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.
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.
Bayern Munich Round VfB Stuttgart Opponent Result 1997 DFB-Ligapokal Opponent Result Borussia Dortmund 2–0 Semi-finals Karlsruher SC 3–0
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GK 1 Oliver KahnSW 10 Lothar Matthäus (c)CB 2 Markus BabbelCB 5 Thomas Helmer RWB16 Dietmar Hamann LWB11 Bixente LizarazuCM 8 Thomas StrunzCM 6 Christian NerlingerAM 14 Mario Basler CF 20 Ruggiero Rizzitelli CF 9 Giovane ÉlberSubstitutes:GK 22 Bernd DreherDF 15 Dennis GrassowMF 7 Mehmet Scholl MF 17 Thorsten Fink MF 18 Michael TarnatFW 19 Carsten Jancker Manager: Giovanni Trapattoni GK 1 Franz WohlfahrtCB 8 Marco HaberCB 20 Zvonimir Soldo CB 4 Thomas BertholdRWB7 Matthias Hagner LWB3 Thorsten LegatCM 6 Murat YakinCM 23 Gerhard PoschnerAM 10 Krasimir BalakovCF 11 Fredi Bobic (c)CF 27 Jonathan Akpoborie Substitutes:GK 25 Marc ZieglerDF 21 Jochen EndreßMF 12 Danny SchwarzMF 16 Kristijan Đorđević MF 22 Krisztián LisztesFW 9 Sreto RistićFW 15 Matthias Becker Manager: Joachim Löw
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