2007 DFB-Pokal final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 2007 DFB-Pokal Final

| image = frameless

| caption = Match programme cover

| event = 2006–07 DFB-Pokal

| team1 = VfB Stuttgart

| team1score = 2

| team2 = 1. FC Nürnberg

| team2score = 3

| details = After extra time

| date = {{Start date|2007|5|26|df=y}}

| stadium = Olympiastadion

| city = Berlin

| referee = Michael Weiner (Giesen)

| attendance = 74,220

| weather = Mostly cloudy
{{convert|18|°C|°F|abbr=on}}
83% humidity{{cite web |url=https://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/EDDT/2007/5/26/DailyHistory.html |title=Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE |website=Weather Underground |publisher=The Weather Company |date=26 May 2007 |access-date=29 April 2017}}

| previous = 2006

| next = 2008

}}

The 2007 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2006–07 DFB-Pokal, the 64th running of Germany's premier football cup competition. In the final, 1. FC Nürnberg defeated VfB Stuttgart 3–2 after extra time,{{cite web | title = DFB-Pokal 2006-07 | publisher = fussballdaten.de | access-date = 14 November 2008 | year = 2008 | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/dfb/2007/ | language = de| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081205012639/http://www.fussballdaten.de/dfb/2007/| archive-date= 5 December 2008 | url-status= live}} thereby claiming their fourth title and denying Bundesliga champions Stuttgart a double. A 109th-minute strike from Danish midfielder Jan Kristiansen won the game for Nürnberg.

Route to the final

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/modus/ |title=Modus |trans-title=Mode |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=15 August 2012 |access-date=11 June 2015 |language=de}}

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

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colspan="2" \| VfB Stuttgart ! Round ! colspan="2" \| 1. FC Nürnberg
style="background:#C1E0FF;" \| style="width:25%;" \| Opponent \| style="width:15%;" \| Result \| 2006–07 DFB-Pokal \| style="width:25%;" \| Opponent \| style="width:15%;" \| Result
style="text-align:left;" \| Alemannia Aachen II (A) \| 4–0 \| style="background:#C1E0FF;" \| First round \| style="text-align:left;" \| BV Cloppenburg (A) \| 1–0
style="text-align:left;" \| Babelsberg 03 (A) \| 4–2 \| style="background:#C1E0FF;" \| Second round \| style="text-align:left;" \| SC Paderborn (A) \| 2–1 {{aet}}
style="text-align:left;" \| VfL Bochum (A) \| 4–1 \| style="background:#C1E0FF;" \| Round of 16 \| style="text-align:left;" \| SpVgg Unterhaching (H) \| 0–0 {{aet}} {{pso\|2–1}}
style="text-align:left;" \| Hertha BSC (H) \| 2–0 \| style="background:#C1E0FF;" \| Quarter-finals \| style="text-align:left;" \| Hannover 96 (H) \| 0–0 {{aet}} {{pso\|4–2}}
style="text-align:left;" \| VfL Wolfsburg (A) \| 1–0 \| style="background:#C1E0FF;" \| Semi-finals \| style="text-align:left;" \| Eintracht Frankfurt (H) \| 4–0

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colspan="2" | VfB Stuttgart

! Round

! colspan="2" | 1. FC Nürnberg

style="background:#C1E0FF;"

| style="width:25%;" | Opponent

| style="width:15%;" | Result

| 2006–07 DFB-Pokal

| style="width:25%;" | Opponent

| style="width:15%;" | Result

style="text-align:left;" | Alemannia Aachen II (A)

| 4–0

| style="background:#C1E0FF;" | First round

| style="text-align:left;" | BV Cloppenburg (A)

| 1–0

style="text-align:left;" | Babelsberg 03 (A)

| 4–2

| style="background:#C1E0FF;" | Second round

| style="text-align:left;" | SC Paderborn (A)

| 2–1 {{aet}}

style="text-align:left;" | VfL Bochum (A)

| 4–1

| style="background:#C1E0FF;" | Round of 16

| style="text-align:left;" | SpVgg Unterhaching (H)

| 0–0 {{aet}} {{pso|2–1}}

style="text-align:left;" | Hertha BSC (H)

| 2–0

| style="background:#C1E0FF;" | Quarter-finals

| style="text-align:left;" | Hannover 96 (H)

| 0–0 {{aet}} {{pso|4–2}}

style="text-align:left;" | VfL Wolfsburg (A)

| 1–0

| style="background:#C1E0FF;" | Semi-finals

| style="text-align:left;" | Eintracht Frankfurt (H)

| 4–0

Match

=Summary=

File:Pokalfinale 2007 Fanblock Nuernberg1.JPG in the stadium.]]

Nürnberg started off strong in the final with a few opportunities, but a mistake by the Nürnberg defence saw Cacau open the scoring for Stuttgart 20 minutes in. Seven minutes later, Nürnberg equalised with a goal from Marek Mintál. The match went to half-time with scores level at 1–1.

Shortly after the restart, Marco Engelhardt headed the ball in to put Nürnberg ahead for the first time in the match. With 10 minutes remaining in regular time, Nürnberg goalkeeper Raphael Schäfer took down Mario Gómez, and referee Michael Weiner awarded a penalty. Pável Pardo converted the penalty to level the match at 2–2. The scores remained level, and the match went into extra time.

In the 109th minute, Jan Kristiansen shot from 28 meters out. The ball sailed over Stuttgart keeper Timo Hildebrand and hit the underside of the crossbar and going into the back of the net to give Nürnberg a 3–2 lead with 11 minutes remaining. The scores remained the same until the end of extra time, giving Nürnberg their fourth DFB-Pokal title.{{cite web |title = Nürnberg gewinnt den Pokal | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 12 May 2016 | url = https://www.kicker.de/stuttgart-gegen-nuernberg-2007-dfb-pokal-798411/analyse | language = de}}

=Details=

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2007|5|26|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 CEST

|team1 = VfB Stuttgart

|score = 2–3

|aet = yes

|report = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F559655

|team2 = 1. FC Nürnberg

|goals1 =

Cacau {{goal|20}}
Pardo {{goal|80|pen.}}

|goals2 =

Mintál {{goal|27}}
Engelhardt {{goal|47}}
Kristiansen {{goal|109}}

|stadium = Olympiastadion, Berlin

|attendance = 74,220

|referee = Michael Weiner (Giesen)

}}

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|GER}} Timo Hildebrand
RB	3	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Ricardo Osorio	{{yel\|55}}	{{suboff\|68}}
CB	6	{{flagicon\|POR}} Fernando Meira (c)	{{yel\|32}}
CB	17	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Matthieu Delpierre
LB	21	{{flagicon\|SUI}} Ludovic Magnin
RM	19	{{flagicon\|GER}} Roberto Hilbert
CM	28	{{flagicon\|GER}} Sami Khedira	{{yel\|67}}	{{suboff\|100}}
CM	13	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Pável Pardo
LM	11	{{flagicon\|GER}} Thomas Hitzlsperger
SS	25	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Antônio da Silva		{{suboff\|46}}
CF	18	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Cacau	{{sent off\|0\|31}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	41	{{flagicon\|AUT}} Michael Langer
DF	15	{{flagicon\|CIV}} Arthur Boka		{{subon\|68}}
DF	35	{{flagicon\|GER}} Serdar Tasci		{{subon\|100}}
MF	14	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Alexander Farnerud
FW	9	{{flagicon\|SUI}} Marco Streller
FW	16	{{flagicon\|GER}} Benjamin Lauth
FW	33	{{flagicon\|GER}} Mario Gómez	{{yel\|118}}	{{subon\|46}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|GER}} Armin Veh

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style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
GK	1	{{flagicon\|GER}} Raphael Schäfer (c)
RB	28	{{flagicon\|GER}} Dominik Reinhardt
CB	5	{{flagicon\|GER}} Andreas Wolf
CB	7	{{flagicon\|CZE}} Marek Nikl	{{yel\|14}}	{{suboff\|72}}
LB	25	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Javier Pinola		{{suboff\|115}}
CM	6	{{flagicon\|CZE}} Tomáš Galásek	{{yel\|92}}
CM	22	{{flagicon\|GER}} Marco Engelhardt
RW	13	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Ivan Saenko
AM	11	{{flagicon\|SVK}} Marek Mintál		{{suboff\|35}}
LW	19	{{flagicon\|DEN}} Jan Kristiansen
CF	21	{{flagicon\|GER}} Markus Schroth	{{yel\|57}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	18	{{flagicon\|GER}} Daniel Klewer
DF	23	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Matthew Spiranovic	{{yel\|84}}	{{subon\|72}}
MF	8	{{flagicon\|CZE}} Jan Polák		{{subon\|35}}
MF	10	{{flagicon\|CRO}} Ivica Banović		{{subon\|115}}
MF	36	{{flagicon\|TUN}} Jawhar Mnari
FW	35	{{flagicon\|GER}} Chhunly Pagenburg
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|GER}} Hans Meyer

style="width:100%; font-size:90%;"

|style="width:40%; vertical-align:top;"|

Assistant referees:{{cite news |url=http://www.fcn.de/saison/2006-2007/club-spiele/pokal-finale/vorschau/ |title=DFB-Pokal Vorschau |trans-title=DFB-Pokal preview |website=fcn.de |publisher=1. FC Nürnberg |date=21 May 2007 |access-date=5 January 2017 |language=de}}

Norbert Grudzinski (Hamburg)

Kai Voss (Großhansdorf)

Fourth official:

Babak Rafati (Hanover)

|style="width:60%; vertical-align:top;"|

Match rules

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

References

External links

[https://www.kicker.de/stuttgart-gegen-nuernberg-2007-dfb-pokal-798411/analyse Match report] at kicker.de {{in lang|de}}
[https://www.worldfootball.net/report/dfb-pokal-2006-2007-endspiel-vfb-stuttgart-1-fc-nuernberg/ Match report] at WorldFootball.net
[https://www.fussballdaten.de/dfb-pokal/2007/finale/vfbstuttgar-nuernberg/aufstellung/ Match report] at Fussballdaten.de {{in lang|de}}

2007

Category:2006–07 in German football cups

Category:VfB Stuttgart matches

Category:1. FC Nürnberg matches

Category:Football competitions in Berlin

Category:2007 in Berlin

Category:May 2007 sports events in Europe

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GK	1	{{flagicon\|GER}} Timo Hildebrand
RB	3	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Ricardo Osorio	{{yel\|55}}	{{suboff\|68}}
CB	6	{{flagicon\|POR}} Fernando Meira (c)	{{yel\|32}}
CB	17	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Matthieu Delpierre
LB	21	{{flagicon\|SUI}} Ludovic Magnin
RM	19	{{flagicon\|GER}} Roberto Hilbert
CM	28	{{flagicon\|GER}} Sami Khedira	{{yel\|67}}	{{suboff\|100}}
CM	13	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Pável Pardo
LM	11	{{flagicon\|GER}} Thomas Hitzlsperger
SS	25	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Antônio da Silva		{{suboff\|46}}
CF	18	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Cacau	{{sent off\|0\|31}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	41	{{flagicon\|AUT}} Michael Langer
DF	15	{{flagicon\|CIV}} Arthur Boka		{{subon\|68}}
DF	35	{{flagicon\|GER}} Serdar Tasci		{{subon\|100}}
MF	14	{{flagicon\|SWE}} Alexander Farnerud
FW	9	{{flagicon\|SUI}} Marco Streller
FW	16	{{flagicon\|GER}} Benjamin Lauth
FW	33	{{flagicon\|GER}} Mario Gómez	{{yel\|118}}	{{subon\|46}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|GER}} Armin Veh

width=25\|	width=25\|
style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
GK	1	{{flagicon\|GER}} Raphael Schäfer (c)
RB	28	{{flagicon\|GER}} Dominik Reinhardt
CB	5	{{flagicon\|GER}} Andreas Wolf
CB	7	{{flagicon\|CZE}} Marek Nikl	{{yel\|14}}	{{suboff\|72}}
LB	25	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Javier Pinola		{{suboff\|115}}
CM	6	{{flagicon\|CZE}} Tomáš Galásek	{{yel\|92}}
CM	22	{{flagicon\|GER}} Marco Engelhardt
RW	13	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Ivan Saenko
AM	11	{{flagicon\|SVK}} Marek Mintál		{{suboff\|35}}
LW	19	{{flagicon\|DEN}} Jan Kristiansen
CF	21	{{flagicon\|GER}} Markus Schroth	{{yel\|57}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	18	{{flagicon\|GER}} Daniel Klewer
DF	23	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Matthew Spiranovic	{{yel\|84}}	{{subon\|72}}
MF	8	{{flagicon\|CZE}} Jan Polák		{{subon\|35}}
MF	10	{{flagicon\|CRO}} Ivica Banović		{{subon\|115}}
MF	36	{{flagicon\|TUN}} Jawhar Mnari
FW	35	{{flagicon\|GER}} Chhunly Pagenburg
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|GER}} Hans Meyer