The 2018 DFL-Supercup was the ninth 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 12 August 2018.

The DFL-Supercup featured Eintracht Frankfurt, the winners of the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal, and Bayern Munich, the winners of the 2017–18 Bundesliga and two-time defending champions of the DFL-Supercup.

Bayern Munich won the match 5–0 for their third consecutive and seventh overall title.

Teams

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

TeamQualificationPrevious appearances (bold indicates winners)
Eintracht Frankfurt2017–18 DFB-Pokal winners1 (1988)
Bayern MunichTH2017–18 Bundesliga champions11 (1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)

Background

This was the first competitive match for incoming Bayern manager Niko Kovač, who left Eintracht Frankfurt the previous season after leading them to the DFB-Pokal title over future employers Bayern Munich.

Match

Details

Eintracht Frankfurt0–5Bayern Munich
Lewandowski 21', 26', 54' Coman 63' Thiago 85'
Eintracht FrankfurtBayern Munich
GK 1 Denmark Frederik Rønnow CB 19 Argentina David Abraham (c) 70' CB 20 Japan Makoto Hasebe CB 13 Mexico Carlos Salcedo RM 24 Germany Danny da Costa CM 16 Spain Lucas Torró CM 6 Netherlands Jonathan de Guzmán 64' LM 15 Netherlands Jetro Willems RW 11 Serbia Mijat Gaćinović LW 10 Mexico Marco Fabián 64' CF 9 France Sébastien Haller 76' Substitutes: GK 29 Germany Felix Wiedwald DF 23 Germany Marco Russ DF 33 Israel Taleb Tawatha MF 5 Switzerland Gelson Fernandes MF 7 Germany Danny Blum 64' FW 4 Croatia Ante Rebić 64' FW 8 Serbia Luka Jović 76' Manager: Austria Adi HütterGK 1 Germany Manuel Neuer (c) RB 32 Germany Joshua Kimmich CB 4 Germany Niklas Süle CB 5 Germany Mats Hummels 45+1' LB 27 Austria David Alaba DM 8 Spain Javi Martínez CM 25 Germany Thomas Müller 64' CM 6 Spain Thiago RW 10 Netherlands Arjen Robben 58' LW 7 France Franck Ribéry CF 9 Poland Robert Lewandowski 72' Substitutes: GK 26 Germany Sven Ulreich DF 13 Brazil Rafinha DF 14 Spain Juan Bernat MF 18 Germany Leon Goretzka 64' MF 19 Germany Sebastian Rudy MF 29 France Kingsley Coman 58' FW 2 Germany Sandro Wagner 72' Manager: Croatia Niko Kovač
GK1Denmark Frederik Rønnow
CB19Argentina David Abraham (c)70'
CB20Japan Makoto Hasebe
CB13Mexico Carlos Salcedo
RM24Germany Danny da Costa
CM16Spain Lucas Torró
CM6Netherlands Jonathan de Guzmán64'
LM15Netherlands Jetro Willems
RW11Serbia Mijat Gaćinović
LW10Mexico Marco Fabián64'
CF9France Sébastien Haller76'
Substitutes:
GK29Germany Felix Wiedwald
DF23Germany Marco Russ
DF33Israel Taleb Tawatha
MF5Switzerland Gelson Fernandes
MF7Germany Danny Blum64'
FW4Croatia Ante Rebić64'
FW8Serbia Luka Jović76'
Manager:
Austria Adi Hütter
GK1Germany Manuel Neuer (c)
RB32Germany Joshua Kimmich
CB4Germany Niklas Süle
CB5Germany Mats Hummels45+1'
LB27Austria David Alaba
DM8Spain Javi Martínez
CM25Germany Thomas Müller64'
CM6Spain Thiago
RW10Netherlands Arjen Robben58'
LW7France Franck Ribéry
CF9Poland Robert Lewandowski72'
Substitutes:
GK26Germany Sven Ulreich
DF13Brazil Rafinha
DF14Spain Juan Bernat
MF18Germany Leon Goretzka64'
MF19Germany Sebastian Rudy
MF29France Kingsley Coman58'
FW2Germany Sandro Wagner72'
Manager:
Croatia Niko Kovač
Man of the Match: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)Assistant referees: Dominik Schaal (Tübingen) Marcel Pelgrim (Hamminkeln-Loikum) Fourth official: Martin Petersen (Stuttgart) Video assistant referee: Bastian Dankert (Rostock) Assistant video assistant referee: René Rohde (Rostock)Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Statistics

StatisticEintracht FrankfurtBayern Munich
Goals scored05
Total shots813
Shots on target17
Saves21
Ball possession32%68%
Corner kicks35
Fouls committed89
Offsides02
Yellow cards11
Red cards00

See also

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