The 10th official Supercup was also destined to be the last one for quite some time. In the years that followed it was replaced by the League Cup, which also then vanished from the Bundesliga schedule due to too narrow a time gap in off-season. This year, 2010, the Supercup is back again.
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Supercup 1996: incredible shoot-out finale
After seven years in the hot seat at Werder Bremen and two close runs in 1983 and 1986, Otto Rehhagel finally hit the jackpot in 1988, leading the Hanseatic port side to the Bundesliga title.
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Supercup 1988: Bremen win on the road
In 1987, ten years after the first, unofficial meeting of the Bundesliga champions and DFB Cup holders, the German FA gave the Supercup its official blessing. The two matches played up till then â Borussia Mönchengladbach against Hamburger SV in 1977 and HSV against Bayern München in 1983 â had been organised by the clubs themselves.
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Supercup 1987: off to a thumping start
The 1992-93 Bundesliga season finished in a rather curious fashion. After topping the standings for 32 consecutive matchdays from the start of the season, Bayern München were overhauled by Werder Bremen. Despite beating VfL Bochum 3-1, they dropped to second place on goal difference as Werder racked up a 5-0 home victory over Hamburger SV.
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Supercup 1993: Reck finally saves the day
