1961–62 DDR-Oberliga

The 1961/62 season was the 13th edition of the East German Oberliga. Champion for the third time the ASK Vorwärts Berlin, has added to its title from the previous season defensively. The season began on March 5, 1961 and ended on June 3, 1962.

Preseason

After 1955 to 1960, the year in football game with the calendar year was the same over the years, the rhythm game decided the functionaries of the DFV to 1961, back to the old system (autumn - spring) switch. They had originally taken over the spring - autumn rhythm of the Soviet Union, where this game rhythm was due to weather conditions necessitated by the severe winter ( and still is practiced in the Russian league Premjer example ). As in the GDR but not ruled by the same climatic conditions and the rhythm did not agree with the autumn - spring rhythm of the international European Cup competitions, finally revised again the decision.

Due to the longer season, the league was transitional played in a triple round: all teams played against each other three times - in their own stadium, the stadium of the enemy and on neutral ground. As neutral venues were distributed over the whole season ( other than yourself would suggest ) mainly selected venues in smaller, unrepresented in the premier league cities.

Course of the season

Although Vorwärts Berlin secured the championship with two matches to go, the team did not look long as if they could defend their championship title from last season. It was only on 33 Matchday forward was the first time at number one on the table, but gave this placement then no longer from. Before that was a long time Empor Rostock at the top and had successively Dynamo Berlin and Jena engine as greatest competition. The Rostock were due to their good performance of the season ( the team was the whole season on one of the front four seats) also selected to the team of the year.

The best Sports Association (SPA ) closed again Motor Zwickau on table number five from. In contrast, it ended badly for the second league -BSG locomotive Stendal. Lok occupied from the second match ever relegation and dismounted logical. Where Stendal could still start a remarkable comeback: After the meantime already seven points adrift had on the league, still fighting it on two points Brieske - Senftenberg zoom. Lok was accompanied by unit Dresden in the second division. The longtime league member (since 1950) never returned after that back into the first-class football.

The bismuth SC Karl- Marx-Stadt was punished with a two- point deduction because of the team chemistry unterklassigen Glauchau a player was recruited illegally.

Statistics

The champion team

Peter Kalinke ( 29/1 ), Werner Unger ( 22 / - ), Hans -Dieter Krampe (34 / -) Hans -Georg Kiupel ( 36/1 ), Gerhard grains (39/ 6) Rainer Nightingale (26/ 5), Jürgen Nöldner (31 /18), Gerhard Vogt (37/ 7), Horst coal (26/ 8), Günther Wirth (37/ 5)

Top scorers

Others

A total of 2.2079 million viewers watched the 273 league games, which gives an average of 8,088 spectators per game. This was until then the lowest average attendance of the league and was only in 1991 undercut. One reason for this was possibly the deciding third games between two teams align each to neutral (usually smaller ) places in non- league cities. Had Lok Stendal (30 May 1962) - The rotation Leipzig Games - Lok Leipzig (29 October 1961), Empor Rostock - Vorwärts Berlin (15 April 1962), unit Dresden - Vorwärts Berlin (May 30, 1962) and construction of Magdeburg each with 35,000 spectators biggest backers.

There were 851 goals, ie 3.12 per game. The highest-scoring encounters were Dynamo Berlin - Magdeburg 5:3 building on March 12, 1961, Lok Leipzig - Turbine Erfurt 5:3 on 26 August 1961.

Fdgb Cup

The fdgb Cup was won this season by the league - Eleventh chemistry hall. In the final pad of the Championship Third Dynamo Berlin. Hall had already defeated the Cup defender Jena in the semifinals.

International Competitions

This season brought a first international success for DDR in the European Cup. The Cup Winners engine Jena managed in the European Cup winners to the semifinals, where you eliminated against the eventual winners Atlético Madrid. In Europe Champions Cup Vorwärts Berlin handed a 3-0 in the first leg against Linfield FC to move on, because Linfield then withdrew. In the first round forward difference then against the Glasgow Rangers. In the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, it abolished the Leipzig city selection in the second round and pad where the MTK Budapest. Furthermore, Vorwärts Berlin name, motor Jena, Dynamo Berlin and Leipzig locomotive part in the first discharged International Football Cup.