1998 DFB-Ligapokal
 Tournament programme cover | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Bayern Munich |
| Runner-up | VfB Stuttgart |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 5 |
| Goals scored | 16 (3.2 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Giovane Élber (3) |
The 1998 DFB-Ligapokal was the second edition of the DFB-Ligapokal. In a repeat of last year's competition, Bayern Munich beat VfB Stuttgart 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
- TH: Title holders
| Semi-finals | |
|---|---|
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern (1st) | Bayern MunichTH (CW + 2nd) |
| Preliminary round | |
| Bayer Leverkusen (3rd) | Schalke 04 (5th) |
| VfB Stuttgart (4th) | MSV Duisburg (8th)[a] |
Notes
- ^ The 8th placed team of the 1997–98 Bundesliga, MSV Duisburg, qualified as teams in 6th and 7th (Hansa Rostock and Werder Bremen) were involved in the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup during the same period.
Matches
Preliminary round
| Bayer Leverkusen | 3 – 0 | MSV Duisburg |
|---|---|---|
Beinlich  13'Kirsten 46'Rink 64' |
Report |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2 – 1 | Schalke 04 |
|---|---|---|
| Akpoborie 48' Poschner 78' |
Report | Büskens 16' |
Semi-finals
| Bayer Leverkusen | 0 – 1 | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Basler 30' |
| VfB Stuttgart | 3 – 2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
|---|---|---|
| Balakov 18' (pen.) Poschner 78'Bobic 87' |
Report | Marschall 8', 53' (pen.) |