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.
RB Leipzig won the match 4–2 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw after extra time, for their first DFB-Pokal title, as well as the first ever major trophy in club's history. 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.
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.
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) 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) Quarter-finals Hannover 96 4–0 (A) Hamburger SV 3–1 (A) Semi-finals Union Berlin 2–1 (H)
Match
Details
GK 26 Mark FlekkenCB 5 Manuel Gulde CB 3 Philipp Lienhart CB 4 Nico SchlotterbeckRM 17 Lukas Kübler CM 8 Maximilian Eggestein CM 27 Nicolas HöflerLM 30 Christian Günter (c)RW 22 Roland Sallai LW 32 Vincenzo GrifoCF 9 Lucas Höler Substitutes:GK 1 Benjamin UphoffDF 7 Jonathan Schmid DF 25 Kiliann SildilliaDF 31 Keven Schlotterbeck MF 19 Janik Haberer MF 33 Noah WeißhauptFW 11 Ermedin Demirović FW 18 Nils Petersen FW 29 Jeong Woo-yeongManager: Christian Streich GK 1 Péter Gulácsi (c)CB 2 Mohamed Simakan CB 4 Willi OrbánCB 23 Marcel Halstenberg RM 16 Lukas KlostermannCM 27 Konrad Laimer CM 44 Kevin Kampl LM 39 Benjamin HenrichsRW 10 Emil Forsberg LW 18 Christopher NkunkuCF 33 André Silva Substitutes:GK 31 Josep MartínezDF 3 AngeliñoDF 22 Nordi Mukiele DF 32 Joško Gvardiol MF 8 Amadou HaidaraMF 14 Tyler Adams MF 17 Dominik Szoboszlai MF 25 Dani Olmo FW 9 Yussuf PoulsenManager: Domenico Tedesco
Man of the Match: Nico Schlotterbeck (SC Freiburg)
Assistant referees: Mike Pickel (Mendig) Frederick Assmuth (Cologne) Fourth official: Robert Schröder (Hanover) Video assistant referee: Sören Storks () Assistant video assistant referee: Christian Gittelmann (Gauersheim)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions.
See also 2022 DFL-Supercup Football in Berlin
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