The 1952–54 FDGB-Pokal was the third competition for the national cup title in association football in East Germany.
The matches for the second round were drawn, but not played due to the events around the uprising of 1953 in East Germany, even though officially the summer holidays were given as the reason for an indefinite postponement.
[citation needed] By the Third Round, 13 of the Oberliga teams had been eliminated, but two Bezirksliga sides were still in the competition: BSG Chemie Apolda and Aktivist Welzow.
While they were eliminated in this round, three second-tier teams reached the quarterfinals: Empor Wurzen-West, BSG Chemie Zeitz and Vorwärts Berlin.
[2] (played on 7 June 1953) ^a Originally 4-0, but as Weißenfels had fielded an ineligible player the result was annulled.