1982–83 DDR-Oberliga
| Season | 1982–83 |
|---|---|
| Champions | BFC Dynamo |
| Relegated | |
| European Cup | BFC Dynamo |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | 1. FC Magdeburg |
| UEFA Cup | |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 592 (3.25 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Joachim Streich (19)[1] |
| Total attendance | 2,151,300[2] |
| Average attendance | 11,271[2] |
← 1981–82 1983–84 → | |
The 1982–83 DDR-Oberliga was the 34th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.
The league was contested by fourteen teams. BFC Dynamo won the championship, the club's fifth 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 19 goals,[5] with Streich also taking out the seasons East German Footballer of the year award.[6]
On the strength of the 1982–83 title BFC Dynamo qualified for the 1983–84 European Cup where the club was knocked out by A.S. Roma in the quarter finals. Sixth-placed club 1. FC Magdeburg qualified for the 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup as the seasons FDGB-Pokal winners and lost to FC Barcelona in the first round. Second-placed FC Vorwärts Frankfurt qualified for the 1983–84 UEFA Cup where it was knocked out by Nottingham Forest in the first round while third-placed FC Carl Zeiss Jena lost to Sparta Rotterdam in the second round and fourth-placed 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig was eliminated by Sturm Graz in the third round.[7]
Table
The 1982–83 season saw two newly promoted clubs, 1. FC Union Berlin and BSG Chemie Böhlen.[8][9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berliner FC Dynamo (C) | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 22 | +50 | 46 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 34 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 34 | |
| 4 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 31 | |
| 5 | FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 31 | |
| 6 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 29 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 29 | |
| 8 | F.C. Hansa Rostock | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 28 | |
| 9 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 26 | |
| 10 | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 20 | |
| 11 | Hallescher FC Chemie | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 17 | |
| 12 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 17 | |
| 13 | BSG Chemie Böhlen (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 80 | −49 | 13 | Relegation to DDR-Liga |
| 14 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau (R) | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 64 | −43 | 9 |
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 1983–84". rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "East Germany 1946-1990". rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "DDR-Oberliga 1982–83". 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 (in German) Historic German league tables