1997 DFB-Ligapokal Final

1997 DFB-Ligapokal Final
German League Cup
Event 1997 DFB-Ligapokal
Bayern Munich VfB Stuttgart
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Date 26 July 1997 (1997-07-26)
Venue Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, Leverkusen
Referee Jürgen Jansen (Essen)
Attendance 15,000

The 1997 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 1997 DFB-Ligapokal, the 1st edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.

The match was played on 26 July 1997 at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion in Leverkusen. Bayern Munich won the match 2–0 against VfB Stuttgart for their 1st title.[1]

Route to the final

The DFB-Ligapokal is a six team single-elimination knockout cup competition. There are a total of two rounds leading up to the final. Four teams enter the preliminary round, with the two winners advancing to the semi-finals, where they will be joined by two additional clubs who were given a bye. For all matches, the winner after 90 minutes advances. If still tied, extra time, and if necessary penalties are used to determine the winner.[2]

Bayern Munich Round VfB Stuttgart
Opponent Result 1997 DFB-Ligapokal Opponent Result
Borussia Dortmund 2–0 Semi-finals Karlsruher SC 3–0

Match

Details

Bayern Munich 2–0 VfB Stuttgart
 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jürgen Jansen (Essen)
Bayern Munich
VfB Stuttgart
GK1Germany Oliver Kahn
SW10Germany Lothar Matthäus (c)
CB2Germany Markus Babbel
CB5Germany Thomas HelmerYellow card
RWB16Germany Dietmar HamannYellow card 86'
LWB11France Bixente Lizarazu
CM8Germany Thomas Strunz
CM6Germany Christian Nerlinger
AM14Germany Mario Basler 60'
CF20Italy Ruggiero Rizzitelli 65'
CF9Brazil Giovane Élber
Substitutes:
GK22Germany Bernd Dreher
DF15Germany Dennis Grassow
MF7Germany Mehmet Scholl 60'
MF17Germany Thorsten Fink 86'
MF18Germany Michael Tarnat
FW19Germany Carsten Jancker 65'
Manager:
Italy Giovanni Trapattoni
GK1Austria Franz Wohlfahrt
CB8Germany Marco Haber
CB20Croatia Zvonimir SoldoYellow card
CB4Germany Thomas Berthold
RWB7Germany Matthias Hagner 72'
LWB3Germany Thorsten Legat
CM6Switzerland Murat Yakin
CM23Germany Gerhard Poschner
AM10Bulgaria Krasimir Balakov
CF11Germany Fredi Bobic
CF27Nigeria Jonathan Akpoborie 80'
Substitutes:
GK25Germany Marc Ziegler
DF21Germany Jochen Endreß
MF12Germany Danny Schwarz
MF16Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kristijan Đorđević 72'
MF22Hungary Krisztián Lisztes
FW9Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sreto Ristić
FW15Germany Matthias Becker 80'
Manager:
Germany Joachim Löw

References

  1. ↑ "(West) Germany - List of Super/League Cup Finals". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rund um den Ligapokal" [About the Ligapokal]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
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