DFL-Supercup


The DFL-Supercup 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.

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In 1997 it was superseded by a league cup called DFB-Ligapokal.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.
Since 2010, in contrast to the DFB-Supercup, if one team wins the double, 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.

Matches

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.

Performances

Performance by team

Performance by qualification

Top goalscorers

Bold indicates active players in German football.
RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Robert LewandowskiBorussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich5
2 Wynton RuferWerder Bremen4
3 Thomas MüllerBayern Munich3
3 Arjen RobbenBayern Munich3
3 Jürgen WegmannBorussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich3
6 Pierre-Emerick AubameyangBorussia Dortmund2
6 Günter BreitzkeBorussia Dortmund2
6 Jürgen Degen1. FC Kaiserslautern2
6 Marco ReusBorussia Dortmund2

Unofficial matches

The German champions met the cup winners several times without the match being officially recognized.
YearGerman championsResultCup winnersVenueMatch name
1941Schalke 042–4Dresdner SCDSC-Stadion, DresdenHerausforderungskampf
1977Borussia Mönchengladbach3–2Hamburger SVVolksparkstadion, HamburgDeutscher Supercup
1983Hamburger SV1–1 Bayern MunichOlympiastadion, MunichDeutscher Supercup
2008Bayern Munich1–2Borussia DortmundSignal Iduna Park, DortmundT-Home Supercup
2009VfL Wolfsburg1–2Werder BremenVolkswagen Arena, WolfsburgVolkswagen SuperCup