2007 DFL-Ligapokal

DFL-Ligapokal 2007 2007 DFL-Ligapokal programme.jpg Tournament programme cover Germany 6 Bayern Munich Schalke 04 5 15 Franck Ribéry (3) 2006 2008 Supercup (unofficial) The 2007 DFL-Ligapokal was the 11th and final edition of the DFL-Ligapokal. The competition could not be scheduled in 2008, due to fixture congestion caused by UEFA Euro 2008, and did not return in 2009. An unofficial Super Cup ran in these years, and was made official in 2010, as the DFL-Supercup. The 2007 Ligapokal saw a minor format change, with the 2. Bundesliga champions (in this case, Karlsruher SC) entering in place of the fifth-placed Bundesliga team. The title was won by Bayern Munich, who secured their sixth win with a 1–0 victory over Schalke 04. 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 2BL: 2. Bundesliga champions TH: Title holders Semi-finals VfB Stuttgart (1st) 1. FC Nürnberg (CW) Preliminary round Schalke 04 (2nd) Bayern Munich (4th) Werder BremenTH (3rd) Karlsruher SC (2BL) Matches Preliminary round Schalke 04 v Karlsruher SC 21 July 2007 20:00 Schalke 04 1–0 http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/ligapokal-2007-vorrunde-fc-schalke-04-karlsruher-sc/ Karlsruher SC Altıntop 35 LTU-Arena, Düsseldorf 51,500 Marc Seemann Werder Bremen v Bayern Munich 21 July 2007 18:00 Werder Bremen 1–4 http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/ligapokal-2007-vorrunde-werder-bremen-bayern-muenchen/ Bayern Munich Borowski 9 Schweinsteiger 23Altıntop 27Ribéry 35 54 LTU-Arena, Düsseldorf 51,500 Thorsten Kinhöfer Semi-finals 1. FC Nürnberg v Schalke 04 24 July 2007 20:30 1. FC Nürnberg 2–4 http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/ligapokal-2007-halbfinale-1-fc-nuernberg-fc-schalke-04/ Schalke 04 Vittek 20 73 Kobiashvili 38Ernst 43Løvenkrands 45Westermann 58 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg 25,200 Jochen Drees VfB Stuttgart v Bayern Munich 25 July 2007 20:30 VfB Stuttgart 0–2 http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/ligapokal-2007-halbfinale-vfb-stuttgart-bayern-muenchen/ Bayern Munich Ribéry 8Wagner 66 Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart 45,500 Babak Rafati Final 2007 DFL-Ligapokal final See also 2007–08 Bundesliga 2007–08 DFB-Pokal References Category:DFL-Ligapokal seasons Ligapokal