2003 DFB-Ligapokal Final
# 2003 DFB-Ligapokal Final

The 2003 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 2003 DFB-Ligapokal, the 7th edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.

The match was played on 28 July 2003 at the Bruchwegstadion in Mainz. Hamburger SV won the match 4–2 against Borussia Dortmund for their 1st title of the reiterated competition, and 2nd title including the 1972–73 edition.

## Teams

| Team | Qualification for tournament | Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| - | - | - |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2002–03 Bundesliga third place | None |
| Hamburger SV | 2002–03 Bundesliga fourth place | 1 (1973) |

## Route to the final

The DFB-Ligapokal is a six team single-elimination knockout cup competition. There are a total of two rounds leading up to the final. Four teams enter the preliminary round, with the two winners advancing to the semi-finals, where they will be joined by two additional clubs who were given a bye. For all matches, the winner after 90 minutes advances. If still tied, extra time, and if necessary penalties are used to determine the winner.

| Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund | Round | Hamburger SV | Hamburger SV |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | 2003 DFB-Ligapokal | Opponent | Result |
| VfL Bochum | 2–1 | Preliminary round | Hertha BSC | 2–1 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 1–0 | Semi-finals | Bayern Munich | 3–3 (4–1 p) |

## Match

### Details

| Borussia Dortmund | Hamburger SV |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Roman Weidenfeller | |
| RB | 7 | Stefan Reuter | | 70' |
| CB | 4 | Christian Wörns |
| CB | 23 | Ahmed Reda Madouni |
| LB | 17 | Dédé | |
| RM | 18 | Lars Ricken | | 66' |
| CM | 14 | Guy Demel | | 81' |
| CM | 5 | Sebastian Kehl | 90+4' |
| LM | 10 | Tomáš Rosický (c) |
| CF | 9 | Jan Koller |
| CF | 22 | Márcio Amoroso |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 29 | Matthias Kleinsteiber |
| DF | 15 | Niclas Jensen |
| MF | 16 | Leandro |
| MF | 19 | Otto Addo | 90+3' | 70' |
| MF | 24 | David Odonkor | | 81' |
| FW | 13 | Giuseppe Reina | | 66' |
| FW | 25 | Sahr Senesie |
| Manager: ||
| Matthias Sammer ||
| GK | 1 | Martin Pieckenhagen |
| RB | 12 | Lars Jacobsen (c) |
| CB | 5 | Nico-Jan Hoogma |
| CB | 21 | Tomáš Ujfaluši |
| LB | 3 | Christian Rahn |
| CM | 2 | Marcel Maltritz |
| CM | 22 | Stefan Beinlich | 89' |
| AM | 14 | Sergej Barbarez | 77' |
| RW | 7 | Mehdi Mahdavikia |
| CF | 32 | Naohiro Takahara |
| LW | 27 | Rodolfo Cardoso | 59' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 29 | Stefan Wächter |
| DF | 4 | Bastian Reinhardt |
| DF | 15 | Björn Schlicke | 89' |
| DF | 24 | Stephan Kling | 77' |
| MF | 6 | Raphaël Wicky | 59' |
| MF | 28 | Fabian Bröcker |
| FW | 30 | Eren Şen |
| Manager: ||
| Kurt Jara ||
