2022 DFB-Pokal final

2022 DFB-Pokal Final
	Match programme cover
Event	2021–22 DFB-Pokal
	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)
Referee	Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)
Attendance	74,322
	← 2021 2023 →

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]

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

21 May 2022

20:00 CEST

SC Freiburg	1–1 (a.e.t.)	RB Leipzig
Eggestein 19'	Report	Nkunku 76'
Penalties
Petersen Günter K. Schlotterbeck Demirović	2–4	Nkunku Orbán Olmo Henrichs

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 74,322

Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)

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]

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Nine named substitutes.
Maximum of five substitutions.^{[note 1]}

Notes

^ 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

^ ^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. 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.

External links

Official website

[11] 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.

[motm-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)]

[referees-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.

[finals-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. 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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