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{{Infobox football match
| title              = 2019 DFB-Pokal Final
| image              = 2019 DFB-Pokal Final programme.jpg
| imagesize          = frameless
| caption            = Match programme cover
| event              = [[2018–19 DFB-Pokal]]
| team1              = [[RB Leipzig]]
| team1score         = 0
| team2              = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| team2score         = 3
| details            =
| date               = {{Start date|2019|5|25|df=y}}
| stadium            = [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]]
| city               = [[Berlin]]
| man_of_the_match1a = [[Robert Lewandowski]] {{nowrap|(Bayern Munich)}}<ref name="motm">{{cite tweet |author=German Football Association |author-link=German Football Association |user=DFB_Pokal |number=1132662918871441410 |date=26 May 2019 |title=Man of the Match: Robert Lewandowski. Ein verdienter Sieger? |trans-title=Man of the Match: Robert Lewandowski. A deserved winner? |language=de |access-date=14 May 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514135654/https://twitter.com/DFB_Pokal/status/1132662918871441410 |archive-date=14 May 2021}}</ref>
| referee            = [[Tobias Stieler]] ([[Hamburg]])<ref name="referees">{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/tobias-stieler-leitet-pokalfinale-highlight-der-saison-202470/ |title=Tobias Stieler leitet Pokalfinale: "Highlight der Saison" |trans-title=Tobias Stieler leads cup final: "Highlight of the season" |website=DFB.de |publisher=[[German Football Association]] |date=14 May 2019 |access-date=14 May 2019 |language=de}}</ref>
| attendance         = 74,322<!--<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2249139 |title=DFB-Pokal, 2017/2019, Finale |trans-title=2018–19 DFB-Pokal, Final |website=DFB.de |publisher=[[German Football Association]] |date=25 May 2019 |access-date=25 May 2019 |language=de}}</ref>-->
| weather            = <!--DESCRIPTION<br />{{convert|TT|°C|°F|abbr=on}}<br />HH% [[humidity]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/de/berlin-tegel/EDDT/date/2019-5-25 |title=Weather History for Berlin Tegel, DE |website=[[Weather Underground (weather service)|Weather Underground]] |publisher=[[The Weather Company]] |date=25 May 2019 |access-date=25 May 2019}}</ref>-->
| previous           = [[2018 DFB-Pokal Final|2018]]
| next               = [[2020 DFB-Pokal Final|2020]]
}}
The '''2019 DFB-Pokal Final''' decided the winner of the [[2018–19 DFB-Pokal]], the 76th season of the annual German [[Association football|football]] cup competition. The match was played on 25 May 2019 at the [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]] in [[Berlin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/statistik/bisherige-sieger/ |title=Alle DFB-Pokalsieger |trans-title=All DFB-Pokal winners |website=DFB.de |publisher=[[German Football Association]] |date=21 May 2016 |access-date=6 June 2016 |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/dfb-praesidium-verabschiedet-rahmenterminkalender-20182019-179338/ |title=DFB-Präsidium verabschiedet Rahmenterminkalender 2018/2019 |trans-title=DFB executive committee adopts 2018–19 framework schedule |website=DFB.de |publisher=[[German Football Association]] |date=8 December 2017 |access-date=8 December 2017 |language=de}}</ref>

The match featured [[Bundesliga]] clubs [[RB Leipzig]], playing in their first final, and [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], the record winners of the competition.

Bayern Munich won the final 3–0 for their 19th DFB-Pokal title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/25/rb-leipzig-bayern-munich-german-cup-final-match-report |title =Bayern Munich win German Cup after Lewandowski cuts down RB Leipzig|date=25 May 2019|work=Guardian|access-date=27 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48367462 |title =RB Leipzig 0 Bayern Munich 3 |date=25 May 2019|work=BBC Sport|access-date=27 May 2019}}</ref>							
With the win, Bayern completed their 12th domestic double, and therefore played away to [[2018–19 Bundesliga]] runners-up [[Borussia Dortmund]] in the [[2019 DFL-Supercup]] in August 2019. Because Bayern qualified for the Champions League through the Bundesliga, the sixth-place team in the Bundesliga, [[VfL Wolfsburg]], earned qualification for the group stage of the [[2019–20 UEFA Europa League|2019–20 edition]] of the [[UEFA Europa League]], and the league's third second round spot went to the team in seventh, [[Eintracht Frankfurt]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.uefa.org/about-uefa/executive-committee/news/newsid=1999120.html |title=Strategic talks in Dubrovnik |website=UEFA.org |publisher=[[UEFA|Union of European Football Associations]] |date=20 September 2013 |access-date=29 April 2015}}</ref>

==Teams==
''In the following table, finals until 1943 were in the Tschammerpokal era, since 1953 were in the DFB-Pokal era.''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
|-
| [[RB Leipzig]]
| None
|-
| [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
| 22 ('''[[1957 DFB-Pokal Final|1957]]''', '''[[1966 DFB-Pokal Final|1966]]''', '''[[1967 DFB-Pokal Final|1967]]''', '''[[1969 DFB-Pokal Final|1969]]''', '''[[1971 DFB-Pokal Final|1971]]''', '''[[1982 DFB-Pokal Final|1982]]''', '''[[1984 DFB-Pokal Final|1984]]''', [[1985 DFB-Pokal Final|1985]], '''[[1986 DFB-Pokal Final|1986]]''', '''[[1998 DFB-Pokal Final|1998]]''', [[1999 DFB-Pokal Final|1999]], '''[[2000 DFB-Pokal Final|2000]]''', '''[[2003 DFB-Pokal Final|2003]]''', '''[[2005 DFB-Pokal Final|2005]]''', '''[[2006 DFB-Pokal Final|2006]]''', '''[[2008 DFB-Pokal Final|2008]]''', '''[[2010 DFB-Pokal Final|2010]]''', [[2012 DFB-Pokal Final|2012]], '''[[2013 DFB-Pokal Final|2013]]''', '''[[2014 DFB-Pokal Final|2014]]''', '''[[2016 DFB-Pokal Final|2016]]''', [[2018 DFB-Pokal Final|2018]])
|}

==Background==
[[File:2019-03-30 Fußball, Männer, 1. Bundesliga, RB Leipzig - Hertha BSC StP 3875 LR10 by Stepro.jpg|thumb|left|175px|The match is the third DFB-Pokal final for RB Leipzig manager [[Ralf Rangnick]]]]
The match will be the first final for [[RB Leipzig]], competing in their seventh season of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/sport/fussball/dfb-pokal/Sieg-gegen-Hamburg-RB-Leipzig-steht-erstmals-im-DFB-Pokalfinale-id54130406.html |title=Sieg gegen Hamburg – RB Leipzig steht erstmals im DFB-Pokalfinale |trans-title=Victory against Hamburg – RB Leipzig is in the DFB-Pokal final for the first time |publisher=[[Augsburger Allgemeine]] |date=23 April 2019 |access-date=23 April 2019 |language=de}}</ref> Their previous best performance in the competition was reaching the second round on three occasions (in [[2011–12 DFB-Pokal|2011–12]], [[2015–16 DFB-Pokal|2015–16]] and [[2017–18 DFB-Pokal|2017–18]]).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.zeit.de/news/2019-02/06/leipzig-will-erstmals-ins-dfb-pokal-viertelfinale-einziehen-190205-99-866337 |title=Leipzig will erstmals ins DFB-Pokal-Viertelfinale einziehen |trans-title=Leipzig wants to move into the DFB-Pokal quarter-finals for the first time |website=zeit.de |publisher=[[Die Zeit]] |date=6 February 2019 |access-date=23 April 2019 |language=de}}</ref> Leipzig became the 39th unique club to reach the final,<ref name="rsssf">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duitcuphist.html |title=(West) Germany – List of Cup Finals |website=RSSSF.com |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |access-date=20 April 2015}}</ref> and the first final debutant since [[1. FC Union Berlin|Union Berlin]] in [[2001 DFB-Pokal Final|2001]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gabriel |first1=Yvonne |last2=Bachmann |first2=Tom |url=https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/fussball/rb-leipzig-nach-3-1-gegen-hamburger-sv-einzug-ins-pokalfinale-61435000.bild.html |title=RB Leipzig ballert sich zum Pokalfinale nach Berlin |trans-title=RB Leipzig shoots its way to Berlin for the cup final |publisher=[[Bild]] |date=23 April 2019 |access-date=23 April 2019 |language=de}}</ref> an achievement reached just short of ten years since the club's founding on 19 May 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dierotenbullen.com/de/klub/informationen/ueber-uns.html |title=Über uns |trans-title=About us |website=dierotenbullen.com |publisher=[[RB Leipzig]] |access-date=23 April 2019 |language=de}}</ref> They are also the first club from [[Saxony]] to reach the final since [[Dresdner SC]]'s win in [[1941 Tschammerpokal Final|1941]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Lehmann |first=Martin |url=https://www.eurosport.de/fussball/dfb-pokal/2018-2019/hamburger-sv-rb-leipzig-hsv-traum-vom-dfb-pokal-finale-ausgetraumt_sto7241921/story.shtml |title=HSV-Traum ausgeträumt! Leipzig erstmals im Pokal-Finale |trans-title=HSV dream over! Leipzig in cup final for the first time |publisher=[[Eurosport]] |date=23 April 2019 |access-date=23 April 2019 |language=de}}</ref> as well as the second club from [[Leipzig]] to reach the final, after [[1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig|VfB Leipzig]] won in [[1936 Tschammerpokal Final|1936]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Veth |first=Manuel |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/manuelveth/2019/04/22/timo-werner-debate-overshadows-rb-leipzigs-financial-growth/ |title=Timo Werner Debate Overshadows RB Leipzig's Financial Growth |work=[[Forbes]] |date=22 April 2019 |access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref> A victory would see RB Leipzig win their first major honour, with the club only previously winning regional league and cup titles.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.freiepresse.de/sport/fussball/1-bundesliga/rb-leipzig-traeumt-vom-ersten-titel-zum-10-geburtstag-artikel10500579 |title=RB Leipzig träumt vom ersten Titel zum 10. Geburtstag |trans-title=RB Leipzig dreams of the first title for the 10th birthday |publisher=[[Freie Presse (Saxony)|Freie Presse]] |date=24 April 2019 |access-date=24 April 2019}}</ref> They would also become the first team since [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] in [[1993 DFB-Pokal Final|1993]] to win in their debut final.<ref name="rsssf"/>

The final will be the last match for [[Ralf Rangnick]] as head coach of Leipzig,<ref>{{cite news |last=Beyer |first=Tim |url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/dfb-pokal-leipzig-wie-es-tanzt-und-lacht-a-1264113.html |title=Leipzig, wie es tanzt und lacht |trans-title=Leipzig, how they dance and laugh |publisher=[[Spiegel Online]] |date=24 April 2019 |access-date=24 April 2019 |language=de}}</ref> as he will return to his post as [[sporting director]] following the arrival of [[Julian Nagelsmann]] as coach for the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/726090/artikel_bestaetigt_nagelsmann-ab-2019-trainer-bei-rb-leipzig.html |title=Bestätigt: Nagelsmann ab 2019 Trainer bei RB Leipzig |website=kicker.de |publisher=[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]] |date=21 June 2018 |access-date=11 March 2019 |language=de}}</ref> Following the resignation of [[Ralph Hasenhüttl]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/723992/artikel_hammer-in-leipzig_hasenhuettl-und-rb-gehen-getrennte-wege.html |title=Hammer in Leipzig: Hasenhüttl und RB gehen getrennte Wege |website=kicker.de |publisher=[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]] |date=16 May 2018 |access-date=16 May 2018 |language=de}}</ref> Rangnick took over as head coach for the 2018–19 season, his second stint after leading the club to [[Promotion to the Bundesliga|Bundesliga promotion]] in the [[2015–16 RB Leipzig season|2015–16 season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/startseite/727195/artikel_rangnick-wieder-chef---auch-wegen-des-themas-sprache.html |title=Rangnick wieder Chef – auch "wegen des Themas Sprache" |website=kicker.de |publisher=[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]] |date=9 July 2018 |access-date=9 July 2018 |language=de}}</ref> While not serving as head coach, he has been the sporting director of the club since the 2012–13 season.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 July 2012 |title=Rangnick: "Neue Zeitrechnung" |url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/regionalliga/startseite/571386/artikel_rangnick_neue-zeitrechnung.html |language=de |newspaper=Kicker Online |location=Nuremberg |publisher=Olympia-Verlag GmbH |access-date=25 October 2015}}</ref> The match will be the third DFB-Pokal final for Rangnick, having reached the final twice with [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] during his two stints at the club. He lost 1–2 to [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in [[2005 DFB-Pokal Final|2005]], before winning the competition in [[2011 DFB-Pokal Final|2011]] with a 5–0 victory against [[MSV Duisburg]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bachmann |first1=Tom |last2=Krause |first2=Stefan |last3=Gabriel |first3=Yvonne |url=https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/fussball/rb-leipzig-trainer-ralf-rangnick-heiss-auf-berlin-triple-61403950.bild.html |title=RB Leipzig: Trainer Ralf Rangnick heiß auf Berlin-Triple |trans-title=RB Leipzig: Coach Ralf Rangnick keen on Berlin treble |publisher=[[Bild]] |date=22 April 2019 |access-date=23 April 2019 |language=de}}</ref>

[[File:Niko Kovac53.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Bayern manager [[Niko Kovač]] reached a third consecutive final]]
The match will be the 23rd final for Bayern Munich, extending their competition record.<ref name="rsssf"/> Of the previous finals, Bayern has won on 18 occasions, also a competition record, and lost four times.<ref name="rsssf"/> This is the second consecutive final for Bayern, having lost in the [[2018 DFB-Pokal Final|2018 final]] to [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], who were led by now-Bayern coach [[Niko Kovač]].<ref name="2018 final">{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/erster-eintracht-titel-seit-30-jahren-187086/ |title=Erster Eintracht-Titel seit 30 Jahren |trans-title=First Eintracht title in 30 years |website=DFB.de |publisher=[[German Football Association]] |date=19 May 2018 |access-date=21 May 2018 |language=de}}</ref> Bayern's last final victory was in [[2016 DFB-Pokal Final|2016]], where they won on penalties against [[Borussia Dortmund]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36211832 |title=Bayern Munich 0–0 B Dortmund (pens 4–3) |website=[[BBC Sport]] |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=21 May 2016 |access-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> Bayern are chasing a league and cup [[Double (association football)|double]], having won the [[2018–19 Bundesliga]] on the final matchday, a week prior to the final.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48322218 |title=Bayern Munich 5–1 Eintracht Frankfurt |website=[[BBC Sport]] |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=18 May 2019 |access-date=19 May 2019}}</ref> Bayern has previously completed the double on 11 occasions (in 2013 as part of a [[Treble (association football)|treble]]), a record in Germany, most recently in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/18th-cup-triumph-fcb-seal-194800140.html |title=18th cup triumph: FCB seal 11th double in shootout drama |website=[[Yahoo Sports]] |publisher=Oath Inc. |date=21 May 2016 |access-date=18 April 2018}}</ref>

The final is the third consecutive for Bayern manager [[Niko Kovač]], the fourth coach to do so after [[Hans Schmidt (footballer, born 1893)|Hans Schmidt]] (with [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]], losing in [[1935 Tschammerpokal Final|1935]] and [[1936 Tschammerpokal Final|1936]], winning in [[1937 Tschammerpokal Final|1937]]), [[Udo Lattek]] (with Bayern Munich, winning in [[1984 DFB-Pokal Final|1984]] and [[1986 DFB-Pokal Final|1986]], losing in [[1985 DFB-Pokal Final|1985]]) and [[Otto Rehhagel]] (with [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]], losing in [[1989 DFB-Pokal Final|1989]] and [[1990 DFB-Pokal Final|1990]], winning in [[1991 DFB-Pokal Final|1991]]).<ref name="rsssf"/> However, Kovač is the first to accomplish this with multiple clubs in the streak. Kovač, who is in his first season with Bayern, reached the previous two finals with [[Eintracht Frankfurt]]. In [[2017 DFB-Pokal Final|2017]], he lost 1–2 to [[Borussia Dortmund]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/dfbpokal/spielrunde/dfb-pokal/2016-17/6/3812690/spielanalyse_eintracht-frankfurt-32_borussia-dortmund-17.html |title=Aubameyang chippt BVB zum Pokalsieg |trans-title=Aubameyang chips BVB to cup victory |publisher=[[Kicker (sports magazine)|kicker]] |date=27 May 2017 |access-date=25 April 2019 |language=de}}</ref> before winning against future employers Bayern Munich in [[2018 DFB-Pokal Final|2018]].<ref name="2018 final"/> Kovač is the second manager to reach three DFB-Pokal finals in their first three attempts, following [[Hans Schmidt (footballer, born 1893)|Hans Schmidt]] for [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] (between [[1935 Tschammerpokal Final|1935]] and [[1937 Tschammerpokal Final|1937]]).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/bremen-gegen-bayern-duell-der-rekordpokalsieger-201209/ |title=Das erste Mal: RB Leipzig im Pokalhalbfinale |trans-title=The first time: RB Leipzig in the cup semi-finals |website=DFB.de |publisher=[[German Football Association]] |date=23 April 2019 |access-date=26 April 2019 |language=de}}</ref> He could also become the seventh coach to win consecutive DFB-Pokal titles, following [[Georg Köhler]] ([[Dresdner SC]], [[1940 Tschammerpokal Final|1940]] and [[1941 Tschammerpokal Final|1941]]), [[Zlatko Čajkovski]] (Bayern Munich, [[1966 DFB-Pokal Final|1966]] and [[1967 DFB-Pokal Final|1967]]), [[Dietrich Weise]] ([[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[1974 DFB-Pokal Final|1974]] and [[1975 DFB-Pokal Final|1975]]), [[Hennes Weisweiler]] ([[1. FC Köln]], [[1977 DFB-Pokal Final|1977]] and [[1978 DFB-Pokal Final|1978]]), [[Huub Stevens]] ([[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]], [[2001 DFB-Pokal Final|2001]] and [[2002 DFB-Pokal Final|2002]]) and [[Felix Magath]] (Bayern Munich, [[2005 DFB-Pokal Final|2005]] and [[2006 DFB-Pokal Final|2006]]).<ref>{{cite news |last=Dasović |first=Tomislav |url=https://www.vecernji.hr/sport/niko-kovac-dostize-rekord-jednoga-velikog-hrvata-1315362 |title=Niko Kovač dostiže rekord jednoga velikog Hrvata |trans-title=Niko Kovač reaches the record of a great Croat |website=vecernji.hr |publisher=[[Večernji list]] |date=25 April 2019 |access-date=26 April 2019 |language=hr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426011349/https://www.vecernji.hr/sport/niko-kovac-dostize-rekord-jednoga-velikog-hrvata-1315362 |archive-date=26 April 2019}}</ref> However, Kovač would be the first to accomplish this feat with a different club in each season. While in 2018 Kovač became the fifth person to win the DFB-Pokal as player and manager, this final could see him become the second person to accomplish this for the same club, having won the [[2003 DFB-Pokal Final|2003 final]] with Bayern during his playing career. This was previously accomplished by [[Thomas Schaaf]] for [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] (player in [[1991 DFB-Pokal Final|1991]] and [[1994 DFB-Pokal Final|1994]], manager in [[1999 DFB-Pokal Final|1999]], [[2004 DFB-Pokal Final|2004]] and [[2009 DFB-Pokal Final|2009]]). He would also become the second person to win multiple DFB-Pokal titles as manager after having previously won the competition as a player, also along with Schaaf.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/dfb-heynckes-schreibt-geschichte_aid_1009426.html |title=Heynckes schreibt Geschichte |trans-title=Heynckes writes history |publisher=[[Focus (German magazine)|Focus]] |date=2 June 2013 |access-date=24 April 2019 |language=de}}</ref>

The final will be the eighth match between Leipzig and Bayern, with a record of four Bayern wins, one Leipzig win, and one draw (which Bayern won on penalties) prior. The match is the 65th unique final pairing in DFB-Pokal history.<ref name="rsssf"/> Of the prior matches, one has been in the DFB-Pokal, with the teams meeting in the second round of the [[2017–18 DFB-Pokal|previous season]]. The match in Leipzig finished as a 1–1 draw after extra time, with Bayern winning 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out. The remaining meetings occurred in the Bundesliga, with Bayern winning 3–0 at home and 5–4 away in the [[2016–17 Bundesliga|2016–17 season]]. In the [[2017–18 Bundesliga]], Bayern won the first match 2–0 at home, before Leipzig won 2–1 at home in the second meeting. The sides will have met twice during [[2018–19 Bundesliga|2018–19 season]] prior to the final, with Bayern winning 1–0 at home in the first meeting on 19 December 2018, and the second meeting in Leipzig as a "final preview" on 11 May 2019 finishing as a 0–0 draw.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/rb-leipzig/bayern-muenchen/11/ |title=RB Leipzig » Record against Bayern München |website=WorldFootball.net |publisher=Heim:Spiel |access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref>

==Route to the final==
The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a [[single-elimination tournament|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 [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]] was played. If the score was still level, a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] was used to determine the winner.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/modus/ |title=Modus |trans-title=Mode |website=DFB.de |publisher=[[German Football Association]] |date=15 August 2012 |access-date=11 June 2015 |language=de}}</ref>

''Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap;"
|-
! colspan="2" | [[RB Leipzig]]
! Round
! colspan="2" | [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|- style="background:#C1E0FF;"
| style="width:25%;" | Opponent
| style="width:15%;" | Result
| [[2018–19 DFB-Pokal]]
| style="width:25%;" | Opponent
| style="width:15%;" | Result
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[FC Viktoria Köln|Viktoria Köln]] (A)
| [[2018–19 DFB-Pokal#Viktoria Köln v RB Leipzig|3–1]]
| style="background:#C1E0FF;" | First round
| style="text-align:left;" | [[SV Drochtersen/Assel]] (A)
| [[2018–19 DFB-Pokal#SV Drochtersen/Assel v Bayern Munich|1–0]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|1899 Hoffenheim]] (H)
| [[2018–19 DFB-Pokal#RB Leipzig v 1899 Hoffenheim|2–0]]
| style="background:#C1E0FF;" | Second round
| style="text-align:left;" | [[SV Rödinghausen]] (A)
| [[2018–19 DFB-Pokal#SV Rödinghausen v Bayern Munich|2–1]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[VfL Wolfsburg]] (H)
| [[2018–19 DFB-Pokal#RB Leipzig v VfL Wolfsburg|1–0]]
| style="background:#C1E0FF;" | Round of 16
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Hertha BSC]] (A)
| [[2018–19 DFB-Pokal#Hertha BSC v Bayern Munich|3–2]] {{aet}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[FC Augsburg]] (A)
| [[2018–19 DFB-Pokal#FC Augsburg v RB Leipzig|2–1]] {{aet}}
| style="background:#C1E0FF;" | Quarter-finals
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1. FC Heidenheim]] (H)
| [[2018–19 DFB-Pokal#Bayern Munich v 1. FC Heidenheim|5–4]]
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Hamburger SV]] (A)
| [[2018–19 DFB-Pokal#Hamburger SV v RB Leipzig|3–1]]
| style="background:#C1E0FF;" | Semi-finals
| style="text-align:left;" | [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] (A)
| [[2018–19 DFB-Pokal#Werder Bremen v Bayern Munich|3–2]]
|}

==Match==

===Details===
<onlyinclude>{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2019|5|25|df=y}}
|time       = 20:00 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
|team1      = [[RB Leipzig]]
|score      = 0–3
|report     = https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/spieltag/?spieledb_path=%2Fmatches%2F2261364
|team2      = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]
|goals1     =
|goals2     =
* [[Robert Lewandowski|Lewandowski]] {{goal|29||85}}
* [[Kingsley Coman|Coman]] {{goal|78}}
|stadium    = [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]], [[Berlin]]
|attendance = 74,322
|referee    = [[Tobias Stieler]] ([[Hamburg]])
}}</onlyinclude>

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|GK ||'''1''' ||{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Péter Gulácsi]]
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|RB ||'''16'''||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Lukas Klostermann]]
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|CB ||'''6''' ||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Ibrahima Konaté]] || || {{suboff|82}}
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|CB ||'''4''' ||{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Willi Orbán]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) || || {{suboff|70}}
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|LB ||'''23'''||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Marcel Halstenberg]]
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|DM ||'''14'''||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tyler Adams]] || || {{suboff|65}}
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|CM ||'''7''' ||{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Marcel Sabitzer]]
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|CM ||'''44'''||{{flagicon|SVN}} [[Kevin Kampl]]
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|AM ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Emil Forsberg]]
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|CF ||'''9''' ||{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Yussuf Poulsen]]
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|CF ||'''11'''||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Timo Werner]]
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|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
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|GK ||'''28'''||{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Yvon Mvogo]]
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|DF ||'''5''' ||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Dayot Upamecano]] || {{yel|82}} || {{subon|70}}
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|DF ||'''22'''||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nordi Mukiele]]
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|DF ||'''27'''||{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Konrad Laimer]] || || {{subon|65}}
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|MF ||'''8''' ||{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Amadou Haidara]] || || {{subon|82}}
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|MF ||'''31'''||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Diego Demme]]
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|FW ||'''20'''||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Matheus Cunha]]
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|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
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|colspan=3|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Ralf Rangnick]]
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|valign="top"|[[File:RB Leipzig vs Bayern Munich 2019-05-25.svg|300px]]
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|GK ||'''1''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Manuel Neuer]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
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|RB ||'''32'''||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Joshua Kimmich]]
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|CB ||'''4''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Niklas Süle]]
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|CB ||'''5''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Mats Hummels]]
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|LB ||'''27'''||{{flagicon|AUT}} [[David Alaba]]
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|CM ||'''8''' ||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Javi Martínez]] || || {{suboff|65}}
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|CM ||'''6''' ||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Thiago Alcântara|Thiago]]
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|RW ||'''22'''||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Serge Gnabry]] || || {{suboff|73}}
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|AM ||'''25'''||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Thomas Müller]]
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|LW ||'''29'''||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Kingsley Coman]] || || {{suboff|87}}
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|CF ||'''9''' ||{{flagicon|POL}} [[Robert Lewandowski]] || {{yel|87}}
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|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
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|GK ||'''26'''||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Sven Ulreich]]
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|DF ||'''13'''||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Rafinha (footballer, born 1985)|Rafinha]]
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|DF ||'''17'''||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Jérôme Boateng]]
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|MF ||'''7''' ||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Franck Ribéry]] || || {{subon|87}}
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|MF ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Arjen Robben]] || || {{subon|73}}
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|MF ||'''24'''||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Corentin Tolisso]] || || {{subon|65}}
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|MF ||'''35'''||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Renato Sanches]]
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|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
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|colspan=3|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Niko Kovač]]
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'''Man of the Match:'''
<br />[[Robert Lewandowski]] (Bayern Munich)<ref name="motm"/>

'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:'''<ref name="referees" />
<br />Christian Gittelmann ([[Gauersheim]])
<br />Matthias Jöllenbeck ([[Freiburg im Breisgau|Freiburg]])
<br />'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:'''<ref name="referees" />
<br />[[Bibiana Steinhaus]] ([[Langenhagen]])
<br />'''[[Video assistant referee]]:'''<ref name="referees" />
<br />[[Tobias Welz]] ([[Wiesbaden]])
<br />'''[[Video assistant referee#Assistant video assistant referee|Assistant video assistant referee]]:'''<ref name="referees" />
<br />Martin Thomsen ([[Kleve]])
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'''Match rules'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/fileadmin/_dfbdam/108247-06_Spielordnung.pdf |title=Spielordnung |trans-title=Match rules |website=DFB.de |publisher=[[German Football Association]] |page=58 |access-date=16 August 2016 |language=de}}</ref>
*90 minutes.
*30 minutes of [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]] if necessary.
*[[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|Penalty shoot-out]] if scores still level.
*Seven named substitutes.
*Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Germany}}
*[[2019 DFL-Supercup]]
*[[Football in Berlin]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.dfb.de/dfb-pokal/start/}}
* [https://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/dfbpokal/spielrunde/dfb-pokal/2018-19/6/4572810/spielschema_rasenballsport-leipzig-15778_bayern-muenchen-14.html Match report] at kicker.de {{in lang|de}}
* [https://www.worldfootball.net/report/dfb-pokal-2018-2019-finale-rb-leipzig-bayern-muenchen/ Match report] at WorldFootball.net
* [https://www.fussballdaten.de/dfb-pokal/2019/finale/rbleipzig-bayern/aufstellung/ Match report] at Fussballdaten.de {{in lang|de}}

{{DFB-Pokal}}
{{2018–19 in German football}}
{{RB Leipzig matches}}
{{FC Bayern Munich matches}}

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