1997 DFB-Ligapokal Final

1997 DFB-Ligapokal Final
German League Cup
Event 1997 DFB-Ligapokal
Bayern Munich VfB Stuttgart
2 0
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

26 July 1997 (1997-07-26)
19:30 CEST
Bayern Munich 2–0 VfB Stuttgart
 Report
Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, Leverkusen
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jürgen Jansen (Essen)
Bayern Munich
VfB Stuttgart
GK 1 Germany Oliver Kahn
SW 10Germany Lothar Matthäus (c)
CB 2 Germany Markus Babbel
CB 5 Germany Thomas Helmer
RWB16Germany Dietmar Hamann  86'
LWB11France Bixente Lizarazu
CM 8 Germany Thomas Strunz
CM 6 Germany Christian Nerlinger
AM 14Germany Mario Basler  60'
CF 20Italy Ruggiero Rizzitelli  65'
CF 9 Brazil Giovane Élber
Substitutes:
GK 22Germany Bernd Dreher
DF 15Germany Dennis Grassow
MF 7 Germany Mehmet Scholl  60'
MF 17Germany Thorsten Fink  86'
MF 18Germany Michael Tarnat
FW 19Germany Carsten Jancker  65'
Manager:
Italy Giovanni Trapattoni
GK 1 Austria Franz Wohlfahrt
CB 8 Germany Marco Haber
CB 20Croatia Zvonimir Soldo
CB 4 Germany Thomas Berthold
RWB7 Germany Matthias Hagner  72'
LWB3 Germany Thorsten Legat
CM 6 Switzerland Murat Yakin
CM 23Germany Gerhard Poschner
AM 10Bulgaria Krasimir Balakov
CF 11Germany Fredi Bobic
CF 27Nigeria Jonathan Akpoborie  80'
Substitutes:
GK 25Germany Marc Ziegler
DF 21Germany Jochen Endreß
MF 12Germany Danny Schwarz
MF 16Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kristijan Đorđević  72'
MF 22Hungary Krisztián Lisztes
FW 9 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sreto Ristić
FW 15Germany 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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