| DFB-Pokal Frauen | |
| Year: | 2022–23 |
| Country: | Germany |
| Dates: | 20 August 2022 – 18 May 2023 |
| Num Teams: | 48 |
| Champions: | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Count: | 10 |
| Runner-Up: | SC Freiburg |
| Matches: | 47 |
| Goals: | 225 |
| Top Goal Scorer: | Alexandra Popp (5 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
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:
| Bundesliga the twelve clubs of the 2021–22 season | 2. Bundesliga ten of the 14 clubs of the 2021–22 season | Regionalliga the five champions of the 2021–22 season | |
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| 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
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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:
| Round | Matches | |
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| 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).
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.
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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.
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1 | Alexandra Popp | VfL Wolfsburg | 5 |
| 2 | Erëleta Memeti | 1899 Hoffenheim | 4 |
 Ewa Pajor | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Melissa Zweigner-Genzer | Karlsruher SC | ||
| 5 | 14 players | 3 |
