1997 DFB-Ligapokal final

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.

1997 DFB-Ligapokal Final
German League Cup
Event1997 DFB-Ligapokal
Date26 July 1997 (1997-07-26)
VenueUlrich-Haberland-Stadion, Leverkusen
RefereeJürgen Jansen (Essen)
Attendance15,000
1998

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

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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

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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

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Details

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Bayern Munich2–0VfB Stuttgart
  • Basler   57'
  • Élber   71'
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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

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  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.