2004 DFB-Ligapokal final

2004 DFB-Ligapokal Final
German League Cup
Event2004 DFB-Ligapokal
Date2 August 2004 (2004-08-02)
VenueBruchwegstadion, Mainz
RefereeLutz Michael Fröhlich (Berlin)
Attendance13,000

The 2004 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 2004 DFB-Ligapokal, the 8th edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.

The match was played on 2 August 2004 at the Bruchwegstadion in Mainz. Bayern Munich won the match 3–2 against Werder Bremen for their 5th title.[1]

Teams

Team Qualification for tournament Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
Bayern Munich 2003–04 Bundesliga runners-up 4 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
Werder Bremen 2003–04 Bundesliga champions and 2003–04 DFB-Pokal winners 1 (1999)

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 Werder Bremen
Opponent Result 2004 DFB-Ligapokal Opponent Result
Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 Semi-finals VfB Stuttgart 2–0

Match

Details

Bayern Munich3–2Werder Bremen
  • Deisler 27', 43'
  • Ballack 65'
Report
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (Berlin)
Bayern Munich
Werder Bremen
GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c)
RB 18 Andreas Görlitz
CB 6 Martín Demichelis
CB 25 Thomas Linke
LB 20 Hasan Salihamidžić
DM 8 Torsten Frings
RM 26 Sebastian Deisler  71'
CM 13 Michael Ballack
LM 11 Zé Roberto  46'
CF 10 Roy Makaay  46'
CF 24 Roque Santa Cruz
Substitutes:
GK 22 Michael Rensing
DF 3 Lúcio  46'
DF 4 Samuel Kuffour
MF 7 Mehmet Scholl
MF 16 Jens Jeremies  71'
MF 34 Piotr Trochowski
FW 9 Vahid Hashemian  46'
Manager:
Felix Magath
GK 1 Andreas Reinke
RB 3 Petri Pasanen
CB 25 Valérien Ismaël
CB 2 Frank Fahrenhorst
LB 7 Paul Stalteri  46'
DM 6 Frank Baumann (c)  46'
CM 24 Tim Borowski
CM 4 Fabian Ernst  83'
AM 10 Johan Micoud
CF 17 Ivan Klasnić
CF 11 Miroslav Klose
Substitutes:
GK 16 Pascal Borel
DF 23 Ludovic Magnin  46'
MF 15 Pekka Lagerblom  46'
MF 27 Christian Schulz
FW 38 Nelson Valdez  83'
Manager:
Thomas Schaaf

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.