1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Final

1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Final
Soviet occupation zone championship
Event 1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft
Date 4 July 1948 (1948-07-04)
Venue Probstheidaer Stadion, Leipzig
Referee Kurt Liebschner (Weißenfels)
Attendance 40,000

The 1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Final decided the winner of the 1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft, the 1st edition of the Ostzonenmeisterschaft, a knockout football cup competition to decide the champions of the Soviet occupation zone.

The match was played on 4 July 1948 at the Probstheidaer Stadion in Leipzig.[1][2] SG Planitz won the match 1–0 against Freiimfelde Halle for their 1st title.[3]

Route to the final

The Ostzonenmeisterschaft was a ten team single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of three rounds leading up to the final. Four teams entered the qualifying round, with the two winners advancing to the quarter-finals, where they were joined by six additional clubs who were given a bye. For all matches, the winner after 90 minutes advances. If still tied, extra time was used to determine the winner.

SG Planitz Round Freiimfelde Halle
Opponent Result 1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Opponent Result
SG Schwerin 3–1 Quarter-finals SG Wismar-Süd 3–1
SG Weimar-Ost 5–0 Semi-finals SG Meerane 5–2

Match

Details

4 July 1948 (1948-07-04)
SG Planitz 1–0 Freiimfelde Halle
Weiß  38' Report
Probstheidaer Stadion, Leipzig
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Kurt Liebschner (Weißenfels)
SG Planitz
Freiimfelde Halle
GK 1 Soviet Union Anton Huber
RB Soviet Union Erich Merkel
LB Soviet Union Egon Jugel
RH Soviet Union Günter Schneider
CH Soviet Union Herbert Seltmann
LH Soviet Union Erich Meichsner
OR Soviet Union Hans Meier
IR Soviet Union Johannes Breitenstein
CF Soviet Union Horst Weiß
IL Soviet Union Karl Dittes
OL Soviet Union Helmut Fischer
GK 1 Soviet Union Kurt Grimm
RB Soviet Union Fritz Belger
LB Soviet Union Hans Meyer
RH Soviet Union Walter Metzner
CH Soviet Union Karl-Heinz Scheer
LH Soviet Union Kurt Fritzsche
OR Soviet Union Manfred Krüger
IR Soviet Union Heinz Pabst
CF Soviet Union Paul Brandt
IL Soviet Union Horst Blüher
OL Soviet Union Karl Gola

References

  1. "Planitz wurde Fußball-Ostzonenmeister" [Planitz became football champions of the Eastern Zone]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). 4 (154). 6 July 1948. p. 4.
  2. "Planitz und Weißenfels-Mitte sind Ostzonenmeister" [Planitz and Weißenfels-Mitte are champions of the Eastern Zone]. Neues Deutschland (in German). 3 (154). 6 July 1948. p. 4.
  3. "East Germany 1947/48". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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