2004 DFB-Ligapokal Final
# 2004 DFB-Ligapokal Final

The 2004 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 2004 DFB-Ligapokal, the 8th edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.

The match was played on 2 August 2004 at the Bruchwegstadion in Mainz. Bayern Munich won the match 3–2 against Werder Bremen for their 5th title.

## Teams

| Team | Qualification for tournament | Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| - | - | - |
| Bayern Munich | 2003–04 Bundesliga runners-up | 4 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000) |
| Werder Bremen | 2003–04 Bundesliga champions and 2003–04 DFB-Pokal winners | 1 (1999) |

## 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.

| Bayern Munich | Bayern Munich | Round | Werder Bremen | Werder Bremen |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | 2004 DFB-Ligapokal | Opponent | Result |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 3–0 | Semi-finals | VfB Stuttgart | 2–0 |

## Match

### Details

| Bayern Munich | Werder Bremen |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Oliver Kahn (c) |
| RB | 18 | Andreas Görlitz |
| CB | 6 | Martín Demichelis |
| CB | 25 | Thomas Linke |
| LB | 20 | Hasan Salihamidžić |
| DM | 8 | Torsten Frings |
| RM | 26 | Sebastian Deisler | 71' |
| CM | 13 | Michael Ballack |
| LM | 11 | Zé Roberto | 46' |
| CF | 10 | Roy Makaay | 46' |
| CF | 24 | Roque Santa Cruz |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Michael Rensing |
| DF | 3 | Lúcio | 46' |
| DF | 4 | Samuel Kuffour |
| MF | 7 | Mehmet Scholl |
| MF | 16 | Jens Jeremies | 71' |
| MF | 34 | Piotr Trochowski |
| FW | 9 | Vahid Hashemian | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Felix Magath ||
| GK | 1 | Andreas Reinke |
| RB | 3 | Petri Pasanen |
| CB | 25 | Valérien Ismaël |
| CB | 2 | Frank Fahrenhorst |
| LB | 7 | Paul Stalteri | 46' |
| DM | 6 | Frank Baumann (c) | 46' |
| CM | 24 | Tim Borowski |
| CM | 4 | Fabian Ernst | 83' |
| AM | 10 | Johan Micoud |
| CF | 17 | Ivan Klasnić |
| CF | 11 | Miroslav Klose |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 16 | Pascal Borel |
| DF | 23 | Ludovic Magnin | 46' |
| MF | 15 | Pekka Lagerblom | 46' |
| MF | 27 | Christian Schulz |
| FW | 38 | Nelson Valdez | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Thomas Schaaf ||
