| 1. Round | 16/09/1972 | Hansa Rostock | - | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder | 2:2 | ||||
| 2. Round | 23/09/1972 | Hansa Rostock | - | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 2:2 | ||||
| 3. Round | 30/09/1972 | 1. FC Magdeburg | - | Hansa Rostock | 3:2 | ||||
| 4. Round | 11/10/1972 | Hansa Rostock | - | Dynamo Dresden | 1:2 | ||||
| 5. Round | 14/10/1972 | BFC Dynamo | - | Hansa Rostock | 4:0 | ||||
| 6. Round | 21/10/1972 | Hansa Rostock | - | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 1:0 | ||||
| 7. Round | 28/10/1972 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | - | Hansa Rostock | 2:0 | ||||
| 8. Round | 03/11/1972 | Hansa Rostock | - | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 3:2 | ||||
| 9. Round | 14/11/1972 | BSG Wismut Aue | - | Hansa Rostock | 2:0 | ||||
| 11. Round | 21/11/1972 | HFC Chemie | - | Hansa Rostock | 0:0 | ||||
| 12. Round | 08/12/1972 | Hansa Rostock | - | 1. FC Union Berlin | 4:1 |  |
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| 15. Round | 31/03/1973 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | - | Hansa Rostock | 3:0 | ||||
| 17. Round | 21/04/1973 | Dynamo Dresden | - | Hansa Rostock | 4:0 | ||||
| 18. Round | 28/04/1973 | Hansa Rostock | - | BFC Dynamo | 5:1 |
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