2001 DFB-Ligapokal
{{ infobox football tournament season
| title = DFB-Ligapokal
| year = 2001
| other_title =
| image = 2001 DFB-Ligapokal programme.jpg
| caption = Tournament programme cover
| country = Germany
| num_teams = 6
| defending champions =
| champions = Hertha BSC
| runner-up = Schalke 04
| matches = 5
| goals = 14
| top goal scorer = Victor Agali
Marcelinho (2)
| player =
| prevseason = 2000
| nextseason = 2002
}}
The 2001 DFB-Ligapokal was the fifth edition of the DFB-Ligapokal. Hertha BSC won the competition, beating Schalke 04 4–1 in the final. Hertha had ended Bayern Munich's dominance of the competition by beating them in the semi-finals.
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
- TH: Title holders
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="2" | Semi-finals |
|---|
| Bayern Munich{{sup|TH}} {{small|(1st)}}
| Schalke 04 {{small|(CW + 2nd)}} |
| colspan="2" | Preliminary round |
| Borussia Dortmund {{small|(3rd)}}
| Hertha BSC {{small|(5th)}} |
| Bayer Leverkusen {{small|(4th)}}
| SC Freiburg {{small|(6th)}} |
Matches
=Preliminary round=
{{football box
|date=11 July 2001
|time=20:30
|team1=Borussia Dortmund
|score=1–1
|report=[http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/ligapokal-2001-vorrunde-borussia-dortmund-sc-freiburg/ Report]
|team2= SC Freiburg
|goals2= Müller {{goal|47}}
|goals1= Kohler {{goal|61}}
|stadium=Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion, Hoffenheim
|attendance=6,500
|referee=Lutz Wagner
|penalties1 = Rosický {{pengoal}}
Evanílson {{penmiss}}
Dedé {{pengoal}}
Koller {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore = 3–1
|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Tskitishvili
{{penmiss}} Iashvili
{{penmiss}} Kobiashvili
{{penmiss}} Zeyer}}
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{{football box
|id=Bayer Leverkusen v Hertha BSC
|date=12 July 2001
|time=20:30
|team1=Bayer Leverkusen
|score=1–2
|report=[http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/ligapokal-2001-vorrunde-bayer-leverkusen-hertha-bsc/ Report]
|team2= Hertha BSC
|goals1= Neuville {{goal|44}}
|goals2= Marcelinho {{goal|49}}
Deisler {{goal|63}}
|stadium=Paul Greifzu Stadium, Dessau
|attendance=14,400
|referee=Michael Weiner }}
=Semi-finals=
{{football box
|id=Schalke 04 v Borussia Dortmund
|date=17 July 2001
|time=20:30
|team1=Schalke 04
|score=2–1
|report=[http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/ligapokal-2001-halbfinale-fc-schalke-04-borussia-dortmund/ Report]
|team2= Borussia Dortmund
|goals1= Agali {{goal|2||12}}
|goals2=Bobic {{goal|75}}
|stadium=Nattenberg Stadion, Lüdenscheid
|attendance=15,300
|referee=Christian Wack }}
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{{football box
|id=Bayern Munich v Hertha BSC
|date=18 July 2001
|time=20:30
|team1=Bayern Munich
|score=0–1
|report=[http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/ligapokal-2001-halbfinale-bayern-muenchen-hertha-bsc/ Report]
|team2= Hertha BSC
|goals1=
|goals2= Preetz {{goal|39}}
|stadium=Rosenaustadion, Augsburg
|attendance=15,000
|referee=Jürgen Jansen }}
=Final=
{{main article|2001 DFB-Ligapokal final}}
{{:2001 DFB-Ligapokal final}}