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2025 DFB-Pokal final

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2025 DFB-Pokal final
The Olympiastadion in Berlin hosted the final.
Event2024–25 DFB-Pokal
Arminia Bielefeld VfB Stuttgart
2 4
Date24 May 2025 (2025-05-24)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
RefereeChristian Dingert (Lebecksmühle)[1]
Attendance74,036[2]
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The 2025 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 2024–25 DFB-Pokal, the 82nd season of the annual German football cup competition. The match was played on 24 May 2025 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[3][4]

The match featured Arminia Bielefeld, a 3. Liga side, and VfB Stuttgart, a Bundesliga side. Arminia Bielefeld, in their first final, became the fourth third-division side to reach the DFB-Pokal final.

VfB Stuttgart won the match 4–2 for their fourth DFB-Pokal title. As winners, they will host the 2025 Franz Beckenbauer Supercup at the start of the following season, and will face the champion of the 2024–25 Bundesliga, Bayern Munich. They also earned automatic qualification for the league phase of the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League.[5]

Teams

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In the following table, finals until 1943 were in the Tschammerpokal era, since 1953 were in the DFB-Pokal era.

Team Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Arminia Bielefeld None
VfB Stuttgart 6 (1954, 1958, 1986, 1997, 2007, 2013)

Arminia Bielefeld reached their first German Cup final, becoming the first team from the 3. Liga to do so. They are the fourth team from the third division to reach the DFB-Pokal final, following Hertha BSC Amateure in 1993, Energie Cottbus in 1997 and Union Berlin in 2001—each of whom lost.[6]

Route to the final

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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.[7]

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

Arminia Bielefeld Round VfB Stuttgart
Opponent Result 2024–25 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result
Hannover 96 2–0 (H) First round Preußen Münster 5–0 (A)
Union Berlin 2–0 (H) Second round 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–1 (H)
SC Freiburg 3–1 (H) Round of 16 Jahn Regensburg 3–0 (A)
Werder Bremen 2–1 (H) Quarter-finals FC Augsburg 1–0 (H)
Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 (H) Semi-finals RB Leipzig 3–1 (H)

Match

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Details

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Arminia Bielefeld2–4VfB Stuttgart
 Report
Attendance: 74,036
Arminia Bielefeld
VfB Stuttgart
GK 1 Germany Jonas Kersken
RB 2 Germany Felix Hagmann downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 19 Germany Maximilian Großer
CB 23 Germany Leon Schneider Yellow card 53'
LB 4 Germany Louis Oppie
DM 21 Germany Stefano Russo
CM 6 United States Mael Corboz (c)
CM 8 Germany Sam Schreck downward-facing red arrow 46'
RW 37 Germany Noah Sarenren Bazee Yellow card 25' downward-facing red arrow 59'
LW 38 Germany Marius Wörl downward-facing red arrow 83'
CF 11 Germany Joel Grodowski downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutes:
GK 18 Germany Leo Oppermann
DF 3 Denmark Joel Felix Yellow card 90' upward-facing green arrow 59'
DF 24 Germany Christopher Lannert upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 10 Morocco Nassim Boujellab
MF 13 Germany Lukas Kunze upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 17 Germany Merveille Biankadi
FW 7 Germany Julian Kania upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 22 Germany Mika Schroers
FW 30 United States Isaiah Young upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Germany Michél Kniat Yellow card 53'
GK 33 Germany Alexander Nübel
RB 4 Germany Josha Vagnoman Yellow card 27'
CB 14 Switzerland Luca Jaquez
CB 24 Germany Jeff Chabot downward-facing red arrow 76'
LB 7 Germany Maximilian Mittelstädt
CM 16 Turkey Atakan Karazor (c)
CM 6 Germany Angelo Stiller downward-facing red arrow 87'
RW 8 France Enzo Millot Yellow card 67' downward-facing red arrow 69'
AM 26 Germany Deniz Undav
LW 27 Germany Chris Führich downward-facing red arrow 69'
CF 11 Germany Nick Woltemade
Substitutes:
GK 1 Germany Fabian Bredlow
DF 3 Netherlands Ramon Hendriks upward-facing green arrow 69'
DF 15 Germany Pascal Stenzel
DF 29 Germany Finn Jeltsch upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 5 Germany Yannik Keitel
MF 28 Denmark Nikolas Nartey upward-facing green arrow 87'
FW 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ermedin Demirović upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 18 Germany Jamie Leweling
FW 25 Denmark Jacob Bruun Larsen
Manager:
Germany Sebastian Hoeneß

Assistant referees:[1]
Benedikt Kempkes (Thür)
Nikolai Kimmeyer (Karlsruhe)
Fourth official:[1]
Robert Hartmann (Wangen im Allgäu)
Reserve assistant referee:[1]
Sascha Thielert (Buchholz in der Nordheide)
Video assistant referee:[1]
Benjamin Brand (Unterspiesheim)
Assistant video assistant referee:[1]
Felix-Benjamin Schwermer (Leipzig)

Match rules[8][9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Christian Dingert leitet 82. DFB-Pokalfinale" [Christian Dingert officiates 82nd DFB-Pokal final]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  2. ^ "DFB-Pokal, 2021/2025, Finale" [2024–25 DFB-Pokal, Final]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Rahmenterminkalender für Saison 2024/2025 beschlossen". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Strategic talks in Dubrovnik". UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Was passiert, wenn Arminia Bielefeld den DFB-Pokal gewinnt?" [What happens if Arminia Bielefeld wins the DFB-Pokal?]. kicker (in German). 1 April 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Modus" [Mode]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Spielordnung/Schiedsrichterordnung" [Match rules/referee rules] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 30 September 2022. sec. 46, par. 2.1.2 (p. 77). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Durchführungsbestimmungen zur DFB-Spielordnung und weitere Richtlinien" [Implementing regulations for the DFB match regulations and other guidelines] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 1 February 2023. par. 30–31 (pp. 26–27). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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