The 2001 DFB-Ligapokal was the fifth edition of the DFB-Ligapokal. Hertha BSC won the competition, beating Schalke 04 4–1 in the final. Hertha had ended Bayern Munich's dominance of the competition by beating them in the semi-finals.

2001 DFB-Ligapokal
Tournament programme cover
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsHertha BSC
Runner-upSchalke 04
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored14 (2.8 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Victor Agali
Marcelinho (2)
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Participating clubs

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A total of six teams qualified for the competition. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League position
  • CW: Cup winners
  • TH: Title holders
Semi-finals
Bayern MunichTH (1st) Schalke 04 (CW + 2nd)
Preliminary round
Borussia Dortmund (3rd) Hertha BSC (5th)
Bayer Leverkusen (4th) SC Freiburg (6th)

Matches

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Preliminary round

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Borussia Dortmund1–1SC Freiburg
Kohler   61' Report Müller   47'
Penalties
Rosický  
Evanílson  
Dedé  
Koller  
3–1   Tskitishvili
  Iashvili
  Kobiashvili
  Zeyer
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Lutz Wagner

Bayer Leverkusen1–2Hertha BSC
Neuville   44' Report Marcelinho   49'
Deisler   63'
Attendance: 14,400

Semi-finals

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Schalke 042–1Borussia Dortmund
Agali   2', 12' Report Bobic   75'

Bayern Munich0–1Hertha BSC
Report Preetz   39'
Attendance: 15,000

Final

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Schalke 041–4Hertha BSC
Böhme   40' Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Alfons Berg (Konz)

References

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