| 2. Round | 11/10/1980 | BSG Motor Nordhausen | - | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 1:3 |  |
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| Round of 16 | 31/10/1980 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | - | 1. FC Magdeburg | 2:1 | ||||
| Quarter-finals | 06/12/1980 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | - | Hansa Rostock | 1:0 | ||||
| Semi-finals | 24/03/1981 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | - | Dynamo Dresden | 2:0 | ||||
| Final | 05/06/1981 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | - | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 4:1 |
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