DFB-Pokal 2008-09 Champions, matches, fact and achievement

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 SV	3–1	1860 Munich
27 January 2009	Carl Zeiss Jena	1–4	Schalke 04
27 January 2009	SC Freiburg	1–3	Mainz 05
27 January 2009	VfB Stuttgart	1–5	Bayern Munich
28 January 2009	Bayer Leverkusen	3–1	Energie Cottbus
28 January 2009	Borussia Dortmund	1–2	Werder Bremen
28 January 2009	Karlsruher SC	0–1	Wehen Wiesbaden
28 January 2009	VfL Wolfsburg	5–1	Hansa Rostock

Quarter final matches

Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2
3 March 2009	Mainz 05	1–0	Schalke 04
4 March 2009	VfL Wolfsburg	2–5	Werder Bremen
4 March 2009	Hamburger SV	2–1	Wehen Wiesbaden
4 March 2009	Bayer Leverkusen	4–2	Bayern Munich

Semi final matches

Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2	Venue
21 April 2009	Bayer Leverkusen	4–1 (a.e.t.)	Mainz 05	LTU Arena, Düsseldorf
22 April 2009	Hamburger SV	1–1 (a.e.t.) 1–3 (penalties)	Werder Bremen	HSH 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 SV	6
2	Edin Dzeko	VfL Wolfsburg	6
3	Markus Rosenberg	Werder Bremen	5
4	Claudio Pizarro	Werder Bremen	4
5	Hugo Almeida	Werder Bremen	4