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
Bayern Munich VfB Stuttgart
2 0
Date26 July 1997 (1997-07-26)
VenueUlrich-Haberland-Stadion, Leverkusen
RefereeJürgen Jansen (Essen)
Attendance15,000

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
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

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

Details
Bayern Munich2–0VfB Stuttgart
  • Basler 57'
  • Élber 71'
 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Bayern Munich
VfB Stuttgart
GK1Germany Oliver Kahn
SW10Germany Lothar Matthäus (c)
CB2Germany Markus Babbel
CB5Germany Thomas HelmerYellow card
RWB16Germany Dietmar HamannYellow carddownward-facing red arrow 86'
LWB11France Bixente Lizarazu
CM8Germany Thomas Strunz
CM6Germany Christian Nerlinger
AM14Germany Mario Baslerdownward-facing red arrow 60'
CF20Italy Ruggiero Rizzitellidownward-facing red arrow 65'
CF9Brazil Giovane Élber
Substitutes:
GK22Germany Bernd Dreher
DF15Germany Dennis Grassow
MF7Germany Mehmet Schollupward-facing green arrow 60'
MF17Germany Thorsten Finkupward-facing green arrow 86'
MF18Germany Michael Tarnat
FW19Germany Carsten Janckerupward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Italy Giovanni Trapattoni
GK1Austria Franz Wohlfahrt
CB8Germany Marco Haber
CB20Croatia Zvonimir SoldoYellow card
CB4Germany Thomas Berthold
RWB7Germany Matthias Hagnerdownward-facing red arrow 72'
LWB3Germany Thorsten Legat
CM6Switzerland Murat Yakin
CM23Germany Gerhard Poschner
AM10Bulgaria Krasimir Balakov
CF11Germany Fredi Bobic (c)
CF27Nigeria Jonathan Akpoboriedownward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutes:
GK25Germany Marc Ziegler
DF21Germany Jochen Endreß
MF12Germany Danny Schwarz
MF16Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kristijan Đorđevićupward-facing green arrow 72'
MF22Hungary Krisztián Lisztes
FW9Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sreto Ristić
FW15Germany Matthias Beckerupward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Germany Joachim Löw

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.
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