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1977–78 DDR-Oberliga

FieldValue
competitionDDR-Oberliga
season1977–78
winnersDynamo Dresden
relegated
continentalcup1[European Cup](1978-79-european-cup)
continentalcup1 qualifiersDynamo Dresden
continentalcup2[European Cup Winners' Cup](1978-79-european-cup-winners-cup)
continentalcup2 qualifiers[1. FC Magdeburg](1-fc-magdeburg)
continentalcup3[UEFA Cup](1978-79-uefa-cup)
continentalcup3 qualifiers
matches182
total goals528
league topscorerKlaus Havenstein (15)
attendance2,132,300
average attendance11,716
prevseason[1976–77](1976-77-ddr-oberliga)
nextseason[1978–79](1978-79-ddr-oberliga)

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. Dynamo Dresden won the championship, the club's sixth of eight East German championships, thereby equalling FC Vorwärts Berlin's record.

Klaus Havenstein of BSG Chemie Böhlen was the league's top scorer with 15 goals, while Jürgen Croy of BSG Sachsenring Zwickau won the seasons East German Footballer of the year award for a record third time.

On the strength of the 1977–78 title Dresden qualified for the 1978–79 European Cup where the club was knocked out by FK Austria Wien in the quarter-finals. Second-placed club 1. FC Magdeburg qualified for the 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup as the seasons FDGB-Pokal winners and was knocked out by Baník Ostrava in the quarter-finals. For the first time three East German clubs qualified for the 1978–79 UEFA Cup with third-placed 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.

Table

The 1977–78 season saw two newly promoted clubs BSG Chemie Böhlen and BSG Wismut Gera.

Results

Attendances

Source:

No.ClubAverage
1Dynamo Dresden30,231
21. FC Union17,308
3Hallescher17,038
4Magdeburg14,115
5BFC Dynamo13,154
6Lokomotive Leipzig12,462
7Karl-Marx-Stadt11,438
8Carl Zeiss Jena8,538
9Wismut Aue8,231
10Erfurt7,577
11Sachsenring Zwickau7,346
12Wismut Gera6,785
13Chemie Böhlen5,454
14Vorwärts Frankfurt4,385

References

Sources

References

  1. ''fuwo'', page: 93
  2. ''fuwo'', page: 23
  3. "East Germany - List of Champions".
  4. "DDR-Meister". [[German Football Association]].
  5. "DDDR » Oberliga » Torschützenkönige".
  6. ''fuwo'', page: 92
  7. "European Competitions 1978-79".
  8. "East Germany 1946-1990".
  9. "DDR-Oberliga 1977–78".
  10. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/ddr/aveddr78.htm
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