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
 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Bayern Munich
VfB Stuttgart
GK1 Oliver Kahn
SW10 Lothar Matthäus (c)
CB2 Markus Babbel
CB5 Thomas Helmer
RWB16 Dietmar Hamann 86'
LWB11 Bixente Lizarazu
CM8 Thomas Strunz
CM6 Christian Nerlinger
AM14 Mario Basler 60'
CF20 Ruggiero Rizzitelli 65'
CF9 Giovane Élber
Substitutes:
GK22 Bernd Dreher
DF15 Dennis Grassow
MF7 Mehmet Scholl 60'
MF17 Thorsten Fink 86'
MF18 Michael Tarnat
FW19 Carsten Jancker 65'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni
GK1 Franz Wohlfahrt
CB8 Marco Haber
CB20 Zvonimir Soldo
CB4 Thomas Berthold
RWB7 Matthias Hagner 72'
LWB3 Thorsten Legat
CM6 Murat Yakin
CM23 Gerhard Poschner
AM10 Krasimir Balakov
CF11 Fredi Bobic
CF27 Jonathan Akpoborie 80'
Substitutes:
GK25 Marc Ziegler
DF21 Jochen Endreß
MF12 Danny Schwarz
MF16 Kristijan Đorđević 72'
MF22 Krisztián Lisztes
FW9 Sreto Ristić
FW15 Matthias Becker 80'
Manager:
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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