The 1974–75 DDR-Oberliga was the 26th season of the

DDR-Oberliga The DDR-Oberliga (English: ''East German Premier League'' or ''GDR Premier League'') was the top-level association football league in East Germany. Overview Following World War II, separate sports competitions emerged in the occupied eastern ...

, the first tier of league football in

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. The league was contested by fourteen teams. 1. FC Magdeburg won the championship, the club's third and last East German championships. Manfred Vogel of BSG Sachsenring Zwickau was the league's top scorer with 17 goals, while

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of 1. FC Magdeburg won the seasons

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award. On the strength of the 1974–75 title Magdeburg qualified for the

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where the club was knocked out by

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in the first round. Seventh-placed club BSG Sachsenring Zwickau qualified for the

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as the seasons

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winners and was knocked out by

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in the semi-finals. Second-placed

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qualified for the

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where it was knocked out in the second round by

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while third-placed

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lost to

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in the quarter finals.

Table

The 1974–75 season saw two newly promoted clubs Hallescher FC Chemie and ASG Vorwärts Stralsund.

Results

References

Sources

External links

Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv
Historic German league tables {{DEFAULTSORT:Ddr-Oberliga 1974-75 1974-75 1 1974–75 in German football leagues