2022 DFB-Pokal final

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]
← 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

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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

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Route to the final

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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

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Details

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SC Freiburg1–1 (a.e.t.)RB Leipzig
  • Eggestein 19'
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 74,322
SC Freiburg
RB Leipzig
GK 26 Netherlands Mark Flekken
CB 5 Germany Manuel Gulde downward-facing red arrow 106'
CB 3 Austria Philipp Lienhart Yellow card 90'
CB 4 Germany Nico Schlotterbeck
RM 17 Germany Lukas Kübler Yellow card 81' downward-facing red arrow 86'
CM 8 Germany Maximilian Eggestein downward-facing red arrow 86'
CM 27 Germany Nicolas Höfler
LM 30 Germany Christian Günter (c)
RW 22 Hungary Roland Sallai downward-facing red arrow 79'
LW 32 Italy Vincenzo Grifo
CF 9 Germany Lucas Höler downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Germany Benjamin Uphoff
DF 7 France Jonathan Schmid upward-facing green arrow 86'
DF 25 France Kiliann Sildillia
DF 31 Germany Keven Schlotterbeck upward-facing green arrow 106'
MF 19 Germany Janik Haberer upward-facing green arrow 86'
MF 33 Germany Noah Weißhaupt
FW 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ermedin Demirović Yellow card 113' upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 18 Germany Nils Petersen upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 29 South Korea Jeong Woo-yeong
Manager:
Germany Christian Streich
GK 1 Hungary Péter Gulácsi (c)
CB 2 France Mohamed Simakan Yellow card 57' downward-facing red arrow 113'
CB 4 Hungary Willi Orbán
CB 23 Germany Marcel Halstenberg Red card 57'
RM 16 Germany Lukas Klostermann
CM 27 Austria Konrad Laimer downward-facing red arrow 99'
CM 44 Slovenia Kevin Kampl Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 118' downward-facing red arrow 69'
LM 39 Germany Benjamin Henrichs
RW 10 Sweden Emil Forsberg Yellow card 82' downward-facing red arrow 61'
LW 18 France Christopher Nkunku
CF 33 Portugal André Silva downward-facing red arrow 61'
Substitutes:
GK 31 Spain Josep Martínez
DF 3 Spain Angeliño
DF 22 France Nordi Mukiele upward-facing green arrow 61'
DF 32 Croatia Joško Gvardiol upward-facing green arrow 113'
MF 8 Mali Amadou Haidara
MF 14 United States Tyler Adams upward-facing green arrow 99'
MF 17 Hungary Dominik Szoboszlai upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 25 Spain Dani Olmo upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 9 Denmark Yussuf Poulsen
Manager:
Italy Domenico Tedesco Yellow card 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]

See also

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Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ 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)]
  2. ^ 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.
  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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