The 2023 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the 2022–23 DFB-Pokal, the 80th season of the annual German football cup competition. The match was played on 3 June 2023 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[3][4]
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| Event | 2022–23 DFB-Pokal | ||||||
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| Date | 3 June 2023 | ||||||
| Venue | Olympiastadion, Berlin | ||||||
| Referee | Daniel Siebert (Berlin)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 74,322[2] | ||||||
The match featured RB Leipzig, defending champions of the competition, and Eintracht Frankfurt. RB Leipzig won the match 2–0 for their second DFB-Pokal title.[5]
As winners, RB Leipzig qualified for the 2023 edition of the DFL-Supercup at the start of the following season, where they faced Bayern Munich, champions of the 2022–23 edition of the Bundesliga. The winners of the DFB-Pokal also earned automatic qualification for the group stage of the 2023–24 edition of the UEFA Europa League. However, as Leipzig already qualified for the 2023–24 edition of the UEFA Champions League through their position in the Bundesliga, the spot went to the team in sixth, Bayer Leverkusen, and the league's UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round spot went to the team in seventh, Eintracht Frankfurt.[6]
Teams
editIn 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) |
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| RB Leipzig | 3 (2019, 2021, 2022) |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 (1964, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1988, 2006, 2017, 2018) |
Route to the final
editThe 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.[7]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| RB Leipzig | Round | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
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| Opponent | Result | 2022–23 DFB-Pokal | Opponent | Result |
| Teutonia Ottensen | 8–0 (A) | First round | 1. FC Magdeburg | 4–0 (A) |
| Hamburger SV | 4–0 (H) | Second round | Stuttgarter Kickers | 2–0 (A) |
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 3–1 (H) | Round of 16 | Darmstadt 98 | 4–2 (H) |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Union Berlin | 2–0 (H) |
| SC Freiburg | 5–1 (A) | Semi-finals | VfB Stuttgart | 3–2 (A) |
Match
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See also
editNotes
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Siebert leitet 80. DFB-Pokalfinale" [Siebert leads 80th DFB-Pokal final]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "DFB-Pokal, 2022/2023, Finale" [2022–23 DFB-Pokal, Final]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Alle DFB-Pokalsieger" [All DFB-Pokal winners]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Zwei Monate WM-Pause: Rahmenterminkalender 2022/2023 fix" [Two-month World Cup break: 2022–2023 schedule set]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Christopher Nkunku-inspired RB Leipzig beat Eintracht Frankfurt to win DFB Cup". Bundesliga. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Strategic talks in Dubrovnik". UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Modus" [Mode]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ "Spielordnung/Schiedsrichterordnung" [Match rules/referee rules] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 30 September 2022. sec. 46, par. 2.1.2 (p. 77). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Durchführungsbestimmungen zur DFB-Spielordnung und weitere Richtlinien" [Implementing regulations for the DFB match regulations and other guidelines] (PDF). DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 1 February 2023. par. 30–31 (pp. 26–27). Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.