DFL League Cup 2006
The DFL League Cup 2006 (officially premiered League Cup 2006 ) was the eleventh edition of the competition and was won by Werder Bremen with a 2-0 victory over FC Bayern Munich in the Leipzig final . The six best-placed teams from the previous Bundesliga season took part, as FC Bayern Munich had won the double . The top scorer was Ivan Klasnić from Werder Bremen with two goals.
Tournament course
Preliminary round matches
| date | Time | Stadium, location | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 29, 2006 | 3:30 p.m. | LTU arena , Düsseldorf | Hamburger SV | - | Hertha BSC | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
| July 29, 2006 | 18:15 | LTU arena, Düsseldorf | FC Schalke 04 | - | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1: 1 (1: 1), 9: 8 i. E. |
Semifinals
| date | Time | Stadium, location | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2006 | 20:30 | Weserstadion , Bremen | Werder Bremen | - | Hamburger SV | 2: 1 (0: 0) |
| August 2, 2006 | 20:30 | Allianz Arena , Munich | FC Bayern Munich | - | FC Schalke 04 | 0: 0 , 4: 1 i. E. |
final
| pairing |
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| Result | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
| date | August 5, 2006 6:00 p.m. |
| Stadion |
Zentralstadion , Leipzig spectators: 41,300 |
| referee | Manuel Grafe ( Berlin ) |
| Gates |
|
| SV Werder Bremen |
Tim Wiese - Patrick Owomoyela , Frank Fahrenhorst , Naldo , Pierre Womé - Torsten Frings  , Daniel Jensen (77th Leon Andreasen ), Christian Schulz (81st Jurica Vranješ ) - Diego , Ivan Klasnić , Miroslav Klose (60th Aaron Hunt ) Trainers: Thomas Schaaf
|
| FC Bayern Munich |
Oliver Kahn - Willy Sagnol , Lúcio , Daniel van Buyten , Philipp Lahm (46th Andreas Ottl ) - Owen Hargreaves , Ali Karimi , Bastian Schweinsteiger (46th Julio dos Santos ) - Roque Santa Cruz , Roy Makaay , Lukas Podolski (46th Hasan Salihamidžić ) Coach: Felix Magath |
Goal scorers
| rank | player | society | Gates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Ivan Klasnić
|
Werder Bremen | 2 |
| 2 |
 Marcelo Bordon
|
FC Schalke 04 | 1 |
 Torsten Frings
|
Werder Bremen | 1 | |
 Vincent Kompany
|
Hamburger SV | 1 | |
 Boubacar Sanogo
|
Hamburger SV | 1 | |
 Mohamed Zidan
|
Werder Bremen | 1 | |
| ET |
 Darío Rodríguez
|
Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1 |
literature
- Kicker Almanach 2007 p. 242