| 2022 DFB-Pokal Final | |
| Event: | 2021–22 DFB-Pokal |
| Team1: | SC Freiburg |
| Team1score: | 1 |
| Team2: | RB Leipzig |
| Team2score: | 1 |
| Details: | After extra time RB Leipzig won 4–2 on penalties |
| Stadium: | Olympiastadion |
| City: | Berlin |
| Man Of The Match1a: | Nico Schlotterbeck [1] |
| Referee: | Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)[2] |
| Attendance: | 74,322[3] |
| Previous: | 2021 |
| Next: | 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]
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) |
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) | 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) | |
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| Man of the Match: Nico Schlotterbeck (SC Freiburg)
| Match rules[9] [10]
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