The 2002 DFB-Ligapokal final decided the winner of the 2002 DFB-Ligapokal, the 6th edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.
The match was played on 1 August 2002 at the Ruhrstadion in Bochum. Hertha BSC won the match 4–1 against Schalke 04, an exact repeat of the previous final, for their 2nd title.
Teams Team Qualification for tournament Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) Schalke 04 2001–02 DFB-Pokal winners and 2001–02 Bundesliga fifth place 1 (2001) Hertha BSC 2001–02 Bundesliga fourth place 2 (2000, 2001)
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.
Schalke 04 Round Hertha BSC Opponent Result 2002 DFB-Ligapokal Opponent Result Bye Preliminary round Bayern Munich 2–2 Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 Semi-finals Borussia Dortmund 2–1
Match
Details
GK 1 Frank Rost RB 18 Niels Oude Kamphuis CB 6 Tomasz HajtoCB 12 Marco van HoogdalemLB 3 Aníbal MatellánDM 20 Christian PoulsenCM 17 Sven Vermant CM 7 Andreas Möller (c)CM 8 Jörg Böhme CF 22 Victor AgaliCF 11 Ebbe SandSubstitutes:GK 27 Oliver ReckDF 32 Christian PanderMF 5 Sven Kmetsch MF 19 Mike BüskensMF 35 Filip TrojanFW 14 Gerald Asamoah FW 34 Abdul Iyodo Manager: Frank Neubarth GK 1 Gábor KirályRB 19 Andreas Schmidt CB 3 Arne FriedrichCB 14 Josip Šimunić LB 21 Michael Hartmann CM 25 Rob MaasCM 20 Andreas Neuendorf RW 13 Bartosz Karwan AM 10 Marcelinho LW 8 Bart Goor (c)CF 7 Alex Alves Substitutes:GK 12 Christian FiedlerDF 5 Kostas KonstantinidisMF 16 Roberto Pinto MF 18 Pál DárdaiMF 23 René Tretschok MF 32 Thorben Marx FW 11 Michael PreetzManager: Huub Stevens
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