2018 DFB-Pokal final
The 2018 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal, the 75th season of the annual German football cup competition. The match was played on 19 May 2018 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
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| Event | 2017–18 DFB-Pokal | ||||||
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| Date | 19 May 2018 | ||||||
| Venue | Olympiastadion, Berlin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Ante Rebić (Eintracht Frankfurt) | ||||||
| Referee | Felix Zwayer (Berlin) | ||||||
| Attendance | 74,322 | ||||||
| Weather | Clear 20 °C (68 °F) 35% humidity | ||||||
The final featured Bayern Munich, the record winners of the competition, and Eintracht Frankfurt, the runners-up of the previous season, making it a rematch of the 2006 final. Eintracht Frankfurt won the match 3–1 to claim their fifth cup title.
As winners, Frankfurt earned the right to host the 2018 edition of the DFL-Supercup at the start of the following season, facing the champions of the 2017–18 edition of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich. Frankfurt also earned automatic qualification for the group stage of the 2018–19 edition of the UEFA Europa League.