1990–91 NOFV-Oberliga

NOFV-Oberliga

Season	1990-91
Champions	Hansa Rostock
Relegated	Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt 1. FC Magdeburg FC Berlin Sachsen Leipzig Energie Cottbus Viktoria Frankfurt
European Cup	Hansa Rostock
Cup Winners Cup	Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt
UEFA Cup	Rot-Weiß Erfurt Chemie Halle
Matches played	182
Goals scored	459 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorer	Torsten Gütschow (20)
Biggest home win	Dynamo Dresden 7–0 Sachsen Leipzig (20 October 1990)
Biggest away win	1. FC Magdeburg 0–4 Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt (2 March 1991)
Average attendance	4,779
← 1989–90 1991–92 Bundesliga 1991–92 2. Bundesliga 1991–92 NOFV-Oberliga →

The 1990–91 season of the former DDR-Oberliga, renamed NOFV-Oberliga for this season, was the last season of the top East German league.

After the season, all East German leagues were dissolved and their teams placed in the German football league system. The top two teams joined the Bundesliga, while those ranked third through sixth went to the 2. Bundesliga. The bottom two teams remained in the NOFV-Oberliga, which absorbed all but the relegated teams of the former East German second tier DDR-Liga (also renamed NOFV-Liga) and joined the German league system at the third tier. The seventh through twelfth placed teams were drawn into a playoff with the two NOFV-Liga group champions for two additional 2. Bundesliga places, with unsuccessful teams also remaining in the NOFV-Oberliga.

The competition was contested by 14 teams. Hansa Rostock won the championship and Dynamo Dresden came in second, thus claiming the other available qualification for the Bundesliga. A total of 8 Eastern teams remained professional into both two national German championships.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hansa Rostock (C)	26	13	9	4	44	25	+19	35	Qualification to 1991–92 Bundesliga and 1991–92 European Cup first round
2	Dynamo Dresden	26	12	8	6	48	28	+20	32	Qualification to 1991–92 Bundesliga
3	Rot-Weiß Erfurt	26	11	9	6	30	26	+4	31	Qualification to 1991–92 2. Bundesliga and 1991–92 UEFA Cup first round
4	Chemie Halle	26	10	9	7	40	31	+9	29
5	Chemnitzer FC	26	9	11	6	24	23	+1	29	Qualification to 1991–92 2. Bundesliga
6	Carl Zeiss Jena	26	12	4	10	41	36	+5	28
7	Lokomotive Leipzig	26	10	8	8	37	33	+4	28	Qualification to 2. Bundesliga playoffs
8	Stahl Brandenburg	26	9	9	8	34	31	+3	27
9	Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt	26	7	12	7	29	25	+4	26	Qualification to 2. Bundesliga playoffs and 1991–92 Cup Winners' Cup first round
10	1. FC Magdeburg	26	9	8	9	34	32	+2	26	Qualification to 2. Bundesliga playoffs
11	FC Berlin	26	7	8	11	25	39	−14	22
12	Sachsen Leipzig	26	6	10	10	23	38	−15	22
13	Energie Cottbus	26	3	10	13	21	38	−17	16	Qualification to 1991–92 NOFV-Oberliga
14	Viktoria Frankfurt (Oder)	26	4	5	17	29	54	−25	13

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions
Notes:

Berlin

Jena

Chemnitz

Dresden

Eisenhüttenstadt

Cottbus

Frankfurt

Halle

Leipzig

Magdeburg

Erfurt

Leipzig

Brandenburg

Rostock

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Location of teams in NOFV-Oberliga 1990–91

Top goalscorers

	Player	Club	Goals
1.	Torsten Gütschow	SG Dynamo Dresden	20
2.	Lutz Schülbe	HFC Chemie	13
3.	Henri Fuchs	FC Hansa Rostock	11
4.	Heiko Laeßig	1. FC Magdeburg	10

2. Bundesliga play-off

The 7th through 12th placed clubs were joined by the winners of the two second-tier NOFV-Liga groups, Union Berlin and FSV Zwickau. The teams were drawn into two groups of four, with the group champions qualifying for the 1991–92 2. Bundesliga.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		STB	BER	UBE	MAG
1	Stahl Brandenburg	6	4	1	1	9	6	+3	9	Qualification to 1991–92 2. Bundesliga		—	0–0	2–1	1–0
2	FC Berlin	6	3	2	1	10	5	+5	8	Qualification to 1991–92 NOFV-Oberliga		3–1	—	2–0	0–0
3	Union Berlin	6	2	1	3	5	7	−2	5			0–2	1–0	—	2–0
4	1. FC Magdeburg	6	0	2	4	6	12	−6	2			2–3	3–5	1–1	—

Source: RSSSF

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LOK	STE	ZWI	SLE
1	Lokomotive Leipzig	6	4	2	0	11	0	+11	10	Qualification to 1991–92 2. Bundesliga		—	3–0	0–0	4–0
2	Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt	6	3	2	1	8	6	+2	8	Qualification to 1991–92 NOFV-Oberliga		0–0	—	2–2	3–0
3	FSV Zwickau	6	1	2	3	5	9	−4	4			0–3	0–1	—	1–2
4	Sachsen Leipzig	6	1	0	5	4	13	−9	2			0–1	1–2	1–2	—

Source: RSSSF

Championship-winning squad

Below is the squad of the league champions, Hansa Rostock. They were coached by Uwe Reinders.

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	GER	Daniel Hoffmann
—	GK	GER	Jens Kunath
—	DF	GER	Bernd Arnholdt
—	DF	GER	Gernot Alms
—	DF	USA	Paul Caligiuri
—	DF	GER	Thomas Gansauge
—	DF	GER	Uwe Kirchner (to October)
—	DF	GER	Heiko März
—	DF	GER	Axel Rietentiet
—	DF	GER	Frank Rillich
—	DF	GER	Jens Wahl
—	DF	GER	Mike Werner (from January)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	GER	Andreas Babenderende
—	MF	GER	Jens Dowe
—	MF	GER	Thomas Finck
—	MF	GER	Thomas Lässig
—	MF	GER	Sven Oldenburg
—	MF	GER	Axel Schulz
—	MF	GER	Juri Schlünz
—	MF	GER	Hilmar Weilandt
—	FW	GER	Henri Fuchs
—	FW	GER	Thomas Reif
—	FW	GER	Volker Röhrich
—	FW	GER	Florian Weichert

External links

• RSSSF, accessdate 3 May 2012
• NOFV-Online – official website of the North-East German Football Association (in German)