The 1991 DFB-Supercup was the fifth edition of the
DFB-Supercup. Uniquely, because Germany had just been
reunified, the competition featured four teams instead of the usual two: The previous season's
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...
and
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considered ...
winners,
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern () or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to football, the club also operates in sev ...
and
Werder Bremen
Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are best known for the ...
, respectively, were joined by their counterparts from
the East.
Hansa Rostock
FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the forme ...
had won both the
NOFV-Oberliga and the
NOFV-Pokal, so the losing cup finalists,
Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt, took the fourth place in the competition.
Both
Western
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teams advanced to the final, with Kaiserslautern defeating Werder Bremen 3–1 in the
final
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in
Hanover
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.
Qualified teams
The winners of the league and cup competitions of West and East Germany qualified for the tournament.
Bracket
Semi-finals
League champions
Cup winners
Final
Top goalscorers
See also
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1990–91 Bundesliga
The 1990–91 Bundesliga was the 28th season of the Bundesliga, the premier football league in West Germany. It began on 8 August 1990 and ended on 15 June 1991. FC Bayern Munich were the defending champions.
With the Reunification of Germany on ...
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1990–91 NOFV-Oberliga
The 1990–91 season of the former DDR-Oberliga, renamed NOFV-Oberliga for this season, was the last season of the top East German league.
After the season, all East German leagues were dissolved and their teams placed in the German football lea ...
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1990–91 DFB-Pokal
The 1990–91 DFB-Pokal was the 48th season of the annual German football cup competition. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds. It began on 4 August 1990 and ended on 22 June 1991. After the semi-finals both had to be replayed after ...
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1990–91 NOFV-Pokal
The 1990–91 NOFV-Pokal was the last edition of the East German Cup. During the competition, following German reunification in October 1990, the cup had been renamed from the FDGB-Pokal. After the 1990–91 season, the East German competitions ...
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Deutschland-Cup (football)
The Deutschland-Cup was a one-off football competition played in November 1990, to celebrate German reunification. The match was played one week after the dissolution of the Deutscher Fußball-Verband der DDR, East German Football Association and i ...
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East Germany–West Germany football rivalry
Notes
References
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Supercup
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