The 2005 DFL-Ligapokal final decided the winner of the 2005 DFL-Ligapokal, the 9th edition of the reiterated DFL-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.
The match was played on 2 August 2005 at the Zentralstadion in Leipzig. Schalke 04 won the match 1–0 against VfB Stuttgart for their 1st title.
Teams Team Qualification for tournament Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) VfB Stuttgart 2004–05 Bundesliga fifth place 2 (1997, 1998) Schalke 04 2004–05 Bundesliga runners-up 2 (2001, 2002)
Route to the final The DFL-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.
VfB Stuttgart Round Schalke 04 Opponent Result 2005 DFL-Ligapokal Opponent Result Hertha BSC 0–0 Preliminary round Bye Bayern Munich 2–1 Semi-finals Werder Bremen 2–1
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GK 1 Timo HildebrandRB 2 Andreas HinkelCB 6 Fernando Meira CB 17 Matthieu DelpierreLB 4 Boris Živković CM 7 Silvio Meißner CM 20 Zvonimir Soldo (c)CM 11 Thomas Hitzlsperger RW 18 CacauCF 33 Mario Gómez LW 22 Jesper Grønkjær Substitutes:GK 23 Dirk HeinenDF 5 Markus BabbelDF 21 Ludovic Magnin MF 16 Horst HeldtMF 40 Christian GentnerFW 9 Marco Streller FW 10 Jon Dahl Tomasson Manager: Giovanni Trapattoni GK 1 Frank Rost (c)RB 6 Hamit AltıntopCB 5 Marcelo BordonCB 20 Mladen KrstajićLB 3 Levan KobiashviliDM 2 Christian PoulsenCM 8 Fabian Ernst CM 25 Zlatan BajramovićAM 10 Lincoln CF 11 Ebbe Sand CF 22 Kevin Kurányi Substitutes:GK 29 Manuel NeuerDF 15 Tomasz WałdochDF 16 Darío RodríguezDF 27 Tim HooglandMF 19 Gustavo VarelaFW 9 Søren LarsenFW 14 Gerald Asamoah Manager: Ralf Rangnick
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