The 2003 DFB-Ligapokal final decided the winner of the 2003 DFB-Ligapokal, the 7th edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.
The match was played on 28 July 2003 at the Bruchwegstadion in Mainz. Hamburger SV won the match 4–2 against Borussia Dortmund for their 1st title of the reiterated competition, and 2nd title including the 1972–73 edition.
Teams Team Qualification for tournament Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) Borussia Dortmund 2002–03 Bundesliga third place None Hamburger SV 2002–03 Bundesliga fourth place 1 (1973)
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.
Borussia Dortmund Round Hamburger SV Opponent Result 2003 DFB-Ligapokal Opponent Result VfL Bochum 2–1 Preliminary round Hertha BSC 2–1 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 Semi-finals Bayern Munich 3–3
Match
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GK 1 Roman Weidenfeller RB 7 Stefan Reuter CB 4 Christian WörnsCB 23 Ahmed Reda MadouniLB 17 Dédé RM 18 Lars Ricken CM 14 Guy Demel CM 5 Sebastian Kehl LM 10 Tomáš Rosický (c)CF 9 Jan KollerCF 22 Márcio AmorosoSubstitutes:GK 29 Matthias KleinsteiberDF 15 Niclas JensenMF 16 LeandroMF 19 Otto Addo MF 24 David Odonkor FW 13 Giuseppe Reina FW 25 Sahr SenesieManager: Matthias Sammer GK 1 Martin PieckenhagenRB 12 Lars Jacobsen (c)CB 5 Nico-Jan Hoogma CB 21 Tomáš UjfalušiLB 3 Christian Rahn CM 2 Marcel Maltritz CM 22 Stefan Beinlich AM 14 Sergej Barbarez RW 7 Mehdi MahdavikiaCF 32 Naohiro TakaharaLW 27 Rodolfo Cardoso Substitutes:GK 29 Stefan WächterDF 4 Bastian ReinhardtDF 15 Björn Schlicke DF 24 Stephan Kling MF 6 Raphaël Wicky MF 28 Fabian BröckerFW 30 Eren ŞenManager: Kurt Jara
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