DFB-Ligapokal
The DFL-Ligapokal (, officially Premiere Ligapokal , previously DFB-Ligapokal ) or the German League Cup was a German football competition that took place before the start of the Bundesliga season, featuring the top five teams of the previous Bundesliga season and the winners of the DFB-Pokal in Germany. The cup was known as the Premiere-Ligapokal after 2005, when Premiere, a German pay television network, took up sponsorship of the competition. The Ligapokal was not held in 2008 due to schedule crowding caused by the UEFA Euro 2008. Instead, the German Supercup was held on 23 July. The Ligapo
Key facts
- Football tournament.name
- DFL-Ligapokal
- Football tournament.logo
- Premiere ligapokal logo.jpg
- Football tournament.founded
- 1997
- Football tournament.abolished
- 2007
- Football tournament.region
- Germany
- Football tournament.number of teams
- 6
- Football tournament.champion
- Bayern Munich (6th title)
- Football tournament.most successful club
- Bayern Munich (6 titles)
- Football tournament.related comps
- DFL-Supercup
- Football tournament.broadcasters
- Sat.1 (2007)
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8 sectionsContents
- Format
- History
- Finals
- Winners by team
- Media coverage
- See also
- References
- External links
The DFL-Ligapokal (, officially Premiere Ligapokal , previously DFB-Ligapokal ) or the German League Cup was a German football competition that took place before the start of the Bundesliga season, featuring the top five teams of the previous Bundesliga season and the winners of the DFB-Pokal in Germany. The cup was known as the Premiere-Ligapokal after 2005, when Premiere, a German pay television network, took up sponsorship of the competition. The Ligapokal was not held in 2008 due to schedule crowding caused by the UEFA Euro 2008. Instead, the German Supercup was held on 23 July. The Ligapokal was not held in 2009 either, due to the German Football Association's decision to abolish it. In the final edition of the Ligapokal in 2007, the fifth-placed Bundesliga team (Bayer Leverkusen) was dropped from the competition, replaced by the winner of the 2. Bundesliga (Karlsruhe).
==Format== thumb|right|150px|The design of the DFL-Ligapokal trophy