2016 DFB-Pokal final

2016 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event2015–16 DFB-Pokal
Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund
0 0
After extra time
Bayern Munich won 4–3 on penalties
Date21 May 2016 (2016-05-21)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
Man of the MatchArturo Vidal (Bayern Munich)[1]
RefereeMarco Fritz (Korb)[2]
Attendance74,322[3]
WeatherClear
22 °C (72 °F)
35% humidity[4]
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The 2016 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal, the 73rd season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition.[5] It was played on 21 May 2016 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[6][7]

Borussia Dortmund, who had lost in the two previous finals, faced Bayern Munich, the record title-holders. Bayern won 4–3 on penalties, as the match had finished 0–0 after extra time, giving Bayern their 18th title.[8][9][10]

With the win, Bayern completed the domestic double, and therefore played away to 2015–16 Bundesliga runners-up Dortmund in the 2016 DFL-Supercup on 14 August 2016.[11] Because Bayern had already qualified for the Champions League, the sixth-placed team in the Bundesliga, Mainz 05, earned automatic qualification for the group stage of next year's edition of the UEFA Europa League, and the league's third qualifying round spot went to the team in seventh, Hertha BSC.[12][13]

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