The
1997 DFB-Ligapokal was the inaugural DFB Liga-Pokal, a pre-season competition in Germany. The Ligapokal was an extended
SupercupThe series was initially sponsored by sport auto magazine during its inaugural season, then replaced by Würth the following two years. Television network Sat.1 sponsor the championship's final year.-Format:...
, including the reigning
League championsThe German football champions are the annual winners of the highest association football competition in Germany. The history of the German football championship is complex and reflects the turbulent history of the country through the course of the 20th century.Brought to the country by English...
, Cup winners, plus the next four highest placed teams in the previous season's
BundesligaThe Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
. It was won by Bayern Munich, the 1996–97 Fußball-Bundesliga champions, who beat 1996–97 DFB-Pokal winners
VfB StuttgartVerein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
in the final.
Preliminary round
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Semi-finals
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Final
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 Oliver KahnOliver Rolf Kahn is a former German football goalkeeper. He started his career in the Karlsruher SC Junior team. He had his debut game in the professional squad in 1987...
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Thomas Strunz Thomas Strunz is a retired German footballer who played mostly as a defensive midfielder.-Club career:Strunz started his career playing for hometown club MSV Duisburg, but moved to FC Bayern Munich aged 21...
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 Bixente LizarazuBixente Lizarazu is a former football left defender who played most notably for Girondins de Bordeaux and Bayern Munich, as well as the French national team.-Football career:...
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Markus Babbel Markus Babbel is a former international German football player, who is currently manager of German Bundesliga club Hertha BSC. He played as a defender for clubs in Germany and England.-Career:...
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Thomas Helmer Thomas Helmer is a former German footballer.His preferred playing position was sweeper, but he was primarily deployed as a central defender....
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Christian Nerlinger Christian Nerlinger is a retired German footballer who played as a central midfielder.His professional career was mainly associated with Bayern Munich – who he later represented in directorial capacities – and Borussia Dortmund.-Club career:Nerlinger signed for FC Bayern Munich at the age of 13,...
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Dietmar HamannDietmar "Didi" Hamann is a German footballer who was most recently manager at Stockport County. Throughout his career, he has played for Bayern Munich, Newcastle United, Liverpool, and Manchester City primarily in a defensive midfield position. He also spent time at Milton Keynes Dons as a...
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Mario BaslerMario Basler is a German former football winger and current manager.- Career :...
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 Giovane ElberÉlber Giovane de Souza, simply Élber , is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a striker....
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Lothar MatthäusLothar Herbert Matthäus , is a German football manager and former player.In 1990, he was named European Footballer of the Year and World Soccer Player of the Year after captaining West Germany to victory in the 1990 World Cup...
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 Ruggiero RizzitelliRuggiero Rizzitelli is a former Italian football player, in the role of striker.-Club:...
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Bernd Dreher Bernd Dreher is a German former football player.The 41-year-old keeper originally hung up his gloves in summer 2003, taking up the role of Bayern youth goalkeeping coach and lending a hand to senior counterpart Sepp Maier in his efforts to keep Oliver Kahn and Michael Rensing in peak form...
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Dennis Grassow Dennis Grassow is a retired German football player who played as a defender.- Career :Grassow was born and raised in Berlin, before moving to Munich the age of 16. He joined TSV 1860 Munich, where he played in the youth system, before moving on to SpVgg Starnberg and later FC Starnberg...
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Thorsten FinkThorsten Fink is a German football coach and former player, currently manager of Bundesliga club Hamburger SV.-Career:...
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Michael Tarnat Michael Tarnat is a German former football player. He is a left-footed full-back who has also played wingback and defensive midfield. His nickname is "Tanne", meaning "fir" in English. He ended his career with Hannover 96, having previously played for MSV Duisburg, Karlsruher SC, Bayern Munich and...
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Carsten JanckerCarsten Jancker is a former German professional footballer and current manager.- Career :A striker, Jancker is physically very large for a footballer, standing at . His height and strength have proved to be an advantage when playing as a target man, as displayed during his most successful days at...
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Mehmet SchollMehmet Scholl is a former German football player with Turkish-German ancestry. He played most of his career as an attacking midfielder for Bayern Munich...
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Giovanni TrapattoniGiovanni Trapattoni , sometimes known as "Trap" or "Il Trap", is an Italian football coach and former player, considered the most successful club coach in the history of Serie A. As a player he was part of Italy's squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup....
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Thomas Berthold Thomas Berthold is a German football coach and former defender.-Career:Berthold was born in Hanau, Hesse.He played 332 games in the Bundesliga, scoring 22 goals. He began his career in 1982 with Eintracht Frankfurt and played for them until 1987. From 1987 until 1991 he played in Italy: for Hellas...
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Marco Haber Marco Haber is a retired German footballer who played mainly as a central midfielder.-Football career :...
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Matthias Hagner Matthias Hagner is a German footballer who last played for Eintracht Wetzlar.-External links:* at transfermarkt.de...
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 Murat YakinMurat Yakin is a Swiss-Turkish football coach and former Swiss national player. He is currently the coach of FC Luzern in the Swiss Super League.-Playing career:...
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Gerhard Poschner Gerhard Poschner is a retired Romanian-born German professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.-Football career:...
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Thorsten Legat Thorsten Legat is a former German footballer, who played as a midfielder.-Football career:Legat started professionally at hometown's VfL Bochum, making his debuts on September 6, 1987 , in a 1–1 home draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach, and became an essential first-team member in the...
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 Jonathan AkpoborieJonathan Akpoborie is a former Nigerian football player who spent the majority of his playing career in Germany.- Career :...
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 Krassimir BalakovKrasimir Genchev Balakov is a former Bulgarian footballer and a current manager of Croatian club Hajduk Split. He was a key member of the Bulgarian national team that finished fourth in the 1994 FIFA World Cup...
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Marc ZieglerMarc Ziegler is a German footballer who plays for VfB Stuttgart as a goalkeeper.-Football career:VfB Stuttgart was immersed in a goalkeeping crisis after the defection of legendary Eike Immel to England's Manchester City in the 1995 summer...
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Danny Schwarz Danny Schwarz is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Bayern Munich II.-External links:* at TSV1860.de * at transfermarkt.de...
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 Krisztian LisztesKrisztián Lisztes is a Hungarian professional footballer, who plays for Ferencvárosi TC.- Career :Lisztes began his professional career as a midfielder, playing for the Hungarian team Ferencvárosi TC, where he was brought up through the youth academy. He was considered by many as one of the...
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Matthias Becker Matthias Becker is a retired German football player.-External links:...
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Sreto Ristic Sreto Ristić is a German footballer of Serbian descent.He moved to Germany at young age and has spent almost all his football career in Germany.-External links:...
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