Supercup
The Supercup usually launches the season. The teams playing for the Supercup are the winners of the Bundesliga championship and of the DFB Cup. In case of a double winner, they play against the Bundesliga runner-up.
DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga e.V. sets the date and place for the Supercup. In case of a draw at the end of normal time of 90 minutes, this is followed by a penalty shoot-out with five players from each team. As the Supercup is a compulsory game, only five substitutions may be made per team, in general. Yellow cards are not registered and therefore do not lead to suspensions.
The match is broadcast live in more than 200 countries, thus reaching viewers around the world alongside the fans in Germany. Since the Supercup was reintroduced in 2010, the DFL presents the winner with a trophy that was created specifically for the occasion.
History of the Supercup
The competition was previously played as the DFB-Supercup between 1987 and 1996. For some time, the competition was held under the name of “Ligapokal” (League Cup), initially run by the DFB and later by the DFL. After a 14-year break, the Supercup was reinstated in 2010 and has been organised since then by DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH.
Twelve clubs had previously qualified to play in the Supercup. Joint record holders in this competition are FC Bayern München with eight wins and Borussia Dortmund with six wins. The winner has been decided five times via penalty shoot-outs: SV Werder Bremen beat Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 1993, Borussia Dortmund won against 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 1996, FC Schalke 04 outshot Borussia Dortmund in 2011, VfL Wolfsburg beat off the challenge by FC Bayern München in 2015 and FC Bayern München won against Borussia Dortmund in 2017. Extra time, which was in place in 1993, 1994 and 1996, has not been allowed since the competition was reinstated in 2010. Goal-line technology is also part of the rules since 2015.
The Bundesliga’s record coach (832 games) is also the record coach in the Supercup. Otto Rehhagel was the coach on six occasions, reaching the final five times with SV Werder Bremen and once with 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and winning the cup three times.
The highest margin of victory was when FC Bayern München beat Eintracht Frankfurt 5-0 on August 12, 2018. During this match, as well as in eleven other Supercups involving FC Bayern Munich, Thomas Müller was present – he holds the record for the player with most Supercup appearances (12). The highest scorer in the competition is Robert Lewandowski, who has scored a total of seven goals; both for Borussia Dortmund (one goal) and for FC Bayern München (six).
Since the reintroduction of the Supercup in 2010, all matches have been sold out. In total, more than half a million people have been to a stadium to see a Supercup match.
All Supercup winners:
9 wins: FC Bayern München (1987, 1990, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021)
6 wins:
Borussia Dortmund (1989, 1995, 1996, 2013, 2014, 2019)
3 wins:
SV Werder Bremen (1988, 1993, 1994)
1 win:
1. FC Kaiserslautern (1991)
VfB Stuttgart (1992)
FC Schalke 04 (2011)
VfL Wolfsburg (2015)
All Supercup games from 1987 to 2021:
17 August 2021: FC Bayern München – Borussia Dortmund 3:1 (1:0)
Bayern: Neuer – Stanisic (88. Sarr), Upamecano, Süle, Davies – Kimmich, Goretzka, Gnabry (73. Tolisso), T. Müller (73. Musiala), Coman (49. L. Sané) – Lewandowski (88. Choupo-Moting) – Trainer: Nagelsmann
Dortmund: Kobel – Passlack (84. Renier), Witsel, Akanji, N. Schulz – Dahoud, Bellingham (84. M. Wolf), Reyna (78. Pasalic), Reus – Haaland, Moukoko (58. Malen) – Trainer: Rose
Goals: 1:0 Tolisso (18.), 2:0 Müller (32.), 2:1 Brandt (39.), 2:2 Haaland (55.), 3:2 Kimmich (82.)
Spectators: 25.000 in Dortmund
Referee: Sascha Stegemann30 September 2020: FC Bayern München – Borussia Dortmund 3:2 (2:1)
Bayern: Neuer – Pavard (76. Richards), Süle, Hernández, Davies – Kimmich, Martínez (84. Musiala), Tolisso – T. Müller, Coman (54. Gnabry) – Lewandowski (83. Zirkzee) – Trainer: Flick
Dortmund: Hitz – Can, Hummels (76. Piszczek), Akanji – Meunier (67. Schulz), Delaney, Dahoud, Passlack – Reus (72. Reyna), Brandt (76. Bellingham) – Haaland (68. Reinier) – Trainer: Favre
Goals: 1:0 Tolisso (18.), 2:0 Müller (32.), 2:1 Brandt (39.), 2:2 Haaland (55.), 3:2 Kimmich (82.)
Spectators: no spectators in Munich
Referee: Steinhaus (Bad Lauterberg im Harz)03 August 2019 Borussia Dortmund – FC Bayern München 2:0 (0:0)
Dortmund: Hitz – Piszczek (80. Wolf), Toprak, Akanji, Schulz – Witsel, Weigl – Sancho (80. Bruun Larsen), Reus, Raphael Guerreiro (75. Hakimi) – Alcacer – Trainer: Favre
Bayern: Neuer – Kimmich, Süle, Boateng, Alaba (70. Renato Sanches) – Tolisso – Thiago (80. Pavard), Goretzka, T. Müller (66. Davies), Coman – Lewandowski – Trainer: Kovac
Goals: 1:0 Alcacer (48.), 2:0 Sancho (69.)
Spectators: 81.365 (sold out) in Dortmund
Referee: Siebert (Berlin)12 August 2018: Eintracht Frankfurt – FC Bayern München 0:5 (0:2)
Frankfurt: Rönnow – Abraham, Hasebe, Salcedo – da Costa, Torro, de Guzman (64. Rebic), Willems – Fabian (64. Blum), Gacinovic – Haller (76. Jovic) – Trainer: Hütter
Bayern: Neuer – Kimmich, Süle, Hummels, Alaba – Javi Martínez – Müller (64. Goretzka), Thiago – Robben (58. Coman), Ribéry – Lewandowski (72. Wagner) – Trainer: Kovac
Goals: 0:1 Lewandowski (21.), 0:2 Lewandowski (26.), 0:3 Lewandowski (54.), 0:4 Coman (63.), 0:5 Thiago (85.)
Spectators: 51.500 (sold out) in Frankfurt am Main
Referee: Fritz (Korb)05 August 2017: Borussia Dortmund – FC Bayern München 2:2 (1:1), 4:5 in penalty shoot-out
Dortmund: Bürki – Piszczek, Sokratis, Bartra, Zagadou (77. Passlack) – Sahin – Dahoud (46. Rode), Castro – Dembelé, Pulisic (90. Philipp) – Aubameyang – Trainer: Bosz
Bayern: Ulreich – Kimmich, Javi Martínez (60. Süle), Hummels, Rafinha – Tolisso (84. Renato Sanches), Rudy, Vidal – T. Müller (67. Coman), Ribéry – Lewandowski – Trainer: Ancelotti
Goals: 1:0 Pulisic (12.), 1:1 Lewandowski (18.), 2:1 Aubameyang (71.), 2:2 Bürki (88., Eigentor)
Penalties: Lewandowski, Ribéry, Rudy, Vidal, Süle treffen für Bayern; Dembelé, Philipp, Aubameyang, Castro für Dortmund; Kimmich (Bayern), Rode, Bartra (BVB) verschießen.
Spectators: 81.360 (sold out) in Dortmund
Referee: Zwayer (Berlin)14 August 2016: Borussia Dortmund – FC Bayern München 0:2 (0:0)
Dortmund: Bürki – Passlack, Sokratis, Bartra, Schmelzer – Rode, Castro – Ramos (68. Weigl), Kagawa, Dembelé (68. Schürrle) – Aubameyang (78. Mor) – Coach: Tuchel
Bayern: Neuer – Lahm, Hummels, Javi Martínez, Alaba – Alonso – Thiago, Vidal (71. Kimmich), T. Müller (87. Rafinha), Ribéry (65. Coman) – Lewandowski – Coach: Ancelotti
Goals: 0:1 Vidal (58.), 0:2 T. Müller (79.)
Spectators: 81.360 (sold out) in Dortmund
Referee: Welz (Wiesbaden)1 August 2015: VfL Wolfsburg – FC Bayern München 1:1 (0:0), 5:4 in penalty shoot-out
Wolfsburg: Casteels – Vieirinha, Naldo, Klose, Rodriguez – Guilavogui, Arnold – Caligiuri (63. Schürrle), De Bruyne, Perisic (70. Kruse) – Dost (70. Bendtner) – Coach: Hecking
Bayern: Neuer – Lahm, Boateng, Benatia, Alaba – Thiago (74. Vidal), Alonso – Robben, T. Müller (84. Götze), Costa – Lewandowski (72. Rafinha) – Coach: Guardiola
Goals: 0:1 Robben (49.), 1:1 Bendtner (89.)
Penalty shoot-out: Vidal, Robben, Lahm, Costa score for Bayern, Rodríguez, De Bruyne, Schürrle, Kruse, Bendtner for Wolfsburg, Alonso (Bayern) misses
Spectators: 30.000 (sold out) in Wolfsburg
Referee: Fritz (Korb)13 August 2014: Borussia Dortmund – FC Bayern München 2:0 (1:0)
Dortmund: Langerak – Piszczek, Sokratis, Ginter, Schmelzer (46. Durm) – Kehl, Kirch (85. S. Bender), Mkhitaryan, Hofmann –Aubameyang (63. Ramos), Immobile – Coach: Klopp
Bayern: Neuer – Boateng, Javi Martínez (31. Dante), Alaba – Höjbjerg (59. Götze), Gaudino, Rode, Bernat – T. Müller (46. Lahm), Shaqiri – Lewandowski – Coach: Guardiola
Goals: 1:0 Mkhitaryan (23.), 2:0 Aubameyang (62.)
Spectators: 80.667 (sold out) in Dortmund
Referee: Gagelmann (Bremen)27 July 2013: Borussia Dortmund – FC Bayern München 4:2 (1:0)
Dortmund: Weidenfeller – Großkreutz, Subotic, Hummels, Schmelzer – Sahin, S. Bender (46. Kehl), Blaszczykowski (72. Aubameyang), Gündogan (88. Sokratis), Reus – Lewandowski – Coach: Klopp
Bayern: Starke – Lahm, van Buyten, Boateng, Alaba – Thiago – T. Müller, T. Kroos (86. Dante), Robben, Shaqiri (67. Schweinsteiger) – Mandzukic (75. Pizarro) – Coach: Guardiola
Goals: 1:0 Reus (6.), 1:1 Robben (54.), 2:1 van Buyten (56., own goal), 3:1 Gündogan (57.), 3:2 Robben (64.), 4:2 Reus (86.)
Spectators: 80.645 (sold out) in Dortmund
Referee: Dr. Drees (Münster-Sarmsheim)12 August 2012: FC Bayern München – Borussia Dortmund 2:1 (2:0)
Bayern: Neuer – Lahm, Boateng, Dante, Can (70. Badstuber) – Kroos, Gustavo, Robben (86. Shaqiri), T. Müller, Ribéry (81. Tymoshchuk) – Mandzukic – Coach: Heynckes
BVB: Weidenfeller – Piszczek, Hummels, Subotic, Schmelzer – Gündogan, Leitner (64. Götze), Blaszczykowski (71. Schieber), Reus, Großkreutz (64. Perisic) – Lewandowski – Coach: Klopp
Goals: 1:0 Mandzukic (6.), 2:0 T. Müller (11.), 2:1 Lewandowski (75.)
Spectators: 69.000 (sold out) in München
Referee: Weiner (Hasede)23 July 2011: FC Schalke 04 – Borussia Dortmund 0:0, 4:3 in penalty shoot-out
Schalke: Fährmann – Höger, Höwedes, Papadopoulos, Fuchs – Matip, Holtby, Baumjohann (89. Edu), Draxler (46. Jurado) – Raúl, Huntelaar (69. Moravek) – Coach: Rangnick
Dortmund: Weidenfeller – Piszczek, Santana, Hummels, Löwe (77. Leitner) – Kehl (75. S. Bender), Gündogan, Götze (75. Perisic), Großkreutz – Kagawa, Lewandowski – Coach: Klopp
Goals: –
Penalty shoot-out: Holtby, Edu, Höwedes, Jurado score für Schalke, Gündogan, Hummels, Leitner for BVB; Großkreutz, Perisic (BVB) miss
Spectators: 61.673 (sold out) in Gelsenkirchen
Referee: Kircher (Rottenburg)7 August 2010: FC Bayern München – FC Schalke 04 2:0 (0:0)
Bayern: Kraft – Lahm, Demichelis (71. Sosa), Badstuber, Contento – Olic, Schweinsteiger (59. Ottl), Pranjic, Hamit Altintop (70. Tymoshchuk) – Klose, T. Müller – Coach: van Gaal
Schalke: Neuer – Uchida, Höwedes, Metzelder, Schmitz (46. Escudero) – Farfan, Kluge (46. Moritz), Matip, Rakitic – Raúl, Edu – Coach: Magath
Goals: 1:0 T. Müller (75.), 2:0 Klose (81.)
Spectators: 30.662 (sold out) in Augsburg
Referee: Gräfe (Berlin)3 August 1996: Borussia Dortmund – 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1:1 after extra time (1:1, 0:0), 4:3 in penalty shoot-out
Dortmund Klos – Sammer (91. Voigt) – Kohler (60. Kutowski), Heinrich – Wolters, Reuter, Möller, Zorc, D. Weiland – Ricken (67. But), Chapuisat – Coach: Hitzfeld
Kaiserslautern: Reinke – Brehme (99. Broß) – Koch, Schäfer – Roos, Greiner, Lutz, U. Wegmann (91. Ratinho), Wagner – Kuka, Marschall (91. Rische) – Coach: Rehhagel
Goals: 0:1 Marschall (55.), 1:1 Wolters (66.)
Penalty shoot-out: Chapuisat, But, Zorc, D. Weiland score for BVB, Wagner, Kuka, Schäfer for FCK; Reuter, Möller (BVB), Ratinho, Lutz, Roos (FCK) miss
Spectators: 22.000 in Mannheim
Referee: Best (Bilfingen)5 August 1995: Borussia Dortmund – Borussia Mönchengladbach 1:0 (0:0)
Dortmund: Klos – Reuter, Kohler (72. B. Schmidt), Julio Cesar, Kree – Sammer – Freund, P. Berger, K. Reinhardt (89. M. Kurz) – A. Möller, Ricken (87. Tretschok) – Coach: Hitzfeld
Gladbach: Kamps – Kastenmeier (75. Pflipsen), Klinkert, P. Andersson, Neun – Effenberg, Hochstätter, Wynhoff – Sternkopf, Dahlin, Huiberts (75. P. Nielsen) – Coach: Krauss
Goal: 1:0 Julio Cesar (71.)
Spectators: 16.000 in Düsseldorf
Referee: Dr. Merk (Kaiserslautern)7 August 1994: SV Werder Bremen – FC Bayern München 3:1 after extra time (1:1, 1:0)
Bremen: Reck, Ramzy – Beiersdorfer, M. Schulz – Votava, Borowka (67. Wolter), Eilts – Basler, A. Herzog, Bode – Bestschastnych (46. Rufer) – Coach: Rehhagel
Bayern: Kahn – Matthäus – Kreuzer, Helmer – Sternkopf, Schupp, Frey – Scholl, Nerlinger – Papin (60. D. Hamann), Sutter (38. Valencia) – Coach: Trapattoni
Goals: 1:0 Bestschastnich (2.), 1:1 Nerlinger (65.), 2:1 M. Schulz (104.), 3:1 Rufer (116.)
Red card: Kreuzer (21.)
Spectators: 22.000 in München
Referee: Heynemann (Magdeburg)1 August 1993: SV Werder Bremen – Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2:2 after extra time (1:1, 0:0), 7:6 in penalty shoot-out
Bremen: Reck – Beiersdorfer (46. Basler), Neubarth, Borowka – Wolter, Votava, A. Herzog, Eilts, Bode (106. Wiedener) – Hobsch, Rufer – Coach: Rehhagel
Leverkusen: Vollborn – Foda – Wörns, Melzig (77. R. Becker), A. Fischer, Lupescu, B. Schuster, Hapal, Sergio – Thom (46. Happe), Kirsten – Coach: Stepanovic
Goals: 0:1 A. Fischer (61.), 1:1 Hobsch (90.), 2:1 Rufer (92., penalty), 2:2 Kirsten (97.);
Penalty shoot-out: A. Herzog, Votava, Rufer, Basler, Borowka, Wiedener, Wolter score for Bremen, Hapal, Kirsten, Lupescu, Foda, B. Schuster, R. Becker for Leverkusen; Happe (Leverkusen) misses
Spectators: 14.000 in Leverkusen
Referee: Amerell (München)11 August 1992: VfB Stuttgart – Hannover 96 3:1 (2:1)
Stuttgart: Immel – Dubajic – G. Schäfer (66. Schneider), Frontzeck – Strunz, Buchwald, Buck, Gaudino, Kögl – Golke, F. Walter (72. Knup) – Coach: Daum
Hannover: Sievers – Kuhlmey – Sundermann, Klütz – Raickovic, Heemsoth – Schjönberg (46. Barbarez), Sirocks, Kretzschmar, Mathy – M. Koch (46. Daschner) – Coach: Vogel
Goals: 0:1 M. Koch (3.), 1:1 Gaudino (30.), 2:1 Buchwald (42.), 3:1 Kögl (58.)
Spectators: 21.200 in Hannover
Referee: Theobald (Wiebelskirchen)6 August 1991: 1. FC Kaiserslautern – SV Werder Bremen 3:1 (1:0)
Kaiserslautern: Serr – Kuntz – Roos, O. Schäfer – Lelle, Dooley (68. W. Funkel), Haber, Hofmann, Goldbaek (75. Lutz) – Degen, Winkler – Coach: Feldkamp
Bremen: Reck – Votava – Schaaf, Borowka – Eilts, Bode, K. Allofs, G. Hermann, Legat – Kohn (46. Rufer), Wenschlag (46. Harttgen) – Coach: Rehhagel
Goals: 1:0 Degen (27.), 2:0 Degen (65.), 2:1 Rufer (88.),3:1 Winkler (90.)
Spectators: 8.000 in Hannover
Referee: Wiesel (Ottbergen)
Semi-finals: F.C. Hansa Rostock – 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1:2 (0:2), 30. Juli 1991 in Rostock
Eisenhüttenstädter FC Stahl – SV Werder Bremen 0:1 (0:0), 31. Juli 1991 in Osnabrück31 July 1990: FC Bayern München – 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4:1 (4:0)
Bayern: Aumann – Augenthaler – Grahammer, Kohler, Pflügler – Reuter, Strunz, M. Bender (68. Sternkopf), Effenberg – B. Laudrup (74. Wohlfahrt), Mihajlovic – Coach: Heynckes
Kaiserslautern: Ehrmann – Stumpf (30. Roos) – M. Kadlec, Lutz – Scherr (56. G. Hoffmann), Dooley, R. Ernst, Schupp, Kranz – Hotic, Kuntz – Coach: Feldkamp
Goals 1:0 Reuter (6.), 2:0 Kohler (19.), 3:0 M. Bender (28.), 4:0 Strunz (45.), 4:1 Kuntz (62.) Spectators: 27.000 in Karlsruhe
Referee: Weber (Essen)25 July 1989: Borussia Dortmund – FC Bayern München 4:3 (1:2)
Dortmund: de Beer (76. R. Meyer) – Kroth – Helmer, M. Schulz – Breitzke, Zorc, A. Möller, MacLeod (46. Kutowski), M. Rummenigge – J. Wegmann, Driller – Coach: Köppel
Bayern: Aumann – Augenthaler – Grahammer, Kohler – Reuter, Flick (46. Dorfner), Thon, Kögl, Pflügler – McInally, Mihajlovic – Coach: Heynckes
Goals: 0:1 McInally (21.), 1:1 Breitzke (40.), 1:2 Grahammer (42.), 2:2 Breitzke (56.), 3:2 J. Wegmann (64), 3:3 Mihajlovic (66.), 4:3 A. Möller (88.)
Spectators: 16.000 in Kaiserslautern
Referee: Dellwing (Osburg)20 July 1988 SV Werder Bremen – Eintracht Frankfurt 2:0 (1:0)
Bremen: Reck – Sauer – Borowka, Kutzop, Otten (46. N. Meier) – Schaaf, Votava, G. Hermann, Neubarth – Riedle, Ordenewitz (46. Burgsmüller) – Coach: Rehhagel
Frankfurt: Stein – Binz – Sievers, Körbel, Studer – F. Schulz – Hobday (46. D. Roth), Schlindwein, Heidenreich (57. Balzis) – Andersen, Gründel – Coach: Feldkamp
Goals: 1:0 Riedle (24.), 2:0 Burgsmüller (90.)
Spectators: 20.500 in Frankfurt am Main
Referee: Assenmacher (Hürth)28 July 1987: FC Bayern München – Hamburger SV 2:1 (0:1)
Bayern: Aumann – Nachtweih – Winklhofer, Eder, Pflügler – Brehme (46. Flick), Matthäus, Dorfner, M. Rummenigge – Wohlfahrt, J. Wegmann – Coach: Heynckes
Hamburg: Stein – D. Jakobs – Kaltz, Beiersdorfer, Hinz (90. Schmöller) – Jusufi, von Heesen, Kober (87. Golz), Kroth – Okonski, Kastl – Coach: Skoblar
Goals: 0:1 Okonski (39.), 1:1 Wegmann (60.), 2:1 Wegmann (87.)
Red card: Stein (87.)
Spectators: 22.000 in Frankfurt am Main
Referee: Pauly (Mönchengladbach-Rheydt)
The Supercup trophy
Since 2010, the DFL presents the winner of the annual Supercup with a trophy created specifically for the occasion.
The trophy stands 53cm high and weighs 5.5kg. The challenge cup was designed and created by silversmiths Koch & Bergfeld in Bremen. The sterling silver finish on one side symbolises the competition for the Bundesliga Meisterschale, while the fine gold finish on the other side represents the DFB Cup. The winners of these two competitions play for the Supercup at the start of the following season. In case of a double winner, they play against the Bundesliga runner-up. The sides of the Supercup trophy symbolise arms holding up a chrome ball with a diameter of 19 centimetres. The trophy is insured for a sum of €30,000.
The Supercup game was previously played between 1987 and 1996, before being reintroduced in 2010. Initially, the winner was given a silver vase from the German Football Association (DFB), which was the responsible body at the time. This was followed by a rock crystal hexagon that was subsequently used as a trophy for intervening challenges for the League Cup.
