2007 DFL-Ligapokal final

The 2007 DFL-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 2007 DFL-Ligapokal, the 11th and final edition of the reiterated DFL-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.

2007 DFL-Ligapokal Final
German League Cup
Event2007 DFL-Ligapokal
Date28 July 2007 (2007-07-28)
VenueZentralstadion, Leipzig
RefereeFlorian Meyer (Burgdorf)
Attendance43,500
2006

The match was played on 28 July 2007 at the Zentralstadion in Leipzig. Bayern Munich won the match 1–0 against Schalke 04 for their 6th title.[1]

Teams

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In the following table, finals until 2004 were in the DFB-Ligapokal era, since 2005 were in the DFL-Ligapokal era.

Team Qualification for tournament Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
Bayern Munich 2006–07 Bundesliga fourth place 6 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006)
Schalke 04 2006–07 Bundesliga runners-up 3 (2001, 2002, 2005)

Route to the final

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The DFL-Ligapokal was a six team single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of two rounds leading up to the final. Four teams entered the preliminary round, with the two winners advancing to the semi-finals, where they were joined by two additional clubs who were given a bye. For all matches, the winner after 90 minutes advanced. If still tied, extra time, and if necessary a penalty shoot-out were used to determine the winner.[2]

Bayern Munich Round Schalke 04
Opponent Result 2007 DFL-Ligapokal Opponent Result
Werder Bremen 4–1 Preliminary round Karlsruher SC 1–0
VfB Stuttgart 2–0 Semi-finals 1. FC Nürnberg 4–2

Match

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Details

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Bayern Munich1–0Schalke 04
Klose   29' Report
Attendance: 43,500
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bayern Munich
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schalke 04
GK 1   Oliver Kahn (c)
RB 21   Philipp Lahm
CB 3   Lúcio   43'
CB 6   Martín Demichelis
LB 23   Marcell Jansen
CM 15   Zé Roberto   77'
CM 16   Andreas Ottl
RW 30   Christian Lell   75'
AM 8   Hamit Altıntop
LW 20   José Sosa
CF 18   Miroslav Klose   89'
Substitutes:
GK 22   Michael Rensing
DF 5   Daniel Van Buyten
DF 28   Stefano Celozzi
MF 14   Julio dos Santos   75'
FW 34   Sandro Wagner   89'
Manager:
  Ottmar Hitzfeld
 
GK 1   Manuel Neuer
RB 18   Rafinha   75'
CB 5   Marcelo Bordon (c)
CB 20   Mladen Krstajić   33'
LB 24   Christian Pander
CM 8   Fabian Ernst
CM 3   Levan Kobiashvili   64'
AM 19   Halil Altıntop   54'
RW 10   Ivan Rakitić   66'
CF 22   Kevin Kurányi
LW 11   Peter Løvenkrands   58'
Substitutes:
GK 33   Mathias Schober
DF 2   Heiko Westermann   75'
DF 31   Sebastian Boenisch
MF 13   Jermaine Jones
MF 25   Zlatan Bajramović
MF 26   Mimoun Azaouagh   66'
FW 14   Gerald Asamoah   72'   58'
Manager:
  Mirko Slomka

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.