The 2022 DFB-Pokal final was an association football match played between RB Leipzig and SC Freiburg at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on 21 May 2022. Organized by the German Football Association (DFB), it was the 79th final of the competition and the first match which allowed full capacity in two years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.[4][5]

2022 DFB-Pokal Final
Match programme cover
Event2021–22 DFB-Pokal
After extra time
RB Leipzig won 4–2 on penalties
Date21 May 2022 (2022-05-21)
VenueOlympiastadion, Berlin
Man of the MatchNico Schlotterbeck (SC Freiburg)[1]
RefereeSascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)[2]
Attendance74,322[3]
2021
2023

RB Leipzig won the match 4–2 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw after extra time, for their first DFB-Pokal title.[6] As winners, they hosted the 2022 edition of the DFL-Supercup at the start of the following season, and faced the champion of the 2021–22 edition of the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich. As Leipzig already qualified for the 2022–23 edition of the UEFA Champions League through their position in the Bundesliga, the UEFA Europa League group stage spot reserved for the cup winners went to the sixth-placed team, and the league's UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round spot to the seventh-placed team.[7]

Teams

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In the following table, finals until 1943 were in the Tschammerpokal era, since 1953 were in the DFB-Pokal era.

Team Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
SC Freiburg None
RB Leipzig 2 (2019, 2021)

Background

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Route to the final

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The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in a single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of five rounds leading up to the final. Teams were drawn against each other, and the winner after 90 minutes would advance. If still tied, 30 minutes of extra time was played. If the score was still level, a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.[8]

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

SC Freiburg Round RB Leipzig
Opponent Result 2021–22 DFB-Pokal Opponent Result
Würzburger Kickers 1–0 (A) First round SV Sandhausen 4–0 (A)
VfL Osnabrück 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) (A) Second round SV Babelsberg 1–0 (A)
1899 Hoffenheim 4–1 (A) Round of 16 Hansa Rostock 2–0 (H)
VfL Bochum 2–1 (a.e.t.) (A) Quarter-finals Hannover 96 4–0 (A)
Hamburger SV 3–1 (A) Semi-finals Union Berlin 2–1 (H)

Match

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Details

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SC Freiburg1–1 (a.e.t.)RB Leipzig
  • Eggestein   19'
Report
Penalties
2–4
Attendance: 74,322
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SC Freiburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
RB Leipzig
GK 26   Mark Flekken
CB 5   Manuel Gulde   106'
CB 3   Philipp Lienhart   90'
CB 4   Nico Schlotterbeck
RM 17   Lukas Kübler   81'   86'
CM 8   Maximilian Eggestein   86'
CM 27   Nicolas Höfler
LM 30   Christian Günter (c)
RW 22   Roland Sallai   79'
LW 32   Vincenzo Grifo
CF 9   Lucas Höler   79'
Substitutes:
GK 1   Benjamin Uphoff
DF 7   Jonathan Schmid   86'
DF 25   Kiliann Sildillia
DF 31   Keven Schlotterbeck   106'
MF 19   Janik Haberer   86'
MF 33   Noah Weißhaupt
FW 11   Ermedin Demirović   113'   79'
FW 18   Nils Petersen   79'
FW 29   Jeong Woo-yeong
Manager:
  Christian Streich
 
GK 1   Péter Gulácsi (c)
CB 2   Mohamed Simakan   57'   113'
CB 4   Willi Orbán
CB 23   Marcel Halstenberg   57'
RM 16   Lukas Klostermann
CM 27   Konrad Laimer   99'
CM 44   Kevin Kampl   57'   118'   69'
LM 39   Benjamin Henrichs
RW 10   Emil Forsberg   82'   61'
LW 18   Christopher Nkunku
CF 33   André Silva   61'
Substitutes:
GK 31   Josep Martínez
DF 3   Angeliño
DF 22   Nordi Mukiele   61'
DF 32   Joško Gvardiol   113'
MF 8   Amadou Haidara
MF 14   Tyler Adams   99'
MF 17   Dominik Szoboszlai   61'
MF 25   Dani Olmo   69'
FW 9   Yussuf Poulsen
Manager:
  Domenico Tedesco   90+2'

Man of the Match:
Nico Schlotterbeck (SC Freiburg)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Mike Pickel (Mendig)
Frederick Assmuth (Cologne)
Fourth official:[2]
Robert Schröder (Hanover)
Video assistant referee:[2]
Sören Storks (Ramsdorf [de])
Assistant video assistant referee:[2]
Christian Gittelmann (Gauersheim)

Match rules[9][10]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

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  1. ^ a b "SC Freiburg – RB Leipzig, Stimmen zum DFB-Pokalfinale: "Man darf den alten Trainer nicht schlecht machen"" [SC Freiburg – RB Leipzig, quotes on the DFB-Pokal Final: "You cannot badmouth the old coach".]. SPOX.com (in German). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022. Nico Schlotterbeck (SC Freiburg, vom DFB zum Spieler des Spiels gewählt) [Nico Schlotterbeck (SC Freiburg, voted player of the match by the DFB)]
  2. ^ a b c d e "Stegemann leitet DFB-Pokalfinale in Berlin" [Stegemann leads DFB-Pokal final in Berlin]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  3. ^ "DFB-Pokal, 2021/2022, Finale" [2021–22 DFB-Pokal, Final]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  5. ^ "DFB-Präsidium verabschiedet Rahmenterminkalender 2021/2022" [DFB executive committee passes framework schedule 2021–2022]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Freiburg versagen die Nerven vom Punkt: Leipzig gewinnt den DFB-Pokal". kicker.de. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Strategic talks in Dubrovnik". UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Modus" [Mode]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. sec. 46. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Durchführungsbestimmungen" [Implementation regulations] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. sec. 31. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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