The 2000 DFB-Ligapokal final decided the winner of the 2000 DFB-Ligapokal, the 4th edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.
The match was played on 1 August 2000 at the BayArena in Leverkusen. Bayern Munich won the match 5–1 against Hertha BSC for their 4th title.
Teams Team Qualification for tournament Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) Hertha BSC 1999–2000 Bundesliga sixth place None Bayern Munich 1999–2000 Bundesliga champions and 1999–2000 DFB-Pokal winners 3 (1997, 1998, 1999)
Route to the final The DFB-Ligapokal is a six team single-elimination knockout cup competition. There are a total of two rounds leading up to the final. Four teams enter the preliminary round, with the two winners advancing to the semi-finals, where they will be joined by two additional clubs who were given a bye. For all matches, the winner after 90 minutes advances. If still tied, extra time, and if necessary penalties are used to determine the winner.
Hertha BSC Round Bayern Munich Opponent Result 2000 DFB-Ligapokal Opponent Result Hamburger SV 3–1 Preliminary round Bye Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 Semi-finals 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4–1
Match
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GK 1 Gábor KirályCB 33 Marko Rehmer CB 14 Josip Šimunić CB 6 Eyjólfur SverrissonDM 18 Pál DárdaiRWB26 Sebastian DeislerLWB24 Kai Michalke CM 22 Stefan Beinlich CM 10 Dariusz WoszCF 11 Michael Preetz (c)CF 9 Ali DaeiSubstitutes:GK 12 Christian FiedlerDF 3 Rui Marques MF 16 Sixten Veit MF 19 Andreas SchmidtMF 20 Tony Sanneh MF 21 Michael HartmannFW 29 Piotr ReissManager: Jürgen Röber GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c)RB 20 Hasan SalihamidžićCB 5 Patrik AnderssonCB 25 Thomas LinkeLB 18 Michael Tarnat DM 17 Thorsten FinkCM 6 Michael Wiesinger CM 15 Sławomir WojciechowskiAM 10 Ciriaco SforzaCF 21 Alexander ZicklerCF 24 Roque Santa Cruz Substitutes:GK 33 Stefan WesselsDF 2 Willy SagnolDF 4 Samuel KuffourMF 7 Mehmet Scholl MF 8 Thomas StrunzMF 23 Owen Hargreaves FW 19 Carsten Jancker Manager: Ottmar Hitzfeld
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