2005 DFL-Ligapokal
Encyclopedia
The 2003 DFL-Ligapokal was the seventh edition of the Ligapokal, now under control of the German Football League
(DFL) as opposed to the German Football Association
(DFB). The competition saw some format changes, with the preliminary round matches being played consecutively in the same stadium, and the final moved to the new Zentralstadion in Leipzig
. Schalke 04 won their first title, beating VfB Stuttgart
1–0 in the final.
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VFB STUTTGART:
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GK
1
Timo Hildebrand
RB
2
Andreas Hinkel
CB
4
Boris Zivkovic
CB
6
Fernando Meira
LB
17
Mathieu Delpierre
RM
20
Zvonimir Soldo
CM
7
Silvio Meißner
CM
11
Thomas Hitzlsperger
LM
22
Jesper Grønkjær
CF
18
Cacau
CF
33
Mario Gomez
Substitutes:
GK
Dirk Heinen
DF
Markus Babbel
DF
21
Ludovic Magnin
MF
Christian Gentner
MF
Horst Heldt
FW
9
Marco Streller
FW
10
Jon Dahl Tomasson
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni
German Football League
The German Football League is the elite league for American football in Germany. Playing rules are based on those of the American NCAA....
(DFL) as opposed to the German Football Association
German Football Association
The German Football Association is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB organises the German football leagues, including the national league, the Bundesliga, and the men's and women's national teams. The DFB is based in Frankfurt and is...
(DFB). The competition saw some format changes, with the preliminary round matches being played consecutively in the same stadium, and the final moved to the new Zentralstadion in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
. Schalke 04 won their first title, beating VfB Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...
1–0 in the final.
Preliminary round
----Semi-finals
----Final
| SCHALKE 04: | ||||
| GK | 1 | Frank Rost Frank Rost Frank Rost is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.... |
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| RB | 25 |  Zlatan BajramovicZlatan Bajramovic Zlatan Bajramović is a German-born Bosnian footballer. He last played for Eintracht Frankfurt.... |
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| CB | 5 |  Bordon |
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| CB | 20 |  Mladen KrstajicMladen Krstajic Mladen Krstajić is a former Serbian footballer who currently works as a director of football for FK Partizan.-Early life:... |
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| LB | 3 |  Levan KobiashviliLevan Kobiashvili Levan Kobiashvili is a Georgian footballer who plays in midfield for Hertha BSC.-Career:His career began in his hometown with Awasa Tbilisi. Moving to play for Metalurg Rustavi, Dinamo Tbilisi and Alania Vladikavkaz he was transferred to SC Freiburg in 1998, where he was one of several Georgians... |
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| DM | 8 | Fabian Ernst Fabian Ernst Fabian Ernst is a German footballer who plays for Beşiktaş J.K. as a midfielder.- Career :He started his career with Hannover 96. From 1998 to 2000 he played for Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga, playing in 48 games, but scoring no goals. The midfielder turned then to Werder Bremen. In 152 games in... |
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| CM | 2 | Christian Poulsen Christian Poulsen Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen is a Danish footballer who plays for Evian in Ligue 1. He has played for a number of European clubs, winning the Danish Superliga championship with F.C... |
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| CM | 6 |  Hamit AltintopHamit Altintop Hamit Altıntop is a German-born Turkish professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid in La Liga. He is a versatile midfielder who can play either in a defending or attacking role and on both flanks. He is well known for his flair of long-shot ability, as shown when he played for Schalke 04... |
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| AM | 10 | Lincoln Lincoln (footballer) Lincoln Cássio de Souza Soares , commonly known as Lincoln, is a Brazilian football Attacking midfielder who is currently playing for Avaí in the Brazilian Série A, on loan from Palmeiras.-Atlético Mineiro:... |
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| CF | 11 | Ebbe Sand Ebbe Sand Ebbe Sand is a Danish former professional footballer who most notably played as a striker for FC Schalke 04 in Germany. He was the German Bundesliga top scorer in 2001, and he won the German Cup in 2001 and 2002 with Schalke... |
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| CF | 22 | Kevin Kuranyi Kevin Kurányi Kevin Dennis Kurányi is a German footballer who plays in Russia for Dynamo Moscow. He is a striker who possesses great aerial ability and finishing skills.- Early life :... |
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| GK | Manuel Neuer Manuel Neuer Manuel Neuer is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bayern Munich and the German national football team.-Schalke 04:Neuer signed professional terms in 2005 after progressing through every age group at his hometown club. He made his Bundesliga debut when he came on to substitute the... |
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| DF | Tim Hoogland Tim Hoogland Tim Hoogland is a German footballer who plays for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga. Primarily a right back, Hoogland is also capable of playing in midfield.-Career:... |
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| DF |  Dario RodriguezDarío Rodríguez Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays as a Left back for Peñarol. He was capped 51 times for the Uruguay national team.-Club career:... |
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| DF |  Tomasz WaldochTomasz Waldoch Tomasz Wałdoch is a retired Polish footballer. He has holds German citizenship.He had a 10 year International career and 74 caps where he often captained the side . His club career was mostly spent in Germany with VfL Bochum and FC Schalke 04... |
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| MF | Gustavo Varela Gustavo Varela Gustavo Antonio Varela Rodríguez is a Uruguayan football player currently playing for C.A. Cerro.- Career :Varela started his career in Nacional in Uruguay, and played between 2002 and 2008 for FC Schalke 04 in Germany... |
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| FW | 14 | Gerald Asamoah Gerald Asamoah Gerald Asamoah is a Ghanaian-born German footballer. He last played as a forward for FC St.Pauli, following an 11-year long stay at Schalke.-Club career:... |
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| FW | Søren Larsen Søren Larsen Søren Larsen is a Danish professional football striker who is currently playing for Danish Superliga side AGF Aarhus.-Biography:Larsen started his professional career at Danish club Køge Boldklub in Køge, Denmark. In 2001, he was sold to multiple Danish championship winners Brøndby IF in the... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Ralf Rangnick |
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Timo HildebrandTimo Hildebrand
Timo Hildebrand is a German professional football goalkeeper who is currently signed with Schalke 04.Hildebrand holds a Bundesliga record for keeping a clean sheet for 884 consecutive minutes in 2003–04.-VfB Stuttgart:...
Andreas HinkelAndreas Hinkel
Andreas Hinkel is a German footballer who currently plays for German Bundesliga club SC Freiburg.He is a right back and has 21 caps for Germany....
Boris ZivkovicBoris Živkovic
Boris Živković is a former Croatian football player. He played as a defender and through career he played all defending positions. He played as right and left full back and centre back. At one point of his career he even played as defensive midfielder....
Fernando MeiraFernando Meira
Fernando José da Silva Freitas Meira is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza in Spain, as a central defender.In his country, he represented most notably Vitória de Guimarães, also playing one year with Benfica...
Mathieu Delpierre Zvonimir Soldo Silvio MeißnerSilvio Meißner
Silvio Meißner is a former German football midfielder who played for VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. During his early career, he was often played as a striker or as a defender .-External links:*...
Thomas HitzlspergerThomas Hitzlsperger
Thomas Hitzlsperger is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder. He plays for Bundesliga club Wolfsburg after signing a three-year deal on 17 August 2011. Hitzlsperger spent the early part of his career playing for Aston Villa in England , before returning to Germany to play for Stuttgart...
Jesper GrønkjærJesper Grønkjær
Jesper Grønkjær is a former Danish professional football player. A pacey winger, he was able to play on the right or left wing and as a second striker. Grønkjær played a total 400 league games for a number of European clubs, most notably winning the 1999 Dutch Cup with Ajax Amsterdam and playing...
CacauCacau
Cacau is a Brazilian Modernist novel. It was written by Jorge Amado in 1933 and was his second novel....
Mario GomezMario Gómez
Mario Gómez García is a German footballer who plays as a striker for FC Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga. Gómez joined Bayern after six years in Stuttgart. The fee was a record for a player transferred in the Bundesliga, estimated to be 30–35 million euro...
Dirk HeinenDirk Heinen
Dirk Heinen is a former football goalkeeper.- Career :Heinen played most of his matches in his nine year stint at Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, before moving to Eintracht Frankfurt. In 2002, he transferred to Turkcell Super League side Denizlispor, but returned to the Bundesliga after just one...
Markus BabbelMarkus Babbel
Markus Babbel is a former international German football player, who is currently manager of German Bundesliga club Hertha BSC. He played as a defender for clubs in Germany and England.-Career:...
Ludovic MagninLudovic Magnin
Ludovic Magnin is a Swiss football defender who plays for FC Zürich.-Youth teams:Magnin started his career at Echallens, where he played until 1996. He spent one season at Lausanne Sports before joining second-tier Yverdon Sports.-Professional career: Switzerland and Germany:In 1999, he made his...
Christian GentnerChristian Gentner
Christian Gentner is a German footballer who plays for VfB Stuttgart.-Club career:Before joining VfB Stuttgart, the central midfielder played at TSV Beuren and VfL Kirchheim....
Horst HeldtHorst Heldt
Horst Heldt is a former German football player, now general manager at Bundesliga side FC Schalke 04.- Career as player :...
Marco StrellerMarco Streller
Marco Streller is a Swiss international footballer who plays as a striker for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.-Club career:...
Jon Dahl TomassonJon Dahl Tomasson
Jon Dahl Tomasson is a retired Danish footballer and assistant manager at the Dutch football club SBV Excelsior....
Giovanni TrapattoniGiovanni Trapattoni
Giovanni Trapattoni , sometimes known as "Trap" or "Il Trap", is an Italian football coach and former player, considered the most successful club coach in the history of Serie A. As a player he was part of Italy's squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup....