2022–23 DFB-Pokal
The 2022–23 DFB-Pokal was the 80th 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 29 July 2022 with the first of six rounds and ended on 3 June 2023 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 1985. 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 | |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Venue(s) | Olympiastadion, Berlin |
| Dates | 29 July 2022 – 3 June 2023 |
| Teams | 64 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | RB Leipzig (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Europa League | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 238 (3.78 per match) |
| Attendance | 1,351,432 (21,451 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Randal Kolo Muani (6 goals) |
The defending champions were Bundesliga side RB Leipzig, after they defeated SC Freiburg 4–2 on penalties in the previous season's final. Leipzig successfully defended their title, beating Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 in the final.
The winner of the DFB-Pokal would normally have earned automatic qualification for the group stage of the 2023–24 edition of the UEFA Europa League. However, Leipzig had already qualified for the UEFA Champions League via their position in the Bundesliga, so their spot went to the team in sixth place, while the league's UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round spot went to the seventh-placed team. Leipzig also qualified for the 2023 edition of the DFL-Supercup at the start of the next season, where they faced the champions of the 2022–23 Bundesliga, Bayern Munich, for the second consecutive year.