2001 DFB-Pokal Final
# 2001 DFB-Pokal Final

The 2001 DFB-Pokal Final decided the winner of the 2000–01 DFB-Pokal, the 58th season of Germany's premier knockout football cup competition. It was played on 26 May 2001 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Schalke 04 won the match 2–0 against Union Berlin to claim their 3rd 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).

| Union Berlin | Union Berlin | Round | Schalke 04 | Schalke 04 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | 2000–01 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (H) | 2–0 | Round 1 | TSV Rain am Lech (A) | 7–0 |
| Greuther Fürth (H) | 1–0 | Round 2 | FC St. Pauli (A) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) |
| SSV Ulm (H) | 4–2 | Round of 16 | Borussia Dortmund (H) | 2–1 |
| VfL Bochum (H) | 1–0 | Quarter-finals | 1. FC Magdeburg (A) | 1–0 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach (H) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Semi-finals | VfB Stuttgart (A) | 3–0 |

## Match

### Details

| Union Berlin | Schalke 04 |
| - | - |
| GK | 26 | Sven Beuckert | 59' |
| SW | 18 | Jens Tschiedel | | 81' |
| CB | 33 | Tom Persich |
| CB | 11 | Daniel Ernemann | 47' | 56' |
| RWB | 24 | Emil Kremenliev |
| LWB | 3 | Ronny Nikol |
| CM | 4 | Steffen Menze (c) |
| CM | 16 | Hristo Koilov |
| AM | 6 | Chibuike Okeke |
| CF | 7 | Harun Isa | | 70' |
| CF | 22 | Božidar Đurković |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 20 | Robert Wulnikowski |
| DF | 2 | Gert Müller |
| DF | 21 | Adalbert Zafirov |
| MF | 5 | Marko Tredup | | 81' |
| MF | 9 | Michael Zechner | | 70' |
| MF | 19 | Jiří Balcárek |
| FW | 25 | Daniel Teixeira | | 56' |
| Manager: ||
| Georgi Vasilev ||
| GK | 1 | Oliver Reck |
| RB | 18 | Niels Oude Kamphuis |
| CB | 6 | Tomasz Hajto | 43' |
| CB | 12 | Marco van Hoogdalem |
| LB | 2 | Nico Van Kerckhoven | | 87' |
| DM | 20 | Jiří Němec | | 84' |
| RM | 14 | Gerald Asamoah | 71' | 80' |
| CM | 7 | Andreas Möller |
| LM | 8 | Jörg Böhme |
| CF | 11 | Ebbe Sand (c) |
| CF | 21 | Émile Mpenza |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 13 | Frode Grodås |
| DF | 3 | Radoslav Látal | | 80' |
| DF | 10 | Olaf Thon | | 84' |
| DF | 23 | Markus Happe |
| MF | 5 | Sven Kmetsch |
| MF | 19 | Mike Büskens | | 87' |
| FW | 9 | Youri Mulder |
| Manager: ||
| Huub Stevens ||
| Assistant referees: Josef Maier (Munich) Heiner Müller (Bilsdorf) | 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. |
