2016 DFL-Supercup

The 2016 DFL-Supercup was the seventh 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 14 August 2016 at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund.

2016 DFL-Supercup
German Supercup
Match programme cover
EventDFL-Supercup
Date14 August 2016 (2016-08-14)
VenueSignal Iduna Park, Dortmund
Man of the MatchManuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
RefereeTobias Welz (Wiesbaden)
Attendance81,360
WeatherClear
19 °C (66 °F)
52% humidity

It featured Bayern Munich, the winners of the 2015–16 Bundesliga (and the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal), who had lost the three previous super cups and last won in 2012, and 2015–16 Bundesliga runners-up Borussia Dortmund, who last won in 2014. Dortmund qualified as league runners-up by virtue of Bayern winning the league and cup double.

Bayern Munich won the DFL-Supercup 2–0 for their fifth title.

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