1997 DFB-Ligapokal final explained

1997 DFB-Ligapokal Final
Other Titles:German League Cup
Event:1997 DFB-Ligapokal
Team1:Bayern Munich
Team1score:2
Team2:VfB Stuttgart
Team2score:0
Stadium:Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion
City:Leverkusen
Referee:Jürgen Jansen (Essen)
Attendance:15,000
Previous:1996 Supercup
Next:1998

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.

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

TeamQualification for tournamentPrevious appearances (bold indicates winners)
Bayern Munich1996–97 Bundesliga championsNone
VfB Stuttgart1996–97 DFB-Pokal winners and 1996–97 Bundesliga fourth placeNone

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 MunichRoundVfB Stuttgart
OpponentResult1997 DFB-LigapokalOpponentResult
Borussia Dortmund2–0Semi-finalsKarlsruher SC3–0

Match

Details

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GK 1 Oliver Kahn
SW 10 Lothar Matthäus (c)
CB 2 Markus Babbel
CB 5
RWB16
LWB11 Bixente Lizarazu
CM 8 Thomas Strunz
CM 6 Christian Nerlinger
AM 14
CF 20
CF 9 Giovane Élber
Substitutes:
GK 22 Bernd Dreher
DF 15 Dennis Grassow
MF 7
MF 17
MF 18 Michael Tarnat
FW 19
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni
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GK 1 Franz Wohlfahrt
CB 8 Marco Haber
CB 20
CB 4 Thomas Berthold
RWB7
LWB3 Thorsten Legat
CM 6 Murat Yakin
CM 23 Gerhard Poschner
AM 10 Krasimir Balakov
CF 11 Fredi Bobic (c)
CF 27
Substitutes:
GK 25 Marc Ziegler
DF 21 Jochen Endreß
MF 12 Danny Schwarz
MF 16
MF 22 Krisztián Lisztes
FW 9 Sreto Ristić
FW 15
Manager:
Joachim Löw

Notes and References

  1. Web site: (West) Germany - List of Super/League Cup Finals. 16 June 2016. RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. Web site: Rund um den Ligapokal . About the Ligapokal . dfb.de . . 19 September 2016 . German.