The 2022–23 DFB-Pokal was the 42nd season of the annual German football cup competition. Forty-eight 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 18 May 2022 with the final at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 2010.
VfL Wolfsburg were the eight-time defending champions and defended their title with a 4–1 win over SC Freiburg.
Participating clubs The following clubs qualified for the competition:
Bundesligathe twelve clubs of the 2021–22 season 2. Bundesligaten of the 14 clubs of the 2021–22 season Regionalligathe five champions of the 2021–22 season Werder Bremen SGS Essen Eintracht Frankfurt SC Freiburg 1899 Hoffenheim Carl Zeiss Jena 1. FC Köln Bayer Leverkusen Bayern Munich Turbine Potsdam SC Sand VfL Wolfsburg SG Andernach Borussia Bocholt MSV Duisburg SV Elversberg FSV Gütersloh SV Henstedt-Ulzburg FC Ingolstadt RB Leipzig SV Meppen 1. FC Nürnberg Türkiyemspor Berlin VfL Bochum Hamburger SV 1. FC Saarbrücken SV Weinberg Verbandspokalthe 21 winners of the regional association cupsBaden Karlsruher SC Bavaria FFC Wacker München Berlin Viktoria Berlin Brandenburg BSG Stahl Brandenburg Bremen ATS Buntentor Hamburg Eimsbütteler TV Hesse Jahn CaldenLower Rhine VfR Warbeyen Lower Saxony VfL Jesteburg Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Rostocker FC Middle Rhine Fortuna Köln Rhineland SC 13 Bad Neuenahr Saarland 1. FC Riegelsberg Saxony Chemnitzer FCSaxony-Anhalt Magdeburger FFC Schleswig-Holstein Holstein Kiel South Baden Alemannia Zähringen Southwest 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen Thuringia Saalfeld Titans Westphalia SpVg Berghofen Württemberg SV Hegnach
Format Clubs from lower leagues hosted against clubs from higher leagues until the quarter-finals. Should both clubs play below the 2. Bundesliga, there was no host club change anymore.
Schedule The rounds of the 2022–23 competition were scheduled as follows:
Round Matches First round 20–22 August 2022 Second round 10–12 September 2022 Round of 16 19–20 November 2022 Quarter-finals 28 February – 1 March 2023 Semi-finals 15–16 April 2023 Final 18 May 2023 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Times up to 29 October 2022 and from 26 March 2023 are CEST (UTC+2). Times from 30 October 2022 to 25 March 2023 are CET (UTC+1).
First round The draw was made on 1 July 2022, with Sabine Mammitzsch drawing the matches. The teams were split in a North and South group. The matches took place between 20 and 22 August 2022. All clubs from the 2021–22 Frauen-Bundesliga and the four best-placed teams from the 2021–22 2. Frauen-Bundesliga received a bye.
Second round The draw was held on 22 August 2022 with Turid Knaak drawing the matches. The teams were split in a North and South group. All clubs from the 2021–22 Frauen-Bundesliga and the four best-placed teams from the 2021–22 2. Frauen-Bundesliga joined in this round. The matches took place from 10 to 12 September 2022.
Round of 16 The draw was held on 18 September 2022 with Dietmar Hamann drawing the matches. The matches took place from 19 to 20 November 2022.
Quarter-finals The draw was held on 20 November 2022 with Marie-Louise Eta drawing the matches. The matches took place on 28 February 2023.
Semi-finals The draw was held on 5 March 2023 with Mirko Slomka drawing the matches. The matches took place on 15 and 16 April 2023.
Final The final took place on 18 May 2023 at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne.
GK 1 Merle Frohms RB 2 Lynn Wilms CB 4 Kathrin Hendrich CB 6 Dominique Janssen LB 13 Felicitas Rauch CM 5 Lena Oberdorf CM 14 Jill Roord RW 10 Svenja Huth AM 21 Rebecka Blomqvist LW 23 Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir CF 11 Alexandra Popp (c)Substitutes: GK 30 Lisa Weiß DF 3 Sara Agrež DF 24 Joelle Wedemeyer MF 17 Kristin Demann MF 20 Pia-Sophie Wolter MF 29 Jule Brand FW 7 Pauline Bremer FW 9 Ewa Pajor FW 28 Tabea Waßmuth Manager: Tommy Stroot GK 26 Gabrielle Lambert RB 2 Lisa Karl CB 21 Samantha Steuerwald CB 16 Greta Stegemann LB 23 Marie Müller CM 4 Meret Felde CM 9 Janina Minge RW 18 Lisa Kolb AM 11 Hasret Kayikçi (c) LW 13 Judith Steinert CF 27 Giovanna Hoffmann Substitutes: GK Rebecca Adamczyk DF 3 Alina Axtmann DF 5 Kim Fellhauer DF 20 Jana Vojteková DF 22 Luisa Wensing MF 7 Chiara Bouziane MF 19 Annabel Schasching MF 10 Riola Xhemaili FW 28 Cora Zicai Manager: Theresa Merk
Assistant referees: Sina Diekmann Melissa Joos Fourth official: Angelika Söder Video assistant referee: Katrin Rafalski Assistant video assistant referee: Vanessa ArltMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions.
Top goalscorers The following players were the top scorers of the DFB-Pokal, sorted first by number of goals, and then alphabetically if necessary. Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.
Rank Player Team Goals 1 Alexandra Popp VfL Wolfsburg 52 Erëleta Memeti 1899 Hoffenheim4 Ewa Pajor VfL Wolfsburg Melissa Zweigner-Genzer Karlsruher SC 514 players 3
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