2004 DFB-Ligapokal
 Tournament programme cover | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Bayern Munich |
| Runner-up | Werder Bremen |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 5 |
| Goals scored | 15 (3 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Michael Ballack Cacau Sebastian Deisler Ivan Klasnić (2) |
The 2004 DFB-Ligapokal was the eighth edition of the DFB-Ligapokal. Bayern Munich won their fifth title, beating Werder Bremen 3–2 in the final.
Participating clubs
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
| Semi-finals | |
|---|---|
| Werder Bremen (1st + CW) | Bayern Munich (2nd) |
| Preliminary round | |
| Bayer Leverkusen (3rd) | VfL Bochum (5th) |
| VfB Stuttgart (4th) | Hansa Rostock (9th)[a] |
Notes
- ^ The 9th placed team of the 2003–04 Bundesliga, Hansa Rostock, qualified as teams from 6th to 8th (Borussia Dortmund, Schalke 04, and Hamburger SV) were involved in the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup during the same period.
Matches
Preliminary round
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1 – 1 | Hansa Rostock |
|---|---|---|
Callsen-Bracker  13' |
Report | Dum 8' (o.g.) |
| Penalties | ||
Freier  Voronin  Callsen-Bracker França Krzynowek |
4 – 3 | Rydlewicz Persson Lapaczinski Möhrle Rasmussen |
| VfB Stuttgart | 3 – 0 | VfL Bochum |
|---|---|---|
| Cacau 5', 34' Szabics 84' |
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Semi-finals
| Bayern Munich | 3 – 0 | Bayer Leverkusen |
|---|---|---|
| Zé Roberto 5' Ballack 65'Frings 89' |
Report |
| Werder Bremen | 2 – 0 | VfB Stuttgart |
|---|---|---|
| Klasnić 30' Valdez 86' |
Report |