The Ostzonenmeisterschaft 1948 (English: Championship of the Eastern Zone) was the first football championship in what was to become East Germany. It was played in a one-leg knock-out format with ten participating teams. Each of the five Länder—Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt—sent two representatives. The regional championships of Saxony, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt were ended after the semi-finals as by then two participants had been determined. The Ostzone champion was supposed to take part in the 1948 German championship, playing 1. FC Nürnberg in Stuttgart, but the team of SG Planitz was not allowed to travel for political reasons.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Soviet occupation zone |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | SG Planitz |
| Runner-up | Freiimfelde Halle |
| German football championship | SG Planitz |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 30 (3.33 per match) |
Teams qualified for the play-offs
edit| Club | Qualified as |
| SG Planitz | Representative of Saxony |
| SG Meerane | Representative of Saxony |
| SG Weimar-Ost | Representative of Thuringia |
| SG Sömmerda | Representative of Thuringia |
| SG Freiimfelde Halle | Representative of Saxony-Anhalt |
| SG Sportfreunde Burg | Representative of Saxony-Anhalt |
| SG Cottbus-Ost | Brandenburg champions |
| SG Babelsberg | Brandenburg vice-champions |
| SG Schwerin | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern champions |
| SG Wismar-Süd | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern runners-up |
Play-offs
editQualifying round
edit| SG Sportfreunde Burg | 1 – 0 | SG Sömmerda |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 20,000
| SG Meerane | 3 – 1 | SG Babelsberg |
|---|---|---|
Westsachsenstadion, Planitz
Attendance: 10,000
Quarter finals
edit| SG Schwerin | 1 – 3 | SG Planitz |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 11,000
| SG Freiimfelde Halle | 3 – 1 | SG Wismar-Süd |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 10,000
Semi finals
edit| SG Freiimfelde Halle | 5 – 2 | SG Meerane |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 10,000
| SG Planitz | 5 – 0 | SG Weimar-Ost |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 25,000
Final
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Sources
editReferences
edit- ^ "Planitz wurde Fußball-Ostzonenmeister" [Planitz became football champions of the Eastern Zone]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 4, no. 154. 6 July 1948. p. 4.
- ^ "Planitz und Weißenfels-Mitte sind Ostzonenmeister" [Planitz and Weißenfels-Mitte are champions of the Eastern Zone]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 3, no. 154. 6 July 1948. p. 4.