1997 DFB-Ligapokal
The 1997 DFB-Ligapokal was the inaugural DFB-Ligapokal, a pre-season competition in Germany. The Ligapokal was an extended Supercup, including the reigning League champions, Cup winners, plus the next four highest placed teams in the previous season's Bundesliga. It was won by Bayern Munich, the 1996–97 Bundesliga champions, who beat 1996–97 DFB-Pokal winners VfB Stuttgart in the final.
Tournament programme cover | |
Country | Germany |
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Teams | 6 |
Champions | Bayern Munich |
Runners-up | VfB Stuttgart |
Matches played | 5 |
Goals scored | 12 (2.4 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Giovane Élber (2) |
← 1996 SC 1998 → |
Participating clubs
A total of six teams qualified for the competition. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League position
- CW: Cup winners
Semi-finals | |
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Bayern Munich (1st) | VfB Stuttgart (CW + 4th) |
Preliminary round | |
Bayer Leverkusen (2nd) | VfL Bochum (5th) |
Borussia Dortmund (3rd) | Karlsruher SC (6th) |
Matches
Preliminary round
Karlsruher SC | 2 – 2 | Bayer Leverkusen |
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Reich Dundee |
Report | Beinlich Kirsten |
Penalties | ||
Häßler Régis Reich Keller Dundee Hengen Gilewicz Nyarko |
6 – 5 |
Borussia Dortmund | 1 – 0 | VfL Bochum |
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Chapuisat |
Report |
Semi-finals
VfB Stuttgart | 3 – 0 | Karlsruher SC |
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Hagner Balakov Soldo |
Report |
Bayern Munich | 2 – 0 | Borussia Dortmund |
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Giovane Élber Babbel |
Report |
Final
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References
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