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]
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| Event | 2021–22 DFB-Pokal | ||||||
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| After extra time RB Leipzig won 4–2 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 21 May 2022 | ||||||
| Venue | Olympiastadion, Berlin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Nico Schlotterbeck (SC Freiburg)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 74,322[3] | ||||||
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 edit
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) |
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| SC Freiburg | None |
| RB Leipzig | 2 (2019, 2021) |
Background edit
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Route to the final edit
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 | ||
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| 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 edit
Details edit
| SC Freiburg | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | RB Leipzig |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[2]
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See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ 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 edit
- ^ 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)]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "DFB-Pokal, 2021/2022, Finale" [2021–22 DFB-Pokal, Final]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Freiburg versagen die Nerven vom Punkt: Leipzig gewinnt den DFB-Pokal". kicker.de. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Strategic talks in Dubrovnik". UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Modus" [Mode]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Spielordnung" [Match rules] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. sec. 46. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Durchführungsbestimmungen" [Implementation regulations] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. sec. 31. Retrieved 12 February 2022.