2005 DFL-Ligapokal

2005 DFL-Ligapokal

File:2005 DFL-Ligapokal programme.jpg Tournament programme cover
Tournament details
Country	Germany
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Schalke 04
Runner-up	VfB Stuttgart
Tournament statistics
Matches played	5
Goals scored	8 (1.6 per match)

The 2005 DFL-Ligapokal was the ninth edition of the Ligapokal, now under control of the Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) as opposed to the German Football Association (DFB). The competition saw some format changes, with the preliminary round matches being played consecutively in the same stadium, and the final moved to the new Zentralstadion in Leipzig. Schalke 04 won their first title, beating VfB Stuttgart 1–0 in the final.

Participating clubs

A total of six teams qualified for the competition. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

• 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League position
• CW: Cup winners
• TH: Title holders

Semi-finals
Bayern MunichTH (1st + CW)	Schalke 04 (2nd)
Preliminary round
Werder Bremen (3rd)	VfB Stuttgart (5th)
Hertha BSC (4th)	Bayer Leverkusen (6th)

Matches

Preliminary round

23 July 2005

20:30

Werder Bremen	1–0	Bayer Leverkusen
Klasnić File:Soccerball shade.svg 19'	Report

LTU Arena, Düsseldorf

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Manuel Gräfe

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23 July 2005

18:15

Hertha BSC	0–0	VfB Stuttgart
	Report
Penalties
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LTU Arena, Düsseldorf

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Wolfgang Stark

Semi-finals

26 July 2005

20:30

Bayern Munich	1–2	VfB Stuttgart
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Allianz Arena, Munich

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer

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27 July 2005

20:30

Schalke 04	2–1	Werder Bremen
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Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Helmut Fleischer

Final

Main article: 2005 DFL-Ligapokal final

2 August 2005 (2005-08-02)

20:30 CEST

VfB Stuttgart	0–1	Schalke 04
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Zentralstadion, Leipzig

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Lutz Wagner (Kriftel)