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.
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| Event | 2007 DFL-Ligapokal | ||||||
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| Date | 28 July 2007 | ||||||
| Venue | Zentralstadion, Leipzig | ||||||
| Referee | Florian Meyer (Burgdorf) | ||||||
| Attendance | 43,500 | ||||||
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
editIn 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) |
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| 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
editThe 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 | ||
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| 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
editDetails
edit| Bayern Munich | 1–0 | Schalke 04 |
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| Klose 29' | Report |
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References
edit- ^ "(West) Germany - List of Super/League Cup Finals". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "Rund um den Ligapokal" [About the Ligapokal]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 19 September 2016.