2006 DFL-Ligapokal Final

The 2006 DFL-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 2006 DFL-Ligapokal, the 10th edition of the reiterated DFL-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.

2006 DFL-Ligapokal Final
German League Cup
Event2006 DFL-Ligapokal
Werder Bremen Bayern Munich
2 0
Date5 August 2006 (2006-08-05)
VenueZentralstadion, Leipzig
RefereeManuel Gräfe (Berlin)
Attendance41,300

The match was played on 5 August 2006 at the Zentralstadion in Leipzig. Werder Bremen won the match 2–0 against Bayern Munich for their 1st title.[1]

Teams

In the following table, finals until 2004 were in the DFB-Ligapokal era, since 2005 were in the DFL-Ligapokal era.

Team Qualification for tournament Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
Werder Bremen 2005–06 Bundesliga runners-up 2 (1999, 2004)
Bayern Munich 2005–06 Bundesliga champions and 2005–06 DFB-Pokal winners 5 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004)

Route to the final

The DFL-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]

Werder Bremen Round Bayern Munich
Opponent Result 2006 DFL-Ligapokal Opponent Result
Hamburger SV 2–1 Semi-finals Schalke 04 0–0 (4–1 p)

Match

Details
Werder Bremen2–0Bayern Munich
Klasnić  29', 66' Report
Attendance: 41,300
Werder Bremen
Bayern Munich
GK18 Tim Wiese
RB15 Patrick Owomoyela
CB2 Frank Fahrenhorst
CB4 Naldo
LB5 Pierre Womé
DM22 Torsten Frings (c)
CM20 Daniel Jensen 77'
CM27 Christian Schulz 81'
AM10 Diego
CF17 Ivan Klasnić
CF11 Miroslav Klose 60'
Substitutes:
GK33 Christian Vander
DF8 Clemens Fritz
DF16 Leon Andreasen 77'
MF6 Frank Baumann
MF7 Jurica Vranješ 81'
MF14 Aaron Hunt 60'
FW9 Mohamed Zidan
Manager:
Thomas Schaaf
GK1 Oliver Kahn (c)
RB2 Willy Sagnol
CB3 Lúcio
CB5 Daniel Van Buyten
LB21 Philipp Lahm 46'
DM23 Owen Hargreaves
CM8 Ali Karimi
CM31 Bastian Schweinsteiger 46'
AM24 Roque Santa Cruz
CF10 Roy Makaay
CF11 Lukas Podolski 46'
Substitutes:
GK29 Bernd Dreher
DF32 Mats Hummels
MF7 Mehmet Scholl
MF19 Julio dos Santos 46'
MF20 Hasan Salihamidžić 46'
MF39 Andreas Ottl 46'
Manager:
Felix Magath

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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