2021–22 DFB-Pokal

2021–22 DFB-Pokal

Tournament details
Country	Germany
Venue(s)	Olympiastadion, Berlin
Dates	6 August 2021 – 21 May 2022
Teams	64
Final positions
Champions	RB Leipzig (1st title)
Runner-up	SC Freiburg
Tournament statistics
Matches played	63
Goals scored	217 (3.44 per match)
Attendance	684,039 (10,858 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Robert Glatzel (5 goals)
←  2020–21 2022–23  → Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included.

The 2021–22 DFB-Pokal was the 79th season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. The competition began on 6 August 2021 with the first of six rounds and ended on 21 May 2022 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 1985. ^[1] The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB).

Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund were the defending champions, having defeated RB Leipzig 4–1 in the previous final to clinch their fifth title, ^[2] but lost to FC St. Pauli in the round of 16. ^[3] Leipzig won this year's edition with a win over SC Freiburg. ^[4]

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. As winners, Leipzig hosted the 2022 edition of the DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season, and faced the champion of the 2021–22 Bundesliga, Bayern Munich.

Participating clubs

The following teams qualified for the competition:

Bundesliga the 18 clubs of the 2020–21 season	2. Bundesliga the 18 clubs of the 2020–21 season	3. Liga the top 4 clubs of the 2020–21 season
FC Augsburg Hertha BSC Union Berlin Arminia Bielefeld Werder Bremen Borussia Dortmund Eintracht Frankfurt SC Freiburg 1899 Hoffenheim 1. FC Köln RB Leipzig Bayer Leverkusen Mainz 05 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayern Munich Schalke 04 VfB Stuttgart VfL Wolfsburg	Erzgebirge Aue VfL Bochum Eintracht Braunschweig Darmstadt 98 Fortuna Düsseldorf Greuther Fürth Hamburger SV Hannover 96 1. FC Heidenheim Karlsruher SC Holstein Kiel 1. FC Nürnberg VfL Osnabrück SC Paderborn Jahn Regensburg SV Sandhausen FC St. Pauli Würzburger Kickers	Dynamo Dresden Hansa Rostock FC Ingolstadt 1860 Munich
Representatives of the regional associations 24 representatives of 21 regional associations of the DFB, qualified (in general) through the 2020–21 Verbandspokal [note 1]
Baden Waldhof Mannheim Bavaria [note 2] Türkgücü München (CW) SpVgg Bayreuth (LC) Berlin BFC Dynamo [note 3] Brandenburg SV Babelsberg Bremen Bremer SV Hamburg Eintracht Norderstedt Hesse Wehen Wiesbaden	Lower Rhine Wuppertaler SV Lower Saxony [note 4] SV Meppen (3L/RL) VfL Oldenburg (Am.) [note 5] Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Greifswalder FC [note 6] Middle Rhine Viktoria Köln Rhineland Rot-Weiß Koblenz [note 7] Saarland SV Elversberg Saxony Lokomotive Leipzig	Saxony-Anhalt 1. FC Magdeburg [note 8] Schleswig-Holstein Weiche Flensburg South Baden FC 08 Villingen Southwest 1. FC Kaiserslautern [note 9] Thuringia Carl Zeiss Jena Westphalia [note 10] Sportfreunde Lotte (CW) [note 11] Preußen Münster (RL) Württemberg SSV Ulm

Format

Participation

The DFB-Pokal began with a round of 64 teams. The 36 teams of the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, along with the top four finishers of the 3. Liga, were automatically qualified for the tournament. Of the remaining slots, 21 were given to the cup winners of the regional football associations, the Verbandspokal . The three remaining slots were given to the three regional associations with the most men's teams, which were Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Westphalia. The best-placed amateur team of the Regionalliga Bayern was given the spot for Bavaria. For Lower Saxony, the Lower Saxony Cup was split into two paths: one for 3. Liga and Regionalliga Nord teams, and the other for amateur teams. The winners of each path qualified. For Westphalia, the best-placed team of the Regionalliga West also qualified. ^[17] As every team was entitled to participate in local tournaments which qualified for the association cups, every team could in principle compete in the DFB-Pokal. Reserve teams and combined football sections were not permitted to enter, along with no two teams of the same association or corporation. ^[19]

Draw

The draws for the different rounds were conducted as follows: ^[19]

For the first round, the participating teams were split into two pots of 32 teams each. The first pot contained all teams which qualified through their regional cup competitions, the best four teams of the 3. Liga, and the bottom four teams of the 2. Bundesliga. Every team from this pot was drawn to a team from the second pot, which contained all remaining professional teams (all the teams of the Bundesliga and the remaining fourteen 2. Bundesliga teams). The teams from the first pot were set as the home team in the process.

The two-pot scenario was also applied for the second round, with the remaining 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) in the first pot and the remaining Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga teams in the other pot. Once again, the 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) served as hosts. This time the pots did not have to be of equal size though, depending on the results of the first round. Theoretically, it was even possible that there could be only one pot, if all of the teams from one of the pots from the first round had beat all the others in the second pot. Once one pot was empty, the remaining pairings were drawn from the other pot, with the first-drawn team for a match serving as hosts.

For the remaining rounds, the draw was conducted from just one pot. Any remaining 3. Liga and/or amateur team(s) were the home team if drawn against a professional team. In every other case, the first-drawn team served as hosts.

Match rules

Teams met in one game per round. Matches took place for 90 minutes, with two halves of 45 minutes each. If still tied after regulation, 30 minutes of extra time were played, consisting of two periods of 15 minutes each. If the score was still level after this, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. A coin toss would decide who took the first penalty. ^[19] A maximum of nine players could be listed on the substitute bench, while a maximum of five substitutions were allowed. ^[20] However, each team was only given 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. ^[21] From the round of 16 onward, a video assistant referee was appointed for all DFB-Pokal matches. Though technically possible, VAR was not used for home matches of Bundesliga clubs prior to the round of 16 in order to provide a uniform approach to all matches. ^[22]

Suspensions

If a player received five yellow cards in the competition, he was then suspended from the next cup match. Similarly, receiving a second yellow card suspended a player from the next cup match. If a player received a direct red card, they were suspended a minimum of one match, but the German Football Association reserved the right to increase the suspension. ^[19]

Champion qualification

The winners of the DFB-Pokal earned automatic qualification for the group stage of next year's edition of the UEFA Europa League. If they had already qualified for the UEFA Champions League through position in the Bundesliga, then the spot would go to the team in sixth place, and the league's second qualifying round spot would go to the team in seventh place. The winners also hosted the DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season, and faced the champions of the previous year's Bundesliga, unless the same team won the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal, completing a double. In that case, the runners-up of the Bundesliga would take the spot and host instead.

Schedule

The Olympiastadion in Berlin hosted the final.

All draws were held at the German Football Museum in Dortmund, on a Sunday evening at 18:00 after each round (unless noted otherwise). The draws were televised on ARD's Sportschau , broadcast on Das Erste. From the quarter-finals onwards, the draw for the DFB-Pokal Frauen also took place at the same time. ^[23]

The rounds of the 2021–22 competition were scheduled as follows: ^[1]

Round	Draw date	Matches
First round	4 July 2021	6–9 August 2021 [note 12]
Second round	29 August 2021 [note 13]	26–27 October 2021
Round of 16	31 October 2021	18–19 January 2022
Quarter-finals	30 January 2022	1–2 March 2022
Semi-finals	6 March 2022	19–20 April 2022
Final		21 May 2022 at Olympiastadion, Berlin

Matches

A total of sixty-three matches took place, starting with the first round on 6 August 2021 and culminating with the final on 21 May 2022 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

Times up to 30 October 2021 and from 27 March 2022 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 31 October 2021 to 26 March 2022 are CET (UTC+1).

First round

The draw for the first round was held on 4 July 2021 at 18:30, with Thomas Broich drawing the matches. ^{[24] [25]} The thirty-two matches took place from 6 to 25 August 2021. ^[1]

Dynamo Dresden v SC Paderborn

6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)	Dynamo Dresden	2–1	SC Paderborn	Dresden
20:45	Knipping 54' Kade 88'	Report	Michel 60'	Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Attendance: 12,702 Referee: Christof Günsch

1860 Munich v Darmstadt 98

6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)	1860 Munich	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Darmstadt 98	Munich
20:45	Steinhart 75'	Report	Pfeiffer 80'	Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion Attendance: 4,158 Referee: Tobias Reichel
	Penalties
	Steinhart Tallig Dressel Staude Salger		Pfeiffer Holland Schnellhardt Manu Tietz

Weiche Flensburg v Holstein Kiel

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)	Weiche Flensburg	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Holstein Kiel	Flensburg
15:30	Herrmann 104', 110'	Report	Arp 94' (pen.) Sander 105' Reese 120' Bartels 120+2'	Stadium: Manfred-Werner-Stadion Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Frank Willenborg

Lokomotive Leipzig v Bayer Leverkusen

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)	Lokomotive Leipzig	0–3	Bayer Leverkusen	Leipzig
15:30		Report	Demirbay 5' (pen.), 87' Bellarabi 14'	Stadium: Bruno-Plache-Stadion Attendance: 6,185 Referee: Florian Lechner

SV Sandhausen v RB Leipzig

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)	SV Sandhausen	0–4	RB Leipzig	Sandhausen
15:30		Report	Orbán 19' Haidara 45' Nkunku 59' Szoboszlai 81'	Stadium: BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald Attendance: 4,067 Referee: Daniel Schlager

SpVgg Bayreuth v Arminia Bielefeld

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)	SpVgg Bayreuth	3–6	Arminia Bielefeld	Bayreuth
15:30	Knežević 14' Maderer 52' Nilsson 68' (o.g.)	Report	Laursen 11' Klos 28' Lasme 51', 85' Nilsson 73' Kunze 79'	Stadium: Hans-Walter-Wild-Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Greifswalder FC v FC Augsburg

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)	Greifswalder FC	2–4	FC Augsburg	Greifswald
15:30	Knechtel 2' Jovanović 69'	Report	Winther 41' Niederlechner 52' Jensen 68' Hahn 80'	Stadium: Volksstadion Greifswald Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Max Burda

VfL Osnabrück v Werder Bremen

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)	VfL Osnabrück	2–0	Werder Bremen	Osnabrück
15:30	Trapp 45' Köhler 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 5,341 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

Eintracht Norderstedt v Hannover 96

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)	Eintracht Norderstedt	0–4	Hannover 96	Norderstedt
15:30		Report	Ochs 20' Ducksch 45+1' (pen.), 63' Muslija 65'	Stadium: Edmund-Plambeck-Stadion Attendance: 745 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

Wuppertaler SV v VfL Bochum

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)	Wuppertaler SV	1–2 (a.e.t.)	VfL Bochum	Wuppertal
15:30	Šarić 22'	Report	Zoller 53' Tesche 111'	Stadium: Stadion am Zoo Attendance: 4,490 Referee: Patrick Alt

BFC Dynamo v VfB Stuttgart

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)	BFC Dynamo	0–6	VfB Stuttgart	Berlin
15:30		Report	Al Ghaddioui 26' Sosa 45+1' Mavropanos 53' Klimowicz 68' Sankoh 82' Churlinov 88'	Stadium: Stadion im Sportforum Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Eric Müller

SSV Ulm v 1. FC Nürnberg

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)	SSV Ulm	0–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Ulm
18:30		Report	Duman 79'	Stadium: Donaustadion Attendance: 6,743 Referee: Michael Bacher

SV Babelsberg v Greuther Fürth

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)	SV Babelsberg	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Greuther Fürth	Potsdam
18:30	Rausch 37' Hoffmann 70'	Report	Hrgota 22' (pen.) Green 85'	Stadium: Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion Attendance: 3,030 Referee: Robin Braun
	Penalties
	Frahn Wegener Lela Reimann Moravec Danko		Green Seguin Hrgota Barry Sarpei Bauer

1. FC Magdeburg v FC St. Pauli

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)	1. FC Magdeburg	2–3	FC St. Pauli	Magdeburg
18:30	Conteh 31', 54'	Report	Burgstaller 3', 58' Medić 40'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Robert Schröder

Wehen Wiesbaden v Borussia Dortmund

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)	Wehen Wiesbaden	0–3	Borussia Dortmund	Wiesbaden
20:45		Report	Haaland 26', 31' (pen.), 51'	Stadium: BRITA-Arena Attendance: 4,882 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

SV Meppen v Hertha BSC

8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)	SV Meppen	0–1	Hertha BSC	Meppen
15:30		Report	Selke 90+1'	Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Robert Kampka

SV Elversberg v Mainz 05

8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)	SV Elversberg	2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p)	Mainz 05	Spiesen-Elversberg
15:30	Schnellbacher 73', 110'	Report	Burkardt 89', 116'	Stadium: Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Thorben Siewer
	Penalties
	Schnellbacher Fellhauer Baumgärtel Dragon Conrad Laprévotte Müller Von Piechowski		Niakhaté Stöger Boëtius Burkardt Brosinski Martín St. Juste Stach

Carl Zeiss Jena v 1. FC Köln

8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)	Carl Zeiss Jena	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	1. FC Köln	Jena
15:30	Wolfram 5'	Report	Skhiri 69'	Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Attendance: 2,728 Referee: Florian Badstübner
	Penalties
	Oesterhelweg Bürger Dedidis Lange		Lemperle Schaub Thielmann Duda

FC Villingen v Schalke 04

8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)	FC Villingen	1–4	Schalke 04	Villingen-Schwenningen
15:30	Plavci 31'	Report	Bülter 17', 51' Zalazar 49' Mikhailov 79'	Stadium: MS-Technologie-Arena Attendance: 4,992 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger

Waldhof Mannheim v Eintracht Frankfurt

8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)	Waldhof Mannheim	2–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Mannheim
15:30	Seegert 48' Boyamba 52'	Report		Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Rot-Weiß Koblenz v Jahn Regensburg

8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)	Rot-Weiß Koblenz	0–3	Jahn Regensburg	Koblenz
15:30		Report	Beste 27' Albers 31' Besuschkow 68'	Stadium: Stadion Oberwerth Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Mitja Stegemann

Türkgücü München v Union Berlin

8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)	Türkgücü München	0–1	Union Berlin	Munich
15:30		Report	Kruse 23'	Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Martin Petersen

VfL Oldenburg v Fortuna Düsseldorf

8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)	VfL Oldenburg	0–5	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Oldenburg [note 14]
15:30		Report	Henning 13', 61' (pen.) Abbes 23' (o.g.) Kownacki 26' (pen.) Shipnoski 70'	Stadium: Marschweg-Stadion Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Sven Jablonski

Preußen Münster v VfL Wolfsburg

8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)	Preußen Münster	2–0 (awd.)	VfL Wolfsburg	Münster
15:30	Hoffmeier 74'	Report	Brekalo 90' Weghorst 103' Baku 120+1'	Stadium: Preußenstadion Attendance: 6,703 Referee: Christian Dingert
Note: The match originally ended 1–3 for Wolfsburg after extra time. Wolfsburg used a total of six substitutes, while only five were allowed, and were disqualified after a protest by Preußen Münster. [26]

Eintracht Braunschweig v Hamburger SV

8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)	Eintracht Braunschweig	1–2	Hamburger SV	Braunschweig
18:30	Ihorst 44'	Report	Gyamerah 29' Glatzel 68'	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 6,167 Referee: Tobias Welz

Würzburger Kickers v SC Freiburg

8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)	Würzburger Kickers	0–1	SC Freiburg	Würzburg
18:30		Report	Schmid 45'	Stadium: Flyeralarm Arena Attendance: 2,820 Referee: Benjamin Brand

Hansa Rostock v 1. FC Heidenheim

8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)	Hansa Rostock	3–2 (a.e.t.)	1. FC Heidenheim	Rostock
18:30	Mainka 57' (o.g.) Rizzuto 94' Munsy 119'	Report	Mainka 25' Schimmer 108'	Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Arne Aarnink

FC Ingolstadt v Erzgebirge Aue

9 August 2021 (2021-08-09)	FC Ingolstadt	2–1	Erzgebirge Aue	Ingolstadt
18:30	Bilbija 6' Kaya 79'	Report	Zolinski 67'	Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 3,322 Referee: Daniel Siebert

Viktoria Köln v 1899 Hoffenheim

9 August 2021 (2021-08-09)	Viktoria Köln	2–3 (a.e.t.)	1899 Hoffenheim	Cologne
18:30	Handle 33' Greger 102'	Report	Kramarić 27' (pen.), 107' Dabbur 94'	Stadium: Sportpark Höhenberg Attendance: 3,402 Referee: Franz Bokop

Sportfreunde Lotte v Karlsruher SC

9 August 2021 (2021-08-09)	Sportfreunde Lotte	1–4	Karlsruher SC	Lotte
18:30	Brauer 72'	Report	Schleusener 44' Hofmann 50' Kaufmann 58' Cueto 79'	Stadium: Stadion am Lotter Kreuz Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Riem Hussein

1. FC Kaiserslautern v Borussia Mönchengladbach

9 August 2021 (2021-08-09)	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Kaiserslautern
20:45		Report	Stindl 11'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Harm Osmers

Bremer SV v Bayern Munich

25 August 2021 (2021-08-25) [note 15]	Bremer SV	0–12	Bayern Munich	Bremen [note 16]
20:15		Report	Choupo-Moting 8', 28', 35', 82' Musiala 16', 48' Warm 27' (o.g.) Tillman 47' Sané 65' Cuisance 80' Sarr 86' Tolisso 88'	Stadium: Wohninvest Weserstadion Attendance: 10,093 Referee: Nicolas Winter

Second round

The draw for the second round was held on 29 August 2021 at 18:30, with Ronald Rauhe drawing the matches. ^{[23] [29] [30]} The sixteen matches took place from 26 to 27 October 2021. ^[1]

Preußen Münster v Hertha BSC

26 October 2021 (2021-10-26)	Preußen Münster	1–3	Hertha BSC	Münster
18:30	Deters 41'	Report	Jovetić 3' Belfodil 79' Richter 83'	Stadium: Preußenstadion Attendance: 11,037 Referee: Frank Willenborg

SV Babelsberg v RB Leipzig

26 October 2021 (2021-10-26)	SV Babelsberg	0–1	RB Leipzig	Potsdam
18:30		Report	Szoboszlai 45'	Stadium: Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion Attendance: 6,218 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

1860 Munich v Schalke 04

26 October 2021 (2021-10-26)	1860 Munich	1–0	Schalke 04	Munich
18:30	Lex 5'	Report		Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Robert Kampka

1899 Hoffenheim v Holstein Kiel

26 October 2021 (2021-10-26)	1899 Hoffenheim	5–1	Holstein Kiel	Sinsheim
18:30	Van den Bergh 3' (o.g.) Wahl 31' (o.g.) Stiller 59' Dabbur 72' Bruun Larsen 84'	Report	Neumann 47'	Stadium: PreZero Arena Attendance: 5,033 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Borussia Dortmund v FC Ingolstadt

26 October 2021 (2021-10-26)	Borussia Dortmund	2–0	FC Ingolstadt	Dortmund
20:00	Hazard 72', 81'	Report		Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

VfL Osnabrück v SC Freiburg

26 October 2021 (2021-10-26)	VfL Osnabrück	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	SC Freiburg	Osnabrück
20:45	Gugganig 90+7' Klaas 109'	Report	Grifo 33' K. Schlotterbeck 120'	Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Robert Schröder
	Penalties
	Kleinhansl Klaas Gugganig Itter Wooten		Höler Günter Eggestein K. Schlotterbeck Jeong

1. FC Nürnberg v Hamburger SV

26 October 2021 (2021-10-26)	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Hamburger SV	Nuremberg
20:45	Duman 59'	Report	David 45'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bastian Dankert
	Penalties
	Geis Duman Tempelmann Sørensen		Kinsombi Kittel Schonlau David

Mainz 05 v Arminia Bielefeld

26 October 2021 (2021-10-26)	Mainz 05	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Arminia Bielefeld	Mainz
20:45	Burkardt 53' Onisiwo 59' Ingvartsen 114'	Report	Okugawa 2' Klos 89'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Waldhof Mannheim v Union Berlin

27 October 2021 (2021-10-27)	Waldhof Mannheim	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Union Berlin	Mannheim
18:30	Rossipal 4'	Report	Behrens 18', 118' Awoniyi 94'	Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Benjamin Brand

VfL Bochum v FC Augsburg

27 October 2021 (2021-10-27)	VfL Bochum	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	FC Augsburg	Bochum
18:30	Pantović 12', 53'	Report	Oxford 55' Vargas 58'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 15,220 Referee: Martin Petersen
	Penalties
	Rexhbeçaj Mašović Blum Polter Riemann		Gouweleeuw Finnbogason Strobl Gregoritsch Maier

Dynamo Dresden v FC St. Pauli

27 October 2021 (2021-10-27)	Dynamo Dresden	2–3 (a.e.t.)	FC St. Pauli	Dresden
18:30	Daferner 66' Ziereis 73' (o.g.)	Report	Paqarada 63' Dittgen 72' Buchtmann 101'	Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Sven Waschitzki

Bayer Leverkusen v Karlsruher SC

27 October 2021 (2021-10-27)	Bayer Leverkusen	1–2	Karlsruher SC	Leverkusen
18:30	Frimpong 54'	Report	Cueto 5' Choi 63'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 13,060 Referee: Tobias Welz

Hannover 96 v Fortuna Düsseldorf

27 October 2021 (2021-10-27)	Hannover 96	3–0	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Hanover
20:45	Kerk 30' Beier 90+2', 90+5'	Report		Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Florian Badstübner

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Bayern Munich

27 October 2021 (2021-10-27)	Borussia Mönchengladbach	5–0	Bayern Munich	Mönchengladbach
20:45	Koné 2' Bensebaini 15', 21' (pen.) Embolo 51', 57'	Report		Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 48,500 Referee: Tobias Stieler

Jahn Regensburg v Hansa Rostock

27 October 2021 (2021-10-27)	Jahn Regensburg	3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Hansa Rostock	Regensburg
20:45	Singh 71' Zwarts 90+1' Breitkreuz 101'	Report	Riedel 9' Mamba 56' Breier 120+1'	Stadium: Jahnstadion Regensburg Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Tobias Reichel
	Penalties
	Wekesser Boukhalfa Albers Guwara		Bahn Malone Behrens Breier

VfB Stuttgart v 1. FC Köln

27 October 2021 (2021-10-27)	VfB Stuttgart	0–2	1. FC Köln	Stuttgart
20:45		Report	Modeste 72', 77'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 31 October 2021 at 18:30. ^[23] The matches were drawn by Peter Zimmermann, the chairman of SG Ahrtal, one of the football clubs affected by the 2021 floods in Germany. ^{[31] [32]} The eight matches took place from 18 to 19 January 2022. ^[1]

1860 Munich v Karlsruher SC

18 January 2022 (2022-01-18)	1860 Munich	0–1	Karlsruher SC	Munich
18:30		Report	Wanitzek 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion Attendance: 0 [note 17] Referee: Martin Petersen

1. FC Köln v Hamburger SV

18 January 2022 (2022-01-18)	1. FC Köln	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Hamburger SV	Cologne
18:30	Modeste 120+2' (pen.)	Report	Glatzel 92'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 750 Referee: Daniel Schlager
	Penalties
	Özcan Modeste Ljubičić Duda Kainz		Kinsombi Kittel Vušković Gyamerah Schonlau

FC St. Pauli v Borussia Dortmund

18 January 2022 (2022-01-18)	FC St. Pauli	2–1	Borussia Dortmund	Hamburg
20:45	Amenyido 4' Witsel 40' (o.g.)	Report	Haaland 58' (pen.)	Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Harm Osmers

VfL Bochum v Mainz 05

18 January 2022 (2022-01-18)	VfL Bochum	3–1	Mainz 05	Bochum
20:45	Pantović 56' (pen.), 59' Löwen 80'	Report	Onisiwo 36'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 750 Referee: Felix Brych

Hannover 96 v Borussia Mönchengladbach

19 January 2022 (2022-01-19)	Hannover 96	3–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Hanover
18:30	Beier 4', 51' Kerk 36' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Florian Badstübner

RB Leipzig v Hansa Rostock

19 January 2022 (2022-01-19)	RB Leipzig	2–0	Hansa Rostock	Leipzig
18:30	Poulsen 6' Olmo 82'	Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Sven Jablonski

1899 Hoffenheim v SC Freiburg

19 January 2022 (2022-01-19)	1899 Hoffenheim	1–4	SC Freiburg	Sinsheim
20:45	N. Schlotterbeck 53' (o.g.)	Report	Grifo 10', 36' (pen.) Schade 55' Demirović 68'	Stadium: PreZero Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Robert Schröder

Hertha BSC v Union Berlin

19 January 2022 (2022-01-19)	Hertha BSC	2–3	Union Berlin	Berlin
20:45	Khedira 54' (o.g.) Serdar 90+5'	Report	Voglsammer 11' Stark 50' (o.g.) Knoche 55'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 30 January 2022 at 19:15. Felix Neureuther was scheduled to draw the matches, but had to cancel; the draw was then performed by Norbert Dickel. ^{[33] [34]} The four matches will take place from 1 to 2 March 2022. ^[1]

Union Berlin v FC St. Pauli

1 March 2022 (2022-03-01)	Union Berlin	2–1	FC St. Pauli	Berlin
20:45	Becker 45' Voglsammer 75'	Report	Kyereh 21'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Florian Badstübner

Hamburger SV v Karlsruher SC

2 March 2022 (2022-03-02)	Hamburger SV	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Karlsruher SC	Hamburg
18:30	Glatzel 52', 90+1'	Report	Heise 40' Hofmann 50'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer
	Penalties
	Schonlau Vagnoman Vušković Glatzel		Gondorf Heise Wanitzek Van Rhijn O'Shaughnessy

Hannover 96 v RB Leipzig

2 March 2022 (2022-03-02)	Hannover 96	0–4	RB Leipzig	Hanover
18:30		Report	Nkunku 17', 22' Laimer 67' Silva 73'	Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Marco Fritz

VfL Bochum v SC Freiburg

2 March 2022 (2022-03-02)	VfL Bochum	1–2 (a.e.t.)	SC Freiburg	Bochum
20:45	Polter 64'	Report	Petersen 51' Sallai 120'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Robert Schröder

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 6 March 2022, with Laura Nolte drawing the matches. ^{[23] [35] [36]} The two matches will take place from 19 to 20 April 2022. ^[1]

Hamburger SV v SC Freiburg

19 April 2022 (2022-04-19)	Hamburger SV	1–3	SC Freiburg	Hamburg
20:45	Glatzel 88'	Report	Petersen 11' Höfler 17' Grifo 35' (pen.)	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

RB Leipzig v Union Berlin

20 April 2022 (2022-04-20)	RB Leipzig	2–1	Union Berlin	Leipzig
20:45	Silva 61' (pen.) Forsberg 90+3'	Report	Becker 25'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 47,069 Referee: Felix Brych

Final

Main article: 2022 DFB-Pokal Final

The final took place on 21 May 2022 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. ^[1]

21 May 2022 (2022-05-21)

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)

Top goalscorers

The following were the top scorers of the DFB-Pokal, sorted first by number of goals, and then alphabetically if necessary. ^[37] Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Robert Glatzel	Hamburger SV	5
2	Maximilian Beier	Hannover 96	4
	Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting	Bayern Munich
	Erling Haaland	Borussia Dortmund
	Miloš Pantović	VfL Bochum
	Vincenzo Grifo	SC Freiburg
7	Jonathan Burkardt	Mainz 05	3
	Anthony Modeste	1. FC Köln
	Christopher Nkunku	RB Leipzig
10	24 players		2

Notes

1. The three regions with the most participating teams in their league competitions (Bavaria, Lower Saxony, and Westphalia) were allowed to enter two teams for the competition.
2. In addition to the Bavarian Cup winners, the winners of the Bavarian Regional League Cup  [ de ] also qualified. ^[5]
3. The Berlin Football Association registered BFC Dynamo for the DFB-Pokal; however, on 1 July 2021, another club, later revealed to be Blau-Weiß Berlin, filed an appeal against this decision with the DFB Federal Court. ^[6] The appeal was turned down on 26 July 2021, allowing BFC Dynamo to participate in the DFB-Pokal. ^[7]
4. The Lower Saxony Cup was split into two paths: one for 3. Liga and Regionalliga Nord teams, and the other for amateur teams. The winners of each path qualified.
5. The amateurs' path of the Lower Saxony Cup was abandoned on 19 May 2021. VfL Oldenburg was awarded the DFB-Pokal berth after a draw between the remaining participants. ^[8]
6. The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup was abandoned on 20 May 2021. The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Football Association entered the second-best-ranked team, Greifswalder FC, in the DFB-Pokal since the best-ranked team, Hansa Rostock, had already qualified through their 3. Liga position. ^[9]
7. The Rhineland Cup was completed on 24 July 2021, after the DFB-Pokal registration deadline. ^[10] Therefore, a "qualification match" was played between Rot-Weiß Koblenz, the best-ranked remaining team, and VfB Linz, who were drawn from the other remaining participants. ^{[11] [12]}
8. On 24 April 2021, the Saxony-Anhalt Cup was paused and continued in 2021–22 starting with the round of 16. The 3. Liga teams Hallescher FC and 1. FC Magdeburg played a "qualification match" to determine the DFB-Pokal participant. ^[13] On 28 May 2021, this decision was overturned by the association court. ^[14] The dispute was settled on 23 June 2021, allowing Magdeburg to participate in the DFB-Pokal. ^[15]
9. The Southwestern Cup was abandoned on 14 June 2021. The Southwest German Football Association entered the best-ranked team, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, in the DFB-Pokal. ^[16]
10. In addition to the Westphalian Cup winners, the best-placed Westphalian team of the Regionalliga West also qualified. ^[17]
11. Sportfreunde Lotte qualified regardless of the outcome of the final of the Westphalian Cup, as Preußen Münster, the other finalists, already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through their Regionalliga West position. ^[18]
12. Due to special circumstances, one match was played on 25 August 2021.
13. Originally scheduled for 15 August 2021.
14. The VfL Oldenburg v Fortuna Düsseldorf match took place at the Marschweg-Stadion instead of VfL Oldenburg's home stadium, the Stadion Alexanderstraße.
15. The Bremer SV v Bayern Munich match, originally scheduled on 6 August 2021, 20:45, was postponed because Bremer SV was put in quarantine, after several positive SARS‑CoV‑2 tests by their players. ^{[27] [28]}
16. The Bremer SV v Bayern Munich match took place at the Wohninvest Weserstadion instead of Bremer SV's home stadium, the Stadion am Panzenberg.
17. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.

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External links

• Official website (in English and German)
• DFB-Pokal on kicker.de