1953 FDGB Pokal

The 1953 FDGB Pokal was won by Wismut Erz Frankenhausen.

Results

The teams of the Oberliga and Motor Treptow, who had already been promoted, competed. Originally all the Oberliga and Liga teams and the 10 Bezirksliga champions were going to compete in the tournament, and a first round schedule had been drawn up.

Original first round

• BSG Stahl Isenburg - HSG Humboldt-Universitat Berlin
• BSG Motor Rostock - SV DVP Berlin
• BSG Chemie Weißwasser 1b - BSG Motor Treptow
• SG Oybin - BSG Motor Zwickau
• BSG Aufbau Südwest Leipzig - BSG Motor Erfurt
• BSG Einheit Oberhof - BSG Einheit Schierke
• BSG Forstrichtt Apolda - BSG Chemie Granschütz
• BSG Wizmut Erz Frankenhausen 1b - BSG Einheit Schönheide

First round

• Motor Treptow 8 - Einheit Dresden Sud 2 (2:1, 2:1, 4:0)
• Turbine Crimmitschau 7 - Einheit Berliner Bar 5 (OT) (3:0, 0:2, 1:2, 1:1, 2:0)

Second round

• Turbine Crimmitschau 6 - Motor Treptow 5 (1:2, 2:1, 3:2)

Semifinal

• Wismut Erz Frankenhausen 10 - Turbine Crimmitschau 6 (5:1, 2:2, 3:3)

Final

• Wismut Erz Frankenhausen 6 - Chemie Weisswasser 2 (1:1, 3:1, 2:0)

Sources

• Müller, Stephan (2020). Deutsche Eishockey Meisterschaften 1912 - 2020. Print on Demand.