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DFL-Supercup
DFL-Supercup logo (2017).svg
Organising body Deutsche Fußball Liga
Founded 2010
(1987–1996 under DFB auspices)
Region Germany
Number of teams 2
Current champions RB Leipzig
(1st title)
Most successful club(s) Bayern Munich
(10 titles)
Television broadcasters ZDF (Germany only)
DAZN (DACH only)
List of international broadcasters

The DFL-Supercup (German: [deː ʔɛf ˈɛlː ˈzuː.pɐ.kap]) or German Super Cup is a one-off football match in Germany that features the winners of the Bundesliga championship and the DFB-Pokal. The DFL-Supercup is run by the Deutsche Fußball Liga (English: German Football League).

History and rules

In 1997 it was superseded by a league cup called DFB-Ligapokal. In 2008, although not officially sanctioned by any footballing body, the match returned as the T-Home Supercup, featuring Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double winners Bayern Munich and fellow DFB-Pokal finalists Borussia Dortmund. The match was a one-year replacement for the DFB-Ligapokal, which was cancelled for one season, due to schedule crowding caused by UEFA Euro 2008. The Supercup was reinstated from the 2010–11 season at the annual general meeting of the German Football League on 10 November 2009. The Supercup from then on was called the DFL-Supercup because it is now run by the Deutsche Fußball Liga, having previously been called the DFB-Supercup because it was run by the Deutscher Fußball-Bund (English: German Football Association).

Since 2010, in contrast to the DFB-Supercup, if one team wins the double (league and cup), the winner plays the runner-up of the Bundesliga. No extra time is played in the case of a draw after 90 minutes, the match is then decided by a penalty shoot-out. The match typically is played at the home of the cup holders, or the Bundesliga runners-up in the case a team wins the double, though this is not a rule, as the DFL ultimately decides on the venue.

Matches

Deutscher Supercup
The sponsored DFB-Supercup trophy in 1992

Below is a list of the Super Cup winners. Since 2010, if one team wins the domestic double, then league runners-up are invited as the second team.

Year Bundesliga champions Result DFB-Pokal winners Venue
DFB-Supercup
1987 Bayern Munich 2–1 Hamburger SV Waldstadion, Frankfurt
1988 Werder Bremen 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Waldstadion, Frankfurt
1989 Bayern Munich 3–4 Borussia Dortmund Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
1990 Bayern Munich 4–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe
1991 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–1 Werder Bremen Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover
1992 VfB Stuttgart 3–1 Hannover 96 (II) Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover
1993 Werder Bremen 2–2 (aet) (7–6 p) Bayer Leverkusen Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, Leverkusen
1994 Bayern Munich 1–3 (aet) Werder Bremen Olympiastadion, Munich
1995 Borussia Dortmund 1–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
1996 Borussia Dortmund 1–1 (aet) (4–3 p) 1. FC Kaiserslautern (II) Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim
1997–2009 Not held
DFL-Supercup
2010 Bayern Munich 2–0 Schalke 04 Impuls Arena, Augsburg
2011 Borussia Dortmund 0–0 (3–4 p) Schalke 04 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
2012 Borussia Dortmund 1–2 Bayern Munich Allianz Arena, Munich
2013 Bayern Munich 2–4 Borussia Dortmund Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
2014 Bayern Munich 0–2 Borussia Dortmund Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
2015 Bayern Munich 1–1 (4–5 p) VfL Wolfsburg Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg
2016 Bayern Munich 2–0 Borussia Dortmund Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
2017 Bayern Munich 2–2 (5–4 p) Borussia Dortmund Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
2018 Bayern Munich 5–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
2019 Bayern Munich 0–2 Borussia Dortmund Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
2020 Bayern Munich 3–2 Borussia Dortmund Allianz Arena, Munich
2021 Bayern Munich 3–1 Borussia Dortmund Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
2022 Bayern Munich 5–3 RB Leipzig Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
2023 Bayern Munich 0–3 RB Leipzig Allianz Arena, Munich
2024 Bayer Leverkusen VfB Stuttgart

Performances

DFL Supercup 01
The DFL-Supercup trophy

Performance by team

Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years lost
Bayern Munich 10 7 1987, 1990, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022 1989, 1994, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2023
Borussia Dortmund 6 6 1989, 1995, 1996, 2013, 2014, 2019 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021
Werder Bremen 3 1 1988, 1993, 1994 1991
1. FC Kaiserslautern 1 2 1991 1990, 1996
Schalke 04 1 1 2011 2010
RB Leipzig 1 1 2023 2022
VfB Stuttgart 1 1992
VfL Wolfsburg 1 2015
Eintracht Frankfurt 2 1988, 2018
Hamburger SV 1 1987
Hannover 96 1 1992
Bayer Leverkusen 1 1993
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 1995

Performance by qualification

Competition Winners Runners-up
Bundesliga winners 15 9
DFB-Pokal winners 5 12
Bundesliga runners-up 4 3

Top goalscorers

Bold indicates active players in German football.

Rank Player Club(s) Goals
1 Poland Robert Lewandowski Borussia Dortmund
Bayern Munich
7
2 Germany Thomas Müller Bayern Munich 5
3 Spain Dani Olmo RB Leipzig 4
New Zealand Wynton Rufer Werder Bremen
5 Germany Marco Reus Borussia Dortmund 3
Netherlands Arjen Robben Bayern Munich
Germany Jürgen Wegmann Borussia Dortmund
Bayern Munich
8 Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund 2
Germany Günter Breitzke Borussia Dortmund
Germany Jürgen Degen 1. FC Kaiserslautern

Unofficial matches

The German champions met the cup winners several times without the match being officially recognized.

Year German champions Result Cup winners Venue Match name Ref.
1941 Schalke 04 2–4 Dresdner SC DSC-Stadion, Dresden Herausforderungskampf
1977 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–2 Hamburger SV Volksparkstadion, Hamburg Deutscher Supercup
1983 Hamburger SV 1–1 (2–4 p) Bayern Munich Olympiastadion, Munich
2008 Bayern Munich 1–2 Borussia Dortmund Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund T-Home Supercup
2009 VfL Wolfsburg 1–2 Werder Bremen Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg Volkswagen SuperCup

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Supercopa de Alemania para niños

  • DFV-Supercup
  • DFL-Ligapokal
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