 Tournament programme cover | |
| Country | Germany |
|---|---|
| Teams | 6 |
| Champions | Bayern Munich |
| Runners-up | VfB Stuttgart |
| Matches played | 5 |
| Goals scored | 16 (3.2 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Giovane Élber (3) |
← 1997 1999 → | |
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.
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:
| Semi-finals | |
|---|---|
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern (1st) | Bayern Munich TH (CW + 2nd) |
| Preliminary round | |
| Bayer Leverkusen (3rd) | Schalke 04 (5th) |
| VfB Stuttgart (4th) | MSV Duisburg (8th) [lower-alpha 1] |
Notes
| Bayer Leverkusen | 3 – 0 | MSV Duisburg |
|---|---|---|
Beinlich  Kirsten Rink | Report |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2 – 1 | Schalke 04 |
|---|---|---|
| Akpoborie Poschner | Report | Büskens |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 0 – 1 | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Basler |
| VfB Stuttgart | 3 – 2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
|---|---|---|
| Balakov Poschner Bobic | Report | Marschall |
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