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

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.

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

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

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

Details

VfB Stuttgart0–1Schalke 04
Report Kurányi 10'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Lutz Wagner (Kriftel)
VfB Stuttgart
Schalke 04
GK1Germany Timo Hildebrand
RB2Germany Andreas Hinkel
CB6Portugal Fernando MeiraYellow card
CB17France Matthieu Delpierre
LB4Croatia Boris Živkovićdownward-facing red arrow 46'
CM7Germany Silvio MeißnerYellow card
CM20Croatia Zvonimir Soldo (c)
CM11Germany Thomas HitzlspergerYellow card
RW18Brazil Cacau
CF33Germany Mario Gómezdownward-facing red arrow 46'
LW22Denmark Jesper Grønkjærdownward-facing red arrow 64'
Substitutes:
GK23Germany Dirk Heinen
DF5Germany Markus Babbel
DF21Switzerland Ludovic Magninupward-facing green arrow 46'
MF16Germany Horst Heldt
MF40Germany Christian Gentner
FW9Switzerland Marco Strellerupward-facing green arrow 64'
FW10Denmark Jon Dahl Tomassonupward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Italy Giovanni Trapattoni
GK1Germany Frank Rost (c)
RB6Turkey Hamit Altıntop
CB5Brazil Marcelo Bordon
CB20Serbia and Montenegro Mladen Krstajić
LB3Georgia (country) Levan Kobiashvili
DM2Denmark Christian Poulsen
CM8Germany Fabian ErnstYellow card
CM25Bosnia and Herzegovina Zlatan Bajramović
AM10Brazil LincolnRed card 90+1'
CF11Denmark Ebbe Sanddownward-facing red arrow 62'
CF22Germany Kevin KurányiRed card 66'
Substitutes:
GK29Germany Manuel Neuer
DF15Poland Tomasz Wałdoch
DF16Uruguay Darío Rodríguez
DF27Germany Tim Hoogland
MF19Uruguay Gustavo Varela
FW9Denmark Søren Larsen
FW14Germany Gerald Asamoahupward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
Germany Ralf Rangnick

References

  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.
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