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.

1997 DFB-Ligapokal
Tournament programme cover
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsBayern Munich
Runner-upVfB Stuttgart
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored12 (2.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Giovane Élber (2)

Participating clubs

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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
Bayern Munich (1st) VfB Stuttgart (CW + 4th)
Preliminary round
Bayer Leverkusen (2nd) VfL Bochum (5th)
Borussia Dortmund (3rd) Karlsruher SC (6th)

Matches

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Preliminary round

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Karlsruher SC2–2Bayer Leverkusen
Reich   6'
Dundee   81'
Report Beinlich   5'
Kirsten   21'
Penalties
Häßler  
Régis  
Reich  
Keller  
Dundee  
Hengen  
Gilewicz  
Nyarko  
6–5   N. Kovač
  Kirsten
  Heintze
  Rydlewicz
  Neuendorf
  Beinlich
  Happe
  Ramelow
Attendance: 6,000

Borussia Dortmund1–0VfL Bochum
Chapuisat   62' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 13,000

Semi-finals

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VfB Stuttgart3–0Karlsruher SC
Hagner   11'
Balakov   28'
Soldo   64'
Report

Bayern Munich2–0Borussia Dortmund
Giovane Élber   29'
Babbel   75'
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lutz Wagner

Final

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Bayern Munich2–0VfB Stuttgart
Report

References

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