1997 DFB-Ligapokal final

1997 DFB-Ligapokal Final
German League Cup
Event1997 DFB-Ligapokal
Bayern Munich VfB Stuttgart
2 0
Date26 July 1997 (1997-07-26)
VenueUlrich-Haberland-Stadion, Leverkusen
RefereeJürgen Jansen (Essen)
Attendance15,000

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]

Teams

Team Qualification for tournament Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
Bayern Munich 1996–97 Bundesliga champions None
VfB Stuttgart 1996–97 DFB-Pokal winners and 1996–97 Bundesliga fourth place None

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 Munich2–0VfB Stuttgart
  • Basler 57'
  • Élber 71'
 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Bayern Munich
VfB Stuttgart
GK 1 Oliver Kahn
SW 10 Lothar Matthäus (c)
CB 2 Markus Babbel
CB 5 Thomas Helmer
RWB 16 Dietmar Hamann  86'
LWB 11 Bixente Lizarazu
CM 8 Thomas Strunz
CM 6 Christian Nerlinger
AM 14 Mario Basler  60'
CF 20 Ruggiero Rizzitelli  65'
CF 9 Giovane Élber
Substitutes:
GK 22 Bernd Dreher
DF 15 Dennis Grassow
MF 7 Mehmet Scholl  60'
MF 17 Thorsten Fink  86'
MF 18 Michael Tarnat
FW 19 Carsten Jancker  65'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni
GK 1 Franz Wohlfahrt
CB 8 Marco Haber
CB 20 Zvonimir Soldo
CB 4 Thomas Berthold
RWB 7 Matthias Hagner  72'
LWB 3 Thorsten Legat
CM 6 Murat Yakin
CM 23 Gerhard Poschner
AM 10 Krasimir Balakov
CF 11 Fredi Bobic (c)
CF 27 Jonathan Akpoborie  80'
Substitutes:
GK 25 Marc Ziegler
DF 21 Jochen Endreß
MF 12 Danny Schwarz
MF 16 Kristijan Đorđević  72'
MF 22 Krisztián Lisztes
FW 9 Sreto Ristić
FW 15 Matthias Becker  80'
Manager:
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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