1964–65 DDR-Oberliga

The 1964–65 DDR-Oberliga was the 16th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.

DDR-Oberliga
Season1964–65
ChampionsASK Vorwärts Berlin
Relegated
European CupASK Vorwärts Berlin
European Cup Winners' CupSC Aufbau Magdeburg
Inter-Cities Fairs CupSC Leipzig
Matches played182
Goals scored529 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorerBernd Bauchspieß (14)[1]
Total attendance1,767,500[2]
Average attendance9,712[2]

The league was contested by fourteen teams. National People's Army club ASK Vorwärts Berlin won the championship, the club's fourth of six national East German championships all up.[3][4]

Bernd Bauchspieß of BSG Chemie Leipzig was the league's top scorer with 14 goals, becoming the first player to finish as top scorer on three occasions.[5] For the third time the title East German Footballer of the year was awarded, going to Horst Weigang of SC Leipzig.[6]

On the strength of the 1964–65 title Vorwärts qualified for the 1965–66 European Cup where the club was knocked out by Manchester United in the first round. Seventh-placed club SC Aufbau Magdeburg qualified for the 1965–66 European Cup Winners' Cup as the seasons FDGB-Pokal winner and was knocked out by West Ham United in the quarter-finals. Fourth-placed SC Leipzig qualified for the 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup where it was knocked out in the second round by Leeds United.[7]

Table

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The 1964–65 season saw two newly promoted clubs, Dynamo Dresden and SC Neubrandenburg.[8][9]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1ASK Vorwärts Berlin (C)2617365124+2737Qualification to European Cup preliminary round
2SC Motor Jena2614484127+1432
3BSG Chemie Leipzig2611964729+1831
4SC Leipzig2612685334+1930Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
5SC Empor Rostock26132113733+428
6BSG Lokomotive Stendal269894742+526
7SC Aufbau Magdeburg2697103535025Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
8BSG Motor Zwickau2696113646−1024
9BSG Wismut Aue2661282336−1324
10SG Dynamo Dresden2695123438−423
11SC Karl-Marx-Stadt2687113641−523
12SC Dynamo Berlin2686122737−1022
13SC Neubrandenburg (R)2676133458−2420Relegation to DDR-Liga
14BSG Motor Steinach (R)2683152849−2119
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ AwayMAGCHMDBEDREROSKMSLEILSTMJESTEZWINEUVBEAUE
Aufbau Magdeburg2–21–13–01–20–02–02–13–21–00–12–04–24–0
Chemie Leipzig0–01–01–02–03–10–32–13–06–01–06–03–11–1
Dynamo Berlin0–11–01–00–23–12–22–41–21–31–24–00–00–0
Dynamo Dresden1–00–05–02–14–12–14–00–13–21–05–31–41–1
Empor Rostock4–03–12–31–03–12–11–11–20–23–02–10–11–2
Karl-Marx-Stadt2–14–40–21–11–21–01–11–04–13–05–11–00–0
SC Leipzig6–21–33–02–12–03–11–11–04–15–12–11–22–2
Lokomotive Stendal2–11–11–05–21–23–12–02–34–01–14–42–63–0
Motor Jena3–12–10–02–03–13–01–11–13–01–03–01–03–1
Motor Steinach1–11–11–22–02–02–10–41–02–13–20–10–21–2
Motor Zwickau0–03–31–01–10–11–33–32–13–23–25–31–43–1
SC Neubrandenburg3–21–11–22–04–20–01–11–12–11–01–01–31–1
Vorwärts Berlin1–02–13–03–00–12–12–12–01–12–11–14–02–0
Wismut Aue1–11–01–10–00–01–11–31–41–00–01–22–12–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ fuwo, page: 93
  2. ^ a b fuwo, page: 23
  3. ^ "East Germany - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  4. ^ "DDR-Meister" [East German champions]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  5. ^ "DDDR » Oberliga » Torschützenkönige" [DDR-Oberliga top scorers]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  6. ^ fuwo, page: 92
  7. ^ "European Competitions 1965-66". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  8. ^ "East Germany 1946-1990". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  9. ^ "DDR » Oberliga 1964–65" [DDR-Oberliga 1964–65]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 22 January 2016.

Sources

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  • "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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