1977–78 DDR-Oberliga

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BFC Dynamo
  • 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
  • FC Carl Zeiss Jena
    • Matches played182
    Goals scored528 (2.9 per match)
    Top goalscorerKlaus Havenstein (15)[1]
    Total attendance2,132,300[2]
    Average attendance11,716[2]
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    The 1977–78 DDR-Oberliga was the 29th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.

    The league was contested by fourteen teams.

    FC Vorwärts Berlin's record.[3][4]

    East German Footballer of the year award for a record third time.[6]

    On the strength of the 1977–78 title Dresden qualified for the

    BFC Dynamo being knocked out in the first round by Red Star Belgrade while fourth-placed 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig lost to Arsenal, also in the first round and fifth-placed FC Carl Zeiss Jena was defeated by MSV Duisburg in the second round.[7]

    Table

    The 1977–78 season saw two newly promoted clubs

    BSG Wismut Gera.[8][9]

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1
    SG Dynamo Dresden
    (C)     		26 18 5 3 70 25 +45 41 Qualification to European Cup first round
    2 1. FC Magdeburg 26 16 6 4 52 17 +35 38 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
    3
    BFC Dynamo
    		 26 14 7 5 54 25 +29 35 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
    4 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 26 13 6 7 57 34 +23 32
    5 FC Carl Zeiss Jena 26 13 5 8 53 32 +21 31
    6 Hallescher FC Chemie 26 11 8 7 44 34 +10 30
    7 FC Karl-Marx-Stadt 26 6 12 8 34 37 −3 24
    8 1. FC Union Berlin 26 9 6 11 27 36 −9 24
    9
    FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt
    		 26 7 9 10 23 35 −12 23
    10 BSG Sachsenring Zwickau 26 8 7 11 22 45 −23 23
    11 BSG Wismut Aue 26 8 6 12 22 47 −25 22
    12
    BSG Chemie Böhlen
    		 26 6 8 12 34 51 −17 20
    13
    FC Vorwärts Frankfurt
    (R)     		26 3 9 14 19 35 −16 15 Relegation to DDR-Liga
    14
    BSG Wismut Gera
    (R)     		26 1 4 21 17 75 −58 6
    Source: [citation needed]
    (C) Champions; (R) Relegated

    Results

    Home \ Away
    BFC
    		 CZJ CHB DRE HFC KMS LOK MAG RWE SZW UNI
    VFO
    AUE
    		 WGE
    BFC Dynamo
    		 3–0 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–3 1–1 5–1 1–0 4–1 3–0 4–0
    Carl Zeiss Jena 2–0 2–1 4–3 6–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 5–2 0–0 1–0 2–2 6–0 5–1
    Chemie Böhlen 1–0 1–4 1–1 5–3 2–2 2–3 1–0 1–1 2–2 4–1 0–0 2–0 3–1
    Dynamo Dresden 1–2 2–0 7–1 2–1 4–2 5–1 1–0 6–0 5–0 4–1 1–0 4–1 2–1
    Hallescher FC Chemie 0–0 1–2 4–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–2 2–2 6–0 4–2
    Karl-Marx-Stadt 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 4–0 1–1
    Lokomotive Leipzig 4–1 0–0 6–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 7–0 0–1 3–1 4–1 4–0
    1. FC Magdeburg 2–1 4–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 5–0 3–3 2–0 6–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–0
    Rot-Weiß Erfurt 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 4–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0
    Sachsenring Zwickau 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–3 2–3 0–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0
    Union Berlin 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3 1–3 0–4 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0
    Vorwärts Frankfurt (Oder)
    		 1–3 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–0
    Wismut Aue
    		 0–4 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 4–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–2
    Wismut Gera 0–6 1–6 1–1 2–4 0–1 0–5 1–5 0–4 0–0 2–3 0–4 2–2 0–2
    Source: [citation needed]
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    References

    1. ^ fuwo, page: 93
    2. ^ a b fuwo, page: 23
    3. ^ "East Germany - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
    4. ^ "DDR-Meister" [East German champions]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
    5. ^ "DDDR » Oberliga » Torschützenkönige" [DDR-Oberliga top scorers]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 25 January 2016.
    6. ^ fuwo, page: 92
    7. ^ "European Competitions 1978-79". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
    8. ^ "East Germany 1946-1990". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
    9. ^ "DDR-Oberliga 1977–78". 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.

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