DFB League Cup 2004
The 2004 DFB League Cup was the ninth edition of the competition. Participants were the first five teams of the previous Bundesliga season , including the double winner Werder Bremen and the ninth Hansa Rostock, as the teams played from 6th to 8th place in the UI Cup . The Bayern Munich won by 3: 2 against Werder Bremen in the final of Mainz. The best scorers of the competition with two goals each were Michael Ballack and Sebastian Deisler from Bayern Munich, Cacau from VfB Stuttgart and Ivan Klasnic from Werder Bremen.
Tournament course
Preliminary round matches
| date | Time | Stadium, location | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2004 | 20:00 | Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld , Jena | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | - | Hansa Rostock | 1: 1 (1: 1), 4: 3 i. E. |
| July 22, 2004 | 18:00 | Municipal forest stadium , Aalen | VfB Stuttgart | - | VfL Bochum | 3: 0 (2: 0) |
Semifinals
| date | Time | Stadium, location | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2004 | 20:30 | Lohrheidestadion , Wattenscheid | FC Bayern Munich | - | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 3: 0 (1: 0) |
| July 29, 2004 | 20:30 | Emsland Stadium , Meppen | Werder Bremen | - | VfB Stuttgart | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
final
| pairing |
.svg) FC Bayern Munich - SV Werder Bremen 
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| Result | 3: 2 (2: 0) |
| date | August 2, 2004 6:00 p.m. |
| Stadion |
Bruchweg Stadium , Mainz spectators: 13,500 |
| referee | Lutz Michael Fröhlich ( Berlin ) |
| Gates |
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| FC Bayern Munich |
Oliver Kahn  - Andreas Görlitz , Thomas Linke , Martín Demichelis - Hasan Salihamidžić , Torsten Frings , Michael Ballack , Sebastian Deisler (71st Jens Jeremies ), Zé Roberto (46th Lúcio ) - Roy Makaay (46th Vahid Haschemian ), Roque Santa Cruz Trainer: Felix Magath
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| SV Werder Bremen |
Andreas Reinke - Petri Pasanen , Valérien Ismaël , Frank Fahrenhorst , Paul Stalteri (46th Ludovic Magnin ) - Tim Borowski , Frank Baumann (46th Pekka Lagerblom ), Fabian Ernst (83rd Nelson Valdez ), Johan Micoud - Ivan Klasnić , Miroslav Klose Trainer: Thomas Schaaf
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Goal scorers
| rank | player | society | Gates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Michael Ballack
|
FC Bayern Munich | 2 |
 Cacau
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VfB Stuttgart | ||
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Sebastian Deisler
|
FC Bayern Munich | ||
 Ivan Klasnić
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Werder Bremen | ||
| 5 |
Jan-Ginger Callsen-Bracker
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1 |
|
Torsten Frings
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FC Bayern Munich | ||
 Valérien Ismaël
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Werder Bremen | ||
 Imre Szabics
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VfB Stuttgart | ||
.svg){kind=small} Nelson Valdez
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Werder Bremen | ||
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Zé Roberto
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FC Bayern Munich | ||
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Sascha Dum
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Hansa Rostock | ET |
literature
- Kicker Almanach 2005 p. 237