 Tournament programme cover | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Hertha BSC |
| Runner-up | Schalke 04 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 5 |
| Goals scored | 15 (3 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) |
Marcelinho Alex Alves (3 goals each) |
The 2002 DFB-Ligapokal was the sixth edition of the DFB-Ligapokal. Hertha BSC won the competition for the second consecutive year, beating Schalke 04 4–1 in the final, an exact repeat of the previous year's competition, although Huub Stevens, the Hertha coach, had been in charge at Schalke the year prior.
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 | |
|---|---|
| Borussia Dortmund ( 1st) | Schalke 04 ( CW + 5th) |
| Preliminary round | |
| Bayer Leverkusen ( 2nd) | Hertha BSC TH ( 4th) |
| Bayern Munich ( 3rd) | Werder Bremen ( 6th) |
Matches
Preliminary round
| Bayern Munich | 2–2 | Hertha BSC |
|---|---|---|
Élber  17', 88' |
Report |
Marcelinho 49' Preetz 87' |
| Penalties | ||
Salihamidžić  Scholl Zickler Sagnol  Tarnat Élber |
3–4 |
Konstantinidis
Neuendorf
Marcelinho
Schmidt
Preetz
Pinto |
Semi-finals
| Schalke 04 | 2–0 | Bayer Leverkusen |
|---|---|---|
|
Wałdoch 20' Hajto 76' (
pen.) |
Report |
| Borussia Dortmund | 1–2 | Hertha BSC |
|---|---|---|
|
Ricken 71' (
pen.) |
Report |
Alves 25', 67' |
Final
| Schalke 04 | 1–4 | Hertha BSC |
|---|---|---|
|
Agali 61' |
Report |
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