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| Event | 2022–23 DFB-Pokal | ||||||
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| Date | 3 June 2023 (2023-06-03) | ||||||
| Venue | Olympiastadion,Berlin | ||||||
| Referee | Daniel Siebert (Berlin)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 74,322[2] | ||||||
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The2023 DFB-Pokal final decided the winner of the2022–23 DFB-Pokal, the 80th season of the annual Germanfootball cup competition. The match was played on 3 June 2023 at theOlympiastadion inBerlin.[3][4]
The match featuredRB Leipzig, defending champions of the competition, andEintracht Frankfurt. RB Leipzig won the match 2–0 for their second DFB-Pokal title.[5]
As winners, RB Leipzig qualified for the2023 edition of theDFL-Supercup at the start of the following season, where they facedBayern Munich, champions of the2022–23 edition of theBundesliga. The winners of the DFB-Pokal also earned automatic qualification for the group stage of the2023–24 edition of theUEFA Europa League. However, as Leipzig already qualified for the2023–24 edition of theUEFA Champions League through their position in the Bundesliga, the spot went to the team in sixth,Bayer Leverkusen, and the league'sUEFA Europa Conference League play-off round spot went to the team in seventh, Eintracht Frankfurt.[6]
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) |
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| RB Leipzig | 3 (2019,2021,2022) |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 (1964,1974,1975,1981,1988,2006,2017,2018) |
The DFB-Pokal began with 64 teams in asingle-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 ofextra time was played. If the score was still level, apenalty 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) |
        RB Leipzig |  Eintracht Frankfurt |
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