Saturday, which would bring them level with 1. FC Nürnberg, 1. FC Köln and Eintracht Frankfurt. Apart from Bayern, only FC Schalke 04 (5) and SV Werder Bremen (6) will have won more finals than Dortmund if they beat Bayern this weekend.
The head-to-head record: Saturday’s game is the 102nd competitive match between FC Bayern and BVB. The Munich club are streets ahead in the head-to-head record, winning 46 compared to Dortmund’s 25, while 30 matches have ended in a draw. The Westphalians won the most recent encounter between the sides on Matchday 30, prevailing 3-0 in Munich through goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Marco Reus and Jonas Hofmann. Bayern had won the corresponding fixture by the same scoreline earlier in the season, courtesy of strikes from Mario Götze, Arjen Robben and Thomas Müller. In the DFB Cup, Bayern have won four of the seven encounters between the teams, with Dortmund winning two.
The finals: This is the fourth time in six years that Bayern and Dortmund have faced each other in a final. A Luca Toni brace helped the Bavarians beat BVB 2-1 after extra time in the 2008 DFB Cup final, but Dortmund gained their revenge in 2012 as Robert Lewandowski bagged a hat-trick in a 5-2 success. Twelve months later, a late Arjen Robben strike secured another 2-1 victory for Bayern in the 2013 Champions League final.
The road to Berlin: The Bavarians started their cup campaign with a 5-0 win over fourth-tier outfit BSV SW Rehden. Three consecutive victories over top-flight opponents followed, as Bayern beat Hannover 96 4-1 at home and FC Augsburg 2-0 away, before cruising to a 5-0 success at Hamburger SV. A one-sided semi-final against second-division 1. FC Kaiserslautern ended in a 5-1 victory.
Dortmund have yet to concede in the 2013/14 DFB Cup. BVB beat fourth-division SV Wilhelmshaven 3-0, before winning 2-0 at TSV 1860 München after extra time. A victory by the same scoreline over third-division 1. FC Saarbrücken in the last 16 was followed by a 1-0 success at Eintracht Frankfurt and a 2-0 semi-final win over VfL Wolfsburg.
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The internationals: Seven Bayern players were included in Germany’s preliminary World Cup squad, including captain Philipp Lahm and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Jerome Boateng, Mario Götze, Toni Kroos, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Thomas Müller were also named in the squad. Six Dortmund stars were called up to the 30-man selection, namely Roman Weidenfeller, Erik Durm, Kevin Großkreutz, Mats Hummels, Marcel Schmelzer and Marco Reus. Mitch Langerak (Australia) and Sokratis (Greece) are also set to represent their countries in Brazil, while Bayern’s Dante (Brazil), Franck Ribery (France), Arjen Robben (Netherlands), Mario Mandzukic (Croatia), Daniel van Buyten (Belgium) and Javi Martinez are all likely to take part in football’s showcase event in Brazil. Bayern midfielder Thiago is also in with a shout of making the final Spain squad.
The goalscorers: Thomas Müller leads the way in the DFB Cup scoring charts this season. The Bayern and Germany star has found the net on seven occasions so far, including two penalties. Müller’s team-mate Mario Mandzukic has grabbed four. BVB, meanwhile, have not been quite as prolific in front of goal: Robert Lewandowski and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who both got on the score sheet in the 2-0 win over VfL Wolfsburg in the semi-final, have scored twice so far, as has Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. However, Lewandowski goes into Saturday’s game in Berlin having been crowned top scorer in the Bundesliga last weekend. The Polish international netted 20 in the league – two more than Mario Mandzukic – and scored a hat-trick the last time the two teams met in the DFB Cup final in 2012.
The coaches: Josep “Pep” Guardiola could clinch his fourth title in his first season with Bayern, having already won the UEFA Super Cup, the Club World Cup and the league title. As a player, the 43-year-old won six league titles and two Spanish cups with FC Barcelona, as well as the European Cup and the European Cup Winners’ Cup. Guardiola was the first coach to win six titles in the space of a year when his Barcelona side lifted the league title, the Spanish Cup, the Spanish Super Cup, the Champions League, the Club World Cup and the UEFA Super Cup in 2009. Guardiola held the reins for six years at Barcelona, before taking over at Bayern on 1 July 2013 following a 12-month sabbatical.
Jürgen Klopp has been Borussia Dortmund’s head coach since 1 July 2008. During that time, the 46-year-old has led BVB to two league titles (in 2011 and 2012) and one DFB Cup in 2012. Last season, his Borussia team reached the final of the Champions League, which they lost 2-1 to Bayern. Klopp’s coaching career began at FSV Mainz 05 in 2001. With Klopp at the helm, Mainz were promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time in their history in 2004, before qualifying for the UEFA Cup for the first time ever in the 2005/06 season. Klopp spent his entire playing career in the German second division, scoring 52 goals in 315 appearances for FSV Mainz.
The referee: Florian Meyer will referee the final. The 45-year-old, who lives in Burgdorf in Lower Saxony and has been selected to officiate the match alongside his assistants Frank Willenborg, Christoph Bornhorst and fourth official Christian Dingert, also took charge of the 2005 final, which ended in a 2-1 win for Bayern over Schalke. Meyer is the sixth referee to officiate two DFB Cup finals.
The venue: Berlin’s Olympiastadion has hosted the DFB Cup final since 1985. Just a few weeks ago, the German Football Association extended their contract with the capital city until 2020. Saturday’s clash between Bayern and Dortmund is the 36th DFB Cup final to be staged in Berlin.
The fans: The Olympiastadion will be sold out on Saturday, with a crowd of 76,197 fans expected to pack into the stadium. The German FA alone received over 300,000 ticket applications. Two years ago, the DFB Cup final set a television viewing record, with more than 13.5 million people in Germany watching Dortmund’s 5-2 victory over Bayern in 2012 on TV. This year, the DFB Cup final will be broadcast in 182 countries – more than ever before.
The revenue: Their previous DFB Cup success earned Bayern around €12 million in TV revenue. This year, Bayern and BVB have made over €6 million through TV and marketing alone. Bayern’s overall income is higher, as four of their cup games were broadcast on free TV, while only one Dortmund match was broadcast on ARD – their semi-final victory over VfL Wolfsburg. The winner of Saturday’s final is set to receive €3.2 million, while the loser will pocket €2.6 million.
