The 2007 DFL-Ligapokal final decided the winner of the 2007 DFL-Ligapokal, the 11th and final edition of the reiterated DFL-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.
The match was played on 28 July 2007 at the Zentralstadion in Leipzig. Bayern Munich won the match 1–0 against Schalke 04 for their 6th 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) Bayern Munich 2006–07 Bundesliga fourth place 6 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006) Schalke 04 2006–07 Bundesliga runners-up 3 (2001, 2002, 2005)
Route to the final The DFL-Ligapokal was a six team single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of two rounds leading up to the final. Four teams entered the preliminary round, with the two winners advancing to the semi-finals, where they were joined by two additional clubs who were given a bye. For all matches, the winner after 90 minutes advanced. If still tied, extra time, and if necessary a penalty shoot-out were used to determine the winner.
Bayern Munich Round Schalke 04 Opponent Result 2007 DFL-Ligapokal Opponent Result Werder Bremen 4–1 Preliminary round Karlsruher SC 1–0 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 Semi-finals 1. FC Nürnberg 4–2
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GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c)RB 21 Philipp LahmCB 3 Lúcio CB 6 Martín DemichelisLB 23 Marcell JansenCM 15 Zé Roberto CM 16 Andreas OttlRW 30 Christian Lell AM 8 Hamit AltıntopLW 20 José SosaCF 18 Miroslav Klose Substitutes:GK 22 Michael RensingDF 5 Daniel Van BuytenDF 28 Stefano CelozziMF 14 Julio dos Santos FW 34 Sandro Wagner Manager: Ottmar Hitzfeld GK 1 Manuel NeuerRB 18 Rafinha CB 5 Marcelo Bordon (c)CB 20 Mladen Krstajić LB 24 Christian PanderCM 8 Fabian ErnstCM 3 Levan Kobiashvili AM 19 Halil Altıntop RW 10 Ivan Rakitić CF 22 Kevin KurányiLW 11 Peter Løvenkrands Substitutes:GK 33 Mathias SchoberDF 2 Heiko Westermann DF 31 Sebastian BoenischMF 13 Jermaine JonesMF 25 Zlatan BajramovićMF 26 Mimoun Azaouagh FW 14 Gerald Asamoah Manager: Mirko Slomka
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