The DFL-Supercup ( German: [ˌdeːʔɛfˈɛl ˈzuːpɐkap] ) 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).
15-573: In 1997 it was superseded by a league cup called DFB-Ligapokal .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
30-643: 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. Bold indicates active players in German football. The German champions met the cup winners several times without the match being officially recognized. DFB-Ligapokal The DFL-Ligapokal ( German: [ˈdeː ʔɛf ɛlː liːgaːpoˈkaːl] , officially Premiere Ligapokal [pʁəmiːeːʁə liːgaːpoˈkaːl] , previously DFB-Ligapokal [ˈdeː ʔɛf beː liːgaːpoˈkaːl] ) or
45-736: 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). In 1997 it was superseded by a league cup called DFB-Ligapokal .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
60-566: The German League Cup was a German football competition that took place before the start of the Bundesliga season, featuring the top five teams of the previous Bundesliga season and the winners of the DFB-Pokal in Germany. The cup was known as the Premiere-Ligapokal after 2005, when Premiere , a German pay television network, took up sponsorship of the competition. The Ligapokal was not held in 2008 due to schedule crowding caused by
75-656: The UEFA Euro 2008 . Instead, the German Supercup was held on 23 July. The Ligapokal was not held in 2009 either, due to the German Football Association's decision to abolish it. In the final edition of the Ligapokal in 2007 , the fifth-placed Bundesliga team ( Bayer Leverkusen ) was dropped from the competition, replaced by the winner of the 2. Bundesliga ( Karlsruhe ). The Ligapokal was played between six teams,
90-501: 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. Below
105-520: 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
120-490: The German Cup winners entered the tournament in the second round. If the Bundesliga champions were also the cup winner, the Bundesliga runner-up skipped the first round. The four remaining teams played one match to determine who qualified for the next round. The four teams in the second round then played one match to determine which teams qualified for the final. The first round matches and the final took place in neutral venues, in
135-435: 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. 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. Bold indicates active players in German football. The German champions met the cup winners several times without
150-593: The semi-finals the Bundesliga champion and the Cup winner played at home. The matches lasted 90 minutes, with a penalty shootout immediately following if the match was tied. The Ligapokal was played as a unique event in 1972 because the Olympics in Munich had caused a postponement of the regular season kick-off. Until 1996 there was a single match between the German champions (Deutscher Meister) and German Cup winners (Pokalsieger), which
165-467: The semifinals. If the cup winner was the same as any of the top five finishers in the league, the 6th place team was entitled to participate and the format was adjusted accordingly. In the 2007 edition, the participating teams were the top four teams from the Bundesliga, the German Cup winners, as well as the winners of the 2. Bundesliga. German Supercup The DFL-Supercup ( German: [ˌdeːʔɛfˈɛl ˈzuːpɐkap] ) or German Super Cup
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#1733085298471180-412: The top four teams of the Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal winners, and the winner of the 2. Bundesliga . If a team was doubly qualified by also winning the German Cup, the number five team in the Bundesliga took the spare place. The tournament was a knock-out competition played over three rounds with two matches in the first two rounds, and a single final in the last round. The current Bundesliga champions and
195-594: 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
210-570: Was called German Supercup and is akin to the English FA Community Shield . A competition featuring four other big clubs who had not qualified for the Supercup, the Fuji-Cup , also existed from 1986. In 1997 this was extended to a cup competition consisting of six teams, the top five placed teams from the Bundesliga plus the German Cup winners, with the cup winners and champions entering in
225-429: 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
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