Semi-finals
Hamburger 4 -
2 Schalke
Eintracht Frankfurt 2 -
3 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Quarter-finals
Hamburger 3 -
2 Eintracht Braunschweig
Schalke 8 -
3 Bayern Hof
Borussia Mönchengladbach 12 -
3 Arminia Bielefeld
Eintracht Frankfurt 6 -
5 Fortuna Koln
Group Stage
| Group 1 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 10 | |
2 |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 7 | |
3 |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 4 | |
4 |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 3 |
| Group 2 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 9 | |
2 |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 7 | |
3 |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 4 | |
4 |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 4 |
| Group 3 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 7 | |
2 |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 7 | |
3 |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 7 | |
4 |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 3 |
| Group 4 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 10 | |
2 |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 8 | |
3 |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | |
4 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 0 |
| Group 5 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 9 | |
2 |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 7 | |
3 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 6 | |
4 |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 2 |
| Group 6 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 | |
2 |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 8 | |
3 |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 7 | |
4 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 21 | -17 | 0 |
| Group 7 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 10 | |
2 |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 6 | |
3 |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 5 | |
4 |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 3 |
| Group 8 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 8 | |
2 |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 7 | |
3 |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 6 | |
4 |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 3 |
DFL-Ligapokal
| Winner | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Date | 05.07.1972 - 06.06.1973 |
| Played | 109 of 109 |
