2005 DFL-Ligapokal

2005 DFL-Ligapokal

Tournament programme cover
Country	Germany
Teams	6
Champions	Schalke 04
Runners-up	VfB Stuttgart
Matches played	5
Goals scored	8 (1.6 per match)
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The 2005 DFL-Ligapokal was the ninth edition of the Ligapokal, now under control of the German Football League (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.

Preliminary round

Werder Bremen v Bayer Leverkusen

23 July 2005 20:30

Werder Bremen	1 – 0	Bayer Leverkusen
Klasnić  19'	Report

LTU Arena, Düsseldorf Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

Hertha BSC v VfB Stuttgart

23 July 2005 18:15

Hertha BSC	0 – 0	VfB Stuttgart
	Report
	Penalties
Marcelinho Marx Salihović Kovač Chahed	3 – 4	Hinkel Heldt Soldo Hitzlsperger Tomasson

LTU Arena, Düsseldorf Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Wolfgang Stark

Semi-finals

Bayern Munich v VfB Stuttgart

26 July 2005 20:30

Bayern Munich	1 – 2	VfB Stuttgart
Makaay  19'	Report	Hitzlsperger  22' Stranzl  90'

Allianz-Arena, Munich Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer

Schalke 04 v Werder Bremen

27 July 2005 20:30

Schalke 04	2 – 1	Werder Bremen
Bajramović  34' Sand  71'	Report	Valdez  90'

Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Helmut Fleischer

Final

VfB Stuttgart v Schalke 04

2 August 2005 (2005-08-02) 20:30 CEST

VfB Stuttgart	0–1	Schalke 04
	Report	Kurányi  10'

Zentralstadion, Leipzig Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Lutz Wagner (Kriftel)

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