The 2001 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the
2000–01 DFB-Pokal, the 58th season of Germany's premier knockout
football cup competition. It was played on 26 May 2001 at the
Olympiastadion in
Berlin
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.
Schalke 04
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won the match 2–0 against
Union Berlin to claim their 3rd cup title.
Route to the final
The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a
single-elimination
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final mat ...
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
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was played. If the score was still level, a
penalty shoot-out
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
was used to determine the winner.
''Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).''
Match
Details
References
External links
Match reportat kicker.de
Match reportat WorldFootball.net
Match reportat Fussballdaten.de
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1. FC Union Berlin matches
FC Schalke 04 matches
2000–01 in German football cups
2001
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May 2001 sports events in Europe
2001 in Berlin
Football competitions in Berlin