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1997 DFB-Ligapokal Final
German League Cup
Event1997 DFB-Ligapokal
Date26 July 1997 (1997-07-26)
VenueUlrich-Haberland-Stadion, Leverkusen
RefereeJürgen Jansen (Essen)
Attendance15,000
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

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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

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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

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Details

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Bayern Munich2–0VfB Stuttgart
Report
Bayern Munich
VfB Stuttgart
GK 1 Germany Oliver Kahn
SW 10 Germany Lothar Matthäus (c)
CB 2 Germany Markus Babbel
CB 5 Germany Thomas Helmer Yellow card
RWB 16 Germany Dietmar Hamann Yellow card downward-facing red arrow 86'
LWB 11 France Bixente Lizarazu
CM 8 Germany Thomas Strunz
CM 6 Germany Christian Nerlinger
AM 14 Germany Mario Basler downward-facing red arrow 60'
CF 20 Italy Ruggiero Rizzitelli downward-facing red arrow 65'
CF 9 Brazil Giovane Élber
Substitutes:
GK 22 Germany Bernd Dreher
DF 15 Germany Dennis Grassow
MF 7 Germany Mehmet Scholl upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 17 Germany Thorsten Fink upward-facing green arrow 86'
MF 18 Germany Michael Tarnat
FW 19 Germany Carsten Jancker upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Italy Giovanni Trapattoni
GK 1 Austria Franz Wohlfahrt
CB 8 Germany Marco Haber
CB 20 Croatia Zvonimir Soldo Yellow card
CB 4 Germany Thomas Berthold
RWB 7 Germany Matthias Hagner downward-facing red arrow 72'
LWB 3 Germany Thorsten Legat
CM 6 Switzerland Murat Yakin
CM 23 Germany Gerhard Poschner
AM 10 Bulgaria Krasimir Balakov
CF 11 Germany Fredi Bobic (c)
CF 27 Nigeria Jonathan Akpoborie downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutes:
GK 25 Germany Marc Ziegler
DF 21 Germany Jochen Endreß
MF 12 Germany Danny Schwarz
MF 16 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kristijan Đorđević upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 22 Hungary Krisztián Lisztes
FW 9 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sreto Ristić
FW 15 Germany Matthias Becker upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Germany Joachim Löw

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.