2022 DFB-Pokal final

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
SC Freiburg RB Leipzig
1 1
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]

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

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

Route to the final

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

Details
SC Freiburg1–1 (a.e.t.)RB Leipzig
  • Eggestein 19'
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 74,322
SC Freiburg
RB Leipzig
GK26 Mark Flekken
CB5 Manuel Gulde 106'
CB3 Philipp Lienhart 90'
CB4 Nico Schlotterbeck
RM17 Lukas Kübler 81' 86'
CM8 Maximilian Eggestein 86'
CM27 Nicolas Höfler
LM30 Christian Günter (c)
RW22 Roland Sallai 79'
LW32 Vincenzo Grifo
CF9 Lucas Höler 79'
Substitutes:
GK1 Benjamin Uphoff
DF7 Jonathan Schmid 86'
DF25 Kiliann Sildillia
DF31 Keven Schlotterbeck 106'
MF19 Janik Haberer 86'
MF33 Noah Weißhaupt
FW11 Ermedin Demirović 113' 79'
FW18 Nils Petersen 79'
FW29 Jeong Woo-yeong
Manager:
Christian Streich
GK1 Péter Gulácsi (c)
CB2 Mohamed Simakan 57' 113'
CB4 Willi Orbán
CB23 Marcel Halstenberg 57'
RM16 Lukas Klostermann
CM27 Konrad Laimer 99'
CM44 Kevin Kampl 57'  118' 69'
LM39 Benjamin Henrichs
RW10 Emil Forsberg 82' 61'
LW18 Christopher Nkunku
CF33 André Silva 61'
Substitutes:
GK31 Josep Martínez
DF3 Angeliño
DF22 Nordi Mukiele 61'
DF32 Joško Gvardiol 113'
MF8 Amadou Haidara
MF14 Tyler Adams 99'
MF17 Dominik Szoboszlai 61'
MF25 Dani Olmo 69'
FW9 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)
Assistant video assistant referee:[2]
Christian Gittelmann (Gauersheim)

Match rules[9][10]

See also

Notes
  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
  1. "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. "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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