 Tournament programme cover | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Hamburger SV |
| Runner-up | Borussia Dortmund |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 5 |
| Goals scored | 19 (3.8 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Marcio Amoroso Michael Ballack Jan Koller Bernardo Romeo (2) |
The 2003 DFB-Ligapokal was the seventh edition of the DFB-Ligapokal. It was won by Hamburger SV, who beat Borussia Dortmund 4–2 in the final, securing their first title.
Participating clubs
[edit]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 | |
|---|---|
| Bayern Munich (1st + CW) | VfB Stuttgart (2nd) |
| Preliminary round | |
| Borussia Dortmund (3rd) | Hertha BSCTH (5th) |
| Hamburger SV (4th) | VfL Bochum (9th)[a] |
Notes
- ^ The 9th placed team of the 2002–03 Bundesliga, VfL Bochum, qualified as teams from 6th to 8th (Werder Bremen, Schalke 04, and VfL Wolfsburg) were involved in the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup during the same period.
Matches
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]| Borussia Dortmund | 2–1 | VfL Bochum |
|---|---|---|
Rosický  30'Amoroso 33' |
Report | Hashemian 38' |
| Hamburger SV | 2–1 | Hertha BSC |
|---|---|---|
| Maltritz 9' Rahn 71' |
Report | Bobic 37' |
Semi-finals
[edit]| Bayern Munich | 3–3 | Hamburger SV |
|---|---|---|
| Ballack 24' (pen.), 90' (pen.) Élber 69' |
Report | Romeo 41', 52' Barbarez 67' |
| Penalties | ||
Salihamidžić  Ballack  Hargreaves |
1–4 | Rahn Hoogma Maltritz Mahdavikia |