Officials On 28 April 2017, the
German Football Association announced that
Deniz Aytekin would officiate the match, joined by his assistants Christian Dietz and Eduard Beitinger.
Benjamin Brand was chosen as the fourth official.
Ticketing With a stadium capacity of nearly 74,500, the two finalist teams received 21,000 tickets each. The remaining tickets available to the general public were available for sale via the DFB ticket portal from 2 to 16 March 2017 in four price categories: €130, €95, €70, and €45. A computer-generated draw determined the ticket allocation.
Seating On 28 April 2017, the finalists met in Berlin with the DFB to set out the framework for the final. Eintracht Frankfurt were allocated the guest dressing room, with the Frankfurt fans in the
Ostkurve of the stadium. The
Alexanderplatz is connected to the
Ostkurve for the "Fanfest". Borussia Dortmund got the home dressing room, and the Dortmund fans located at the
Marathontor. The
Breitscheidplatz is connected to the
Marathontor for the "Fanfest".
Trophy For the first time, the DFB, in partner with ERGO Group, hosted the "DFB-Pokal-Tour" of the competition trophy from 21 April to 4 May 2017. The trophy visited nine cities, with visitors getting to experience the history of the trophy. The tour also included the
women's competition trophy on display while in
Cologne, the venue for the women's final. Due to the positive response, the trophy also will make two additional stops in Berlin in the days before the final. On 5 May 2017, Berlin mayor
Michael Müller received the trophy at the traditional "Cup Handover" at the
Wappensaal of the
Rotes Rathaus in Berlin. The trophy will remain on display at the city hall until the final. DFB president
Reinhard Grindel, DFB vice-president
Peter Frymuth, and
Berlin senator Andreas Geisel all attended the event.
Hasan Salihamidžić symbolically gave the trophy to Grindel, on behalf of the current titleholders,
Bayern Munich. The two finalists were represented at the event by
Fredi Bobic and
Alexander Meier for Eintracht Frankfurt, as well as CEO
Hans-Joachim Watzke and
Nuri Şahin for Borussia Dortmund. At the "Cup Handover", the DFB announced that retired German
figure skater and East German
Olympic gold medalist
Katarina Witt would be the trophy bearer for the final.
Kits On 28 April 2017, Eintracht Frankfurt announced a special kit featuring the club's traditional colours would be worn for the final. The kit was unveiled on 8 May, featuring a white shirt with a black collar, a black stripe running along the top of the sleeve and upper back, and black sleeve cuffs. Eintracht Frankfurt's four previous cup-winning years are printed on the back of the collar. The kit also features black shorts and white socks in addition to the white kit. On 18 May, Borussia Dortmund unveiled their new home kit for the 2017–18 season, which will also be worn during the DFB-Pokal final. The kit features a gradient hoop pattern on the front, with the back and sleeves monochrome. This will be accompanied by yellow shorts, and yellow and black socks.
Half-time performance On 23 May, it was announced that German singer
Helene Fischer would perform a specially made melody during the half-time interval of the DFB-Pokal final.
Related events On 24 and 25 May, the finals of the
2016–17 Verbandspokal took place, determining the regional teams which will enter next season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The
2017 DFB-Pokal der Frauen Final was held on 27 May at the
RheinEnergieStadion in
Cologne. The 2017 DFB-Junioren-Vereinspokal Final was also held on 27 May at the Stadion auf dem Wurfplatz in Berlin. ==Match==