1989–90 DDR-Oberliga

The 1989–90 DDR-Oberliga was the 41st season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany. It was the last season of the league under the name of DDR-Oberliga as it played as the NOFV-Oberliga in the following season. East Germany saw great political change during the 1989–90 season with the opening of borders in October 1989, free elections in March 1990 and the eventual German reunification later in the year.

DDR-Oberliga
Season1989–90
Dates12 August 1989 – 26 May 1990
ChampionsDynamo Dresden
Relegated
European CupDynamo Dresden
UEFA Cup
Matches played182
Goals scored467 (2.57 per match)
Top goalscorerTorsten Gütschow (Dynamo Dresden) - 18
Biggest home win6–1 (Dynamo Dresden v. FC Berlin)
Biggest away win5–0 (1. FC Magdeburg v. HFC Chemie)
Highest scoringDynamo Dresden (47)
Highest attendance32,867 (Dynamo Dresden v. Lok Leipzig)
Lowest attendance1,400 (three matches)
Average attendance8,303

The league was contested by fourteen teams. Dynamo Dresden won the championship, the club's last out of eight East German championships.[1][2]

Torsten Gütschow of Dynamo Dresden was the league's top scorer with 18 goals,[3] while Ulf Kirsten, also of Dynamo Dresden, took out the seasons East German Footballer of the year award.[4]

On the strength of the 1989–90 title Dynamo Dresden qualified for the 1990–91 European Cup where the club was knocked out by Red Star Belgrade in the quarter finals. Second-placed FC Karl-Marx-Stadt qualified for the 1990–91 UEFA Cup where it was knocked out by Borussia Dortmund in the first round while third-placed 1. FC Magdeburg lost to Girondins de Bordeaux in the second round. With Dynamo Dresden having won the double the losing cup finalist, Dynamo Schwerin, playing in the tier two DDR-Liga, took part in the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup where it was knocked out in the first round by FK Austria Wien.[5]

During the season Berliner FC Dynamo was renamed to FC Berlin, BSG Wismut Aue was renamed to FC Wismut Aue and BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt became Eisenhüttenstädter FC Stahl while further name changes followed in the off-season.[6] As another sign of the changes in East Germany players were, for the first time, allowed to transfer to western clubs during the 1989–90 seasons. Andreas Thom was the first, leaving BFC Dynamo for Bayer 04 Leverkusen in December 1989, followed by others which, while financially lucrative, left DDR-Oberliga clubs like Dynamo weakened.[7]

Table

The 1989–90 season saw two newly promoted clubs, Eisenhüttenstädter FC Stahl and BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda.[6][8]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 SG Dynamo Dresden (C) 26 12 12 2 47 26 +21 36 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 FC Karl-Marx-Stadt 26 13 10 3 35 20 +15 36 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 1. FC Magdeburg 26 13 8 5 39 22 +17 34
4 FC Berlin 26 9 12 5 38 35 +3 30
5 FC Carl Zeiss Jena 26 11 8 7 29 27 +2 30
6 F.C. Hansa Rostock 26 9 9 8 38 33 +5 27
7 FC Energie Cottbus 26 10 7 9 36 37 −1 27
8 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 26 9 7 10 34 33 +1 25
9 Hallescher FC Chemie 26 8 8 10 38 38 0 24
10 BSG Stahl Brandenburg 26 6 12 8 35 37 −2 24
11 FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt 26 5 9 12 29 40 −11 19
12 FC Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt 26 2 14 10 22 31 −9 18
13 FC Wismut Aue (R) 26 5 8 13 25 36 −11 18 Relegation to DDR-Liga
14 BSG Fortschritt Bischofswerda (R) 26 7 2 17 22 52 −30 16
Source:
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away BER CZJ DRE EFS ECO FBW HFC HRO KMS LOK MAG RWE STB AUE
FC Berlin 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 0–0 1–3 2–1 2–2 5–1 1–4
Carl Zeiss Jena 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–0
Dynamo Dresden 6–1 0–4 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–1 3–2 3–0
Eisenhüttenstädter Stahl 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 3–1 0–0
Energie Cottbus 2–2 1–0 0–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 4–2 3–1 2–1
Fortschritt Bischofswerda 1–1 1–4 0–1 2–0 1–4 0–4 1–4 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0
Hallescher FC Chemie 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–0 0–5 3–0 1–3 3–1
Hansa Rostock 3–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 3–3 0–0 4–1 1–0 2–1
Karl-Marx-Stadt 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–0
Lokomotive Leipzig 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–1
1. FC Magdeburg 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 4–1 4–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–0
Rot-Weiß Erfurt 1–3 4–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1
Stahl Brandenburg 1–1 4–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 4–2
Wismut Aue 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–0 0–3
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

The seasons top scorers:[9]

Player Club Goals
1.Torsten GütschowSG Dynamo Dresden18
2.Steffen HeidrichFC Karl-Marx-Stadt12
3.Uwe Rösler1. FC Magdeburg11
Markus Wuckel1. FC Magdeburg11
5.Ulf KirstenSG Dynamo Dresden10
Matthias SammerSG Dynamo Dresden10
Petrik SanderBSG Energie Cottbus10

Championship-winning squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK East Germany GDR Thomas Köhler
— GK East Germany GDR Frank Schulze
— GK East Germany GDR Ronny Teuber
— DF East Germany GDR Steffen Büttner
— DF East Germany GDR Andreas Diebitz
— DF East Germany GDR Mario Kern
— DF East Germany GDR Uwe Kirchner
— DF East Germany GDR Frank Lieberam
— DF East Germany GDR Detlef Schößler
— DF East Germany GDR Andreas Trautmann
— DF East Germany GDR Andreas Wagenhaus
— MF East Germany GDR Matthias Döschner
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF East Germany GDR Ralf Hauptmann
— MF East Germany GDR Uwe Jähnig
— MF East Germany GDR Sven Kmetsch
— MF East Germany GDR Matthias Maucksch
— MF East Germany GDR Hans-Uwe Pilz
— MF East Germany GDR Sven Ratke
— MF East Germany GDR Matthias Sammer
— MF East Germany GDR Jörg Stübner
— FW East Germany GDR Torsten Gütschow
— FW East Germany GDR Ulf Kirsten
— FW East Germany GDR Rocco Milde
— FW East Germany GDR Ralf Minge

References
  1. "East Germany - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. "DDR-Meister" [East German champions]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. "DDDR » Oberliga » Torschützenkönige" [DDR-Oberliga top scorers]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. fuwo, page: 92
  5. "European Competitions 1990–91". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  6. "East Germany 1946-1990". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  7. fuwo, page: 33
  8. "DDR-Oberliga 1989–90". Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  9. "DDR » Oberliga 1989/1990 » Torschützenliste" [DDR-Oberliga 1989–90 top scorers]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 26 January 2016.

Sources
  • "Das war unser Fußball im Osten" [This was our football in the East]. Fußball-Woche (fuwo) (in German). Berlin: Axel-Springer-Verlag. 1991.
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