The 1952–53 DFB-Pokal was the 10th season of the annual German football cup competition.
The DFB-Pokal was formerly known as Tschammer und Osten Pokal, or Tschammerpokal.
It was the first time the cup was held after World War II.
In the final Rot-Weiss Essen defeated Alemannia Aachen 2–1.
[1] The replay match between Hamborn and St. Pauli was the first football match in Germany covered live by television.