1984–85 FDGB-Pokal
The 1984–85 FDGB-Pokal was the 34th East German Cup. For the second consecutive year, Dynamo Dresden beat BFC Dynamo in the final, securing their sixth title.
| Country |  Germany |
|---|---|
| Teams | 64 |
| Champions | SG Dynamo Dresden |
| Runners-up | Berliner FC Dynamo |
| Championship match score | 3-2 |
| Matches played | 77 |
| Goals scored | 264 (3.43 per match) |
First round
| Home team | Away team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| BSG Schiffahrt/Hafen Rostock | FC Carl Zeiss Jena II** | 1:2 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 1:1 aet, 3:5 pens. |
| TSG Ruhla* | BSG Motor Suhl | 2:1 aet |
| BSG Chemie Premnitz* | F.C. Hansa Rostock | 0:2 |
| BSG Motor Fritz Heckert Karl-Marx-Stadt* | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 0:2 aet |
| BSG Mansfeldkombinat Sangerhausen** | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 0:2 |
| BSG Motor Nordhausen II** | BFC Dynamo | 1:6 |
| BSG Robotron Sömmerda | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 0:6 |
| TSG Elsterwerda** | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 0:1 |
| TSG Gröditz* | 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:5 |
| BSG Stahl Thale* | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt | 0:1 |
| BSG Aktivist Kali Werra Tiefenort | BSG Stahl Riesa | 1:1 aet, 2:4 pens. |
| BSG Motor Weimar* | Dynamo Dresden | 1:3 |
| BSG Lokomotive/Armaturen Prenzlau* | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:3 aet |
| BSG Post Neubrandenburg | BSG Wismut Aue | 0:1 |
| ASG Vorwärts Hagenow** | 1. FC Magdeburg II** | 2:3 |
| SG Dynamo Schwerin | BFC Dynamo II** | 0:1 |
| TSG Bau Rostock | ASG Vorwärts Dessau | 0:1 |
| BSG Einheit Wernigerode* | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 2:3 aet |
| BSG Motor Babelsberg | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 0:3 |
| BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau | BSG Aufbau Krumhermersdorf | 5:0 |
| TSG Chemie Markkleeberg | BSG Rotation Berlin* | 1:0 |
| BSG Glückauf Sondershausen | BSG Chemie Wolfen | 7:1 |
| Dynamo Dresden II** | Hallescher FC Chemie | 2:1 |
| BSG Empor Tabak Dresden | BSG Chemie Velten** | 2:4 |
| BSG Aktivist Schwarze Pumpe | SG Dynamo Eisleben | 2:0 |
| BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | BSG Aktivist Brieske-Senftenberg | 4:1 |
| F.C. Hansa Rostock II** | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt II** | 5:0 |
| BSG Chemie PCK Schwedt* | FSV Lokomotive Dresden* | 0:4 |
| BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt | 6:2 |
| BSG Fortschritt Weida* | Energie Cottbus | 2:1 |
| BSG Motor Nordhausen | SG Dynamo Fürstenwalde | 2:0 |
- One asterisk: Club came through the qualifying round
- Two asterisks: Club came through the qualifying round and won the Bezirkspokal
2nd round
| Home team | Away team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| BSG Chemie Böhlen | BFC Dynamo | 0:2 |
| BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda | BSG Stahl Riesa | 0:6 |
| TSG Chemie Markkleeberg | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 0:2 |
| BSG Chemie Velten | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 1:0 |
| BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 3:1 |
| TSG Ruhla | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt | 0:1 |
| ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | BSG Stahl Brandenburg | 2:0 |
| BSG Aktivist Schwarze Pumpe | 1. FC Magdeburg | 2:3 aet |
| FSV Lokomotive Dresden | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 1:3 |
| BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau | Dynamo Dresden | 2:4 aet |
| BSG Glückauf Sondershausen | F.C. Hansa Rostock | 1:6 |
| ASG Vorwärts Dessau | BSG Wismut Aue | 0:2 |
| BSG Motor Nordhausen | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 0:2 |
| Dynamo Dresden II | FC Carl Zeiss Jena II | 5:1 |
| BSG Fortschritt Weida | 1. FC Magdeburg II | 1:2 |
| F.C. Hansa Rostock II | BFC Dynamo II | 2:4 |
Round of 16
(3 November and 21–22 December 1984)
| Home team (1st leg) | Away team (1st leg) | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| BSG Wismut Aue | BFC Dynamo | 3:1 | 0:2 |
| BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:1 | 0:1 |
| F.C. Hansa Rostock | Dynamo Dresden | 2:2 | 1:1 |
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt | 3:1 | 0:3 |
| BSG Stahl Riesa | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 0:0 | 0:1 |
| BSG Chemie Velten | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 2:2 | 1:3 |
| Dynamo Dresden II | BFC Dynamo II | 1:2 | 2:2 |
| 1. FC Magdeburg II | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 1:3 | 0:2 |
Quarter-finals
(20 and 27 February 1985)
| Home team (1st leg) | Away team (1st leg) | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamo Dresden | BFC Dynamo II | 1:2 | 2:1 aet, 5:3 pens. |
| BFC Dynamo | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 7:0 | 1:0 |
| BSG Chemie Leipzig | 1. FC Magdeburg | 1:1 | 1:4 |
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt | 3:1 | 0:3 |
Semi-finals
(23 March and 1 May 1985)
| Home team (1st leg) | Away team (1st leg) | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamo Dresden | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt | 0:2 | 2:0 aet, 4:2 pens. |
| BFC Dynamo | 1. FC Magdeburg | 3:4 | 2:0 |
Final
| SG Dynamo Dresden | 3 – 2 | Berliner FC Dynamo |
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Döschner  43'Stübner 59'Minge 67' |
Thom 51' Ernst 88' |
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Controversies during the final
The standard of refereeing in East German football had become a bone of contention in the upper levels of the SED and the East German regime, and the cup final was played at a time when the disillusionment about the successes of BFC Dynamo stood at its peak.[2][3][4]
The German Football Association of the GDR (DFV) and the football weekly Die neue Fußballwoche (FuWo) received more than 700 complaints regarding the performance of the referees in the final.[4] Harry Tisch was so upset about the performance of referee Manfred Roßner that he protested to Erich Mielke and complained that such performance undermined the credibility of the competition.[2][5] With DFV functionaries, as well as Egon Krenz and other SED politicians, uneasy about the negative reactions, a special review of the final was conducted.[3][6]
An eight person panel led by DFV president Günter Erbach examined the video recording of the cup final on 21 June 1985. The panel concluded that 30 percent of the referee decisions were wrong, and that 80 percent of those had been of disadvantage to Dynamo Dresden. The referees had made 17 major mistakes during the final, of which 14 had been in favor of BFC Dynamo and 3 in favor of Dynamo Dresden. Of the 10 most egregious mistakes, 9 went against Dynamo Dresden. As an example, a regular goal from Ralf Minge was denied due to an alleged offside position. Referee Manfred Roßner was banned one year from officiating matches above second tier and assistant Klaus Scheurell was de-selected for the next round of the European cup. The cup final was the last match before retirement for assistant Widukind Herrmann.[4][7][8][9][6][2][5][3][10]
Manfred Roßner conceded that he performed poorly during the final, but insisted that this was unintentional and unrepresentative of his "impressive record". Nothing emerged that indicated that Manfred Roßner had been bought by the Stasi.[nb 1] On the contrary, Manfred Roßner claims that he was approached by the DFV Deputy General Secretary Volker Nickchen before the match, who confidentially requested "no BFC-friendly decisions". He was also approached by the incensed DFV Vice President Franz Rydz after the match, who took him to office for his performance with the words: "You can't always go by the book, but have to officiate in a way that placates the Dresden public".[4]
Notes
- Author Alan McDougall suggests that it seems more likely that the referees ”followed the pattern of ’pre-emptive obedience’ that had long shaped the relationship between officials and the Dynamo organization”. This pattern was replicated in other countries in the Eastern bloc. A comparison can be made with the 1985 Bulgarian Cup Final. The 1985 Bulgarian Cup Final was marked by fan unrest, mass-brawl and assaults on the referees. Referee Ahmed Yasharov had made some controversial decisions. He afterwards said: "Nobody tried to put pressure on me before the match, but it was always difficult to referee matches between CSKA and Levski. We all knew who was behind these clubs and that we had to be faultless. Sometimes the psychological pressure leads to mistakes". Referees in East Germany was caught between a rock and a hard place: between the attempts by the DFV to mollify anti-BFC sentment, which were supported by the SED, and the desire of the Stasi to advance the interest of the club it sponsored.[4]
References
- Nöldner, Jürgen (11 June 1985). "Das halbe Dutzend ist komplett" (PDF). Neue Fußballwoche (FuWo) (de) (in German). Vol. 1985, no. 24. Berlin: DFV der DDR. ISSN 0323-8407. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- Tomilson, Alan; Young, Christopher (2006). German Football: History, Culture, Society (1st ed.). Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. p. 55. ISBN 0-415-35195-2.
- Dennis, Mike (2007). "Behind the Wall: East German football between state and society" (PDF). German as a Foreign Language (GFL). 2007 (2): 67. ISSN 1470-9570. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- McDougall, Alan (2014). The People's Game: Football, State and Society in East Germany (1st ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 236–238. ISBN 978-1-107-05203-1.
- Dennis, Mike; LaPorte, Norman (2011). State and Minorities in Communist East Germany (1st ed.). New York: Berghahn Books. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-85745-195-8.
- Weinreich, Jens (24 March 2005). "Der BFC Dynamo will sich seine zehn DDR-Meistertitel mit Sternen dekorieren lassen - ein historisch fragwürdiges Ansinnen: Büttel an der Pfeife". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Berlin: Berliner Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- Leimert, Jochen (21 April 2018). "Wie Dynamo Dresdens Ralf Minge dem BFC erneut das Doppel vermasselte". Sportbuzzer (in German). Hannover: Sportbuzzer GmbH. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- Völker, Markus (18 July 2015). "Geschichte des BFC Dynamo: Weinrote Welt ohne gelbe Karten". Die Tageszeitung (in German). Berlin: taz Verlags u. Vertriebs GmbH. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- Geisler, Sven (9 August 2013). "Verpfiffen". Sächsische.de (in German). Dresden: DDV Mediengruppe GmbH & Co. KG. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- Mike, Dennis; Grix, Jonathan (2012). Sport under Communism – Behind the East German 'Miracle' (1st ed.). Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan (Macmillan Publishers Limited). p. 149. ISBN 978-0-230-22784-2.