2014 German Super Cup: 7.26m viewers on ZDF (audience share: 33.8%)

The 2014 German Super Cup, which Borussia Dortmund (second in the Bundesliga and runner-up in the 2013-14 German Cup) won 2-0 against Bayern Munich (champion of Germany and winner of the 2013-14 German Cup), was watched by 7.26m viewers on average on the German public channel ZDF, on 13/08/2014.

The fixture, which started at 18:00 CET on a Wednesday (13/08/2014), had an audience share of 33.8%. The game was the most watched program in Germany on that day, ahead of the 2014 European Athletics Championships (4.67m viewer on average, a 17.1% audience share), broadcast in the evening by the public channel ARD.

The 2013 edition of the German Super Cup (Borussia won 4-2 against Bayern) was watched by 6.91m on average on ZDF, on 27/07/2013. The fixture, which started at 20:30 CET on a Saturday, had an audience share of 31.1%.

Hans-Joachim Watzke, CEO of Borussia Dortmund, suggests that the German Super Cup should always be played in the same stadium

• Hans-Joachim Watzke suggested in the German magazine Kicker…