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.[1]
VfL Wolfsburg were the eight-time defending champions and defended their title with a 4–1 win over SC Freiburg.[2]
The following clubs qualified for the competition:
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
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.
The rounds of the 2022–23 competition were scheduled as follows:[1]
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).
The draw was made on 1 July 2022, with Sabine Mammitzsch drawing the matches.[3][4] 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.
The draw was held on 22 August 2022 with Turid Knaak drawing the matches.[5][6] 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.[1]
The draw was held on 18 September 2022 with Dietmar Hamann drawing the matches.[7][8] The matches took place from 19 to 20 November 2022.
The draw was held on 20 November 2022 with Marie-Louise Eta drawing the matches.[9][10] The matches took place on 28 February 2023.
The draw was held on 5 March 2023 with Mirko Slomka drawing the matches.[11][12] The matches took place on 15 and 16 April 2023.
The final took place on 18 May 2023 at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne.
Assistant referees: Sina Diekmann Melissa Joos Fourth official: Angelika Söder Video assistant referee: Katrin Rafalski Assistant video assistant referee: Vanessa Arlt
Match rules[13][14]
The following players were the top scorers of the DFB-Pokal, sorted first by number of goals, and then alphabetically if necessary.[15] Goals scored in penalty shoot-outs are not included.