1953–54 DDR-Oberliga explained

Competition:	DDR-Oberliga
Season:	1953–54
Winners:	BSG Turbine Erfurt
Matches:	210
Total Goals:	676
League Topscorer:	Heinz Satrapa (21)
Attendance:	2,941,000^[1]
Average Attendance:	14,005
Prevseason:	1952–53
Nextseason:	1954–55

The 1953–54 DDR-Oberliga was the fifth season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.

The league was contested by fifteen teams, two less than in the previous season, and BSG Turbine Erfurt won the championship. It was the first of two championships for the club, winning it the following season as well.^{[2] [3]}

Heinz Satrapa of BSG Wismut Aue was the league's top scorer with 21 goals.^[4]

The 1953–54 season saw the best-ever average support for the Oberliga with 14,005 spectators per game.^[1]

Table

The 1953–54 season saw two newly promoted clubs, Fortschritt Meerane and Einheit Ost Leipzig. The FDGB-Pokal was won by second division DDR-Liga club ZSK Vorwärts Berlin.^{[5] [6]}

References

Sources

• 1991 . Das war unser Fußball im Osten. This was our football in the East. de . Fußball-Woche (fuwo). Berlin . Axel-Springer-Verlag.

External links

• Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv Historic German league tables

Notes and References

1. fuwo, page: 23
2. Web site: East Germany - List of Champions . . 19 January 2016.
3. Web site: DDR-Meister . dfb.de . . 19 January 2016. de. East German champions.
4. Web site: DDDR » Oberliga » Torschützenkönige . Weltfussball.de . 19 January 2016. de. DDR-Oberliga top scorers .
5. Web site: East Germany 1946-1990 . . 19 January 2016.
6. Web site: DDR » Oberliga 1953/1954 . Weltfussball.de . 19 January 2016. de. DDR-Oberliga 1953–54.