2003 DFB-Pokal final

2003 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event2002–03 DFB-Pokal
Bayern Munich 1. FC Kaiserslautern
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Date31 May 2003 (2003-05-31)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
RefereeLutz Michael Fröhlich (Berlin)[1]
Attendance70,490
WeatherMostly cloudy
22 °C (72 °F)
83% humidity[2]
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The 2003 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2002–03 DFB-Pokal, the 60th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 31 May 2003 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[3] Bayern Munich won the match 3–1 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern to claim their 11th 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.[4]

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Bayern Munich Round 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Opponent Result 2002–03 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result
Werder Bremen Amateure (A) 3–0 Round 1 USC Paloma (A) 5–0
Hannover 96 (H) 2–1 Round 2 Energie Cottbus (A) 1–0
Schalke 04 (H) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) Round of 16 SC Freiburg (H) 2–0
1. FC Köln (H) 8–0 Quarter-finals VfL Bochum (A) 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)
Bayer Leverkusen (H) 3–1 Semi-finals Werder Bremen (H) 3–0

Match

Details

Bayern Munich3–11. FC Kaiserslautern
 Report Klose 80'
Attendance: 70,490
Bayern Munich
1. FC Kaiserslautern
GK 1 Germany Oliver Kahn (c)
RB 2 France Willy Sagnol
CB 25 Germany Thomas Linke
CB 4 Ghana Samuel Kuffour
LB 3 France Bixente Lizarazu downward-facing red arrow 84'
DM 16 Germany Jens Jeremies Yellow card 18' downward-facing red arrow 76'
RM 23 England Owen Hargreaves
CM 13 Germany Michael Ballack
LM 11 Brazil Zé Roberto downward-facing red arrow 76'
CF 9 Brazil Giovane Élber
CF 14 Peru Claudio Pizarro
Substitutes:
GK 22 Germany Bernd Dreher
DF 18 Germany Michael Tarnat upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 7 Germany Mehmet Scholl upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 8 Croatia Niko Kovač
MF 17 Germany Thorsten Fink upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 21 Germany Markus Feulner
MF 31 Germany Bastian Schweinsteiger
Manager:
Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld
GK 12 Germany Tim Wiese
RB 24 Germany Harry Koch (c) Yellow card 44' downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 20 Poland Tomasz Kłos
CB 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo Nzelo Hervé Lembi
LB 3 Cameroon Bill Tchato
DM 18 Germany Markus Anfang Yellow card 24'
CM 7 Bulgaria Marian Hristov Red card 78'
CM 10 Brazil Lincoln downward-facing red arrow 63'
RW 11 Germany Miroslav Klose Yellow card 61'
CF 9 Czech Republic Vratislav Lokvenc
LW 32 Portugal José Dominguez downward-facing red arrow 81'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Germany Georg Koch
DF 4 Slovenia Aleksander Knavs
MF 17 Brazil Ratinho
MF 23 Germany Thomas Riedl upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 30 Germany Mario Basler
FW 14 Germany Selim Teber upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 22 Germany Christian Timm upward-facing green arrow 63'
Manager:
Belgium Eric Gerets

Assistant referees:[1]
Manuel Gräfe (Berlin)
Olaf Blumenstein (Berlin)
Fourth official:[1]
Torsten Koop (Lüttenmark)

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

  1. ^ a b c "DFB-Pokal-Splitter: Bundespräsident überreichte den Pokal" [DFB-Pokal Splitter: Federal President handed over the trophy]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 31 May 2003. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 31 May 2003. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Modus" [Mode]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.