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The Poland striker put Bayern ahead after just
three minutes at fourth-division club Jena, the former East German champions
who have fallen from grace, combining with Thomas Mueller before slotting home.
Lewandowski then tapped in from close range
after Franck Ribery's pass found him in the area on 34 minutes.
He rolled another shot past Jena goalkeeper
Raphael Koczor nine minutes later to claim his third and leave Bayern 3-0 up at
the break.
Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal netted the
fourth, converting Lewandowski's final pass on 72 minutes having twice hit the
woodwork.
Centre-back Mats Hummels then netted his first
goal for Bayern with a late header.
The cup tie had the air of a competitive
training session for Bayern, who fielded a full-strength starting side who had
all played international football in the close season.
Bayern open the new Bundesliga season next
Friday when the defending champions host Werder Bremen.
The Bavarian giants are chasing a fifth
consecutive German title, with Carlo Ancelotti having succeeded Pep Guardiola
as head coach.
The win at Jena was a sweet return for
Ancelotti, 36 years after he played in a Roma side which was on the wrong end
of a 4-0 hammering at the Ernst Abbe Sportfeld stadium in the Cup Winners' Cup.
Elsewhere, Bundesliga outfit Augsburg won 2-0
at fifth-division team Ravensburg, who had forward Rahman Soyudogru sent off
late on.
South Korea midfielder Koo Ja-Cheol gave the
visitors an early lead before Raul Bobadilla added a second.
Second-division Hamburg-based St Pauli are also
into the second round after a 3-0 win at fourth-tier Luebeck.
The first-round action continues across the
weekend, with last season's runners-up Borussia Dortmund going to minnows
Eintracht Trier on Monday.
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