2018 DFL-Supercup

The 2018 DFL-Supercup will be the ninth edition of the German super cup under the name DFL-Supercup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal competitions.

The DFL-Supercup will feature the winners of the 2017–18 DFB-Pokal, Eintracht Frankfurt, and Bayern Munich, the winners of the 2017–18 Bundesliga and two-time defending champions of the DFL-Supercup.

Background
The match will be the first for incoming Bayern manager Niko Kovač, who left Eintracht Frankfurt the previous season after leading them to the DFB-Pokal title over future employers Bayern Munich.