The 2006 DFL-Ligapokal final decided the winner of the 2006 DFL-Ligapokal, the 10th edition of the reiterated DFL-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.
The match was played on 5 August 2006 at the Zentralstadion in Leipzig. Werder Bremen won the match 2–0 against Bayern Munich for their 1st title.
Teams In the following table, finals until 2004 were in the DFB-Ligapokal era, since 2005 were in the DFL-Ligapokal era.
Team Qualification for tournament Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) Werder Bremen 2005–06 Bundesliga runners-up 2 (1999, 2004) Bayern Munich 2005–06 Bundesliga champions and 2005–06 DFB-Pokal winners 5 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004)
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.
Werder Bremen Round Bayern Munich Opponent Result 2006 DFL-Ligapokal Opponent Result Hamburger SV 2–1 Semi-finals Schalke 04 0–0
Match
Details
GK 18 Tim WieseRB 15 Patrick OwomoyelaCB 2 Frank FahrenhorstCB 4 NaldoLB 5 Pierre WoméDM 22 Torsten Frings (c)CM 20 Daniel Jensen CM 27 Christian Schulz AM 10 Diego CF 17 Ivan KlasnićCF 11 Miroslav Klose Substitutes:GK 33 Christian VanderDF 8 Clemens FritzDF 16 Leon Andreasen MF 6 Frank BaumannMF 7 Jurica Vranješ MF 14 Aaron Hunt FW 9 Mohamed ZidanManager: Thomas Schaaf GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c)RB 2 Willy SagnolCB 3 LúcioCB 5 Daniel Van BuytenLB 21 Philipp Lahm DM 23 Owen HargreavesCM 8 Ali KarimiCM 31 Bastian Schweinsteiger AM 24 Roque Santa CruzCF 10 Roy MakaayCF 11 Lukas Podolski Substitutes:GK 29 Bernd DreherDF 32 Mats HummelsMF 7 Mehmet SchollMF 19 Julio dos Santos MF 20 Hasan Salihamidžić MF 39 Andreas Ottl Manager: Felix Magath
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