1985–86 DDR-Oberliga
| Season | 1985–86 |
|---|---|
| Champions | BFC Dynamo |
| Relegated | |
| European Cup | BFC Dynamo |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig |
| UEFA Cup | |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 476 (2.62 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ralf Sträßer (14)[1] |
| Total attendance | 1,782,150[2] |
| Average attendance | 9,411[2] |
← 1984–85 1986–87 → | |
The 1985–86 DDR-Oberliga was the 37th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.
The league was contested by fourteen teams. BFC Dynamo won the championship, the club's eighth of ten consecutive East German championships from 1978 to 1988.[3][4]
Ralf Sträßer of 1. FC Union Berlin was the league's top scorer with 14 goals,[5] while René Müller of 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig took out the seasons East German Footballer of the year award.[6]
On the strength of the 1985–86 title BFC Dynamo qualified for the 1986–87 European Cup where the club was knocked out by Brøndby IF in the second round. Second-placed club 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig qualified for the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup as the seasons FDGB-Pokal winners and advanced all the way to the final where it lost to Ajax. Third-placed FC Carl Zeiss Jena qualified for the 1986–87 UEFA Cup where it was knocked out by Bayer 05 Uerdingen in the first round while fourth-placed 1. FC Magdeburg lost to Athletic Bilbao in the first round and fifth-placed Stahl Brandenburg was eliminated by IFK Göteborg in the second round.[7]
Table
The 1985–86 season saw two newly promoted clubs, 1. FC Union Berlin and BSG Sachsenring Zwickau.[8][9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berliner FC Dynamo | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 34 | League champion and qualified for the European Cup |
| 2 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 32 | FDGB-Pokal winners and qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 3 | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 31 | Qualified for the UEFA Cup |
| 4 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 29 | |
| 5 | Stahl Brandenburg | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 29 | |
| 6 | Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 28 | |
| 7 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 27 | |
| 8 | FC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 26 | |
| 9 | FC Vorwärts Frankfurt | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 25 | |
| 10 | FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 24 | |
| 11 | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 24 | |
| 12 | Stahl Riesa | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 22 | |
| 13 | F.C. Hansa Rostock | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 20 | Relegated to DDR-Liga |
| 14 | BSG Sachsenring Zwickau | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 56 | −29 | 13 |
References
- ^ fuwo, page: 93
- ^ a b fuwo, page: 23
- ^ "East Germany - List of Champions". rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "DDR-Meister" [East German champions]. dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "DDDR » Oberliga » Torschützenkönige" [DDR-Oberliga top scorers]. Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ fuwo, page: 92
- ^ "European Competitions 1986–87". rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "East Germany 1946-1990". rsssf.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "DDR-Oberliga 1985–86". Weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 26 January 2016.
Sources
- "Das war unser Fußball im Osten" [This was our football in the East]. Fußball-Woche (fuwo) (in German). Berlin: Axel-Springer-Verlag. 1991.
External links
- Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv (in German) Historic German league tables