| Country | Germany | ||
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| Teams | 64 | ||
| Champions | Werder Bremen | ||
| Runner-up | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Matches played | 63 | ||
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The DFB-Pokal 2008–09 is the sixty-sixth season of the annual nationwide cup competition. It started with the first match of the First Round between 5th division side SV Niederauerbach and 1. FC Köln on 7 August 2008 and ended with Werder Bremen defeating Bayer Leverkusen in the final at Olympic Stadium, Berlin on 30 May 2009. The winners of DFB Cup 2008–09 will qualify to the fourth qualifying round of UEFA Europa League 2009–10.
Due to a decision made in 2006,[1] reserve teams from professional clubs are not allowed to compete any more.
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The following 64 teams competed in Round 1:
1 Finalists from the three regions with the most participating teams in their league competitions were also allowed to compete
2 ASV Bergedorf 85 qualified as regional cup finalists because winners FC St. Pauli Reserves were not allowed to compete.
3 The football sections of Lüneburger SK, winner of the regional cup competition, and Lüneburger SV merged to create FC Hansa Lüneburg for the 2008–09 season.
4 SV Niederauerbach qualified as regional cup finalists because winners 1. FC Kaiserslautern Reserves were not allowed to compete.
The draws for the different rounds were conducted as following[2]: For the first round, the participating teams were split into two pots. The first pot contained all teams which have qualified through their regional cup competitions, the teams which were promoted from the Regionalligen and the bottom four teams of the Second Bundesliga. Every team from this pot was drawn to a team from the second pot, which contained all remaining professional teams. The teams from the first pot were set as the home team in the process.
The two-pot scenario was also applied for the second round, with the remaining amateur teams in the first pot and the remaining professional teams in the other pot. Once one pot was empty, the remaining pairings were drawn from the other pot with the first-drawn team for a match serving as hosts. For the remaining rounds, the draw was conducted from just one pot. Any remaining amateur team were assigned as the home team if drawn against a professional team. In every other case, the first-drawn team served as hosts.
The draw for the first round was held on 6 July 2008.[3] Matches were played between 7 and 10 August 2008.[3]
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Source: kicker.de (German)
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
The draw for the second round was conducted on 24 August 2008.[4] The games were played on 23 and 24 September 2008.[4]
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Source: kicker.de (German)
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
The draw for the third round was conducted on 5 October 2008.[5] The games were played on 27 and 28 January 2009.[5]
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Last updated: 28 January 2009
Source: kicker.de
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.
The draw was conducted on 1 February 2009.[6]
| 3 March 2009 20:30 CET |
Mainz | 1 – 0 | Schalke 04 | Stadion am Bruchweg, Mainz Attendance: 20,100 Referee: Felix Brych (Munich) |
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| Bancé 88' | Report |
| 4 March 2009 19:00 CET |
Wolfsburg | 2 – 5 | Werder Bremen | Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg Attendance: 24,115 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Herne) |
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| Džeko 10', 42' | Report | Diego 3', 55' (pen.) Özil 6' Pizarro 71', 89' |
| 4 March 2009 19:00 CET |
Hamburg | 2 – 1 | Wehen Wiesbaden | HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 35,378 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding) |
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| Kopilas 17' (o.g.) Petrić 37' |
Report | Schwarz 85' |
| 4 March 2009 20:30 CET |
Bayer Leverkusen | 4 – 2 | Bayern Munich | LTU Arena, Düsseldorf Attendance: 50,500 Referee: Florian Mayer (Burgdorf) |
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| Barnetta 54' Vidal 61' Helmes 70' Kießling 90+2' |
Report | Lúcio 72' Klose 74' |
The draw was conducted on 7 March 2009.[7]
| 21 April 2009 20:30 CEST |
Bayer Leverkusen | 4 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Mainz | LTU Arena, Düsseldorf Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Michael Weiner (Giesen) |
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| Charisteas 82' Vidal 92' Friedrich 104' Kadlec 117' |
Report | Bancé 88' |
| 22 April 2009 20:30 CEST |
Hamburg | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Werder Bremen | HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 55,237 Referee: Knut Kircher (Rottenburg) |
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| Olić 67' Jarolím 90+2' |
Report | Mertesacker 11' | ||
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| Mathijsen Boateng Olić Jansen |
1 – 3 | Pizarro Özil Frings |
| 30 May 2009 20:00 CEST |
Bayer Leverkusen | 0 – 1 | Werder Bremen | Olympic Stadium, Berlin Attendance: 74,244 (capacity)[8] Referee: Helmut Fleischer (Sigmertshausen)[9] |
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| Report (German) |
Özil 58' |
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