1997 DFB-Ligapokal

1997 DFB-Ligapokal

Tournament programme cover
Country Germany Germany
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)

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.

Preliminary round


20 July 1997
20:30
Borussia Dortmund 1 – 0 VfL Bochum
Chapuisat  62' (pen.) Report
Stadion Oberwerth, Koblenz
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Hans-Peter Best

Semi-finals

22 July 1997
19:00
VfB Stuttgart 3 – 0 Karlsruher SC
Hagner  11'
Balakov  28'
Soldo  64'
Report
Stadion an der Bremer Brücke, Osnabrück
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich

23 July 1997
19:00
Bayern Munich 2 – 0 Borussia Dortmund
Giovane Élber  29'
Babbel  75'
Report
Rosenaustadion, Augsburg
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lutz Wagner

Final

26 July 1997 (1997-07-26)
19:30 CEST
Bayern Munich 2–0 VfB Stuttgart
Report
Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, Leverkusen
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jürgen Jansen (Essen)

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