The competition could not be scheduled in 2008, due to fixture congestion caused by UEFA Euro 2008, and did not return in 2009.

An unofficial Super Cup ran in these years, and was made official in 2010, as the DFL-Supercup.

Bundesliga champions (in this case, Karlsruher SC) entering in place of the fifth-placed Bundesliga team.

The title was won by Bayern Munich, who secured their sixth win with a 1–0 victory over Schalke 04.

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round: