This question will be answered by the semi-final draw, which will take place next Sunday from 7 p.m. – fans can follow the draw on the ARD sports show.
It is obvious that the top trio in the Bundesliga is now out of the running. Union Berlin, third in the table, lost in the quarter-finals to Eintracht Frankfurt (0-2), followed by leaders Bayern with their defeat by Freiburg (1-2) and second-placed Dortmund lost to Leipzig (0-2).
It also means that Freiburg and RB Leipzig are still in contention, which means that the 2022 final is now within reach again in 2023. Will these two teams meet in the semi-finals?
These teams are in the semi-finals:
- Eintracht Frankfurt
- SC Freiburg
- VfB Stuttgart
- RB Leipzig
When does the semi-final take place?
The DFB Cup semifinals will take place on May 2nd and 3rd, 2023. The final in Berlin will then be held on June 3, 2023, logically a draw is not required.
Who is allowed to take part in the DFB Cup at the beginning?
In addition to the 36 professional teams in the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga of the past season, the four best-placed teams in the 3rd Bundesliga from the previous season are sure to be there (Magdeburg has been determined so far).
These 40 teams are joined by the 21 state cup winners and one team each from the three state associations with the most members, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony.
The starting field of the 64 teams:
Bundesliga: 1. FC Cologne, 1. FSV Mainz 05, 1. FC Union Berlin, Arminia Bielefeld, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Eintracht Frankfurt, FC Augsburg, FC Bayern, Hertha BSC, RB Leipzig, SC Freiburg, SpVgg Greuther Fürth , TSG Hoffenheim, VfB Stuttgart, VfL Bochum, VfL Wolfsburg
2. Bundesliga: 1. FC Heidenheim, 1. FC Nuremberg, Erzgebirge Aue, FC St. Pauli, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Hamburger SV, Hannover 96, Holstein Kiel, Karlsruher SC, SC Paderborn, Jahn Regensburg, Schalke 04, SV Darmstadt 98, SV Sandhausen, Werder Bremen, Dynamo Dresden, Hansa Rostock, FC Ingolstadt
3. Liga: 1 FC Magdeburg,
Regional League: SpVgg Bayreuth (top-ranked Bavarian regional league team),
Oberliga: FC Unity Wernigerode (finalist of the Saxony-Anhalt State Cup against already qualified Magdeburg),
The remaining dates of the 2022/23 DFB Cup season:
Quarterfinals: 4th/5th April 2023
Semifinals: 2nd/3rd May 2023
Final in Berlin: June 3, 2023
Who is broadcasting the DFB Cup games?
Pay TV broadcaster Sky has the rights to broadcast all 63 games live. Instead of the previous 13, 15 games will be shown live on free TV from 2022/23, including the two semi-finals and the final. ARD and ZDF share these rights. ZDF is thus back in the DFB Cup business after more than ten years of a cup “broadcast break”.
Awards DFB Cup
Round and bonus per club
1st main round 209,247 euros
2nd main round 418,494 euros
Round of 16 836,988 euros
Quarter-finals 1,673,975 euros
Semifinals 3,347,950 euros
Loser final €2,880,000
Winner final 4,320,000 euros
Past finals:
21/22 RB Leipzig – SC Freiburg 5: 3 nE
20/21 Borussia Dortmund – RB Leipzig 4:1
19/20 Bayern Munich – Bayer Leverkusen 4:2
18/19 FC Bayern Munich – RB Leipzig 3:0
17/18 Eintracht Frankfurt – Bayern Munich 3:1
16/17 Borussia Dortmund – Eintracht Frankfurt 2:1
15/16 FC Bayern Munich – Borussia Dortmund 4: 3 nE
14/15 VfL Wolfsburg – Borussia Dortmund 3:1
13/14 FC Bayern München – Borussia Dortmund 2:0 nV
