Event 2001 DFB-Ligapokal Attendance 10,000 | Referee Alfons Berg (Konz) | |
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Date 21 July 2001 (2001-07-21) Venue Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim | ||
The 2001 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 2001 DFB-Ligapokal, the 5th edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.
The match was played on 21 July 2001 at the Carl-Benz-Stadion in Mannheim. Hertha BSC won the match 4–1 against Schalke 04 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
2001 DFB-Ligapokal Final Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA