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1997 DFB Ligapokal Final

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Event
  
1997 DFB-Ligapokal

Attendance
  
15,000

Referee
  
Jürgen Jansen (Essen)

1997 DFB-Ligapokal Final

Date
  
26 July 1997 (1997-07-26)

Venue
  
Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, Leverkusen

The 1997 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 1997 DFB-Ligapokal, the 1st edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.

The match was played on 26 July 1997 at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion in Leverkusen. Bayern Munich won the match 2–0 against VfB Stuttgart for their 1st title.

Route to the final

The DFB-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.

References

1997 DFB-Ligapokal Final Wikipedia