1966–67 DDR-Oberliga

DDR-Oberliga
Season1966–67
ChampionsFC Karl-Marx-Stadt
Relegated
European CupFC Karl-Marx-Stadt
European Cup Winners' CupBSG Motor Zwickau
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Matches played182
Goals scored500 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorerHartmut Rentzsch (17)[1]
Total attendance1,832,000[2]
Average attendance10,066[2]

The 1966–67 DDR-Oberliga was the 18th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.

The league was contested by fourteen teams. FC Karl-Marx-Stadt won the championship, the club's sole national East German championship, being a separate club from SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt, a club that won three championships in the 1950s.[3][4]

Hartmut Rentzsch of BSG Motor Zwickau was the league's top scorer with 17 goals,[5] while Dieter Erler of FC Karl-Marx-Stadt won the seasons East German Footballer of the year award.[6]

On the strength of the 1966–67 title Karl-Marx-Stadt qualified for the 1967–68 European Cup where the club was knocked out by R.S.C. Anderlecht in the first round. Third-placed club BSG Motor Zwickau qualified for the 1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup as the seasons FDGB-Pokal winner and was knocked out by FC Torpedo Moscow in the first round. Second-placed 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig qualified for the 1967–68 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup where it was knocked out in the second round by FK Vojvodina while fourth-placed Dynamo Dresden was knocked out by Rangers F.C. in the first round.[7]

Table

The 1966–67 season saw two newly promoted clubs, 1. FC Union Berlin and BSG Wismut Gera.[8][9]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Karl-Marx-Stadt (C) 26 14 9 3 39 23 +16 37 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 26 14 2 10 39 32 +7 30 Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
3 BSG Motor Zwickau 26 9 9 8 41 26 +15 27 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
4 SG Dynamo Dresden 26 11 5 10 35 31 +4 27 Qualification to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
5 FC Carl Zeiss Jena 26 11 5 10 31 29 +2 27
6 1. FC Union Berlin 26 9 9 8 33 35 −2 27
7 BSG Lokomotive Stendal 26 11 5 10 39 44 −5 27
8 FC Vorwärts Berlin 26 10 6 10 43 34 +9 26
9 BSG Wismut Aue 26 11 4 11 45 43 +2 26
10 F.C. Hansa Rostock 26 9 8 9 27 27 0 26
11 Hallescher FC Chemie 26 11 4 11 38 41 −3 26
12 BSG Chemie Leipzig 26 9 7 10 35 38 −3 25
13 Berliner FC Dynamo (R) 26 6 9 11 28 40 −12 21 Relegation to DDR-Liga
14 BSG Wismut Gera (R) 26 4 4 18 27 57 −30 12
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away BFC CZJ CHM DRE HFC HRO KMS LLE LST ZWI UNI VBE AUE WGE
BFC Dynamo 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 4–3 2–1
Carl Zeiss Jena 1–3 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 5–0 2–1 0–1 1–1
Chemie Leipzig 1–1 2–3 2–0 1–0 3–3 2–1 0–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 3–2 3–1
Dynamo Dresden 2–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 6–1 6–1
Hallescher FC Chemie 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 3–0 2–2 0–4 2–1 2–0 5–2 2–0
Hansa Rostock 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 4–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0
Karl-Marx-Stadt 1–0 2–2 1–1 4–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 1–0 2–1
Lokomotive Leipzig 3–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–0 0–3 4–2 2–1 4–2
Lokomotive Stendal 2–0 1–0 4–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 3–2 2–1 5–0
Motor Zwickau 2–0 2–0 2–3 1–1 4–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 6–2 5–0 2–1 2–1 3–1
Union Berlin 3–0 1–1 0–3 2–2 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 3–0 0–0 0–3 1–0
Vorwärts Berlin 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 5–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 5–1
Wismut Aue 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 4–3 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 0–1
Wismut Gera 2–2 1–2 0–0 3–0 0–2 2–3 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 3–4 2–4
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 24 January 2016.
  4. ^ "DDR-Meister" [East German champions]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  5. ^ "DDDR » Oberliga » Torschützenkönige" [DDR-Oberliga top scorers]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  6. ^ fuwo, page: 92
  7. ^ "European Competitions 1967-68". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  8. ^ "East Germany 1946-1990". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  9. ^ "DDR » Oberliga 1966–67" [DDR-Oberliga 1966–67]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 24 January 2016.

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