From the 2025/26 season, the Supercup will be named in honor of the greatest German football player of all time, Franz Beckenbauer. The annual match between the Bundesliga champions and the DFB Cup holders will now be known as the Franz Beckenbauer Super Cup.
The design and logo, as well as events surrounding the match, will be adapted accordingly, as the DFB and DFL jointly honor Kaiser’s services to German football.
Heidi Beckenbauer, widow of Franz Beckenbauer: “Franz wants the match between the Bundesliga champions and the DFB Cup holders to be named after him, especially since he won both competitions several times. I would like to personally thank Bernd Neuendorf and Hans-Joachim Wattz for the good dialogue and for expressing their appreciation for Franz.”
Bernd Neuendorf, DFB president: “It is important for me personally and for the DFB to honor and respect Franz BeckenbauerHis achievements and his life’s work. His service to football is unmatched and will never be forgotten. Change the name super cupWe are now creating a visible link between Franz Beckenbauer and football as a whole – not only the players at the professional level, but also the non-professionals who take part in the DFB Cup. I want to thank the Beckenbauer family and the DFL for making the name change possible.”
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DFL executive committee speaker Hans-Joachim Watzke: “Franz Beckenbauer was the son of the Bundesliga. Very few have nailed it like he did. I am delighted that we will name the Super Cup after Franz Beckenbauer in the joint decision of the DFL and DFB. Thanks to my colleagues at the DFB. I would like to thank Franz Beckenbauer’s family for the good discussions over the last few months.”
Organized the Super Cup DFLwhich since 2010 has presented the winner of the annual One of the Fixtures with a specially made trophy. next year, The Franz Beckenbauer Supercup will be played on August 16.
Beckenbauer won the World Cup with Germany both as a player and as a manager and has represented German football like no other, especially since serving as the head of the 2006 World Cup organizing committee in Germany.
