Franz Beckenbauer Supercup
Football tournament
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The Franz Beckenbauer Supercup or German Super Cup is an annual football match in Germany that features the winners of the Bundesliga championship and the DFB-Pokal. The competition is run by the Deutsche Fußball Liga (English: German Football League).
- Deutscher Fußball-Bund (1987–1996)
- Deutsche Fußball Liga (2010–present)
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| Founded | 1987 |
| Region | Germany |
| Teams | 2 |
| Current champions | Bayern Munich (11th title) |
| Most championships | Bayern Munich (11 titles) |
| Broadcaster(s) | ZDF (Germany only) DAZN (DACH only) |
| Website | dfl.de |
 2025 Franz Beckenbauer Supercup | |
History and rules
The competition was founded in 1987 as the DFB-Supercup, run by the German Football Association (DFB). From 1992 to 1996, it was known as the "Panasonic DFB-Supercup" for sponsorship reasons. It was played up to the 1996 season, before being replaced by the DFB-Ligapokal (later the DFL-Ligapokal), a pre-season league cup competition, from the 1997–98 season. In 2008, although not officially sanctioned by any footballing body, the match returned as the T-Home Supercup, featuring Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double winners Bayern Munich and fellow DFB-Pokal finalists Borussia Dortmund. The match was a one-year replacement for the DFB-Ligapokal, which was cancelled for one season, due to schedule crowding caused by UEFA Euro 2008. The competition was reinstated as the DFL-Supercup from the 2010–11 season at the annual general meeting of the Deutsche Fußball Liga on 10 November 2009.[1]
Since 2010, in contrast to the DFB-Supercup, if one team wins the double (league and cup), the winner plays the runner-up of the Bundesliga. No extra time is played in the case of a draw after 90 minutes, the match is then decided by a penalty shoot-out. The match typically is played at the home of the cup holders, or the Bundesliga runners-up in the case a team wins the double, though this is not a rule, as the DFL ultimately decides on the venue.[2]
From the 2025–26 season, the competition was renamed in honour of Franz Beckenbauer.[3]
Matches
Below is a list of the Super Cup winners.[4] Since 2010, if one team wins the domestic double, then league runners-up are invited as the second team.
Performances
Performance by team
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years lost |
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| Bayern Munich | 11 | 7 | 1987, 1990, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025 | 1989, 1994, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2023 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 6 | 1989, 1995, 1996, 2013, 2014, 2019 | 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021 |
| Werder Bremen | 3 | 1 | 1988, 1993, 1994 | 1991 |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1 | 2 | 1991 | 1990, 1996 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 1 | 2 | 1992 | 2024, 2025 |
| Schalke 04 | 1 | 1 | 2011 | 2010 |
| RB Leipzig | 1 | 1 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1 | 1 | 2024 | 1993 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 1 | — | 2015 | — |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | — | 2 | — | 1988, 2018 |
| Hamburger SV | — | 1 | — | 1987 |
| Hannover 96 | — | 1 | — | 1992 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | — | 1 | — | 1995 |
Performance by qualification
| Competition | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga winners | 17 | 9 |
| DFB-Pokal winners | 5 | 13 |
| Bundesliga runners-up | 4 | 4 |
Top goalscorers
Unofficial matches
The German champions met the cup winners several times without the match being officially recognized.
| Year | German champions | Result | Cup winners[a] | Venue | Match name | Ref. |
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| 1941[g] | Schalke 04 | 2–4 | Dresdner SC | DSC-Stadion, Dresden | Herausforderungskampf | [6] |
| 1977[h] | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–2 | Hamburger SV | Volksparkstadion, Hamburg | Deutscher Supercup | [4] |
| 1983[i] | Hamburger SV | 1–1[f] (2–4 p) | Bayern Munich | Olympiastadion, Munich | [4] | |
| 2008 | Bayern Munich | 1–2 | Borussia Dortmund[j] | Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund | T-Home Supercup | [4] |
| 2009 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–2 | Werder Bremen | Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg | Volkswagen SuperCup | [7] |
See also
Notes
- Unless noted otherwise.
- The 1991 edition included four teams, the league and cup winners of the former East and West Germany.
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern won the semi-final match 2–1 against Hansa Rostock (double-winners of the 1990–91 NOFV-Oberliga and 1990–91 NOFV-Pokal) at the Ostseestadion, Rostock.
- Werder Bremen won the semi-final match 1–0 against Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt (runners-up of the 1990–91 NOFV-Pokal) at the Piepenbrockstadion an der Bremer Brücke, Osnabrück.
- Bundesliga runners-up.
- No extra time was played.
- The 1940 German champions, Schalke 04, and the 1940 Tschammerpokal winners, Dresdner SC, faced each other on 16 March 1941.
- The 1975–76 Bundesliga winners, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and the 1975–76 DFB-Pokal winners, Hamburger SV, faced each other on 8 January 1977.
- The 1981–82 Bundesliga winners, Hamburger SV, and the 1981–82 DFB-Pokal winners, Bayern Munich, faced each other on 2 April 1983.
- DFB-Pokal runners-up.
