2005 DFL-Ligapokal final

The 2005 DFL-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 2005 DFL-Ligapokal, the 9th edition of the reiterated DFL-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.

2005 DFL-Ligapokal Final
German League Cup
Event2005 DFL-Ligapokal
Date2 August 2005 (2005-08-02)
VenueZentralstadion, Leipzig
RefereeLutz Wagner (Kriftel)
Attendance40,000
2004
2006

The match was played on 2 August 2005 at the Zentralstadion in Leipzig. Schalke 04 won the match 1–0 against VfB Stuttgart for their 1st title.[1]

Teams

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Team Qualification for tournament Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
VfB Stuttgart 2004–05 Bundesliga fifth place 2 (1997, 1998)
Schalke 04 2004–05 Bundesliga runners-up 2 (2001, 2002)

Route to the final

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

VfB Stuttgart Round Schalke 04
Opponent Result 2005 DFL-Ligapokal Opponent Result
Hertha BSC 0–0 (4–3 p) Preliminary round Bye
Bayern Munich 2–1 Semi-finals Werder Bremen 2–1

Match

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Details

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VfB Stuttgart0–1Schalke 04
Report Kurányi   10'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Lutz Wagner (Kriftel)
 
 
 
 
 
 
VfB Stuttgart
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schalke 04
GK 1   Timo Hildebrand
RB 2   Andreas Hinkel
CB 6   Fernando Meira  
CB 17   Matthieu Delpierre
LB 4   Boris Živković   46'
CM 7   Silvio Meißner  
CM 20   Zvonimir Soldo (c)
CM 11   Thomas Hitzlsperger  
RW 18   Cacau
CF 33   Mario Gómez   46'
LW 22   Jesper Grønkjær   64'
Substitutes:
GK 23   Dirk Heinen
DF 5   Markus Babbel
DF 21   Ludovic Magnin   46'
MF 16   Horst Heldt
MF 40   Christian Gentner
FW 9   Marco Streller   64'
FW 10   Jon Dahl Tomasson   46'
Manager:
  Giovanni Trapattoni
 
GK 1   Frank Rost (c)
RB 6   Hamit Altıntop
CB 5   Marcelo Bordon
CB 20   Mladen Krstajić
LB 3   Levan Kobiashvili
DM 2   Christian Poulsen
CM 8   Fabian Ernst  
CM 25   Zlatan Bajramović
AM 10   Lincoln   90+1'
CF 11   Ebbe Sand   62'
CF 22   Kevin Kurányi   66'
Substitutes:
GK 29   Manuel Neuer
DF 15   Tomasz Wałdoch
DF 16   Darío Rodríguez
DF 27   Tim Hoogland
MF 19   Gustavo Varela
FW 9   Søren Larsen
FW 14   Gerald Asamoah   62'
Manager:
  Ralf Rangnick

References

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  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.