2005 DFL-Ligapokal

The 2005 DFL-Ligapokal was the ninth edition of the Ligapokal, now under control of the German Football League (DFL) as opposed to the German Football Association (DFB). The competition saw some format changes, with the preliminary round matches being played consecutively in the same stadium, and the final moved to the new Zentralstadion in Leipzig. Schalke 04 won their first title, beating VfB Stuttgart 1–0 in the final.

2005 DFL-Ligapokal
Tournament programme cover
CountryGermany
Teams6
ChampionsSchalke 04
Runners-upVfB Stuttgart
Matches played5
Goals scored8 (1.6 per match)
2004
2006

Participating clubs

A total of six teams qualified for the competition. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League position
  • CW: Cup winners
  • TH: Title holders
Semi-finals
Bayern MunichTH (1st + CW) Schalke 04 (2nd)
Preliminary round
Werder Bremen (3rd) VfB Stuttgart (5th)
Hertha BSC (4th) Bayer Leverkusen (6th)

Matches

Preliminary round

Werder Bremen1 – 0Bayer Leverkusen
Klasnić  19' Report
LTU Arena, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Manuel Gräfe

Semi-finals

Bayern Munich1 – 2VfB Stuttgart
Makaay  19' Report Hitzlsperger  22'
Stranzl  90'
Allianz-Arena, Munich
Attendance: 40,000

Schalke 042 – 1Werder Bremen
Bajramović  34'
Sand  71'
Report Valdez  90'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Helmut Fleischer

Final

VfB Stuttgart0–1Schalke 04
Report Kurányi  10'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Lutz Wagner (Kriftel)

References

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