2019 DFB-Pokal final

In the following table, finals until 1943 were in the Tschammerpokal era, since 1953 were in the DFB-Pokal era.

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The match will be the first final for RB Leipzig, competing in their seventh season of the tournament.{{cite news |url=https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/sport/fussball/dfb-pokal/Sieg-gegen-Hamburg-RB-Leipzig-steht-erstmals-im-DFB-Pokalfinale-id54130406.html |title=Sieg gegen Hamburg – RB Leipzig steht erstmals im DFB-Pokalfinale |trans-title=Victory against Hamburg – RB Leipzig is in the DFB-Pokal final for the first time |publisher=Augsburger Allgemeine |date=23 April 2019 |access-date=23 April 2019 |language=de}} Their previous best performance in the competition was reaching the second round on three occasions (in 2011–12, 2015–16 and 2017–18).{{cite news |url=https://www.zeit.de/news/2019-02/06/leipzig-will-erstmals-ins-dfb-pokal-viertelfinale-einziehen-190205-99-866337 |title=Leipzig will erstmals ins DFB-Pokal-Viertelfinale einziehen |trans-title=Leipzig wants to move into the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals for the first time |website=zeit.de |publisher=Die Zeit |date=6 February 2019 |access-date=23 April 2019 |language=de}} Leipzig became the 39th unique club to reach the final,{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duitcuphist.html |title=(West) Germany – List of Cup Finals |website=RSSSF.com |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=20 April 2015}} and the first final debutant since Union Berlin in 2001,{{cite news |last1=Gabriel |first1=Yvonne |last2=Bachmann |first2=Tom |url=https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/fussball/rb-leipzig-nach-3-1-gegen-hamburger-sv-einzug-ins-pokalfinale-61435000.bild.html |title=RB Leipzig ballert sich zum Pokalfinale nach Berlin |trans-title=RB Leipzig shoots its way to Berlin for the cup final |publisher=Bild |date=23 April 2019 |access-date=23 April 2019 |language=de}} an achievement reached just short of ten years since the club's founding on 19 May 2009.{{cite web |url=https://www.dierotenbullen.com/de/klub/informationen/ueber-uns.html |title=Über uns |trans-title=About us |website=dierotenbullen.com |publisher=RB Leipzig |access-date=23 April 2019 |language=de}} They are also the first club from Saxony to reach the final since Dresdner SC's win in 1941,{{cite news |last=Lehmann |first=Martin |url=https://www.eurosport.de/fussball/dfb-pokal/2018-2019/hamburger-sv-rb-leipzig-hsv-traum-vom-dfb-pokal-finale-ausgetraumt_sto7241921/story.shtml |title=HSV-Traum ausgeträumt! Leipzig erstmals im Pokal-Finale |trans-title=HSV dream over! Leipzig in cup final for the first time |publisher=Eurosport |date=23 April 2019 |access-date=23 April 2019 |language=de}} as well as the second club from Leipzig to reach the final, after VfB Leipzig won in 1936.{{cite news |last=Veth |first=Manuel |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/manuelveth/2019/04/22/timo-werner-debate-overshadows-rb-leipzigs-financial-growth/ |title=Timo Werner Debate Overshadows RB Leipzig's Financial Growth |work=Forbes |date=22 April 2019 |access-date=23 April 2019}} A victory would see RB Leipzig win their first major honour, with the club only previously winning regional league and cup titles.{{cite news |url=https://www.freiepresse.de/sport/fussball/1-bundesliga/rb-leipzig-traeumt-vom-ersten-titel-zum-10-geburtstag-artikel10500579 |title=RB Leipzig träumt vom ersten Titel zum 10. Geburtstag |trans-title=RB Leipzig dreams of the first title for the 10th birthday |publisher=Freie Presse |date=24 April 2019 |access-date=24 April 2019}} They would also become the first team since Bayer Leverkusen in 1993 to win in their debut final.

The final will be the last match for Ralf Rangnick as head coach of Leipzig,{{cite news |last=Beyer |first=Tim |url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/dfb-pokal-leipzig-wie-es-tanzt-und-lacht-a-1264113.html |title=Leipzig, wie es tanzt und lacht |trans-title=Leipzig, how they dance and laugh |publisher=Spiegel Online |date=24 April 2019 |access-date=24 April 2019 |language=de}} as he will return to his post as sporting director following the arrival of Julian Nagelsmann as coach for the 2019–20 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/bestaetigt_nagelsmann-ab-2019-trainer-bei-rb-leipzig-726090/artikel |title=Bestätigt: Nagelsmann ab 2019 Trainer bei RB Leipzig |website=Kicker |publisher=kicker |date=21 June 2018 |access-date=11 March 2019 |language=de}} Following the resignation of Ralph Hasenhüttl,{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/hammer-in-leipzig_hasenhuettl-und-rb-gehen-getrennte-wege-723992/artikel |title=Hammer in Leipzig: Hasenhüttl und RB gehen getrennte Wege |website=Kicker |publisher=kicker |date=16 May 2018 |access-date=16 May 2018 |language=de}} Rangnick took over as head coach for the 2018–19 season, his second stint after leading the club to Bundesliga promotion in the 2015–16 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.kicker.de/rangnick-wieder-chef---auch-wegen-des-themas-sprache-727195/artikel |title=Rangnick wieder Chef – auch "wegen des Themas Sprache" |website=Kicker |publisher=kicker |date=9 July 2018 |access-date=9 July 2018 |language=de}} While not serving as head coach, he has been the sporting director of the club since the 2012–13 season.{{cite news |date=6 July 2012 |title=Rangnick: "Neue Zeitrechnung" |url=https://www.kicker.de/rangnick_neue-zeitrechnung-571386/artikel |language=de |newspaper=Kicker Online |location=Nuremberg |publisher=Olympia-Verlag GmbH |access-date=25 October 2015}} The match will be the third DFB-Pokal final for Rangnick, having reached the final twice with Schalke 04 during his two stints at the club. He lost 1–2 to Bayern Munich in 2005, before winning the competition in 2011 with a 5–0 victory against MSV Duisburg.{{cite news |last1=Bachmann |first1=Tom |last2=Krause |first2=Stefan |last3=Gabriel |first3=Yvonne |url=https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/fussball/rb-leipzig-trainer-ralf-rangnick-heiss-auf-berlin-triple-61403950.bild.html |title=RB Leipzig: Trainer Ralf Rangnick heiß auf Berlin-Triple |trans-title=RB Leipzig: Coach Ralf Rangnick keen on Berlin treble |publisher=Bild |date=22 April 2019 |access-date=23 April 2019 |language=de}}

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The match will be the 23rd final for Bayern Munich, extending their competition record. Of the previous finals, Bayern has won on 18 occasions, also a competition record, and lost four times. This is the second consecutive final for Bayern, having lost in the 2018 final to Eintracht Frankfurt, who were led by now-Bayern coach Niko Kovač.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/erster-eintracht-titel-seit-30-jahren-187086/ |title=Erster Eintracht-Titel seit 30 Jahren |trans-title=First Eintracht title in 30 years |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=19 May 2018 |access-date=21 May 2018 |language=de}} Bayern's last final victory was in 2016, where they won on penalties against Borussia Dortmund.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36211832 |title=Bayern Munich 0–0 B Dortmund (pens 4–3) |website=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=21 May 2016 |access-date=21 May 2016}} Bayern are chasing a league and cup double, having won the 2018–19 Bundesliga on the final matchday, a week prior to the final.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48322218 |title=Bayern Munich 5–1 Eintracht Frankfurt |website=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=18 May 2019 |access-date=19 May 2019}} Bayern has previously completed the double on 11 occasions (in 2013 as part of a treble), a record in Germany, most recently in 2016.{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/18th-cup-triumph-fcb-seal-194800140.html |title=18th cup triumph: FCB seal 11th double in shootout drama |website=Yahoo Sports |publisher=Oath Inc. |date=21 May 2016 |access-date=18 April 2018}}

The final is the third consecutive for Bayern manager Niko Kovač, the fourth coach to do so after Hans Schmidt (with Schalke 04, losing in 1935 and 1936, winning in 1937), Udo Lattek (with Bayern Munich, winning in 1984 and 1986, losing in 1985) and Otto Rehhagel (with Werder Bremen, losing in 1989 and 1990, winning in 1991). However, Kovač is the first to accomplish this with multiple clubs in the streak. Kovač, who is in his first season with Bayern, reached the previous two finals with Eintracht Frankfurt. In 2017, he lost 1–2 to Borussia Dortmund,{{cite news |url=https://www.kicker.de/frankfurt-gegen-dortmund-2017-dfb-pokal-3812690/analyse |title=Aubameyang chippt BVB zum Pokalsieg |trans-title=Aubameyang chips BVB to cup victory |publisher=kicker |date=27 May 2017 |access-date=25 April 2019 |language=de}} before winning against future employers Bayern Munich in 2018. Kovač is the second manager to reach three DFB-Pokal finals in their first three attempts, following Hans Schmidt for Schalke 04 (between 1935 and 1937).{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/bremen-gegen-bayern-duell-der-rekordpokalsieger-201209/ |title=Das erste Mal: RB Leipzig im Pokalhalbfinale |trans-title=The first time: RB Leipzig in the cup semi-finals |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=23 April 2019 |access-date=26 April 2019 |language=de}} He could also become the seventh coach to win consecutive DFB-Pokal titles, following Georg Köhler (Dresdner SC, 1940 and 1941), Zlatko Čajkovski (Bayern Munich, 1966 and 1967), Dietrich Weise (Eintracht Frankfurt, 1974 and 1975), Hennes Weisweiler (1. FC Köln, 1977 and 1978), Huub Stevens (Schalke 04, 2001 and 2002) and Felix Magath (Bayern Munich, 2005 and 2006).{{cite news |last=Dasović |first=Tomislav |url=https://www.vecernji.hr/sport/niko-kovac-dostize-rekord-jednoga-velikog-hrvata-1315362 |title=Niko Kovač dostiže rekord jednoga velikog Hrvata |trans-title=Niko Kovač reaches the record of a great Croat |website=vecernji.hr |publisher=Večernji list |date=25 April 2019 |access-date=26 April 2019 |language=hr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426011349/https://www.vecernji.hr/sport/niko-kovac-dostize-rekord-jednoga-velikog-hrvata-1315362 |archive-date=26 April 2019}} However, Kovač would be the first to accomplish this feat with a different club in each season. While in 2018 Kovač became the fifth person to win the DFB-Pokal as player and manager, this final could see him become the second person to accomplish this for the same club, having won the 2003 final with Bayern during his playing career. This was previously accomplished by Thomas Schaaf for Werder Bremen (player in 1991 and 1994, manager in 1999, 2004 and 2009). He would also become the second person to win multiple DFB-Pokal titles as manager after having previously won the competition as a player, also along with Schaaf.{{cite news |url=https://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/dfb-heynckes-schreibt-geschichte_aid_1009426.html |title=Heynckes schreibt Geschichte |trans-title=Heynckes writes history |publisher=Focus |date=2 June 2013 |access-date=24 April 2019 |language=de}}

The final will be the eighth match between Leipzig and Bayern, with a record of four Bayern wins, one Leipzig win, and one draw (which Bayern won on penalties) prior. The match is the 65th unique final pairing in DFB-Pokal history. Of the prior matches, one has been in the DFB-Pokal, with the teams meeting in the second round of the previous season. The match in Leipzig finished as a 1–1 draw after extra time, with Bayern winning 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out. The remaining meetings occurred in the Bundesliga, with Bayern winning 3–0 at home and 5–4 away in the 2016–17 season. In the 2017–18 Bundesliga, Bayern won the first match 2–0 at home, before Leipzig won 2–1 at home in the second meeting. The sides will have met twice during 2018–19 season prior to the final, with Bayern winning 1–0 at home in the first meeting on 19 December 2018, and the second meeting in Leipzig as a "final preview" on 11 May 2019 finishing as a 0–0 draw.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/rb-leipzig/bayern-muenchen/11/ |title=RB Leipzig » Record against Bayern München |website=WorldFootball.net |publisher=Heim:Spiel |access-date=27 April 2019}}

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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|team2 = Bayern Munich

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• Lewandowski {{goal|29||85}}
• Coman {{goal|78}}

|stadium = Olympiastadion, Berlin

|attendance = 74,322

|referee = Tobias Stieler (Hamburg)

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{{reflist}}

• {{Official website|https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/start/}}
• [https://www.kicker.de/leipzig-gegen-bayern-2019-dfb-pokal-4572810/schema Match report] at kicker.de {{in lang|de}}
• [https://www.worldfootball.net/report/dfb-pokal-2018-2019-finale-rb-leipzig-bayern-muenchen/ Match report] at WorldFootball.net
• [https://www.fussballdaten.de/dfb-pokal/2019/finale/rbleipzig-bayern/aufstellung/ Match report] at Fussballdaten.de {{in lang|de}}

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