1961–62 DDR-Oberliga explained

Competition:DDR-Oberliga
Season:1961–62
Winners:ASK Vorwärts Berlin
Continentalcup1:European Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:ASK Vorwärts Berlin
Continentalcup2:European Cup Winners' Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:SC Chemie Halle
Matches:273
Total Goals:851
League Topscorer:Arthur Bialas (23)
Attendance:2,207,900[1]
Average Attendance:8,088
Prevseason:1960
Nextseason:1962–63

The 1961–62 DDR-Oberliga was the 13th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany. It was the first season played in the traditional autumn-spring format again after the Oberliga had played for six seasons from 1955 to 1960 in the calendar year format instead, modelled on the system used in the Soviet Union. The league was played as a triple round with a home-and-away round and an additional round of games at neutral venues to allow for an earlier start.

The league was contested by fourteen teams. National People's Army club ASK Vorwärts Berlin won the championship, the club's second consecutive one and third overall, eventually winning six national East German championships overall.[2] [3] On the strength of the 1961–62 title Vorwärts qualified for the 1962–63 European Cup where the club was knocked out by Dukla Prague in the preliminary round. Eleventh-placed club SC Chemie Halle qualified for the 1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup as the seasons FDGB-Pokal winner and was knocked out by OFK Beograd in the preliminary round as well.[4]

Arthur Bialas of SC Empor Rostock was the league's top scorer with 23 goals.[5]

The 1961–62 season saw the third-most games played in an Oberliga season, 273. Only 1950–51 and 1951–52 had there been more, 306 and 342, when the league consisted of 18 and 19 clubs. The season also saw the lowest-ever average attendance with 8,088 per match.[1]

Table

The 1961–62 season saw two newly promoted clubs, SC Turbine Erfurt and BSG Lokomotive Stendal.[6] [7]

Results

Third round

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Notes and References

  1. fuwo, page: 23
  2. Web site: East Germany - List of Champions . . 20 January 2016.
  3. Web site: DDR-Meister . dfb.de . . 20 January 2016. de. East German champions.
  4. Web site: European Competitions 1962-63. . 20 January 2016.
  5. Web site: DDDR » Oberliga » Torschützenkönige . Weltfussball.de . 20 January 2016. de. DDR-Oberliga top scorers .
  6. Web site: East Germany 1946-1990 . . 20 January 2016.
  7. Web site: DDR » Oberliga 1961–62 . Weltfussball.de . 20 January 2016. de. DDR-Oberliga 1961–62.