1972–73 FDGB-Pokal


The 1972–73 season was the 22nd competition for the FDGB-Pokal, the national football cup competition of East Germany.
As the second-tier DDR-Liga had been enlarged to 58 teams in the previous season, the competition had to be held in a new format. The first round proper was held — after a play-off between Zentronik Sömmerda and HFC Chemie II — with 72 teams: 15 Bezirkspokal winners, 55 DDR-Liga teams and the two teams relegated from the DDR-Oberliga in the 1971–72 season, Stahl Riesa and Vorwärts Stralsund.
After an intermediate round that saw the seven remaining Bezirkspokal winners and the 29 surviving DDR-Liga teams, the 14 current DDR-Oberliga teams joined in the second round proper. Only two Bezirkspokal winners took part in this round, together with 16 second-tier teams. Both Bezirkspokal winners were eliminated, as well as three top-flight teams: Sachsenring Zwickau, Vorwärts Frankfurt and Wismut Aue.
In contrast to the first rounds, the fixtures in the round of last 16, the quarter- and semi-finals were played over two legs. If scores were level, extra time and a penalty shoot-out followed. The away goals rule was applied as well.
The reserve team of F.C. Hansa Rostock was the only second-tier club not eliminated in the round of last 16 and thus the club entered the quarter-finals with two teams. Hansa had eliminated defending champions FC Carl Zeiss Jena, but went out in the quarter-final against 1. FC Magdeburg. Last year's finalist and new DDR-Oberliga champion Dynamo Dresden went out in the quarter-finals against 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig who went on to beat Berliner FC Dynamo to reach the final against 1. FC Magdeburg in Dessau. Magdeburg had beaten fellow DDR-Oberliga side FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt to secure their fourth final appearance since 1964.

1st round proper

BSG Motor/Vorwärts Oschersleben* – BSG Lokomotive Stendal1–0 a.e.t
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt II* – ASG Vorwärts Meiningen1–1 a.e.t, 4–2 pen.
BSG Aufbau Schwedt* – BSG EAB 47 Lichtenberg0–1
BSG NARVA Berlin* – BSG Stahl Brandenburg2–0
BSG ZWK Nebra* – ASG Vorwärts Leipzig2–5 a.e.t.
BSG Motor Schwerin* – BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf2–0
BSG Aktivist Kali Werra Tiefenort II* – BSG Motor Nordhausen West0–3
BSG Chemie Leipzig II* – BSG Motor Wema Plauen1–3
BSG Wismut Gera II* – BSG Aktivist Kali Werra Tiefenort3–1
TSG Wismar II* – BSG Motor Warnowwerft Warnemünde2–1
BSG Lokomotive Malchin* – F.C. Hansa Rostock II0–2
BSG Fortschritt Krumhermersdorf* – BSG Wismut Aue II4–1
[BSG Stahl Riesa|BSG BSG Stahl Riesa|Stahl Riesa II]* – ASG Vorwärts Löbau0–2
ASG Vorwärts Cottbus II* – BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt1–3
BSG Motor Hennigsdorf* – ASG Vorwärts Neubrandenburg0–8
BSG Chemie Zeitz – BSG Wismut Gera4–2
BSG Aufbau Boizenburg – SG Dynamo Schwerin1–4
BSG Einheit Grevesmühlen – TSG Wismar2–1
BSG Motor Nord Torgelow – SG Dynamo Fürstenwalde0–5
BSG Einheit Pankow – BSG Chemie Veritas Wittenberge3–0
BSG Aktivist Brieske-Senftenberg – FSV Lokomotive Dresden2–1
ASG Vorwärts Cottbus – BSG KKW Nord Greifswald0–1
BSG Motor Babelsberg – BSG Post Neubrandenburg2–1
BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau – BSG Energie Cottbus2–1
BSG Lokomotive Ost Leipzig – BSG Motor Hermsdorf0–3
SG Dynamo Eisleben – BSG Aktivist Schwarze Pumpe2–1
BSG Chemie Glauchau – FC Carl Zeiss Jena II1–2
BSG Wismut Pirna-Copitz – Berliner FC Dynamo II2–3 a.e.t.
BSG Lokomotive Meiningen – [FSV Zwickau|BSG FSV Zwickau|Sachsenring Zwickau II]0–2
BSG Motor Suhl – BSG Motor Werdau1–4
BSG Motor Weimar – SG Dynamo Dresden II0–6
BSG Motor Steinach – BSG Chemie Böhlen3–1
BSG Zentronik Sömmerda – BSG Lokomotive Halberstadt2–1 a.e.t.
1. FC Magdeburg II – FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder II4–2 a.e.t.
BSG Lokomotive Bergen – ASG Vorwärts Stralsund1–5
BSG Fortschritt Greiz – BSG Stahl Riesa0–2

Intermediate round

BSG NARVA Berlin* – BSG Stahl Riesa1–4
BSG Einheit Grevesmühlen – BSG Motor Schwerin*1–0 a.e.t
TSG Wismar II* – F.C. Hansa Rostock II1–8
BSG Fortschritt Krumhermersdorf* – BSG Sachsenring Zwickau II3–1
BSG Motor Werdau – FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt II*3–1
SG Dynamo Schwerin – BSG Motor/Vorwärts Oschersleben*3–2
BSG Wismut Gera II* – BSG Motor Steinach7–0
BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt – ASG Vorwärts Stralsund2–1
ASG Vorwärts Leipzig – Berliner FC Dynamo II1–1 a.e.t, 5–3 pen.
BSG Motor Babelsberg – SG Dynamo Eisleben1–1 a.e.t, 4–2 pen.
FC Carl Zeiss Jena II – BSG Chemie Zeitz2–2 a.e.t, 1–3 pen.
BSG KKW Nord Greifswald – SG Dynamo Fürstenwalde3–1
BSG Aktivist Brieske-Senftenberg – ASG Vorwärts Löbau1–2
BSG Einheit Pankow – 1. FC Magdeburg II2–3 a.e.t
BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau – BSG Motor Wema Plauen2–0
BSG Motor Hermsdorf – SG Dynamo Dresden II0–1 a.e.t
ASG Vorwärts Neubrandenburg – BSG EAB 47 Lichtenberg4–1
BSG Motor Nordhausen West – BSG Zentronik Sömmerda1–1 a.e.t, 3–0 pen.

2nd round proper

BSG Wismut Gera II* – FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt1–2
BSG Fortschritt Krumhermersdorf* – FC Carl Zeiss Jena1–4
ASG Vorwärts Leipzig – BSG Sachsenring Zwickau1–0
BSG Stahl Riesa – FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder1–0
BSG KKW Nord Greifswald – 1. FC Union Berlin2–3
BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau – FC Karl-Marx-Stadt0–1
BSG Motor Nordhausen West – BSG Chemie Leipzig0–1
BSG Motor Babelsberg – 1. FC Magdeburg0–2
SG Dynamo Dresden II – 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig1–4 a.e.t.
BSG Einheit Grevesmühlen – F.C. Hansa Rostock0–1
BSG Motor Werdau – Hallescher FC Chemie1–4
ASG Vorwärts Löbau – SG Dynamo Dresden1–3
BSG Chemie Zeitz – BSG Wismut Aue2–0
ASG Vorwärts Neubrandenburg – Berliner FC Dynamo0–2
1. FC Magdeburg II – SG Dynamo Schwerin1–2
F.C. Hansa Rostock II – BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt3–1 a.e.t.

Round of last 16

SG Dynamo Dresden – FC Karl-Marx-Stadt8–1, 3–2
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt – BSG Stahl Riesa2–0, 0–1
Berliner FC Dynamo – ASG Vorwärts Leipzig5–1, 2–1
Hallescher FC Chemie – 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig2–1, 1–3
1. FC Union Berlin – BSG Chemie Leipzig0–0, 1–1
FC Carl Zeiss Jena – F.C. Hansa Rostock4–1, 0–3
F.C. Hansa Rostock II – BSG Chemie Zeitz3–0, 1–0
SG Dynamo Schwerin – 1. FC Magdeburg0–5, 0–1

Quarterfinals

F.C. Hansa Rostock – 1. FC Magdeburg1–2, 1–2
Berliner FC Dynamo – F.C. Hansa Rostock II2–1, 3–1
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig – SG Dynamo Dresden1–0, 2–3
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt – 1. FC Union Berlin4–0, 1–1

Semifinals

FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt – 1. FC Magdeburg0–1, 0–2
Berliner FC Dynamo – 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig1–2, 1–1

Final

Match report

The 22nd FDGB-Pokal final saw two DDR-Oberliga teams face each other. Magdeburg were lying in third place while Leipzig occupied the 8th rank. But in the match Lokomotive Leipzig began with a powerful attacking run on Magdeburg's goal. They were rewarded with the early lead when Frenzel scored off Matoul's header. Ten minutes later Magdeburg's Achtel scratched the ball off the goal line. This was a wake-up call for FCM who now had their first opportunity, but Sparwasser missed narrowly in the 18th minute. Just one minute later, Magdeburg sweeper Zapf did better and headed home a Seguin corner. The match now turned in Magdeburg's favor, with their defense gaining control over Leipzig's forwards Matoul and Frenzel and on the other hand their forward Sparwasser becoming more and more of a threat to his opponent Geisler. Consequently, it was Sparwasser who put Magdeburg in the lead after a through ball from Enge. Leipzig's spirit thus rekindled led to an equaliser after Enge's backpass was intercepted by Leipzig's Altmann. Both teams now showed their willingness to end the game in regular time with opportunities on both sides. Three minutes before the end of 90 minutes Magdeburg's Enge and Sparwasser again started a nice attacking move. Defender Enge started his run at his own goal line, crossed immaculately to Sparwasser, and the striker scored the winning goal, earning his club the fourth FDGB-Pokal title after 1964, 1965 and 1969.