2022 DFB-Pokal Final
The 2022 DFB-Pokal Final will decide the winner of the 2021–22 DFB-Pokal, the 79th season of the annual German football cup competition. The match will be played on 21 May 2022 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[2][3]
 The Olympiastadion in Berlin will host the final. | |||||||
| Event | 2021–22 DFB-Pokal | ||||||
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| Date | 21 May 2022 | ||||||
| Venue | Olympiastadion, Berlin | ||||||
| Referee | Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)[1] | ||||||
The match will feature SC Freiburg and RB Leipzig, with neither side having won the competition prior.
The winner will host the 2022 edition of the DFL-Supercup at the start of the following season, and will face the champion of the 2021–22 edition of the Bundesliga, unless the same team wins the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal, completing a double. In that case, the runner-up of the Bundesliga will take the spot and host instead. The winner of the DFB-Pokal also earns automatic qualification for the group stage of the 2022–23 edition of the UEFA Europa League. However, if the winner has already qualified for the 2022–23 edition of the UEFA Champions League through their position in the Bundesliga, then the spot will go to the team in sixth, and the league's UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round spot will go to the team in seventh.[4]
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) |
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| SC Freiburg | None |
| RB Leipzig | 2 (2019, 2021) |
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.[5]
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
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See also
Notes
- Each team will be 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
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.