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1997 DFB-Ligapokal final

Field	Value
title	1997 DFB-Ligapokal final
other_titles	German League Cup
event	[1997 DFB-Ligapokal](1997-dfb-ligapokal)
team1	Bayern Munich
team1score	2
team2	VfB Stuttgart
team2score	0
date
stadium	Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion
city	Leverkusen
referee	Jürgen Jansen (Essen)
attendance	15,000
previous	[1996 Supercup](1996-dfb-supercup)
next	[1998](1998-dfb-ligapokal-final)

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.

Teams

Team	Qualification for tournament	Previous appearances (bold indicates winners)
Bayern Munich	[1996–97 Bundesliga](1996-97-bundesliga) champions	None
VfB Stuttgart	[1996–97 DFB-Pokal](1996-97-dfb-pokal) winners and [1996–97 Bundesliga](1996-97-bundesliga) fourth place	None

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.

Bayern Munich	Round	VfB Stuttgart
Opponent	Result	[1997 DFB-Ligapokal](1997-dfb-ligapokal)
Borussia Dortmund	[2–0](1997-dfb-ligapokal-bayern-munich-v-borussia-dortmund)	Semi-finals

Match

Details

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ITA Giovanni Trapattoni

GER Joachim Löw

References

"(West) Germany - List of Super/League Cup Finals". [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]].
"Rund um den Ligapokal". [[German Football Association]].

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