The 2002 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2001–02 DFB-Pokal, the 59th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 11 May 2002 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[3] Schalke 04 won the match 4–2 against Bayer Leverkusen to claim their 4th cup title.
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| Event | 2001–02 DFB-Pokal | ||||||
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| Date | 11 May 2002 | ||||||
| Venue | Olympiastadion, Berlin | ||||||
| Referee | Franz-Xaver Wack (Biberbach)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 70,000 | ||||||
| Weather | Clear 17 °C (63 °F) 77% humidity[2] | ||||||
Route to the final
editThe 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).
| Schalke 04 | Round | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
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| Opponent | Result | 2001–02 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| SC Freiburg Amateure (A) | 1–0 | Round 1 | Jahn Regensburg (A) | 3–0 |
| Arminia Bielefeld (A) | 2–1 | Round 2 | VfL Bochum (A) | 3–2 |
| Darmstadt 98 (A) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Round of 16 | Hannover 96 (A) | 2–1 |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (H) | 2–0 | Quarter-finals | 1860 Munich (H) | 3–0 |
| Bayern Munich (H) | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Semi-finals | 1. FC Köln (H) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) |
Match details
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Assistant referees:[1]
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Match rules
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Notes
edit- ^ Huub Stevens was expelled by the referee in the 45th minute.
- ^ Klaus Toppmöller was expelled by the referee in the 61st minute.
References
edit- ^ a b "Bayer Leverkusen - FC Schalke 04 2:4 (DFB-Pokal 2001/2002, Final)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 11 May 2002. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Modus" [Mode]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
External links
edit- Match report at kicker.de (in German)
- Match report at WorldFootball.net
- Match report at Fussballdaten.de (in German)