2015 DFL-Supercup


The 2015 DFL-Supercup was the sixth edition of the German Super Cup under the name DFL-Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal competitions. It featured Bayern Munich, the winners of the 2014–15 Bundesliga and VfL Wolfsburg, the winners of the 2014–15 DFB-Pokal.
Bayern lost 2–0 in the previous edition, to Borussia Dortmund.
The match was played on 1 August 2015. Wolfsburg defeated Bayern Munich 5–4 on penalties after the regular game ended 1–1.

Teams

In the following table, matches until 1996 were in the DFB-Supercup era, since 2010 were in the DFL-Supercup era.
TeamQualificationPrevious appearances
VfL Wolfsburg2014–15 DFB-Pokal winners-
Bayern Munich2014–15 Bundesliga champions8

Match

Summary

Arjen Robben had put Bayern Munich ahead in the 49th minute from close range after goalkeeper Koen Casteels had fumbled a cross from the left from Douglas Costa. Nicklas Bendtner leveled the game in the 89th minute scoring at the near post after a cross from Kevin De Bruyne from the right. Bendtner went on to score the decisive penalty in the penalty shoot-out shooting high into the top left corner as Wolfsburg won 5–4.

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