1972–73 FDGB-Pokal

July 2020 FDGB-Pokal 1972–73 East Germany 1971–72 1973–75 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 (designated with an asterisk), 55 DDR-Liga teams and the two teams relegated from the DDR-Oberliga in the 1971–72 season, Stahl Riesa and Vorwärts Stralsund.July 2020 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 (Wismut Gera II and Fortschritt Krumhermersdorf) 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.July 2020 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.July 2020 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 (as SC Aufbau Magdeburg).July 2020 Play-off BSG Zentronik Sömmerda – HFC Chemie II 2–1 1st round proper BSG Motor/Vorwärts Oschersleben* – BSG Lokomotive Stendal 1–0 a.e.tFC Rot-Weiß Erfurt II* – ASG Vorwärts Meiningen 1–1 a.e.t, 4–2 pen.BSG Aufbau Schwedt* – BSG EAB 47 Lichtenberg 0–1BSG NARVA Berlin* – BSG Stahl Brandenburg 2–0BSG ZWK Nebra* – ASG Vorwärts Leipzig 2–5 a.e.t.BSG Motor Schwerin* – BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf 2–0BSG Aktivist Kali Werra Tiefenort II* – BSG Motor Nordhausen West 0–3BSG Chemie Leipzig II* – BSG Motor Wema Plauen 1–3BSG Wismut Gera II* – BSG Aktivist Kali Werra Tiefenort 3–1TSG Wismar II* – BSG Motor Warnowwerft Warnemünde 2–1BSG Lokomotive Malchin* – F.C. Hansa Rostock II 0–2BSG Fortschritt Krumhermersdorf* – BSG Wismut Aue II 4–1BSG Stahl Riesa II* – ASG Vorwärts Löbau 0–2ASG Vorwärts Cottbus II* – BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt 1–3BSG Motor Hennigsdorf* – ASG Vorwärts Neubrandenburg 0–8BSG Chemie Zeitz – BSG Wismut Gera 4–2BSG Aufbau Boizenburg – SG Dynamo Schwerin 1–4BSG Einheit Grevesmühlen – TSG Wismar 2–1BSG Motor Nord Torgelow – SG Dynamo Fürstenwalde 0–5BSG Einheit Pankow – BSG Chemie Veritas Wittenberge 3–0BSG Aktivist Brieske-Senftenberg – FSV Lokomotive Dresden 2–1ASG Vorwärts Cottbus – BSG KKW Nord Greifswald 0–1BSG Motor Babelsberg – BSG Post Neubrandenburg 2–1BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau – BSG Energie Cottbus 2–1BSG Lokomotive Ost Leipzig – BSG Motor Hermsdorf 0–3SG Dynamo Eisleben – BSG Aktivist Schwarze Pumpe 2–1BSG Chemie Glauchau – FC Carl Zeiss Jena II 1–2BSG Wismut Pirna-Copitz – Berliner FC Dynamo II 2–3 a.e.t.BSG Lokomotive Meiningen – BSG Sachsenring Zwickau II 0–2BSG Motor Suhl – BSG Motor Werdau 1–4BSG Motor Weimar – SG Dynamo Dresden II 0–6BSG Motor Steinach – BSG Chemie Böhlen 3–1BSG Zentronik Sömmerda – BSG Lokomotive Halberstadt 2–1 a.e.t.1. FC Magdeburg II – FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder II 4–2 a.e.t.BSG Lokomotive Bergen – ASG Vorwärts Stralsund 1–5BSG Fortschritt Greiz – BSG Stahl Riesa 0–2 Intermediate round BSG NARVA Berlin* – BSG Stahl Riesa 1–4BSG Einheit Grevesmühlen – BSG Motor Schwerin* 1–0 a.e.tTSG Wismar II* – F.C. Hansa Rostock II 1–8BSG Fortschritt Krumhermersdorf* – BSG Sachsenring Zwickau II 3–1BSG Motor Werdau – FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt II* 3–1SG Dynamo Schwerin – BSG Motor/Vorwärts Oschersleben* 3–2BSG Wismut Gera II* – BSG Motor Steinach 7–0BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt – ASG Vorwärts Stralsund 2–1ASG Vorwärts Leipzig – Berliner FC Dynamo II 1–1 a.e.t, 5–3 pen.BSG Motor Babelsberg – SG Dynamo Eisleben 1–1 a.e.t, 4–2 pen.FC Carl Zeiss Jena II – BSG Chemie Zeitz 2–2 a.e.t, 1–3 pen.BSG KKW Nord Greifswald – SG Dynamo Fürstenwalde 3–1BSG Aktivist Brieske-Senftenberg – ASG Vorwärts Löbau 1–2BSG Einheit Pankow – 1. FC Magdeburg II 2–3 a.e.tBSG Chemie Buna Schkopau – BSG Motor Wema Plauen 2–0BSG Motor Hermsdorf – SG Dynamo Dresden II 0–1 a.e.tASG Vorwärts Neubrandenburg – BSG EAB 47 Lichtenberg 4–1BSG Motor Nordhausen West – BSG Zentronik Sömmerda 1–1 a.e.t, 3–0 pen. 2nd round proper BSG Wismut Gera II* – FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt 1–2BSG Fortschritt Krumhermersdorf* – FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1–4ASG Vorwärts Leipzig – BSG Sachsenring Zwickau 1–0BSG Stahl Riesa – FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder 1–0BSG KKW Nord Greifswald – 1. FC Union Berlin 2–3BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau – FC Karl-Marx-Stadt 0–1BSG Motor Nordhausen West – BSG Chemie Leipzig 0–1BSG Motor Babelsberg – 1. FC Magdeburg 0–2SG Dynamo Dresden II – 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 1–4 a.e.t.BSG Einheit Grevesmühlen – F.C. Hansa Rostock 0–1BSG Motor Werdau – Hallescher FC Chemie 1–4ASG Vorwärts Löbau – SG Dynamo Dresden 1–3BSG Chemie Zeitz – BSG Wismut Aue 2–0ASG Vorwärts Neubrandenburg – Berliner FC Dynamo 0–21. FC Magdeburg II – SG Dynamo Schwerin 1–2F.C. Hansa Rostock II – BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt 3–1 a.e.t. Round of last 16 SG Dynamo Dresden – FC Karl-Marx-Stadt 8–1, 3–2FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt – BSG Stahl Riesa 2–0, 0–1Berliner FC Dynamo – ASG Vorwärts Leipzig 5–1, 2–1Hallescher FC Chemie – 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 2–1, 1–31. FC Union Berlin – BSG Chemie Leipzig 0–0, 1–1FC Carl Zeiss Jena – F.C. Hansa Rostock 4–1, 0–3F.C. Hansa Rostock II – BSG Chemie Zeitz 3–0, 1–0SG Dynamo Schwerin – 1. FC Magdeburg 0–5, 0–1 Quarterfinals F.C. Hansa Rostock – 1. FC Magdeburg 1–2, 1–2Berliner FC Dynamo – F.C. Hansa Rostock II 2–1, 3–11. FC Lokomotive Leipzig – SG Dynamo Dresden 1–0, 2–3FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt – 1. FC Union Berlin 4–0, 1–1 Semifinals FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt – 1. FC Magdeburg 0–1, 0–2Berliner FC Dynamo – 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 1–2, 1–1 Final Statistics 1 May 1973 1. FC Magdeburg 3 – 2 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig Frenzel 5Altmann 73 Zapf 19Sparwasser 49, 80 Paul Greifzu Stadium, Dessau 30,000 Wolfgang Riedel (East-Berlin) MAGDEBURG: GK GDR Ulrich SchulzeSW GDR Manfred Zapf DF GDR Detlef EngeDF GDR Klaus DeckerDF GDR Jürgen AchtelMF GDR Wolfgang SeguinMF GDR Axel TyllMF GDR Jürgen Pommerenke FW GDR Wolfgang Abraham 75FW GDR Jürgen SparwasserFW GDR Siegmund Mewes Substitutes:FW GDR Hans-Jürgen Hermann 75Manager:GDR Heinz KrügelLEIPZIG: GK GDR Werner FrieseSW GDR Manfred GeislerDF GDR Gunter SekoraDF GDR Wilfried GröbnerDF GDR Joachim FritscheMF GDR Wolfgang AltmannMF GDR Lutz MoldtMF GDR Eberhard KöditzFW GDR Hans-Bert MatoulFW GDR Henning FrenzelFW GDR Manfred Kupfer 72Substitutes:FW GDR Hans-Jürgen Naumann 72Manager:GDR Horst Scherbaum 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. none Volksstimme 2 May 1973 1972-73 East Cup