| DFB-Pokal Frauen | |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Country: | Germany |
| Dates: | 21 August 2021 – 28 May 2022 |
| Num Teams: | 54 |
| Winners: | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Count: | 9 |
| Second: | Turbine Potsdam |
| Matches: | 53 |
| Goals: | 256 |
| Scoring Leader: | four players (6 goals) |
| Extra Information: | Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included. |
| Prev Season: | 2020–21 |
| Next Season: | 2022–23 |
The 2021–22 DFB-Pokal was the 42nd season of the annual German football cup competition. Several teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Frauen-Bundesliga and the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, excluding second teams. The competition began on 21 August 2021 with the first of six rounds and ended on 28 May 2022 with the final at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 2010.[1]
VfL Wolfsburg were the seven-time defending champion and defended their title by defeating Turbine Potsdam in the final.[2] [3]
The following clubs qualified for the competition:
| Bundesliga the 12 clubs of the 2020–21 season | 2. Bundesliga 13 of the 18 clubs of the 2020–21 season | Regionalliga 8 champions and runners-up of the 2020–21 season | |
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| Verbandspokal the 21 winners of the regional association cups | |||
| Baden
Bavaria
Berlin Brandenburg
Bremen
Hamburg Hesse
| Lower Rhine
Lower Saxony
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Middle Rhine
Rhineland
Saarland
Saxony
| Saxony-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein South Baden
Southwest
Thuringia
Westphalia
Württemberg
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Clubs from lower leagues hosted against clubs from higher leagues until the quarter-finals. Should both clubs play below the 2. Bundesliga, there were no host club change anymore.
The rounds of the 2021–22 competition were scheduled as follows:
| Round | Matches | |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 21–22 August 2021 | |
| Second round | 25–26 September 2021 | |
| Round of 16 | 30–31 October 2021 | |
| Quarter-finals | 1–2 March 2022 | |
| Semi-finals | 17–18 April 2022 | |
| Final | 28 May 2022 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne |
The draw was made on 13 July 2021, with Doris Fitschen drawing the matches.[4] [5] The teams were split in a North and South group. The matches took place on 21 and 22 August 2021. The ten best-placed clubs from the 2020–21 Frauen-Bundesliga received a bye.
The draw was made on 30 August 2021, with Friederike Kromp drawing the matches.[6] [7] The matches took place from 25 to 27 September 2021.
The draw was made on 3 October 2021, with Julia Simic drawing the matches.[8] The matches took place from 30 to 1 November 2021.[9]
The draw was made on 7 November 2021, with Verena Schweers drawing the matches.[10] [11] The four matches took place from 28 February to 2 March 2022.[1]
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 6 March 2022, with Laura Nolte drawing the matches.[12] [13] The two matches took place from 17 to 18 April 2022.[1]
The final took place on 28 May 2022 at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne.[1]
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The following players were the top scorers of the DFB-Pokal, sorted first by number of goals, and then alphabetically if necessary.[16] Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jovana Damnjanović | Bayern Munich | 6 |
| Lotta Fernholz | Sportfreunde Siegen | ||
| Pauline Fernholz | Sportfreunde Siegen | ||
| Indra Hahn | SV Henstedt-Ulzburg | ||
| 5 | Selina Cerci | Turbine Potsdam | 5 |
 Dóra Zeller | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| 7 | Hasret Kayikçi | SC Freiburg | 4 |
| Maria Lange | RB Leipzig | ||
| Jill Roord | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| 10 | 13 players | 3 |
