2003 DFB-Ligapokal final

2003 DFB-Ligapokal Final
German League Cup
Event2003 DFB-Ligapokal
Date28 July 2003 (2003-07-28)
VenueBruchwegstadion, Mainz
RefereeJürgen Aust (Cologne)
Attendance16,700

The 2003 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 2003 DFB-Ligapokal, the 7th edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.

The match was played on 28 July 2003 at the Bruchwegstadion in Mainz. Hamburger SV won the match 4–2 against Borussia Dortmund for their 1st title of the reiterated competition, and 2nd title including the 1972–73 edition.[1]

Teams

Team Qualification for tournament Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
Borussia Dortmund 2002–03 Bundesliga third place None
Hamburger SV 2002–03 Bundesliga fourth place 1 (1973)

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]

Borussia Dortmund Round Hamburger SV
Opponent Result 2003 DFB-Ligapokal Opponent Result
VfL Bochum 2–1 Preliminary round Hertha BSC 2–1
VfB Stuttgart 1–0 Semi-finals Bayern Munich 3–3 (4–1 p)

Match

Details

Borussia Dortmund2–4Hamburger SV
  • Amoroso 24' (pen.)
  • Koller 61'
Report
Attendance: 16,700
Referee: Jürgen Aust (Cologne)
Borussia Dortmund
Hamburger SV
GK 1 Roman Weidenfeller
RB 7 Stefan Reuter  70'
CB 4 Christian Wörns
CB 23 Ahmed Reda Madouni
LB 17 Dédé
RM 18 Lars Ricken  66'
CM 14 Guy Demel  81'
CM 5 Sebastian Kehl  90+4'
LM 10 Tomáš Rosický (c)
CF 9 Jan Koller
CF 22 Márcio Amoroso
Substitutes:
GK 29 Matthias Kleinsteiber
DF 15 Niclas Jensen
MF 16 Leandro
MF 19 Otto Addo  90+3'  70'
MF 24 David Odonkor  81'
FW 13 Giuseppe Reina  66'
FW 25 Sahr Senesie
Manager:
Matthias Sammer
GK 1 Martin Pieckenhagen
RB 12 Lars Jacobsen (c)
CB 5 Nico-Jan Hoogma
CB 21 Tomáš Ujfaluši
LB 3 Christian Rahn
CM 2 Marcel Maltritz
CM 22 Stefan Beinlich  89'
AM 14 Sergej Barbarez  77'
RW 7 Mehdi Mahdavikia
CF 32 Naohiro Takahara
LW 27 Rodolfo Cardoso  59'
Substitutes:
GK 29 Stefan Wächter
DF 4 Bastian Reinhardt
DF 15 Björn Schlicke  89'
DF 24 Stephan Kling  77'
MF 6 Raphaël Wicky  59'
MF 28 Fabian Bröcker
FW 30 Eren Şen
Manager:
Kurt Jara

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.