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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).
Tournament details | |
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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) |
Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included. |
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.
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 |
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 Bavaria[note 2]
Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hesse |
Lower Rhine Lower Saxony[note 4]
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Middle Rhine Rhineland Saarland Saxony |
Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein South Baden Southwest Thuringia Westphalia[note 10]
Württemberg |
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]
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.
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]
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]
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.
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 |
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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 |
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).
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]
6 August 2021 | Dynamo Dresden | 2–1 | SC Paderborn | Dresden |
20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Attendance: 12,702 Referee: Christof Günsch |
6 August 2021 | 1860 Munich | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Darmstadt 98 | Munich |
20:45 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion Attendance: 4,158 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
Penalties | ||||
7 August 2021 | Weiche Flensburg | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Holstein Kiel | Flensburg |
15:30 | Herrmann ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Manfred-Werner-Stadion Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
7 August 2021 | Lokomotive Leipzig | 0–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Leipzig |
15:30 | Report | Stadium: Bruno-Plache-Stadion Attendance: 6,185 Referee: Florian Lechner |
7 August 2021 | SV Sandhausen | 0–4 | RB Leipzig | Sandhausen |
15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald Attendance: 4,067 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
7 August 2021 | SpVgg Bayreuth | 3–6 | Arminia Bielefeld | Bayreuth |
15:30 | Report | Stadium: Hans-Walter-Wild-Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
7 August 2021 | Greifswalder FC | 2–4 | FC Augsburg | Greifswald |
15:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Volksstadion Greifswald Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Max Burda |
7 August 2021 | VfL Osnabrück | 2–0 | Werder Bremen | Osnabrück |
15:30 | Report | Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 5,341 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
7 August 2021 | Eintracht Norderstedt | 0–4 | Hannover 96 | Norderstedt |
15:30 | Report | Stadium: Edmund-Plambeck-Stadion Attendance: 745 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
7 August 2021 | Wuppertaler SV | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | VfL Bochum | Wuppertal |
15:30 | Šarić ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Stadion am Zoo Attendance: 4,490 Referee: Patrick Alt |
7 August 2021 | BFC Dynamo | 0–6 | VfB Stuttgart | Berlin |
15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion im Sportforum Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Eric Müller |
7 August 2021 | SSV Ulm | 0–1 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Ulm |
18:30 | Report | Duman ![]() |
Stadium: Donaustadion Attendance: 6,743 Referee: Michael Bacher |
7 August 2021 | SV Babelsberg | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Greuther Fürth | Potsdam |
18:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion Attendance: 3,030 Referee: Robin Braun | |
Penalties | ||||
7 August 2021 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 2–3 | FC St. Pauli | Magdeburg |
18:30 | Conteh ![]() |
Report |
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Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Robert Schröder |
7 August 2021 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 0–3 | Borussia Dortmund | Wiesbaden |
20:45 | Report | Haaland ![]() |
Stadium: BRITA-Arena Attendance: 4,882 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
8 August 2021 | SV Meppen | 0–1 | Hertha BSC | Meppen |
15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Robert Kampka |
8 August 2021 | SV Elversberg | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p) | Mainz 05 | Spiesen-Elversberg |
15:30 | Schnellbacher ![]() |
Report | Burkardt ![]() |
Stadium: Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Thorben Siewer |
Penalties | ||||
8 August 2021 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | 1. FC Köln | Jena |
15:30 | Wolfram ![]() |
Report | Skhiri ![]() |
Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Attendance: 2,728 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
Penalties | ||||
8 August 2021 | FC Villingen | 1–4 | Schalke 04 | Villingen-Schwenningen |
15:30 | Plavci ![]() |
Report | Stadium: MS-Technologie-Arena Attendance: 4,992 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger |
8 August 2021 | Waldhof Mannheim | 2–0 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Mannheim |
15:30 | Report | Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
8 August 2021 | Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 0–3 | Jahn Regensburg | Koblenz |
15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion Oberwerth Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Mitja Stegemann |
8 August 2021 | Türkgücü München | 0–1 | Union Berlin | Munich |
15:30 | Report | Kruse ![]() |
Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Martin Petersen |
8 August 2021 | VfL Oldenburg | 0–5 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Oldenburg[note 14] |
15:30 | Report | Stadium: Marschweg-Stadion Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
8 August 2021 | Preußen Münster | 2–0 (awd.) | VfL Wolfsburg | Münster |
15:30 | Hoffmeier ![]() |
Report | 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] |
8 August 2021 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–2 | Hamburger SV | Braunschweig |
18:30 | Ihorst ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 6,167 Referee: Tobias Welz |
8 August 2021 | Würzburger Kickers | 0–1 | SC Freiburg | Würzburg |
18:30 | Report | Schmid ![]() |
Stadium: Flyeralarm Arena Attendance: 2,820 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
8 August 2021 | Hansa Rostock | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | 1. FC Heidenheim | Rostock |
18:30 | Report | Stadium: Ostseestadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Arne Aarnink |
9 August 2021 | FC Ingolstadt | 2–1 | Erzgebirge Aue | Ingolstadt |
18:30 | Report | Zolinski ![]() |
Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 3,322 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
9 August 2021 | Viktoria Köln | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | 1899 Hoffenheim | Cologne |
18:30 | Report | Stadium: Sportpark Höhenberg Attendance: 3,402 Referee: Franz Bokop |
9 August 2021 | Sportfreunde Lotte | 1–4 | Karlsruher SC | Lotte |
18:30 | Brauer ![]() |
Report |
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Stadium: Stadion am Lotter Kreuz Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Riem Hussein |
9 August 2021 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Kaiserslautern |
20:45 | Report | Stindl ![]() |
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Harm Osmers |
25 August 2021[note 15] | Bremer SV | 0–12 | Bayern Munich | Bremen[note 16] |
20:15 | Report | Stadium: Wohninvest Weserstadion Attendance: 10,093 Referee: Nicolas Winter |
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]
26 October 2021 | Preußen Münster | 1–3 | Hertha BSC | Münster |
18:30 | Deters ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Preußenstadion Attendance: 11,037 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
26 October 2021 | SV Babelsberg | 0–1 | RB Leipzig | Potsdam |
18:30 | Report | Szoboszlai ![]() |
Stadium: Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion Attendance: 6,218 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
26 October 2021 | 1860 Munich | 1–0 | Schalke 04 | Munich |
18:30 | Lex ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Robert Kampka |
26 October 2021 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 5–1 | Holstein Kiel | Sinsheim |
18:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: PreZero Arena Attendance: 5,033 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
26 October 2021 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–0 | FC Ingolstadt | Dortmund |
20:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
26 October 2021 | VfL Osnabrück | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | SC Freiburg | Osnabrück |
20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Robert Schröder | |
Penalties | ||||
26 October 2021 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Hamburger SV | Nuremberg |
20:45 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
Penalties | ||||
26 October 2021 | Mainz 05 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Arminia Bielefeld | Mainz |
20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
27 October 2021 | Waldhof Mannheim | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Union Berlin | Mannheim |
18:30 | Rossipal ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
27 October 2021 | VfL Bochum | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | FC Augsburg | Bochum |
18:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 15,220 Referee: Martin Petersen | |
Penalties | ||||
27 October 2021 | Dynamo Dresden | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | FC St. Pauli | Dresden |
18:30 | Report | Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Sven Waschitzki |
27 October 2021 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–2 | Karlsruher SC | Leverkusen |
18:30 | Frimpong ![]() |
Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 13,060 Referee: Tobias Welz |
27 October 2021 | Hannover 96 | 3–0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Hanover |
20:45 | Report | Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
27 October 2021 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 5–0 | Bayern Munich | Mönchengladbach |
20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 48,500 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
27 October 2021 | Jahn Regensburg | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Hansa Rostock | Regensburg |
20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Jahnstadion Regensburg Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Tobias Reichel | |
Penalties | ||||
27 October 2021 | VfB Stuttgart | 0–2 | 1. FC Köln | Stuttgart |
20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
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]
18 January 2022 | 1860 Munich | 0–1 | Karlsruher SC | Munich |
18:30 | Report | Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion Attendance: 0[note 17] Referee: Martin Petersen |
18 January 2022 | 1. FC Köln | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Hamburger SV | Cologne |
18:30 | Modeste ![]() |
Report | Glatzel ![]() |
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 750 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
Penalties | ||||
18 January 2022 | FC St. Pauli | 2–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Hamburg |
20:45 | Report | Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Harm Osmers |
18 January 2022 | VfL Bochum | 3–1 | Mainz 05 | Bochum |
20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 750 Referee: Felix Brych |
19 January 2022 | Hannover 96 | 3–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Hanover |
18:30 | Report | Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
19 January 2022 | RB Leipzig | 2–0 | Hansa Rostock | Leipzig |
18:30 | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
19 January 2022 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–4 | SC Freiburg | Sinsheim |
20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: PreZero Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Robert Schröder |
19 January 2022 | Hertha BSC | 2–3 | Union Berlin | Berlin |
20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
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]
1 March 2022 | Union Berlin | 2–1 | FC St. Pauli | Berlin |
20:45 |
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Report | Kyereh ![]() |
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
2 March 2022 | Hamburger SV | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | Karlsruher SC | Hamburg |
18:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer | |
Penalties | ||||
2 March 2022 | Hannover 96 | 0–4 | RB Leipzig | Hanover |
18:30 | Report | Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Marco Fritz |
2 March 2022 | VfL Bochum | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | SC Freiburg | Bochum |
20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Robert Schröder |
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]
19 April 2022 | Hamburger SV | 1–3 | SC Freiburg | Hamburg |
20:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
20 April 2022 | RB Leipzig | 2–1 | Union Berlin | Leipzig |
20:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 47,069 Referee: Felix Brych |
The final took place on 21 May 2022 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[1]
SC Freiburg | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | RB Leipzig |
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Report |
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Penalties | ||
2–4 |
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 |
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1 | ![]() |
Hamburger SV | 5 |
2 | ![]() |
Hannover 96 | 4 |
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Bayern Munich | ||
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Borussia Dortmund | ||
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VfL Bochum | ||
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SC Freiburg | ||
7 | ![]() |
Mainz 05 | 3 |
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1. FC Köln | ||
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RB Leipzig | ||
10 | 24 players | 2 |
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