1998 DFB-Ligapokal Final
German League Cup
Event1998 DFB-Ligapokal
Bayern Munich VfB Stuttgart
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Date8 August 1998 (1998-08-08)
VenueBayArena, Leverkusen
RefereeLutz Michael Fröhlich (Berlin)
Attendance14,000

The 1998 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 1998 DFB-Ligapokal, the 2nd edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.

The match was played on 8 August 1998 at the BayArena in Leverkusen. Bayern Munich won the match 4–0 against VfB Stuttgart for their 2nd title.[1]

Teams

Team Qualification for tournament Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
Bayern MunichTH 1997–98 DFB-Pokal winners and 1997–98 Bundesliga runners-up 1 (1997)
VfB Stuttgart 1997–98 Bundesliga fourth place 1 (1997)

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.[2]

Bayern Munich Round VfB Stuttgart
Opponent Result 1998 DFB-Ligapokal Opponent Result
Bye Preliminary round Schalke 04 2–1
Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 Semi-finals 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–2

Match

Details

Bayern Munich4–0VfB Stuttgart
  • Élber 4', 25', 41'
  • Jancker 89'
 Report
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (Berlin)
Bayern Munich
VfB Stuttgart
GK1Germany Oliver Kahn
CB2Germany Markus Babbel
CB10Germany Lothar Matthäus (c)downward-facing red arrow 67'
CB5Germany Thomas Helmer
RWB8Germany Thomas Strunz
LWB18Germany Michael Tarnat
CM11Germany Stefan Effenberg
CM17Germany Thorsten Fink
RW14Germany Mario Baslerdownward-facing red arrow 61'
LW20Bosnia and Herzegovina Hasan Salihamidžić
CF9Brazil Giovane Élberdownward-facing red arrow 72'
Substitutes:
GK22Germany Bernd Dreher
DF25Germany Thomas Linke
MF13Germany Jens Jeremiesupward-facing green arrow 67'
FW19Germany Carsten Janckerupward-facing green arrow 72'
FW21Germany Alexander ZicklerYellow cardupward-facing green arrow 61'
Manager:
Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld
GK1Austria Franz Wohlfahrt
CB2Germany Martin Spanringdownward-facing red arrow 35'
CB5Netherlands Frank Verlaat (c)downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB4Germany Thomas Berthold
RWB7Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kristijan Đorđević
LWB15North Macedonia Mitko Stojkovski
DM20Croatia Zvonimir Soldo
CM8Germany Michael Zeyerdownward-facing red arrow 27'
CM22Hungary Krisztián Lisztes
AM10Bulgaria Krasimir Balakov
CF11Germany Fredi Bobic
Substitutes:
GK25Germany Marc Ziegler
MF17Germany Timo Rostupward-facing green arrow 46'
MF18Guinea Pablo Thiamupward-facing green arrow 35'
FW9Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sreto Ristićupward-facing green arrow 27'
FW13Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Saša Marković
Manager:
Germany Winfried Schäfer

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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