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DFL-Ligapokal
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| Founded | 1997 |
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| Abolished | 2007 |
| Region | Germany |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Related competitions | DFL-Supercup |
| Last champions | Bayern Munich (6th title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Bayern Munich (6 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | Sat.1 (2007) |
The DFL-Ligapokal [ˈdeː ʔɛf ɛlː liːgaːpoˈkaːl] (officially Premiere Ligapokal [pʁəmiːeːʁə liːgaːpoˈkaːl], previously DFB-Ligapokal [ˈdeː ʔɛf beː liːgaːpoˈkaːl]) or the German League Cup was a German football competition that took place before the start of the Bundesliga season, featuring the top five teams of the previous Bundesliga season and the winners of the DFB-Pokal in Germany. The cup was known as the Premiere-Ligapokal after 2005, when Premiere, a German pay television network, took up sponsorship of the competition. The Ligapokal was not held in 2008 due to schedule crowding caused by the UEFA Euro 2008. Instead, the T-Home German Supercup was held on 23 July 2008.[1] The DFL-Ligapokal was not held in 2009 either, due to the German Football Association's decision to abolish it. On the last edition of the DFL-Ligapokal, in 2007, the fifth-placed Bundesliga team (Bayer Leverkusen) was dropped from the competition, replaced by the winner of the 2. Bundesliga (Karlsruhe).
Contents
1 Format
2 History
3 Finals
4 Winners by team
5 Media coverage
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Format
The design of the DFL-Ligapokal trophy
The Ligapokal was played between six teams, the top four teams of the Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal winners, and the winner of the 2. Bundesliga. If a team was doubly qualified by also winning the German Cup, the number five team in the Bundesliga took the spare place.
The tournament was a knock-out competition played over three rounds with two matches in the first two rounds, and a single final in the last round. The current Bundesliga champion and the German Cup winner entered the tournament in the second round. If the Bundesliga champion was also the cup winner, the Bundesliga runner-up skipped the first round. The four remaining teams played one match to determine who qualified for the next round. The four teams in the second round then played one match to determine which teams qualified for the final. The first round matches and the final took place in neutral venues, in the semi-finals the Bundesliga champion and the Cup winner played at home. The matches lasted 90 minutes, with a penalty shootout immediately following if the match was tied.
History
Trophy of the German League Cup, shown in the FC Bayern Erlebniswelt Museum
The Ligapokal was played as a unique event in 1972 because the Olympics in Munich had caused a postponement of the regular season kick-off. Until 1996 there was a single match between the German champions (Deutscher Meister) and German Cup winners (Pokalsieger), which was called German Supercup and is akin to the English FA Community Shield. A competition featuring four other big clubs who had not qualified for the Supercup, the Fuji-Cup, also existed from 1986.
In 1997 this was extended to a cup competition consisting of six teams, the top five placed teams from the Bundesliga plus the German Cup winners, with the cup winners and champions entering in the semifinals. If the cup winner was the same as any of the top five finishers in the league, the 6th place team was entitled to participate and the format was adjusted accordingly.
In the 2007 edition, the participating teams were the top four teams from the Bundesliga, the German Cup winners, as well as the winners of the 2. Bundesliga.
Finals
| Year |
Winners |
Result |
Runners-up |
Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFB-Ligapokal | ||||
1972–73 |
Hamburger SV |
4–0 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg |
1997 |
Bayern Munich |
2–0 |
VfB Stuttgart |
Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, Leverkusen |
1998 |
Bayern Munich |
4–0 |
VfB Stuttgart |
BayArena, Leverkusen |
1999 |
Bayern Munich |
2–1 |
Werder Bremen |
BayArena, Leverkusen |
2000 |
Bayern Munich |
5–1 |
Hertha BSC |
BayArena, Leverkusen |
2001 |
Hertha BSC |
4–1 |
Schalke 04 |
Carl-Benz-Stadion, Mannheim |
2002 |
Hertha BSC |
4–1 |
Schalke 04 |
Ruhrstadion, Bochum |
2003 |
Hamburger SV |
4–2 |
Borussia Dortmund |
Bruchwegstadion, Mainz |
2004 |
Bayern Munich |
3–2 |
Werder Bremen |
Bruchwegstadion, Mainz |
| DFL-Ligapokal | ||||
2005 |
Schalke 04 |
1–0 |
VfB Stuttgart |
Zentralstadion, Leipzig |
2006 |
Werder Bremen |
2–0 |
Bayern Munich |
Zentralstadion, Leipzig |
2007 |
Bayern Munich |
1–0 |
Schalke 04 |
Zentralstadion, Leipzig |
Winners by team
| Team | Winners | Runners-Up | Years Won | Years Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 6 | 1 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007 |
2006 |
| Hertha BSC | 2 | 1 | 2001, 2002 |
2000 |
| Hamburg | 2 | 0 | 1972–73, 2003 |
– |
| Schalke 04 | 1 | 3 | 2005 | 2001, 2002, 2007 |
| Werder Bremen | 1 | 2 | 2006 | 1999, 2004 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 0 | 3 | – | 1997, 1998, 2005 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0 | 1 | – | 1972–73 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 0 | 1 | – | 2003 |
Media coverage
- All five matches of the 2007 Ligapokal were broadcast live on German free-TV channel Sat.1.[citation needed]
- In Australia, it was broadcast by Setanta Sports.[citation needed]
See also
- DFB-Pokal
- DFL-Supercup
- Fuji-Cup
- Bundesliga
- LIGA total! Cup
References
^ "Neuauflage: Posse um Supercup". Spiegel Online (in German). 11 June 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
External links
(West) Germany - List of Super/League Cup Finals, RSSSF.com
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