2022 DFB-Pokal final

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2022 DFB-Pokal Final
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Event 2021–22 DFB-Pokal
After extra time
RB Leipzig won 4–2 on penalties
Date21 May 2022 (2022-05-21)
Venue Olympiastadion, Berlin
Man of the Match Nico Schlotterbeck (SC Freiburg) [1]
Referee Sascha 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]

Contents

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. [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.

TeamPrevious 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
OpponentResult 2021–22 DFB-Pokal OpponentResult
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

SC Freiburg 1–1 (a.e.t.) RB Leipzig
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Penalties
2–4
Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 74,322
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)
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SC Freiburg
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RB Leipzig
GK26 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark Flekken
CB5 Flag of Germany.svg Manuel Gulde Sub off.svg 106'
CB3 Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Lienhart Yellow card.svg 90'
CB4 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Schlotterbeck
RM17 Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Kübler Yellow card.svg 81'Sub off.svg 86'
CM8 Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Eggestein Sub off.svg 86'
CM27 Flag of Germany.svg Nicolas Höfler
LM30 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Günter (c)
RW22 Flag of Hungary.svg Roland Sallai Sub off.svg 79'
LW32 Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Grifo
CF9 Flag of Germany.svg Lucas Höler Sub off.svg 79'
Substitutes:
GK1 Flag of Germany.svg Benjamin Uphoff
DF7 Flag of France.svg Jonathan Schmid Sub on.svg 86'
DF25 Flag of France.svg Kiliann Sildillia
DF31 Flag of Germany.svg Keven Schlotterbeck Sub on.svg 106'
MF19 Flag of Germany.svg Janik Haberer Sub on.svg 86'
MF33 Flag of Germany.svg Noah Weißhaupt
FW11 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ermedin Demirović Yellow card.svg 113'Sub on.svg 79'
FW18 Flag of Germany.svg Nils Petersen Sub on.svg 79'
FW29 Flag of South Korea.svg Jeong Woo-yeong
Manager:
Flag of Germany.svg Christian Streich
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GK1 Flag of Hungary.svg Péter Gulácsi (c)
CB2 Flag of France.svg Mohamed Simakan Yellow card.svg 57'Sub off.svg 113'
CB4 Flag of Hungary.svg Willi Orbán
CB23 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Halstenberg Red card.svg 57'
RM16 Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Klostermann
CM27 Flag of Austria.svg Konrad Laimer Sub off.svg 99'
CM44 Flag of Slovenia.svg Kevin Kampl Yellow card.svg 57' Yellow-red card.svg 118'Sub off.svg 69'
LM39 Flag of Germany.svg Benjamin Henrichs
RW10 Flag of Sweden.svg Emil Forsberg Yellow card.svg 82'Sub off.svg 61'
LW18 Flag of France.svg Christopher Nkunku
CF33 Flag of Portugal (official).svg André Silva Sub off.svg 61'
Substitutes:
GK31 Flag of Spain.svg Josep Martínez
DF3 Flag of Spain.svg Angeliño
DF22 Flag of France.svg Nordi Mukiele Sub on.svg 61'
DF32 Flag of Croatia.svg Joško Gvardiol Sub on.svg 113'
MF8 Flag of Mali.svg Amadou Haidara
MF14 Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Adams Sub on.svg 99'
MF17 Flag of Hungary.svg Dominik Szoboszlai Sub on.svg 61'
MF25 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Olmo Sub on.svg 69'
FW9 Flag of Denmark.svg Yussuf Poulsen
Manager:
Flag of Italy.svg Domenico Tedesco Yellow card.svg 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

Notes

  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

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 "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 . 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.