2007 DFL-Ligapokal Final
German League Cup
Event2007 DFL-Ligapokal
Bayern Munich Schalke 04
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Date28 July 2007 (2007-07-28)
VenueZentralstadion, Leipzig
RefereeFlorian Meyer (Burgdorf)
Attendance43,500

The 2007 DFL-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 2007 DFL-Ligapokal, the 11th and final edition of the reiterated DFL-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.

The match was played on 28 July 2007 at the Zentralstadion in Leipzig. Bayern Munich won the match 1–0 against Schalke 04 for their 6th title.[1]

Teams

In the following table, finals until 2004 were in the DFB-Ligapokal era, since 2005 were in the DFL-Ligapokal era.

Team Qualification for tournament Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
Bayern Munich 2006–07 Bundesliga fourth place 6 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006)
Schalke 04 2006–07 Bundesliga runners-up 3 (2001, 2002, 2005)

Route to the final

The DFL-Ligapokal was a six team single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of two rounds leading up to the final. Four teams entered the preliminary round, with the two winners advancing to the semi-finals, where they were joined by two additional clubs who were given a bye. For all matches, the winner after 90 minutes advanced. If still tied, extra time, and if necessary a penalty shoot-out were used to determine the winner.[2]

Bayern Munich Round Schalke 04
Opponent Result 2007 DFL-Ligapokal Opponent Result
Werder Bremen 4–1 Preliminary round Karlsruher SC 1–0
VfB Stuttgart 2–0 Semi-finals 1. FC Nürnberg 4–2

Match

Details

Bayern Munich1–0Schalke 04
Klose 29' Report
Attendance: 43,500
Bayern Munich
Schalke 04
GK1Germany Oliver Kahn (c)
RB21Germany Philipp Lahm
CB3Brazil LúcioYellow card 43'
CB6Argentina Martín Demichelis
LB23Germany Marcell Jansen
CM15Brazil Zé RobertoYellow card 77'
CM16Germany Andreas Ottl
RW30Germany Christian Lelldownward-facing red arrow 75'
AM8Turkey Hamit Altıntop
LW20Argentina José Sosa
CF18Germany Miroslav Klosedownward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutes:
GK22Germany Michael Rensing
DF5Belgium Daniel Van Buyten
DF28Germany Stefano Celozzi
MF14Paraguay Julio dos Santosupward-facing green arrow 75'
FW34Germany Sandro Wagnerupward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld
GK1Germany Manuel Neuer
RB18Brazil Rafinhadownward-facing red arrow 75'
CB5Brazil Marcelo Bordon (c)
CB20Serbia Mladen KrstajićYellow card 33'
LB24Germany Christian Pander
CM8Germany Fabian Ernst
CM3Georgia (country) Levan KobiashviliYellow card 64'
AM19Turkey Halil AltıntopYellow card 54'
RW10Croatia Ivan Rakitićdownward-facing red arrow 66'
CF22Germany Kevin Kurányi
LW11Denmark Peter Løvenkrandsdownward-facing red arrow 58'
Substitutes:
GK33Germany Mathias Schober
DF2Germany Heiko Westermannupward-facing green arrow 75'
DF31Germany Sebastian Boenisch
MF13Germany Jermaine Jones
MF25Bosnia and Herzegovina Zlatan Bajramović
MF26Germany Mimoun Azaouaghupward-facing green arrow 66'
FW14Germany Gerald AsamoahYellow card 72'upward-facing green arrow 58'
Manager:
Germany Mirko Slomka

References

  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.
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