FDGB-Pokal 1974-75
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The 1974-75 season saw the 24th competition for the FDGB-Pokal.
89 teams participated. After a qualifying round pitting 6 clubs from the second-tier DDR-Liga
against each other, the first round and an additional intermediate round were played with 55 teams from the 1973-74 DDR-Liga, the teams relegated from the first-tier DDR-Oberliga
after the 1973-74 season
and the 15 winners of the various 1973-74 Bezirkspokal competitions.
By the round of the last 16, all Bezirkspokal winners had been eliminated, and only two second-tier teams, 1. FC Union Berlin
and Motor Nordhausen
remained in the competition. As had been done in the past two competitions, fixtures were played over two legs from the round of 16 to the semifinals.
The semifinal saw a repeat of last year's final, with Dynamo Dresden
and FC Carl Zeiss Jena
playing each other. Dresden won through and met BSG Sachsenring Zwickau
who had beaten BSG Wismut Aue
in the semifinal. For the first time since 1950 the final was held in East Berlin
's Stadion der Weltjugend
. For the first time ever was a FGDB-Pokal final decided on penalties.
The match was counted as a loss for FCK as they had fielded an ineligible player. However, as Löbau failed to spot the infraction while reviewing the opposition's lineup as is customary, they were not awarded a win. Neither team progressed.
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DRESDEN:
GK
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Claus Boden
DF
'
Hans-Jürgen Dörner
DF
'
Gerd Weber
DF
'
Udo Schmuck
DF
'
Siegmar Wätzlich
MF
'
Reinhard Häfner
MF
'
Eduard Geyer
MF
'
Frank Ganzera
FW
'
Dieter Riedel
FW
'
Peter Kotte
FW
'
Gert Heidler
Substitutes:
DF
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Frank Richter
Manager:
Walter Fritzsch
Dynamo Dresden were clear cut favorites in this Saxon
derby. They had finished third in the league and had three East German internationals
in their line-up: Dörner, Wätzlich and Häfner. Sachsenring Zwickau had finished 7th in the league and their only internation player was goalkeeper Jürgen Croy
. But in front of a crowd of 55,000 Dresden could not cope with their role as favorites from the beginning. Their famous midfield with Häfner, Geyer and Ganzera couldn't find their rhythm, instead Dynamo's play was dominated by nervousness. On the other hand Zwickau failed to put their opponents under pressure, despite valiant efforts. Additionally, bad luck struck them when midfielder Leuschner had to be substituted due to injury in the 11th minute.
When Heidler eventually put Dresden in the lead after 65 minutes, the match seemed to go in the expected direction, but Zwickau struck back. Eight minutes later, their goalgetter Schykowski equalised and the match went into extra time. Ten minutes before the end of extra time, Dresden again took the lead through a goal by Richter who had been subbed in after 80 minutes, but just before the final whistle Zwickau's left winger Nestler could equalise once more. Therefore the final, for the first time in FDGB-Pokal history, had to be decided by penalty kicks. Here Zwickau's goalkeeper Croy became the hero of the day, first saving two penalty kicks and then converting the final kick for the 4-3 victory.
89 teams participated. After a qualifying round pitting 6 clubs from the second-tier DDR-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...
against each other, the first round and an additional intermediate round were played with 55 teams from the 1973-74 DDR-Liga, the teams relegated from the first-tier DDR-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...
after the 1973-74 season
DDR-Oberliga 1973-74
The 1973/74 DDR-Oberliga season was the 24th season of the top football league in East Germany. As in the season before, 14 teams from all over the GDR competed. The teams played each other twice, once at home and once on the road. Two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a...
and the 15 winners of the various 1973-74 Bezirkspokal competitions.
By the round of the last 16, all Bezirkspokal winners had been eliminated, and only two second-tier teams, 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...
and Motor Nordhausen
FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen
FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen is a German association football club from Nordhausen, Thuringia.-History:The football team FC Wacker 05 Nordhausen was founded on 1 November 1905 as an offshoot of a Protestant youth club in the city...
remained in the competition. As had been done in the past two competitions, fixtures were played over two legs from the round of 16 to the semifinals.
The semifinal saw a repeat of last year's final, with 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...
and 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...
playing each other. Dresden won through and met BSG Sachsenring 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...
who had beaten BSG Wismut Aue
FC Erzgebirge Aue
FC Erzgebirge Aue is a German football club based in Aue, Saxony. The former East German side was a charter member of the 3. Liga in 2008–09, after being relegated from the 2. Bundesliga in 2007–08. The city of Aue has a population of about 18,000 making it one of the smallest cities to ever...
in the semifinal. For the first time since 1950 the final was held in East Berlin
East Berlin
East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...
's Stadion der Weltjugend
Stadion der Weltjugend
Stadion der Weltjugend was a multi-use stadium in the Mitte district of Berlin, Germany. It was opened on May 20, 1950 under the name of Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion for the first Deutschlandtreffen of the Free German Youth....
. For the first time ever was a FGDB-Pokal final decided on penalties.
Preliminary round
| Home team | Away team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| BSG Stahl Maxhütte | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig II | 0 – 8 |
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt II | ASG Vorwärts Plauen | 3 – 1 a.e.t. |
| BSG Aktivist Schwarze Pumpe | SG Dynamo Fürstenwalde | 4 – 0 |
Round 1
| Home team | Away team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Union Berlin II | BSG Aufbau Schwedt | 4 – 0 |
| SG Dynamo Lübben | BSG EAB 47 Lichtenberg Berlin | 2 – 1 aet |
| BSG WaMa Görlitz | SG Dynamo Dresden II | 1 – 5 |
| BSG Lokomotive Erfurt | BSG Motor Steinach | 2 – 1 |
| BSG Aufbau Eisenhüttenstadt | BSG Motor Eberswalde | 0 – 1 aet |
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena III | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt II | 1 – 0 |
| SG Dynamo Eisleben | BSG Zentronik Sömmerda | 2 – 1 |
| BSG Fortschritt Krumhermersdorf | FSV Lokomotive Dresden Dresdner SC Dresdner SC is a German multisport club playing in Dresden, Saxony. Founded on 30 April 1898, the club was a founding member of the German Football Association in 1900... |
1 – 2 |
| SC DHfK Leipzig - | BSG Wismut Gera | 2 – 4 aet |
| BSG Stahl Blankenburg | 1. FC Magdeburg II 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... |
1 – 5 aet |
| BSG Lokomotive Malchin | BSG Post Neubrandenburg | 2 – 1 |
| BSG Motor Hennigsdorf | BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt | 3 – 2 |
| BSG Lokomotive Bergen | FC Hansa Rostock II | 1 – 2 |
| BSG Aufbau Boitzenburg | SG Dynamo Schwerin | 1 – 2 |
| BSG A. Kali Werra Tiefenort | BSG Motor »Ernst Thälmann« Suhl | 4 – 0 |
| ASV Vorwärts Neubrandenburg | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder II | 1 – 5 |
| BSG Demminer Verkehrsbetriebe | Berliner FC Dynamo II | 0 – 5 |
| BSG Motor Schwerin | BSG Stahl Brandenburg Stahl Brandenburg FC Stahl Brandenburg is a German association football club based in Brandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg.-History:The club was formed in 1950 as BSG Einheit Brandenburg and played its earliest seasons in the II division of East German football. They took on the name BSG Stahl Brandenberg in 1955... |
1 – 4 |
| BSG Motor Köpenick Berlin | BSG Chemie Veritas Wittenberge | 0 – 2 |
| BSG Rotation 1950 Leipzig | BSG Chemie Zeitz | 4 – 4 aet, 4 – 3 pen |
| BSG Chemie Wolfen FC Grün-Weiß Wolfen FC Grün-Weiß Wolfen is a German association football club from the industrial city of Bitterfeld-Wolfen in southern Saxony-Anhalt. They currently compete in the tier V NOFV-Oberliga Süd.-History:... |
BSG Motor Germania Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2 – 4 |
| TSG Bau Rostock | TSG Wismar | 2 – 3 |
| ASG Vorwärts Löbau | TSG Gröditz | 2 – 1 |
| BSG Motor Eisenach | BSG Lokomotive/Vorwärts Halberstadt Germania Halberstadt VfB Germania Halberstadt is a German association football club from Halberstadt, Saxony-Anhalt.-History:The club was founded on 26 October 1949 as BSG Reichsbahn Halberstadt before being re-named BSG Lokomotive Halberstadt in 1950... |
2 – 3 aet |
| BSG Chemie Schwarza | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau II | 2 – 0 |
| BSG Motor Schönebeck | BSG Motor Babelsberg SV Babelsberg 03 SV Babelsberg 03 is a German association football club based in Potsdam-Babelsberg, on the outskirts of Berlin. The team was founded as Sport-Club Jugendkraft 1903 and again as SG Karl-Marx Babelsberg in 1948 as successor to the pre-war side SpVgg Potsdam 03.-History:Playing as SV Nowawes the team... |
1 – 5 |
| BSG Lokomotive Stendal Lok Stendal 1. FC Lok Stendal is a German association football club that plays in Stendal, Saxony-Anhalt.- History :Founded in 1909, FC Viktoria Stendal was dissolved in the aftermath of World War II and re-established in Soviet-occupied East Germany in 1945 as SG Stendal-Nord. The club underwent a number of... |
BSG Stahl Hennigsdorf | 1 – 0 |
| FC Energie Cottbus | ASG Vorwärts Dessau Vorwärts Dessau ASG Vorwärts Dessau is a German association football club based in Dessau-Roßlau, Saxony-Anhalt.- ASG Vorwärts :At the end of the 1973–74 season of the second-tier DDR-Liga the leadership of the Armeesportvereinigung Vorwärts decided to move ASG Vorwärts Leipzig to Dessau... |
1 – 0 |
| BSG Motor Nordhausen West | BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau | 5 – 2 |
| ASG Vorwärts Kamenz | BSG Motor Werdau | 3 – 1 |
| BSG KKW Nord Greifswald | 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... |
3 – 3 aet, 4 – 5 pen |
| BSG Einheit Güstrow | BSG Schiffahrt/Hafen Rostock | 3 – 1 |
| BSG Stahl Riesa II | FC Carl Zeiss Jena II | 3 – 1 |
| 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig II | BSG Chemie 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... |
4 – 5 |
| FC Karl-Marx-Stadt II | BSG Chemie Böhlen 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... |
1 – 2 |
| BSG Aktivist Schwarze Pumpe | BSG Akt. Brieske/Senftenberg | 3 – 0 |
Intermediate round
| Home team | Away team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| BSG Lokomotive Malchin | FC Hansa Rostock II | 0 – 1 |
| BSG Einheit Güstrow | TSG Wismar | 3 – 1 |
| BSG Chemie Veritas Wittenberge | SG Dynamo Schwerin | 1 – 2 |
| BSG Rotation 1950 Leipzig | BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 3 – 2 |
| BSG Lokomotive/Vorwärts Halberstadt | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 0 – 4 |
| 1. FC Magdeburg II | SG Dynamo Eisleben | 3 – 2 |
| BSG Stahl Brandenburg | BSG Chemie Böhlen | 1 – 1 aet, 5 – 6 pen |
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena III | BSG Motor Nordhausen West | 0 – 3 |
| BSG Lokomotive Erfurt | BSG Aktivist Kali Werra Tiefenort | 2 – 1 |
| BSG Chemie Schwarza | BSG Wismut Gera | 0 – 1 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin II | BSG Motor Babelsberg | 3 – 2 |
| SG Dynamo Lübben | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder II | 0 – 2 |
| BSG Motor Eberswalde | Berliner FC Dynamo II | 1 – 2 |
| BSG Motor Hennigsdorf | 1. FC Union Berlin | 0 – 4 |
| BSG Stahl Riesa II | BSG Aktivist Schwarze Pumpe | 1 – 0 |
| ASG Vorwärts Löbau | FSV Lokomotive Dresden | 4 – 1 |
| ASG Vorwärts Kamenz | FC Energie Cottbus | 0 – 2 |
| BSG Motor Germania Karl-Marx-Stadt | SG Dynamo Dresden II | 1 – 2 |
Round 2
| Home team | Away team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| FC Energie Cottbus | SG 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... |
1 – 2 aet |
| FC Hansa Rostock II | 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... |
1 – 2 |
| BSG Motor Nordhausen West | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 2 – 0 |
| ASG Vorwärts Löbau | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 0 – 1 |
| 1. FC Magdeburg II | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder FC Viktoria Frankfurt Frankfurter FC Viktoria is a German association football club based in Frankfurt , Brandenburg. The club was originally founded in East Germany as the army club SV Vorwärts der HVA Leipzig in 1951 in the city of Leipzig.- History :One of the characteristics of East German football after World War... |
0 – 2 |
| BSG Chemie Böhlen | BSG Wismut Aue FC Erzgebirge Aue FC Erzgebirge Aue is a German football club based in Aue, Saxony. The former East German side was a charter member of the 3. Liga in 2008–09, after being relegated from the 2. Bundesliga in 2007–08. The city of Aue has a population of about 18,000 making it one of the smallest cities to ever... |
1 – 3 |
| BSG Lokomotive Erfurt | 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... |
0 – 2 |
| BSG Stahl Riesa II | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 0 – 5 |
| Berliner FC Dynamo II | FC Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock F.C. Hansa Rostock is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the former East Germany and have made several appearances in the 1. Bundesliga. Rostock currently compete in the 2. Bundesliga... |
0 – 4 |
| BSG Einheit Güstrow | Berliner FC Dynamo | 0 – 4 |
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder II | BSG Stahl Riesa Stahl Riesa TSV Stahl Riesa is a German association football club from Riesa in Saxony.-History:The club was founded as SC Riesa in 1903 in the cellar of the local pub "Bodega" and was re-named Riesaer SV two years later... |
0 – 2 |
| SG Dynamo Dresden II | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 0 – 2 |
| SG Dynamo Schwerin | ASG Vorwärts Stralsund | 2 – 4 |
| BSG Rotation 1950 Leipzig | BSG Sachsenring 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... |
1 – 3 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin II | 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... |
0 – 3 |
| BSG Wismut Gera | 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... |
0 – 3 |
The match was counted as a loss for FCK as they had fielded an ineligible player. However, as Löbau failed to spot the infraction while reviewing the opposition's lineup as is customary, they were not awarded a win. Neither team progressed.
Last 16
| SG 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... – 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... |
3 – 3, 1 – 0 |
| BSG Wismut Aue FC Erzgebirge Aue FC Erzgebirge Aue is a German football club based in Aue, Saxony. The former East German side was a charter member of the 3. Liga in 2008–09, after being relegated from the 2. Bundesliga in 2007–08. The city of Aue has a population of about 18,000 making it one of the smallest cities to ever... – 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... |
4 – 0, 1 – 3 |
| FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder – FC Hansa Rostock | 1 – 5, 1 – 1 |
| FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt – 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 1 – 1, 1 – 3 |
| Berliner FC Dynamo – BSG Sachsenring 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... |
2 – 3, 2 – 4 |
| 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... – 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... |
1 – 0, 1 – 1 |
| BSG Stahl Riesa Stahl Riesa TSV Stahl Riesa is a German association football club from Riesa in Saxony.-History:The club was founded as SC Riesa in 1903 in the cellar of the local pub "Bodega" and was re-named Riesaer SV two years later... – BSG Motor Nordhausen West FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen is a German association football club from Nordhausen, Thuringia.-History:The football team FC Wacker 05 Nordhausen was founded on 1 November 1905 as an offshoot of a Protestant youth club in the city... |
1 – 0, 1 – 0 |
| ASG Vorwärts Stralsund FC Pommern Stralsund FC Pommern Stralsund is a German association football club from the city of Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Formed on 29 March 1994, the club is the successor to the East German army sports club Vorwärts Stralsund, which was a longtime second division side in the DDR-Liga with a pair of first... – FC Karl-Marx-Stadt 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.... |
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Quarter finals
| SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Stahl Riesa | 2 – 0, 2 – 1 |
| ASG Vorwärts Stralsund - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 1 – 1, 2 – 4 |
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena - 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 3 – 1, 0 – 1 |
| BSG Wismut Aue - FC Hansa Rostock | 2 – 0, 2 – 1 |
Semifinals
(15 and 22 March 1975)| SG Dynamo Dresden - FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 3 – 1, 0 – 1 |
| BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - BSG Wismut Aue | 1 – 0, 1 – 2 |
Statistics
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| GK | ' | Jürgen Croy Jürgen Croy Jürgen Croy is a former international football goalkeeper for the German Democratic Republic.-Sporting career:... |
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| DF | ' | Hans Schykowski |
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| DF | ' | Roland Stemmler |
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| DF | ' | Peter Henschel |
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| DF | ' | Joachim Schykowski |
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| MF | ' | Dieter Leuschner |
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| MF | ' | Heinz Dietzsch |
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| MF | ' | Michael Braun |
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| FW | ' | Ludwig Blank |
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| FW | ' | Werner Bräutigam |
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| FW | ' | Peter Nestler |
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| MF | ' | Andreas Reichelt |
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| DF | ' | Dieter Schubert |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Karl-Heinz Kluge |
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Claus Boden Hans-Jürgen DörnerHans-Jürgen Dörner
Hans-Jürgen „Dixie“ Dörner is a former German football player and who now coaches. He distinguished himself during his career by being named East Germany's player of the year three times - the only East German player to do this besides goalkeeper Jürgen Croy.Dörner's playing career began in 1960...
Gerd WeberGerd Weber
Gerd Weber is a former German soccer player.Weber began his career in 1970 with SG Dynamo Dresden of the DDR-Oberliga. Between 1977 and 1980 he played 35 times for the East German national team, scoring 5 goals, and winning gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics...
Udo SchmuckUdo Schmuck
Udo Schmuck is a German former footballer who played for Dynamo Dresden and won seven caps for East Germany. He is married to the Olympic medal-winning athlete Evelyn Kaufer and has two sons, one of whom, Thomas, is also a footballer....
Siegmar WätzlichSiegmar Wätzlich
Siegmar Wätzlich is a former German football player.Wätzlich played almost whole his career for Dynamo Dresden ....
Reinhard HäfnerReinhard Häfner
Reinhard Häfner was a German footballer who now works as a football coach.Häfner played children's and youth football for his hometown club BSG Motor Sonneberg. As a junior player he was assigned to FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt before joining Dynamo Dresden in 1971...
Eduard GeyerEduard Geyer
Eduard Geyer is a German football manager and former player. He has had a long and varied career, particularly notable for being the last manager of the East German national team. He has recently been sacked from his second spell as manager of Dynamo Dresden.-Playing career:Geyer was born in...
Frank GanzeraFrank Ganzera
Frank Ganzera is former German soccer player. He played in the DDR Oberliga for Dynamo Dresden where he was East German champion in 1971 and 1973. He also won the FDGB Cup in 1971. For the GDR national team he played 13 times between 1969 and 1973 and was part of the bronze medal winning team at...
Dieter RiedelDieter Riedel
Dieter Riedel is a German football player and coach. From 1995 to 1997, he was the chairman of Dynamo Dresden....
Peter KottePeter Kotte
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Gert Heidler Frank RichterFrank Richter (footballer)
Frank Richter is a German former footballer.-External links:*...
Walter FritzschWalter Fritzsch
Walter Fritzsch was a German football player and trainer.- Beginning :He began his career as a player in 1927 with SC Planitz. In 1940 he transferred to VfL Leisnig and played there until 1943 after which he played for several other clubs including BC Hartha, SC Döbeln and Zwickau-Oberhohndorf...
Match review
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
derby. They had finished third in the league and had three East German internationals
East Germany national football team
The East Germany national football team was from 1952 to 1990 the football team of East Germany, playing as one of three post-war German teams, along with Saarland and West Germany....
in their line-up: Dörner, Wätzlich and Häfner. Sachsenring Zwickau had finished 7th in the league and their only internation player was goalkeeper Jürgen Croy
Jürgen Croy
Jürgen Croy is a former international football goalkeeper for the German Democratic Republic.-Sporting career:...
. But in front of a crowd of 55,000 Dresden could not cope with their role as favorites from the beginning. Their famous midfield with Häfner, Geyer and Ganzera couldn't find their rhythm, instead Dynamo's play was dominated by nervousness. On the other hand Zwickau failed to put their opponents under pressure, despite valiant efforts. Additionally, bad luck struck them when midfielder Leuschner had to be substituted due to injury in the 11th minute.
When Heidler eventually put Dresden in the lead after 65 minutes, the match seemed to go in the expected direction, but Zwickau struck back. Eight minutes later, their goalgetter Schykowski equalised and the match went into extra time. Ten minutes before the end of extra time, Dresden again took the lead through a goal by Richter who had been subbed in after 80 minutes, but just before the final whistle Zwickau's left winger Nestler could equalise once more. Therefore the final, for the first time in FDGB-Pokal history, had to be decided by penalty kicks. Here Zwickau's goalkeeper Croy became the hero of the day, first saving two penalty kicks and then converting the final kick for the 4-3 victory.