title: 2001 DFB-Ligapokal final
text: # 2001 DFB-Ligapokal final
  
  The 2001 DFB-Ligapokal Final decided the winner of the 2001 DFB-Ligapokal, the 5th edition of the reiterated DFB-Ligapokal, a knockout football cup competition.
  
  The match was played on 21 July 2001 at the Carl-Benz-Stadion in Mannheim. Hertha BSC won the match 4–1 against Schalke 04 for their 1st title.
  
  ## Teams
  
  | Team | Qualification for tournament | Previous appearances (bold indicates winners) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Schalke 04 | 2000–01 DFB-Pokal winners and 2000–01 Bundesliga runners-up | None |
  | Hertha BSC | 2000–01 Bundesliga fifth place | 1 (2000) |
  
  ## 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.
  
  | Schalke 04 | Schalke 04 | Round | Hertha BSC | Hertha BSC |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Opponent | Result | 2001 DFB-Ligapokal | Opponent | Result |
  | Bye | Bye | Preliminary round | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–1 |
  | Borussia Dortmund | 2–1 | Semi-finals | Bayern Munich | 1–0 |
  
  ## Match
  
  ### Details
  
  | Schalke 04 | Hertha BSC |
  | - | - |
  | GK | 13 | Frode Grodås |
  | CB | 6 | Tomasz Hajto |
  | CB | 15 | Tomasz Wałdoch (c) |
  | CB | 2 | Nico Van Kerckhoven |
  | DM | 12 | Marco van Hoogdalem |
  | DM | 20 | Jiří Němec |
  | RM | 16 | Kristijan Đorđević |
  | LM | 8 | Jörg Böhme |
  | AM | 7 | Andreas Möller | 57' |
  | CF | 14 | Gerald Asamoah | 57' |
  | CF | 11 | Ebbe Sand | 70' |
  | Substitutes: ||
  | GK | 1 | Oliver Reck |
  | DF | 25 | Marcel Rozgonyi |
  | MF | 5 | Sven Kmetsch |
  | MF | 17 | Sven Vermant | 57' |
  | MF | 19 | Mike Büskens |
  | FW | 21 | Émile Mpenza | 57' |
  | FW | 22 | Victor Agali | 70' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Huub Stevens ||
  | GK | 1 | Gábor Király |
  | CB | 33 | Marko Rehmer |
  | CB | 5 | Kostas Konstantinidis |
  | CB | 14 | Josip Šimunić |
  | RM | 21 | Michael Hartmann | 88' |
  | CM | 26 | Sebastian Deisler | 63' |
  | DM | 22 | Stefan Beinlich |
  | CM | 30 | Marcelinho |
  | LM | 20 | Andreas Neuendorf |
  | CF | 7 | Alex Alves | 82' |
  | CF | 11 | Michael Preetz (c) |
  | Substitutes: ||
  | GK | 12 | Christian Fiedler |
  | DF | 6 | Eyjólfur Sverrisson |
  | MF | 8 | Bart Goor | 82' |
  | MF | 18 | Pál Dárdai | 63' |
  | MF | 23 | René Tretschok |
  | MF | 25 | Rob Maas |
  | MF | 32 | Thorben Marx | 88' |
  | Manager: ||
  | Jürgen Röber ||
  