2006 DFB-Pokal Final
# 2006 DFB-Pokal Final

The 2006 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2005–06 DFB-Pokal, the 63rd season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 29 April 2006 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Bayern Munich won the match 1–0 against Eintracht Frankfurt via a goal from Claudio Pizarro, giving them their 13th cup title.

## Route to the final

The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

| Eintracht Frankfurt | Eintracht Frankfurt | Round | Bayern Munich | Bayern Munich |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | 2005–06 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (A) | 2–1 | First round | MSV Neuruppin (A) | 4–0 |
| Schalke 04 (H) | 6–0 | Second round | Erzgebirge Aue (A) | 1–0 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg (H) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | Round of 16 | Hamburger SV (H) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| 1860 Munich (A) | 3–1 | Quarter-finals | Mainz 05 (H) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Arminia Bielefeld (H) | 1–0 | Semi-finals | FC St. Pauli (A) | 3–0 |

## Match

### Details

| Eintracht Frankfurt | Bayern Munich |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Oka Nikolov (c) |
| CB | 33 | Marko Rehmer | | 34' |
| CB | 23 | Marco Russ |
| CB | 5 | Aleksandar Vasoski | 40' |
| RWB | 2 | Patrick Ochs |
| LWB | 16 | Christoph Spycher |
| DM | 30 | Benjamin Huggel |
| RW | 8 | Stefan Lexa | | 72' |
| AM | 14 | Alexander Meier |
| LW | 7 | Benjamin Köhler |
| CF | 18 | Ioannis Amanatidis |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 21 | Markus Pröll |
| DF | 22 | Christopher Reinhard |
| MF | 10 | Markus Weissenberger | | 82' |
| MF | 11 | Cha Du-ri |
| MF | 17 | Daniyel Cimen | | 34' 82' |
| MF | 24 | Alexander Schur |
| FW | 20 | Francisco Copado | | 72' |
| Manager: ||
| Friedhelm Funkel ||
| GK | 1 | Oliver Kahn (c) |
| RB | 2 | Willy Sagnol | 86' |
| CB | 3 | Lúcio |
| CB | 25 | Valérien Ismaël |
| LB | 21 | Philipp Lahm | 77' |
| DM | 6 | Martín Demichelis |
| RM | 20 | Hasan Salihamidžić | | 46' |
| CM | 13 | Michael Ballack | 18' |
| LM | 23 | Owen Hargreaves | | 81' |
| CF | 10 | Roy Makaay | | 90+1' |
| CF | 14 | Claudio Pizarro |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Michael Rensing |
| DF | 69 | Bixente Lizarazu |
| MF | 7 | Mehmet Scholl | | 90+1' |
| MF | 11 | Zé Roberto | | 46' |
| MF | 16 | Jens Jeremies | | 81' |
| MF | 31 | Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| FW | 33 | Paolo Guerrero |
| Manager: ||
| Felix Magath ||
| Assistant referees: Mike Pickel (Mendig) Volker Wezel (Tübingen) Fourth official: Jochen Drees (Mainz) | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used. |
