1978–79 DDR-Oberliga
 The championship-winning team of BFC Dynamo | |
| Season | 1978–79 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Berliner FC Dynamo |
| Relegated | BSG Chemie BöhlenF.C. Hansa Rostock |
| European Cup | Berliner FC Dynamo |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | 1. FC Magdeburg |
| UEFA Cup | Dynamo DresdenFC Carl Zeiss Jena |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Top goalscorer | Joachim Streich (23)[1] |
| Total attendance | 2,044,500[2] |
| Average attendance | 11,234[2] |
← 1977–78 1979–80 → | |
The 1978–79 DDR-Oberliga was the 30th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.
The league was contested by fourteen teams. Berliner FC Dynamo won the championship, the club's first of ten consecutive East German championships from 1978 to 1988.[3][4]
Joachim Streich of 1. FC Magdeburg was the league's top scorer with 23 goals,[5] with Streich also taking out the seasons East German Footballer of the year award.[6]
On the strength of the 1978–79 title BFC Dynamo qualified for the 1979–80 European Cup where the club was knocked out by Nottingham Forest in the quarter finals. Fourth-placed club 1. FC Magdeburg qualified for the 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup as the seasons FDGB-Pokal winners and was knocked out by Arsenal in the second round. Second-placed Dynamo Dresden qualified for the 1979–80 UEFA Cup where it was knocked out in the second round by VfB Stuttgart while third-placed FC Carl Zeiss Jena lost to Red Star Belgrade, also in the second round.[7]
Table
The 1978–79 season saw two newly promoted clubs Stahl Riesa and F.C. Hansa Rostock.[8][9]
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Berliner FC Dynamo | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 75 | 18 | +57 | 46 |
| 2 | Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 59 | 19 | +40 | 39 |
| 3 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 34 |
| 4 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 33 |
| 5 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 29 |
| 6 | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 27 |
| 7 | FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 24 |
| 8 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 22 |
| 9 | Stahl Riesa | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 47 | -14 | 21 |
| 10 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 21 |
| 11 | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 49 | -15 | 19 |
| 12 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 63 | -40 | 18 |
| 13 | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 66 | -33 | 16 |
| 14 | F.C. Hansa Rostock | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 46 | -16 | 15 |
Key
| League champion &Qualified for the European Cup | FDGB-Pokal winners & Qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup | Qualified for the UEFA Cup | Relegated to DDR-Liga |
References
- ^ fuwo, page: 93
- ^ a b fuwo, page: 23
- ^ "East Germany - List of Champions". rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "DDR-Meister" [East German champions]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "DDDR » Oberliga » Torschützenkönige" [DDR-Oberliga top scorers]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ fuwo, page: 92
- ^ "European Competitions 1979–80". rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "East Germany 1946-1990". rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "DDR-Oberliga 1978–79". 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.
External links
- Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv Template:De icon Historic German league tables