| 2. Round | 19/11/1971 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau II | - | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 0:3 | ||||
| Round of 16 | 04/02/1972 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | - | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:3 | ||||
| Quarter-finals | 12/04/1972 | BSG Wismut Aue | - | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 2:5 aet | ||||
| Semi-finals | 29/04/1972 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | - | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1:0 | ||||
| Final | 14/05/1972 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | - | Dynamo Dresden | 2:1 |
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