The 1999 DFB-Ligapokal final decided the winner of the 1999 DFB-Ligapokal, the 3rd edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.
The match was played on 17 July 1999 at the BayArena in Leverkusen. Bayern Munich won the match 2–1 against Werder Bremen for their 3rd title.
Teams Team Qualification for tournament Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) Werder Bremen 1998–99 DFB-Pokal winners None Bayern Munich 1998–99 Bundesliga champions 2 (1997, 1998)
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.
Werder Bremen Round Bayern Munich Opponent Result 1999 DFB-Ligapokal Opponent Result Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 Semi-finals Borussia Dortmund 1–0
Match
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GK 1 Frank RostRB 4 Dirk FlockCB 24 Sven BenkenCB 6 Frank BaumannLB 13 Andree WiedenerRM 22 Torsten Frings CM 5 Dieter Eilts (c) CM 3 Raphaël Wicky LM 7 Yuriy MaksymovCF 25 Sören SeidelCF 32 Aílton Substitutes:GK 12 Stefan BrasasDF 33 Mike BartenMF 2 Lodewijk RoembiakMF 23 Christoph Dabrowski FW 9 Rade Bogdanović FW 11 Adrian Kunz FW 20 Dirk WeetendorfManager: Thomas Schaaf GK 22 Bernd DreherCB 5 Patrik AnderssonCB 25 Thomas Linke DM 10 Lothar Matthäus (c) RWB2 Markus BabbelLWB18 Michael TarnatCM 7 Mehmet SchollCM 17 Thorsten FinkRW 21 Alexander Zickler LW 13 Paulo SérgioCF 19 Carsten JanckerSubstitutes:GK 33 Stefan WesselsDF 23 Frank WiblishauserDF 29 Sebastian BackerMF 6 Michael WiesingerMF 20 Hasan Salihamidžić MF 31 David Jarolím FW 32 Emanuel BentilManager: Ottmar Hitzfeld
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