1997 DFB-Ligapokal
{{ infobox football tournament season
| title = DFB-Ligapokal
| year = 1997
| other_titles =
| image = 1997 DFB-Ligapokal programme.jpg
| caption = Tournament programme cover
| country = Germany
| num_teams = 6
| defending_champions =
| winners = Bayern Munich
| second = VfB Stuttgart
| matches = 5
| goals = 12
| scoring_leader = Giovane Élber (2)
| award =
| prev_season = 1996 Supercup
| next_season = 1998
}}
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.
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
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" | Semi-finals |
|---|
| Bayern Munich {{small|(1st)}}
| VfB Stuttgart {{small|(CW + 4th)}} |
| colspan="2" | Preliminary round |
| Bayer Leverkusen {{small|(2nd)}}
| VfL Bochum {{small|(5th)}} |
| Borussia Dortmund {{small|(3rd)}}
| Karlsruher SC {{small|(6th)}} |
Matches
=Preliminary round=
{{football box
|date=18 July 1997
|time=17:45
|team1=Karlsruher SC
|score=2–2
|report=[http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/ligapokal-1997-vorrunde-karlsruher-sc-bayer-leverkusen/ Report]
|team2= Bayer Leverkusen
|goals1= Reich {{goal|6}}
Dundee {{goal|81}}
|goals2=Beinlich {{goal|5}}
Kirsten {{goal|21}}
|stadium=Erzgebirgsstadion, Aue
|attendance=6,000
|referee=Michael Prengel
|penalties1 = Häßler {{pengoal}}
Régis {{penmiss}}
Reich {{pengoal}}
Keller {{penmiss}}
Dundee {{pengoal}}
Hengen {{pengoal}}
Gilewicz {{pengoal}}
Nyarko {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore = 6–5
|penalties2 = {{penmiss}} N. Kovač
{{pengoal}} Kirsten
{{pengoal}} Heintze
{{pengoal}} Rydlewicz
{{penmiss}} Neuendorf
{{pengoal}} Beinlich
{{pengoal}} Happe
{{penmiss}} Ramelow
}}
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{{football box
|date=20 July 1997
|time=20:30
|team1=Borussia Dortmund
|score=1–0
|report=[http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/ligapokal-1997-vorrunde-borussia-dortmund-vfl-bochum/ Report]
|team2= VfL Bochum
|goals1= Chapuisat {{goal|62|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Stadion Oberwerth, Koblenz
|attendance=13,000
|referee=Hans-Peter Best }}
=Semi-finals=
{{football box
|id=VfB Stuttgart v Karlsruher SC
|date=22 July 1997
|time=19:00
|team1=VfB Stuttgart
|score=3–0
|report=[http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/ligapokal-1997-halbfinale-vfb-stuttgart-karlsruher-sc/ Report]
|team2= Karlsruher SC
|goals1= Hagner {{goal|11}}
Balakov {{goal|28}}
Soldo {{goal|64}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Stadion an der Bremer Brücke, Osnabrück
|attendance=10,000
|referee=Lutz Michael Fröhlich }}
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{{football box
|id=Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund
|date=23 July 1997
|time=19:00
|team1=Bayern Munich
|score=2–0
|report=[http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/ligapokal-1997-halbfinale-bayern-muenchen-borussia-dortmund/ Report]
|team2= Borussia Dortmund
|goals1= Giovane Élber {{goal|29}}
Babbel {{goal|75}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Rosenaustadion, Augsburg
|attendance=25,000
|referee=Lutz Wagner }}
=Final=
{{main article|1997 DFB-Ligapokal final}}
{{:1997 DFB-Ligapokal final}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{DFL-Ligapokal}}
{{1997–98 in German football}}
{{1997–98 in European football (UEFA)}}