| 1. Round | 06/08/1983 | SSV Ulm 1846 | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 5:2 | ||||
| 2. Round | 10/08/1983 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | SG Union Solingen | 1:1 | ||||
| 3. Round | 13/08/1983 | VfL Osnabrück | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 1:0 | ||||
| 4. Round | 20/08/1983 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | Hertha BSC | 4:1 | ||||
| 5. Round | 24/08/1983 | Hannover 96 | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 0:1 |  |
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| 6. Round | 31/08/1983 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | MSV Duisburg | 0:0 | ||||
| 7. Round | 03/09/1983 | SC Freiburg | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 1:0 | ||||
| 8. Round | 10/09/1983 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | Karlsruher SC | 0:4 | ||||
| 10. Round | 24/09/1983 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | Alemannia Aachen | 2:4 |
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