 Tournament programme cover | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Bayern Munich |
| Runner-up | VfB Stuttgart |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 5 |
| Goals scored | 16 (3.2 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Giovane Élber (3) |
The 1998 DFB-Ligapokal was the second edition of the DFB-Ligapokal. In a repeat of last year's competition, Bayern Munich beat VfB Stuttgart in the final.
Participating clubs
A total of six teams qualified for the competition. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League position
- CW: Cup winners
- TH: Title holders
| Semi-finals | |
|---|---|
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern ( 1st) | Bayern Munich TH ( CW + 2nd) |
| Preliminary round | |
| Bayer Leverkusen ( 3rd) | Schalke 04 ( 5th) |
| VfB Stuttgart ( 4th) | MSV Duisburg ( 8th) [a] |
Notes
- ^ The 8th placed team of the 1997–98 Bundesliga, MSV Duisburg, qualified as teams in 6th and 7th ( Hansa Rostock and Werder Bremen) were involved in the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup during the same period.
Matches
Preliminary round
| Bayer Leverkusen | 3–0 | MSV Duisburg |
|---|---|---|
Beinlich  13'Kirsten 46'Rink 64' |
Report |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | Schalke 04 |
|---|---|---|
|
Akpoborie 48' Poschner 78' |
Report |
Büskens 16' |
Semi-finals
| VfB Stuttgart | 3–2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
|---|---|---|
|
Balakov 18' (
pen.) Poschner 78'Bobic 87' |
Report |
Marschall 8', 53' (
pen.) |
Final
References
|
Tournament programme cover | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Bayern Munich |
| Runner-up | VfB Stuttgart |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 5 |
| Goals scored | 16 (3.2 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Giovane Élber (3) |
The 1998 DFB-Ligapokal was the second edition of the DFB-Ligapokal. In a repeat of last year's competition, Bayern Munich beat VfB Stuttgart in the final.
Participating clubs
A total of six teams qualified for the competition. The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League position
- CW: Cup winners
- TH: Title holders
| Semi-finals | |
|---|---|
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern ( 1st) | Bayern Munich TH ( CW + 2nd) |
| Preliminary round | |
| Bayer Leverkusen ( 3rd) | Schalke 04 ( 5th) |
| VfB Stuttgart ( 4th) | MSV Duisburg ( 8th) [a] |
Notes
- ^ The 8th placed team of the 1997–98 Bundesliga, MSV Duisburg, qualified as teams in 6th and 7th ( Hansa Rostock and Werder Bremen) were involved in the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup during the same period.
Matches
Preliminary round
| Bayer Leverkusen | 3–0 | MSV Duisburg |
|---|---|---|
|
Beinlich 13' Kirsten 46'Rink 64' |
Report |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2–1 | Schalke 04 |
|---|---|---|
|
Akpoborie 48' Poschner 78' |
Report |
Büskens 16' |
Semi-finals
| VfB Stuttgart | 3–2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
|---|---|---|
|
Balakov 18' (
pen.) Poschner 78'Bobic 87' |
Report |
Marschall 8', 53' (
pen.) |