DDR-Oberliga 1990-91
Encyclopedia
The 1990–91 season of the DDR-Oberliga
, now renamed NOFV-Oberliga, was the last season of the DDR-Oberliga. After the season the league was dissolved and the clubs integrated into the German football league system
. Depending on their performance in the 1990–91 season the clubs would join either the Bundesliga
, the 2. Bundesliga
, or the Oberliga
for the following season.
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.
.
. The teams were moved to the leagues in West Germany
as follows: the top two teams joined the Fußball-Bundesliga
and teams on ranks 3 to 6 joined the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga
. The teams ranked 7th to 12th took part in a play-off for two additional 2nd Bundesliga spots. In addition the winners of the two NOFV-Liga
(the former DDR-Liga) divisions took part. Play-off losers and the bottom three teams were moved to the NOFV-Oberliga.
DDR-Oberliga
The DDR-Oberliga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the elite level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Oberliga or Bundesliga in West Germany.-Overview:Following World...
, now renamed NOFV-Oberliga, was the last season of the DDR-Oberliga. After the season the league was dissolved and the clubs integrated into the German football league system
German football league system
The German football league system, or league pyramid, refers to a series of hierarchically interconnected leagues for association football clubs in Germany that consists of over 2,300 men's divisions, in which all leagues are bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation...
. Depending on their performance in the 1990–91 season the clubs would join either the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
, the 2. Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
, or the Oberliga
Oberliga (football)
The Oberliga is currently the name of the fifth tier of the German football leagues. Before the introduction of the 3rd Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier...
for the following season.
The competition was contested by 14 teams. Hansa Rostock won the championship and Dynamo Dresden
Dynamo Dresden
SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...
came in second, thus claiming the other available qualification for the Bundesliga.
League standings
| Pos. | Team | P | W | D | L | F:A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | F.C. Hansa Rostock | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 44:25 | +19 | 35-17 |
| 2. | Dynamo Dresden Dynamo Dresden SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles... (C) |
26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 48:28 | +20 | 32-20 |
| 3. | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 30:26 | +4 | 31-21 |
| 4. | Hallescher FC Chemie Hallescher FC Hallescher FC is a German association football club based in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt.-History:The club's roots are in the 1946 formation of SG Glaucha in Soviet-occupied East Germany around the core of Hallescher Fußball-Club Wacker which was founded in 1900... |
26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 40:31 | +9 | 29-23 |
| 5. | Chemnitzer FC Chemnitzer FC Chemnitzer FC is a German association football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony.The roots of the club go back to its establishment as Chemnitzer BC 1933 in 1933 after the collapse of former Chemnitzer BC 1899.... |
26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 24:23 | +1 | 29-23 |
| 6. | FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German association football club based in Jena, Thuringia.-History:The club was founded in May 1903 by workers at the Carl Zeiss AG optics factory as the company-sponsored Fussball-Club der Firma Carl Zeiss. The club underwent name changes in 1911 to Fussball Club Carl Zeiss... |
26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 41:36 | +5 | 28-24 |
| 7. | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 37:33 | +4 | 28-24 |
| 8. | FC Stahl Brandenburg | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34:31 | +3 | 27-25 |
| 9. | Eisenhüttenstädter FC Stahl | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 29:25 | +4 | 26-26 |
| 10. | 1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club playing in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt.-History:Football has been played in Magdeburg since the end of the 19th century. On 15 June 1896 SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg was founded, a club that had its best days before World War II, when it participated... |
26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 34:32 | +2 | 26-26 |
| 11. | FC Berlin | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 25:39 | -14 | 22-30 |
| 12. | FC Sachsen Leipzig FC Sachsen Leipzig FC Sachsen Leipzig was a German football club from Leipzig, Saxony. The roots of the club go back to 1899 and the founding of Britannia Leipzig. Following World War I, a 1919 merger with FC Hertha 05 Leipzig created Leipziger Sportverein 1899... (N) |
26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 23:38 | -15 | 22-30 |
| 13. | FC Energie Cottbus | 26 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 21:38 | -17 | 16-36 |
| 14. | FC Victoria 91 Frankfurt/O. (N) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 29:54 | -25 | 13-39 |
| (C) | Reigning champions |
| (N) | Newly promoted |
End result
| Champions; Direct qualification for the Bundesliga and 1991–92 European Cup First Round | |
| Direct qualification for the Bundesliga | |
| Direct qualification for the 2. Bundesliga and 1991–92 UEFA Cup Second Round | |
| Direct qualification for the 2. Bundesliga and 1991–92 UEFA Cup First Round | |
| Direct qualification for the 2. Bundesliga | |
| Qualification for playoffs for 2. Bundesliga and 1991–92 Cup Winners' Cup First Round | |
| Qualification for playoffs for 2. Bundesliga | |
| Direct Qualification for the Oberliga Nordost |
Top goalscorers
| Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Torsten GütschowTorsten Gütschow Torsten Gütschow is a German former footballer who played as a striker. He is most associated with Dynamo Dresden, with whom he had two successful spells, playing top level football in East Germany and after reunification. In between these he played for three other German clubs, and spent six... |
SG Dynamo Dresden | 20 |
| 2. | Lutz Schülbe Lutz Schülbe -External links:... |
HFC Chemie | 13 |
| 3. | Henri Fuchs Henri Fuchs Henri Fuchs is a retired German football striker who coached Rot-Weiß Erfurt.- Career :Fuchs has played for 1. FC Köln, Chemnitzer FC, Dynamo Dresden, VfB Leipzig, Hansa Rostock and Rot-Weiß Erfurt.- International :... |
FC Hansa Rostock | 11 |
| 4. | Heiko Laeßig |
1. FC Magdeburg | 10 |
Group 1
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | FC Stahl Brandenburg | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | FC Berlin | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin is a German association football club based in Berlin. It is one of two sides in the city bearing the name Union that emerged during the Cold War and played in East Germany, while the other played in the west. The club currently plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-Foundation to... |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
| 5 | ||||||||
| 4 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |
| 2 |
Group 2
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Eisenhüttenstädter FC Stahl | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | FSV Zwickau FSV Zwickau FSV Zwickau is a German association football club located in Zwickau, Saxony. Today's club claims as part of its complex heritage sides that were East Germany's first champions: 1948 Ostzone winners SG Planitz and 1950 DDR-Oberliga champions ZSG Horch Zwickau.-History:In addition to the earliest... |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
| 4 | ||||||||
| 4 | FC Sachsen Leipzig | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| 2 |
Championship-winning squad
Below is the squad of the league champions, Hansa Rostock. They were coached by Uwe ReindersUwe Reinders
Uwe Reinders is a former German football player and manager.He played 206 times and scored 67 goals for Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga between 1977–1985. Abroad he played for FC Girondins de Bordeaux and Stade Rennais FC...
.
Dissolution of the Oberliga
After the 1990–91 season, the DDR-Oberliga was dissolved, in context with German reunificationGerman reunification
German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...
. The teams were moved to the leagues in West Germany
German football league system
The German football league system, or league pyramid, refers to a series of hierarchically interconnected leagues for association football clubs in Germany that consists of over 2,300 men's divisions, in which all leagues are bound together by the principle of promotion and relegation...
as follows: the top two teams joined the Fußball-Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
and teams on ranks 3 to 6 joined the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
. The teams ranked 7th to 12th took part in a play-off for two additional 2nd Bundesliga spots. In addition the winners of the two NOFV-Liga
DDR-Liga
The DDR-Liga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the second level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Bundesliga in West Germany.-1950-1955:The league was established with two divisions of ten teams each in 1950...
(the former DDR-Liga) divisions took part. Play-off losers and the bottom three teams were moved to the NOFV-Oberliga.
External links
- NOFV-Online – official website of the North-East German Football Association