1956 FDGB-Pokal


The 1956 FDGB-Pokal started with 148 teams. It was the sixth time that the East German national cup in association football was contested. Due to the switch to a calendar year season the final took place at the end of the year.
Two qualifying rounds were played before the first round. All rounds were played as knock-out matches with extra time following a draw after 90 minutes. If extra time yielded no winner, the teams faced each other again in a replay.
120 quarter-finalist of the DDR-Bezirkspokal competitions were joined by 21 members of the third-tier 2nd DDR-Liga that had been created in 1955. After the second qualifying round, the remaining 36 teams were joined by the 28 teams from the top-tier DDR-Oberliga and the second-tier DDR-Liga.

By the third round proper none of the Bezirkspokal or 2nd DDR-Liga sides remained. In addition Oberliga sides Rotation Babelsberg, Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt, SC Rotation Leipzig and Motor Zwickau had been eliminated. Three DDR-Liga teams entered the quarter-finals - Chemie Wolfen, Chemie Halle-Leuna and BSG Chemie Zeitz - but only Halle went through to the semi-finals after a 4–3 extra time win over Aktivist Brieske-Senftenberg. In the semi-final the underdogs from Halle held Oberliga side Turbine Erfurt to a 1-all draw after extra time - and won the replay 5-0 to reach the final in Magdeburg. Their opponents were ZASK Vorwärts Berlin who had eliminated holders and Oberliga champions Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt.

First qualifying round

Wacker walkover; Stahl withdrew

Chemie walkover; Einheit withdrew
BSG Wismut Auerbach, BSG Wismut Schneeberg, BSG Stahl Lippendorf were given byes to the second qualifying round.

Replay

Second qualifying round

Replay

First round

Berlin walkover; Halle withdrew

Replays

Result unknown, Schneeberg advanced

Second round

Home teamAway teamResult
BSG Wismut Schneeberg–SC Empor Rostock0–6
BSG Motor Dessau–BSG Motor Oberlind4–2
SC Chemie Halle-Leuna–BSG Einheit Wismar8–0
SC Fortschritt Weißenfels–BSG Chemie Greppin2–0
BSG Motor Mitte Magdeburg–BSG Lokomotive Frankfurt/Oder8–0
BSG Lokomotive Stendal–SG Hohenschönhausen Berlin1–0
BSG Chemie Zeitz–BSG Stahl Gröditz6–3
SC Einheit Dresden–BSG Chemie Jena6–2
ZASK Vorwärts Berlin–BSG Empor Tabak Dresden7–0
BSG Motor Altenburg–BSG Motor Bautzen4–1
SC Rotation Leipzig–SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt3–3 a.e.t.
SC Dynamo Berlin–BSG Fortschritt Meerane6–2
BSG Rotation Babelsberg–SC Turbine Erfurt1–2 a.e.t.
BSG Chemie AGFA Wolfen–SC DHfK Leipzig3–1 a.e.t.
SC Aktivist Brieske-Senftenberg–SC Motor Jena3–2 a.e.t.
SC Lokomotive Leipzig–BSG Motor Zwickau3–0

Replay

Third round

Home teamAway teamResult
SC Empor Rostock–SC Aktivist Brieske-Senftenberg0–1
BSG Motor Dessau–BSG Chemie Zeitz2–3
BSG Motor Altenburg–ZASK Vorwärts Berlin0–3
BSG Motor Mitte Magdeburg–SC Chemie Halle-Leuna1–2
BSG Lokomotive Stendal–SC Einheit Dresden1–3
SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt–SC Dynamo Berlin8–0
SC Turbine Erfurt–SC Fortschritt Weißenfels3–1 a.e.t.
SC Lokomotive Leipzig–BSG Chemie AGFA Wolfen1–2

Quarter-finals

Home teamAway teamResult
BSG Chemie AGFA Wolfen–ZASK Vorwärts Berlin1–2 a.e.t.
SC Chemie Halle-Leuna–SC Aktivist Brieske-Senftenberg4–3 a.e.t.
BSG Chemie Zeitz–SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt1–2
SC Turbine Erfurt–SC Einheit Dresden6–3

Semi-finals

Home teamAway teamResult
ZASK Vorwärts Berlin–SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt2–0
SC Turbine Erfurt–SC Chemie Halle-Leuna1–1 a.e.t.

Replay

Home teamAway teamResult
SC Chemie Halle-Leuna–SC Turbine Erfurt5–0

Final