2017 DFB-Pokal final

2017 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event2016–17 DFB-Pokal
Eintracht Frankfurt Borussia Dortmund
1 2
Date27 May 2017 (2017-05-27)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
Man of the MatchOusmane Dembélé (Borussia Dortmund)[1]
RefereeDeniz Aytekin (Oberasbach)[2]
Attendance74,322[3]
WeatherClear
25 °C (77 °F)
34% humidity[4]
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The 2017 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal, the 74th season of the annual German football cup competition. The match was played on 27 May 2017 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[5][6]

Eintracht Frankfurt, in their first final since 2006, faced Borussia Dortmund, the runners-up in the previous three finals.[7] Borussia Dortmund won the match 2–1 to claim their fourth cup title.[8][9]

As winners, Borussia Dortmund hosted the 2017 edition of the DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season, and faced the champions of the 2016–17 edition of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich. The winners of the DFB-Pokal were also to earn automatic qualification for the group stage of the 2017–18 edition of the UEFA Europa League, but since Borussia Dortmund had already qualified for the 2017–18 edition of the UEFA Champions League through their position in the Bundesliga, the group stage spot went to the team in sixth, Hertha BSC, and the league's third qualifying round spot to the team in seventh, SC Freiburg.[10][11]

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  3. ^ "DFB-Pokal, 2016/2017, Finale" [2016–17 DFB-Pokal, Final]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Erste DFB-Pokalrunde der Saison 2016/2017 vom 19. bis 22. August 2016" [First DFB-Pokal round of the 2016–17 season from 19 to 22 August 2016]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Bayern Munich 2 Borussia Dortmund 3". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Pokalfinale im Video: Aubameyang schießt BVB zum Sieg" [Cup final in video: Aubameyang shoots BVB to victory]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt 1-2 Borussia Dortmund". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Strategic talks in Dubrovnik". UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  11. ^ "So wirkt sich der DFB-Pokal auf Europacup-Startplätze aus" [This is how the DFB-Pokal affects the UEFA Europa League starting position]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.