DFB League Cup 1997
The 1997 DFB League Cup was the second edition of a competition of this name in Germany, but from now on not comparable with the premiere of the competition in 1972/73 in terms of number of participants and mode. Participants were the first six teams from the previous Bundesliga season , including the DFB Cup winner VfB Stuttgart. FC Bayern Munich won with a 2-0 win against VfB Stuttgart in the final in Leverkusen, making them the second league cup winner in history and the first winner of the competition under the new mode. The most successful goalscorer with two goals was Giovane Élber from the winner FC Bayern Munich.
Tournament course
Preliminary round
| date | Time | Venue | Team 1 | - | Team 2 | Result |
| July 18, 1997 | 20:30 | Erzgebirgsstadion , Aue | Karlsruher SC | - | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 2: 2 (1: 2) / 6: 5 i. E. |
| July 20, 1997 | 20:30 | Oberwerth Stadium , Koblenz | Borussia Dortmund | - | VfL Bochum | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
Semifinals
| date | Time | Venue | Team 1 | - | Team 2 | Result |
| July 22, 1997 | 19:00 | Bremen Bridge , Osnabrück | VfB Stuttgart | - | Karlsruher SC | 3: 0 (2: 0) |
| July 23, 1997 | 19:00 | Rosenaustadion , Augsburg | FC Bayern Munich | - | Borussia Dortmund | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
final
| pairing |
.gif){kind=small} FC Bayern Munich - VfB Stuttgart
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| Result | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
| date | July 26, 1997 at 7:30 p.m. |
| Stadion | Ulrich Haberland Stadium , Leverkusen |
| spectator | 15,000 |
| referee | Jürgen Jansen ( Essen ) |
| Gates |
 1-0 Mario Basler (57th) 2-0 Giovane Élber (71st)
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| FC Bayern Munich |
Oliver Kahn - Markus Babbel , Lothar Matthäus  , Thomas Helmer - Dietmar Hamann , (86th Thorsten Fink ), Thomas Strunz , Mario Basler (60th Mehmet Scholl ), Christian Nerlinger , Bixente Lizarazu - Giovane Élber , Ruggiero Rizzitelli ( Carsten Jancker ) trainers : Giovanni Trapattoni ( Italy )  |
| VfB Stuttgart |
Franz Wohlfahrt - Marco Haber , Zvonimir Soldo , Thomas Berthold - Matthias Hagner (72nd Kristijan Đorđević ), Murat Yakin , Gerhard Poschner , Thorsten Legat , Krassimir Balakow - Fredi Bobic , Jonathan Akpoborie (80th Matthias Becker ) Trainer: Joachim Löw |
| yellow cards |
 Thomas Helmer, Dietmar Hamann - Zvonimir Soldo
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Goal scorers
| rank | player | society | Gates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Giovane Elber
|
FC Bayern Munich | 2 |
| 2 |
 Markus Babbel
|
FC Bayern Munich | 1 |
 Krassimir Balakov
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VfB Stuttgart | ||
|
Mario Basler
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FC Bayern Munich | ||
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Stefan Beinlich
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen | ||
 Stéphane Chapuisat
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Borussia Dortmund | ||
|
Sean Dundee
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Karlsruher SC | ||
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Matthias Hagner
|
VfB Stuttgart | ||
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Ulf Kirsten
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen | ||
|
Burkhard Reich
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Karlsruher SC | ||
 Zvonimir Soldo
|
VfB Stuttgart |
literature
- Kicker Almanach 1998 p. 226