2002 DFB-Ligapokal final

The 2002 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 2002 DFB-Ligapokal, the 6th edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.

2002 DFB-Ligapokal Final
German League Cup
Event2002 DFB-Ligapokal
Schalke 04 Hertha BSC
1 4
Date1 August 2002 (2002-08-01)
VenueRuhrstadion, Bochum
RefereeHartmut Strampe (Handorf)
Attendance11,200

The match was played on 1 August 2002 at the Ruhrstadion in Bochum. Hertha BSC won the match 4–1 against Schalke 04, an exact repeat of the previous final, for their 2nd title.[1]

Teams
Team Qualification for tournament Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
Schalke 04 2001–02 DFB-Pokal winners and 2001–02 Bundesliga fifth place 1 (2001)
Hertha BSCTH 2001–02 Bundesliga fourth place 2 (2000, 2001)

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]

Schalke 04 Round Hertha BSC
Opponent Result 2002 DFB-Ligapokal Opponent Result
Bye Preliminary round Bayern Munich 2–2 (4–3 p)
Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 Semi-finals Borussia Dortmund 2–1

Match

Details
Schalke 041–4Hertha BSC
Agali 61' Report
Attendance: 11,200
Schalke 04
Hertha BSC
GK1Germany Frank RostYellow card
RB18Netherlands Niels Oude Kamphuisdownward-facing red arrow 40'
CB6Poland Tomasz Hajto
CB12Netherlands Marco van Hoogdalem
LB3Argentina Aníbal Matellán
DM20Denmark Christian Poulsen
CM17Belgium Sven Vermantdownward-facing red arrow 70'
CM7Germany Andreas Möller (c)
CM8Germany Jörg BöhmeYellow carddownward-facing red arrow 46'
CF22Nigeria Victor Agali
CF11Denmark Ebbe Sand
Substitutes:
GK27Germany Oliver Reck
DF32Germany Christian Pander
MF5Germany Sven KmetschYellow cardupward-facing green arrow 40'
MF19Germany Mike Büskens
MF35Czech Republic Filip Trojan
FW14Germany Gerald Asamoahupward-facing green arrow 46'
FW34Nigeria Abdul Iyodoupward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Germany Frank Neubarth
GK1Hungary Gábor Király
RB19Germany Andreas Schmidtdownward-facing red arrow 73'
CB3Germany Arne Friedrich
CB14Croatia Josip ŠimunićYellow card
LB21Germany Michael HartmannYellow card
CM25Netherlands Rob Maas
CM20Germany Andreas Neuendorfdownward-facing red arrow 67'
RW13Poland Bartosz Karwandownward-facing red arrow 79'
AM10Brazil MarcelinhoYellow card
LW8Belgium Bart Goor (c)
CF7Brazil Alex AlvesYellow card
Substitutes:
GK12Germany Christian Fiedler
DF5Greece Kostas Konstantinidis
MF16Portugal Roberto Pintoupward-facing green arrow 79'
MF18Hungary Pál Dárdai
MF23Germany René Tretschokupward-facing green arrow 67'
MF32Germany Thorben Marxupward-facing green arrow 73'
FW11Germany Michael Preetz
Manager:
Netherlands Huub Stevens

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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