1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft final

The 1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Final decided the winner of the 1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft, the 1st edition of the Ostzonenmeisterschaft, a knockout football cup competition to decide the champions of the Soviet occupation zone.

1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Final
Soviet occupation zone championship
Event1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft
SG Planitz Freiimfelde Halle
1 0
Date4 July 1948 (1948-07-04)
VenueProbstheidaer Stadion, Leipzig
RefereeKurt Liebschner (Weißenfels)
Attendance40,000

The match was played on 4 July 1948 at the Probstheidaer Stadion in Leipzig.[1][2] SG Planitz won the match 1–0 against Freiimfelde Halle for their 1st title.[3]

Route to the final

The Ostzonenmeisterschaft was a ten team single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of three rounds leading up to the final. Four teams entered the qualifying round, with the two winners advancing to the quarter-finals, where they were joined by six additional clubs who were given a bye. For all matches, the winner after 90 minutes advances. If still tied, extra time was used to determine the winner.

SG Planitz Round Freiimfelde Halle
Opponent Result 1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Opponent Result
SG Schwerin 3–1 Quarter-finals SG Wismar-Süd 3–1
SG Weimar-Ost 5–0 Semi-finals SG Meerane 5–2

Match

Details
SG Planitz1–0Freiimfelde Halle
Weiß 38' Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Kurt Liebschner (Weißenfels)
SG Planitz
Freiimfelde Halle
GK1Soviet occupation zone Anton Huber
RBSoviet occupation zone Erich Merkel
LBSoviet occupation zone Egon Jugel
RHSoviet occupation zone Günter Schneider
CHSoviet occupation zone Herbert Seltmann
LHSoviet occupation zone Erich Meichsner
ORSoviet occupation zone Hans Meier
IRSoviet occupation zone Johannes Breitenstein
CFSoviet occupation zone Horst Weiß
ILSoviet occupation zone Karl Dittes
OLSoviet occupation zone Helmut Fischer
GK1Soviet occupation zone Kurt Grimm
RBSoviet occupation zone Fritz Belger
LBSoviet occupation zone Hans Meyer
RHSoviet occupation zone Walter Metzner
CHSoviet occupation zone Karl-Heinz Scheer
LHSoviet occupation zone Kurt Fritzsche
ORSoviet occupation zone Manfred Krüger
IRSoviet occupation zone Heinz Pabst
CFSoviet occupation zone Paul Brandt
ILSoviet occupation zone Horst Blüher
OLSoviet occupation zone Karl Gola

References
  1. "Planitz wurde Fußball-Ostzonenmeister" [Planitz became football champions of the Eastern Zone]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 4, no. 154. 6 July 1948. p. 4.
  2. "Planitz und Weißenfels-Mitte sind Ostzonenmeister" [Planitz and Weißenfels-Mitte are champions of the Eastern Zone]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 3, no. 154. 6 July 1948. p. 4.
  3. "East Germany 1947/48". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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