2021–22 DFB-Pokal Frauen

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]

2021–22 DFB-Pokal Frauen
Tournament details
CountryGermany
Venue(s)RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Dates21 August 2021 – 28 May 2022
Teams54
Final positions
ChampionsVfL Wolfsburg (9th title)
Runner-upTurbine Potsdam
Tournament statistics
Matches played53
Goals scored256 (4.83 per match)
Attendance40,345 (761 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)four players
(6 goals)
Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs not included.

VfL Wolfsburg were the seven-time defending champion and defended their title by defeating Turbine Potsdam in the final.[2][3]

Participating clubs edit

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[a]
Regionalliga
8 champions and runners-up of the 2020–21 season[b]
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

  1. ^ The second teams of Eintracht Frankfurt, 1899 Hoffenheim, Bayern Munich, Turbine Potsdam and VfL Wolfsburg were not eligible.
  2. ^ The second team of 1. FC Köln was not eligible.
  3. ^ a b c Participant was chosen as the highest-ranking remaining club in the Verbandspokal.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Participant was decided by draw.
  5. ^ Holstein Kiel qualified regardless of the outcome of the Schleswig-Holstein Cup final, as SV Henstedt-Ulzburg, the other finalists, already qualified through their Regionalliga position.
  6. ^ Lok Meiningen qualified regardless of the outcome of the Thuringia Cup final, as Carl Zeiss Jena II, the other finalists, were ineligible.

Format edit

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.

Schedule edit

The rounds of the 2021–22 competition were scheduled as follows:[1]

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

First round edit

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.

21 August 2021 Rostocker FC 1–0 HSV Langenfeld Rostock
14:00 Schulz   66' Report Stadium: Sportplatz Damerower Weg
Attendance: 150
Referee: Mirka Derlin
21 August 2021 Holstein Kiel 0–7 Hamburger SV Kiel
14:00 Report
Stadium: Stadion Waldwiese
Attendance: 120
Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer
21 August 2021 SV Berghofen 0–2 FSV Gütersloh Dortmund
14:00 Report
Stadium: Sportplatz Berghofen
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sina Diekmann
21 August 2021 1. FC Saarbrücken 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
1. FC Nürnberg Saarbrücken
14:00
Report
Stadium: Stadion Kieselhumes
Attendance: 120
Referee: Naemi Breier
Penalties
21 August 2021 TSG Lütter 0–7 1. FC Köln Eichenzell
14:00 Report
Stadium: Stadion Am Sauerbrunnen
Attendance: 700
Referee: Davina Haupt
21 August 2021 SV Ober-Olm 1–4 Hegauer FV Nieder-Olm
15:00 Zimmek   47' Report
Stadium: Stadion am Engelborn
Attendance: 386
Referee: Fabienne Michel
21 August 2021 SpVgg Herne-Horsthausen 0–13 SV Henstedt-Ulzburg Herne
16:00 Report
Stadium: Fussballzentrum Horsthausen
Referee: Sarah Willms
21 August 2021 Sportfreunde Siegen 17–0 TuS Immendorf Siegen
16:00
Report Stadium: Leimbachstadion
Referee: Laura Duske
22 August 2021 ATS Buntentor 0–10 RB Leipzig Bremen
11:00 Report
Stadium: BSA Kuhhirten
Attendance: 100
Referee: Anke Hölscher
22 August 2021 Phoenix Leipzig 0–4 MSV Duisburg Leipzig
11:00 Report
Stadium: Fortuna Sportpark
Attendance: 212
Referee: Nora Dieckmann
22 August 2021 FC Ingolstadt 0–2 SG 99 Andernach Ingolstadt
11:00 Report Hornberg   36', 62' Stadium: Bezirkssportanlage Mitte
Attendance: 85
Referee: Marina Bachmann
22 August 2021 Magdeburger FFC 0–3 SV Meppen Magdeburg
12:00 Report
Stadium: Heinrich Germer Stadium
Attendance: 66
Referee: Leroy Schott
22 August 2021 Germania Ebing 3–2 Viktoria Waldenrath-Straeten Rattelsdorf
13:00
Report Senft   40', 57' Stadium: Sportanlage Ebing
Attendance: 465
Referee: Davina Haupt
22 August 2021 Jahn Calden 0–2 Carl Zeiss Jena Calden
14:00 Report
Stadium: Stadion Kaiserplatz
Attendance: 50
Referee: Julia Boike
22 August 2021 Arminia Bielefeld 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
Viktoria Berlin Bielefeld
14:00 Lösch   42' Report Künzel   56' Stadium: EDIMedien Arena
Attendance: 141
Referee: Annika Paszehr
Penalties
22 August 2021 FSV Babelsberg 5–2 Pfeil Broistedt Potsdam
14:00
Report
Stadium: Sportanlage in der Rudolf-Breitscheid-Straße
Attendance: 285
Referee: Julius Weiser
22 August 2021 1. FC Riegelsberg 0–5 SV Elversberg Riegelsberg
14:00 Report
Stadium: Stadion am Wäldchen
Attendance: 450
Referee: Fabienne Michel
22 August 2021 Hannover 96 4–0 Hertha Zehlendorf Hanover
15:00
Report Stadium: NLZ-Hannover 96
Attendance: 150
Referee: Levke Scholz
22 August 2021 Würzburger Kickers 2–0 (a.e.t.) FV 09 Nürtingen Würzburg
15:00 Gerst   114', 119' Report Stadium: Sportpark Heuchelhof
Attendance: 190
Referee: Patrick Mattern
22 August 2021 Karlsruher SC 3–0 1. FFC Niederkirchen Bruchsal
16:00
Report Stadium: Städtisches Sportzentrum
Attendance: 100
Referee: Melissa Joos
23 August 2021 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–4 Borussia Bocholt Mönchengladbach
18:30 Report
Stadium: Grenzlandstadion
Attendance: 131
Referee: Nadine Westerhoff
29 August 2021 Lok Meiningen 1–6 Wormatia Worms Meiningen
14:00 Dömming   86' Report
Stadium: Stadion Maßfelder Weg
Attendance: 210
Referee: Kenny Abieba
Note: The match on 22 August at 15:00, was abandoned after the first half was completed (3–1 Wormatia Worms), due to bad weather.[6][7]

Second round edit

The draw was made on 30 August 2021, with Friederike Kromp drawing the matches.[8][9] The matches took place from 25 to 27 September 2021.

25 September 2021 Hamburger SV 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
FSV Gütersloh Hamburg
14:00 Hirche   11' Report Rieke   33' Stadium: Wolfgang-Meyer Sportanlage
Attendance: 300
Referee: Celina-Sophie Böhm
Penalties
25 September 2021 Germania Ebing 0–10 SC Freiburg Rattelsdorf
14:00 Report
Stadium: Seestadion
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Angelika Söder
25 September 2021 Borussia Bocholt 0–1 Werder Bremen Bocholt
15:00 Report Sehan   88' Stadium: Schröer-Consulting-Arena
Attendance: 425
Referee: Vanessa Arlt
25 September 2021 Hannover 96 1–5 Turbine Potsdam Hanover
15:00 Rathmann   65' Report
Stadium: Beekestadion
Attendance: 237
Referee: Anna-Lena Heidenreich
25 September 2021 SG 99 Andernach 0–1 SC Sand Andernach
15:00 Report Evels   45+3' Stadium: Stadion Andernach
Attendance: 145
Referee: Sina Diekmann
25 September 2021 SV Elversberg 0–6 Bayern Munich Spiesen-Elversberg
17:30 Report
Stadium: Ursapharm-Arena
Attendance: 1,668
Referee: Fabienne Michel
26 September 2021 Hegauer FV 0–2 Carl Zeiss Jena Engen
11:00 Report
Stadium: Hegau-Stadion
Attendance: 226
Referee: Melissa Joos
26 September 2021 FSV Babelsberg 0–6 Sportfreunde Siegen Potsdam
12:00 Report
Stadium: Sportanlage Rudolf-Breitscheid-Straße
Attendance: 137
Referee: Levke Scholz
26 September 2021 SV Meppen 0–1 SGS Essen Meppen
14:00 Report Senß   90+2' Stadium: Hänsch-Arena
Attendance: 286
Referee: Annika Kost
26 September 2021 RB Leipzig 1–3 Bayer Leverkusen Leipzig
14:00 Fudalla   45+2' Report
Stadium: Stadion am Bad
Attendance: 225
Referee: Miriam Schwermer
26 September 2021 Arminia Bielefeld 0–6 1. FC Köln Bielefeld
14:00 Report
Stadium: EDImedienArena
Attendance: 150
Referee: Nadine Westerhoff
26 September 2021 Rostocker FC 0–7 SV Henstedt-Ulzburg Rostock
14:00 Report
Stadium: Sportplatz Damerower Weg
Attendance: 150
Referee: Jacqueline Herrmann
26 September 2021 Wormatia Worms 0–2 Karlsruher SC Worms
14:00 Report
Stadium: Wormatia-Stadion
Attendance: 372
Referee: Naemi Breier
26 September 2021 Würzburger Kickers 0–5 1899 Hoffenheim Würzburg
15:00 Report
Stadium: Sportpark Heuchelhof
Attendance: 190
Referee: Ines Appelmann
26 September 2021 1. FC Nürnberg 0–5 Eintracht Frankfurt Nuremberg
15:00 Report
Stadium: Sportpark Valznerweiher
Attendance: 311
Referee: Karoline Wacker
27 September 2021 MSV Duisburg 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg Duisburg
18:30 Uveges   21' Report
Stadium: MSV-Arena
Attendance: 315
Referee: Laura Duske

Round of 16 edit

The draw was made on 3 October 2021, with Julia Simic drawing the matches.[10] The matches took place from 30 to 1 November 2021.[11]

30 October 2021 Karlsruher SC 1–3 Carl Zeiss Jena Bruchsal
12:00 Grünbacher   72' Report
Stadium: Städtisches Sportzentrum
Attendance: 320
Referee: Ines Appelmann
30 October 2021 Bayern Munich 4–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Munich
13:30
Report
Stadium: FC Bayern Campus
Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer
31 October 2021 Werder Bremen 0–1 SC Sand Bremen
12:00 Report Kreil   10' Stadium: Weserstadion Platz 11
Attendance: 250
Referee: Riem Hussein
31 October 2021 Sportfreunde Siegen 0–9 SV Henstedt-Ulzburg Siegen
12:00 Report
Stadium: Leimbachstadion
Attendance: 100
Referee: Naemi Breier
31 October 2021 Turbine Potsdam 2–0 1. FC Köln Potsdam
13:00
Report Stadium: Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion
Attendance: 944
Referee: Mirka Derlin
31 October 2021 Bayer Leverkusen 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
1899 Hoffenheim Leverkusen
15:00 Zeller   90', 116' Report
Stadium: Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion
Attendance: 225
Referee: Nadine Westerhoff
Penalties
31 October 2021 Hamburger SV 0–1 SGS Essen Hamburg
15:00 Report Berentzen   67' Stadium: Wolfgang-Meyer Sportanlage
Attendance: 500
Referee: Anna-Lena Heidenreich
1 November 2021 SC Freiburg 0–3 VfL Wolfsburg Freiburg
18:30 Report
Stadium: Dreisamstadion
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Angelika Söder

Quarter-finals edit

The draw was made on 7 November 2021, with Verena Schweers drawing the matches.[12][13] The four matches took place from 28 February to 2 March 2022.[1]

28 February 2022 Carl Zeiss Jena 1–9 Bayern Munich Jena
18:30 Glas   41' (o.g.) Report
Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld
Attendance: 480
Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer
1 March 2022 SGS Essen 1–2 (a.e.t.) Bayer Leverkusen Essen
19:00 Endemann   12' Report Zeller   21', 104' Stadium: Stadion Essen
Attendance: 1,013
Referee: Nadine Westerhoff
2 March 2022 VfL Wolfsburg 7–0 SC Sand Wolfsburg
18:00
Report Stadium: AOK Stadium
Attendance: 438
Referee: Katrin Rafalski
2 March 2022 SV Henstedt-Ulzburg 0–7 Turbine Potsdam Henstedt-Ulzburg
19:00 Report Stadium: Stadion Beckersberg
Referee: Anna-Lena Heidenreich

Semi-finals edit

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 6 March 2022, with Laura Nolte drawing the matches.[14][15] The two matches took place from 17 to 18 April 2022.[1]

17 April 2022 Bayern Munich 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg Munich
12:30 Damnjanović   50' (pen.) Report
Stadium: FC Bayern Campus
Attendance: 2,332
Referee: Fabienne Michel
18 April 2022 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Turbine Potsdam Leverkusen
18:30 Blagojević   66' (pen.) Report Kerschowski   83' (pen.) Stadium: Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Riem Hussein
Penalties

Final edit

The final took place on 28 May 2022 at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne.[1]

VfL Wolfsburg4–0Turbine Potsdam
Report
Attendance: 17,531
Referee: Karoline Wacker
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
VfL Wolfsburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Turbine Potsdam
GK 1   Almuth Schult
RB 2   Lynn Wilms   28'   59'
CB 4   Kathrin Hendrich
CB 6   Dominique Janssen   83'
LB 13   Felicitas Rauch
DM 5   Lena Oberdorf   49'   83'
RW 10   Svenja Huth (c)
CM 14   Jill Roord   43'   59'
CM 8   Lena Lattwein   67'
LW 28   Tabea Waßmuth   72'
CF 17   Ewa Pajor   83'
Substitutes:
GK 77   Katarzyna Kiedrzynek
DF 24   Joelle Wedemeyer   59'
MF 33   Turid Knaak   83'
FW 7   Pauline Bremer   83'
FW 11   Alexandra Popp   59'
FW 15   Sandra Starke
FW 32   Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir   72'
Manager:
  Tommy Stroot
GK 41   Anna Wellmann
RB 21   Anna Gerhardt
CB 28   Merle Barth
CB 23   Teninsoun Sissoko   80'
LB 2   Sara Agrež (c)
CM 8   Małgorzata Mesjasz
CM 24   Karen Holmgaard   64'
RW 6   Maria Plattner   64'
AM 14   Sophie Weidauer
LW 11   Dina Orschmann   55'
CF 25   Melissa Kössler   16'
Substitutes:
GK 30   Vanessa Fischer
DF 4   Irena Kuznetsov   80'
DF 13   Isabel Kerschowski   55'
DF 26   Sara Holmgaard
MF 16   Luca Maria Graf
FW 15   Pauline Deutsch   64'
FW 17   Viktoria Schwalm   64'
Manager:
  Sofian Chahed

Assistant referees:[16]
Christina Biehl
Daniela Göttlinger
Fourth official:[16]
Laura Duske

Match rules[17]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[note 2]

Top goalscorers edit

The following players were the top scorers of the DFB-Pokal, sorted first by number of goals, and then alphabetically if necessary.[18] 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

Notes edit

  1. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, each local health department allows a different number of spectators.
  2. ^ Each team were 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.

References edit

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  3. ^ "Pokalserie ausgebaut: Wolfsburg lässt Potsdam keine Chance". dfb.de. German Football Association. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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