2005 DFL-Ligapokal

DFL-Ligapokal 2005 2005 DFL-Ligapokal programme.jpg Tournament programme cover Germany 6 Schalke 04 VfB Stuttgart 5 8 2004 2006 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 Report Bayer Leverkusen Klasnić 19 LTU Arena, Düsseldorf 25,000 Manuel Gräfe Hertha BSC v VfB Stuttgart 23 July 2005 18:15 Hertha BSC 0–0 Report VfB Stuttgart LTU Arena, Düsseldorf 25,000 Wolfgang Stark Marcelinho Marx Salihović Kovač Chahed 3–4 Hinkel Heldt Soldo Hitzlsperger Tomasson Semi-finals Bayern Munich v VfB Stuttgart 26 July 2005 20:30 Bayern Munich 1–2 Report VfB Stuttgart Makaay 19 Hitzlsperger 22Stranzl 90 Allianz Arena, Munich 40,000 Thorsten Kinhöfer Schalke 04 v Werder Bremen 27 July 2005 20:30 Schalke 04 2–1 Report Werder Bremen Bajramović 34Sand 71 Valdez 90 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen 50,000 Helmut Fleischer Final 2005 DFL-Ligapokal final See also 2005–06 Bundesliga 2005–06 DFB-Pokal References Category:DFL-Ligapokal seasons Ligapokal