2001 DFB-Ligapokal final

2001 DFB-Ligapokal Final
German League Cup
Event2001 DFB-Ligapokal
Date21 July 2001 (2001-07-21)
VenueCarl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim
RefereeAlfons Berg (Konz)
Attendance10,000

The 2001 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 2001 DFB-Ligapokal, the 5th edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.

The match was played on 21 July 2001 at the Carl-Benz-Stadion in Mannheim. Hertha BSC won the match 4–1 against Schalke 04 for their 1st title.[1]

Teams

Team Qualification for tournament Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
Schalke 04 2000–01 DFB-Pokal winners and 2000–01 Bundesliga runners-up None
Hertha BSC 2000–01 Bundesliga fifth place 1 (2000)

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]

Schalke 04 Round Hertha BSC
Opponent Result 2001 DFB-Ligapokal Opponent Result
Bye Preliminary round Bayer Leverkusen 2–1
Borussia Dortmund 2–1 Semi-finals Bayern Munich 1–0

Match

Details

Schalke 041–4Hertha BSC
Böhme 40' Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Alfons Berg (Konz)
Schalke 04
Hertha BSC
GK 13 Frode Grodås
CB 6 Tomasz Hajto
CB 15 Tomasz Wałdoch (c)
CB 2 Nico Van Kerckhoven
DM 12 Marco van Hoogdalem
DM 20 Jiří Němec
RM 16 Kristijan Đorđević
LM 8 Jörg Böhme
AM 7 Andreas Möller  57'
CF 14 Gerald Asamoah  57'
CF 11 Ebbe Sand  70'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Oliver Reck
DF 25 Marcel Rozgonyi
MF 5 Sven Kmetsch
MF 17 Sven Vermant  57'
MF 19 Mike Büskens
FW 21 Émile Mpenza  57'
FW 22 Victor Agali  70'
Manager:
Huub Stevens
GK 1 Gábor Király
CB 33 Marko Rehmer
CB 5 Kostas Konstantinidis
CB 14 Josip Šimunić
RM 21 Michael Hartmann  88'
CM 26 Sebastian Deisler  63'
DM 22 Stefan Beinlich
CM 30 Marcelinho
LM 20 Andreas Neuendorf
CF 7 Alex Alves  82'
CF 11 Michael Preetz (c)
Substitutes:
GK 12 Christian Fiedler
DF 6 Eyjólfur Sverrisson
MF 8 Bart Goor  82'
MF 18 Pál Dárdai  63'
MF 23 René Tretschok
MF 25 Rob Maas
MF 32 Thorben Marx  88'
Manager:
Jürgen Röber

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.