DFB-Pokal 2008-09 was the 66th season of Germany’s annual football cup competition. It started with the first round on August 7, 2008, and concluded on May 30, 2009, with Werder Bremen defeating Bayer Leverkusen in the final at Berlin’s Olympiastadion. Bayer Leverkusen had eliminated defending champions Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals. As winners, Werder Bremen earned a place in the fourth qualifying round of the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.
Champions: 
Werder Bremen (6th title)
Runner-up: 
Bayer Leverkusen
Round of 16 matches
Date Team 1 Result Team 2
27 January 2009 
Hamburger SV3–1 
1860 Munich
27 January 2009 
Carl Zeiss Jena1–4 
Schalke 04
27 January 2009 
SC Freiburg1–3 
Mainz 05
27 January 2009 
VfB Stuttgart1–5 
Bayern Munich
28 January 2009 Bayer Leverkusen3–1 
Energie Cottbus
28 January 2009 
Borussia Dortmund1–2 Werder Bremen
28 January 2009 
Karlsruher SC0–1 
Wehen Wiesbaden
28 January 2009 
VfL Wolfsburg5–1 
Hansa Rostock
Quarter final matches
Date Team 1 Result Team 2
3 March 2009 Mainz 051–0 Schalke 04
4 March 2009 VfL Wolfsburg2–5 Werder Bremen
4 March 2009 Hamburger SV2–1 Wehen Wiesbaden
4 March 2009 Bayer Leverkusen4–2 Bayern Munich
Semi final matches
Date Team 1 Result Team 2 Venue
21 April 2009 Bayer Leverkusen4–1 (a.e.t.) Mainz 05LTU Arena, Düsseldorf
22 April 2009 Hamburger SV1–1 (a.e.t.)
1–3 (penalties) Werder BremenHSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg
DFB-Pokal 2008-09 final match
30 May 2009 20:00 CEST, Olympiastadion, Berlin
| Bayer Leverkusen |
0–1 | Werder Bremen |
Özil  58′ |
Top Goal scorer list
Rank Player Club Goals
1 
Ivica Olic Hamburger SV6
2 
Edin Dzeko VfL Wolfsburg6
3 
Markus Rosenberg Werder Bremen5
4 
Claudio Pizarro Werder Bremen4
5 
Hugo Almeida Werder Bremen4
