The semi-finals in the DFB Cup have been drawn!
Olympic bobsleigh champion Laura Nolte (23) drew the games HSV against Freiburg and Leipzig against Union.
Of the four semi-finalists, HSV is the only team that has ever won the cup – the Hanseatic League triumphed in 1963, 1976 and 1987! A difficult opponent awaits in Freiburg, but who knows what is not possible in a home game.
The semi-finals will be held on April 19th and 20th, the final will take place on May 21st in Berlin.
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2nd semi-final
RB Leipzig against 1. FC Union Berlin is the name of the second pairing
1. Semifinals
HSV against SC Freiburg
The women’s semifinals
Bayern Munich – VfL Wolfsburg
Bayer Leverkusen – Turbine PotsdamStreich doesn’t want to go to Leipzig
Christian Streich (56) before the draw: “It wouldn’t be such a nice draw to come to Leipzig or to play here. The city is exceptionally great. I like coming here – also to play football, just not yet to win.”
The appointments
The DFB Cup semifinals will be played on April 19th and 20th.
The favorite for the title
After the elimination of Bayern (2nd round against Gladbach) and Dortmund (round of 16 against St. Pauli), RB Leipzig is the big favorite among the remaining teams for the title. Last year Leipzig failed in the final at BVB (1:4).
The way from Leipzig to the semi-finals
1 round: 4:0 in Sandhausen (2nd division)
2nd round: 1-0 in Babelsberg (Regionalliga)
Round of 16: 2:0 against Hansa Rostock (2nd division)
Quarterfinals: 4:0 in Hanover (2nd division)
The way from Freiburg to the semi-finals
1 round: 1:0 at the Würzburger Kickers (3rd division)
2nd round: 5: 4 penalties in Osnabrück (3rd division)
Round of 16: 4: 1 in Hoffenheim (Bundesliga)
Quarterfinals: 2:1 aet in Bochum (Bundesliga)
Union Berlin’s way to the semi-finals
1 round: 1-0 at Türkgücü Munich (3rd division)
2nd round: 3:1 a.e.t. at Waldhof Mannheim (3rd division)
Round of 16: 3:2 against Hertha BSC (Bundesliga)
Quarterfinals: 2:1 against St. Pauli (2nd division)
HSV’s way to the semi-finals
1 round: 2:1 at Eintracht Braunschweig (3rd division)
2nd round: 5: 3 penalties in Nuremberg (2nd division)
Round of 16: 5: 4 penalties in Cologne (Bundesliga)
Quarterfinals: 5: 4 penalties against Karlsruhe (2nd division)
The dates at a glance
Semifinals: 19/20 April 2022
Final: May 21, 2022 at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin
The teams in the semifinals
Bundesliga: RB Leipzig, Union Berlin, SC Freiburg
2nd league: Hamburger SV