2017 DFL-Supercup

2017 DFL-Supercup

German Supercup
Match programme cover
Event	DFL-Supercup
Borussia Dortmund Bayern Munich 2 2
Bayern Munich won 5–4 on penalties
Date	5 August 2017 (2017-08-05)
Venue	Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund
Man of the Match	Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) [1]
Referee	Felix Zwayer (Berlin) [2]
Attendance	81,360 [3]
Weather	Partly cloudy 16 °C (61 °F) 82% humidity [4]
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The 2017 DFL-Supercup was the eighth 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. The match was played on 5 August 2017. ^[5]

The DFL-Supercup featured Borussia Dortmund, the winners of the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal, and Bayern Munich, the winners of the 2016–17 Bundesliga and holders of the competition. ^[6]

Bayern Munich won the DFL-Supercup 5–4 on penalties following a 2–2 draw after 90 minutes for their sixth title. ^[1]

Teams

In the following table, matches until 1996 were in the DFB-Supercup era, since 2010 were in the DFL-Supercup era.

Team	Qualification	Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
Borussia Dortmund	2016–17 DFB-Pokal winners	8 ( 1989 , 1995 , 1996 , 2011, 2012, 2013 , 2014 , 2016) [a]
Bayern Munich TH	2016–17 Bundesliga champions	10 ( 1987 , 1989, 1990 , 1994, 2010 , 2012 , 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 ) [b]

1. Winners of the unofficial 2008 German Supercup. One-time runners-up in the DFL-Ligapokal.
2. Runners-up in the unofficial 2008 German Supercup. Six-time winners and one-time runners-up in the DFL-Ligapokal.

Background

Bayern Munich were the reigning champions, having beaten Borussia Dortmund 2–0 in the 2016 edition. ^[7]

Both teams have won the competition five times, a joint record. The match was Dortmund's second consecutive and ninth overall appearance, with a record of five wins and three losses prior. The match was Bayern's record sixth consecutive and record eleventh overall appearance, with a record of five wins and five losses prior. This was the record sixth super cup between Dortmund and Bayern, having previously met in 1989, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016. Of these, Dortmund have won three (in 1989, 2013, and 2014), while Bayern have won twice (in 2012 and 2016). ^[8]

This was the first competitive match for Peter Bosz as head coach of Borussia Dortmund, moving from Ajax in the summer to replace Thomas Tuchel. ^[9]

Match

Summary

Christian Pulisic opened the scoring for Borussia Dortmund in the 12th minute when he ran in on goal and shot low with his right foot past the advancing Sven Ulreich. Robert Lewandowski made it 1–1 in the 18th minute when he finished with his right foot from close range after a low cross from the right by Joshua Kimmich. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made it 2–1 in the 71st minute when he clipped the ball over the advancing Sven Ulreich from the right of the penalty area with his right foot. ^[10]

With two minutes to go the ball deflected into the net off Roman Bürki from close range after an initial shot from Joshua Kimmich hit Marc Bartra and came back to hit Bürki before going into the net. In the penalty shoot-out, Joshua Kimmich missed for Bayern Munich and Sebastian Rode missed for Borussia Dortmund. Marc Bartra the took the sixth penalty for Borussia Dortmund where his shot was saved to his right by Sven Ulreich which allowed Bayern Munich to win 5–4 on penalties for their sixth Supercup. ^[11]

Details

5 August 2017 (2017-08-05)

20:30 CEST

Borussia Dortmund	2–2	Bayern Munich
Pulisic 12' Aubameyang 71'	Report	Lewandowski 18' Bürki 88' (o.g.)
Penalties
Dembélé Philipp Aubameyang Rode Castro Bartra	4–5	Lewandowski Ribéry Kimmich Rudy Vidal Süle

Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund

Attendance: 81,360

Referee: Felix Zwayer (Berlin)

Borussia Dortmund

Bayern Munich

GK 38 Roman Bürki RB 26 Łukasz Piszczek CB 25 Sokratis Papastathopoulos (c)  17' CB 5 Marc Bartra LB 2 Dan-Axel Zagadou  53'  77' DM 8 Nuri Şahin CM 27 Gonzalo Castro CM 19 Mahmoud Dahoud  46' RW 7 Ousmane Dembélé CF 17 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang LW 22 Christian Pulisic  90' Substitutes: GK 1 Roman Weidenfeller DF 4 Neven Subotić DF 36 Ömer Toprak MF 18 Sebastian Rode  86'  46' MF 30 Felix Passlack  90+3'  77' FW 14 Alexander Isak FW 20 Maximilian Philipp  90' Manager: Peter Bosz

GK 26 Sven Ulreich RB 32 Joshua Kimmich CB 8 Javi Martínez  60' CB 5 Mats Hummels LB 13 Rafinha DM 19 Sebastian Rudy CM 24 Corentin Tolisso  84' CM 23 Arturo Vidal  74' RW 25 Thomas Müller (c)  67' CF 9 Robert Lewandowski  69' LW 7 Franck Ribéry Substitutes: GK 36 Christian Früchtl DF 4 Niklas Süle  60' DF 34 Marco Friedl MF 29 Kingsley Coman  67' MF 33 Timothy Tillman MF 35 Renato Sanches  84' FW 41 Miloš Pantović Manager: Carlo Ancelotti

Man of the Match: Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) [1] Assistant referees: [2] Thorsten Schiffner (Konstanz) Christian Gittelmann (Gauersheim) Fourth official: [2] Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel) Video assistant referee: [2] Tobias Stieler (Hamburg)

Match rules [12] 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics

Statistic [13]	Borussia Dortmund	Bayern Munich
Goals scored	2	2
Total shots	9	16
Shots on target	4	5
Saves	4	2
Ball possession	48%	52%
Corner kicks	3	4
Fouls committed	16	14
Offsides	3	8
Yellow cards	4	2
Red cards	0	0

See also

• 2017–18 Bundesliga
• 2017–18 DFB-Pokal

References

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9. "Ajax coach Peter Bosz succeeds Thomas Tuchel at Borussia Dortmund". Bundesliga . DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
10. "German Super Cup: Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund 5-4 on penalties". 5 August 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2020– via www.bbc.co.uk.
11. "Bayern edge Dortmund on penalties to win German Super Cup". ESPN FC . ESPN Inc. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
12. "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations](PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. p. 241. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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External links

• Official website