The all-time DDR-Oberliga table is a cumulative record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that played in the former
East Germany
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
's first division
DDR-Oberliga from its inception in 1949 until its dissolution in 1991 following
German reunification. It awards two points for a win and one point for a draw, as this was the system in use at the time. The matches of the transition round made necessary by the adoption of a Soviet-style calendar year schedule in 1955 are not included. In its final season (1990–91), the competition was known as the
NOFV-Oberliga, before becoming part of the
German Football Association (german: Deutscher Fußball-Bund, DFB).
Although
Berliner FC Dynamo are
record champions, winning a total of 10 titles,
FC Carl Zeiss Jena
FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German football club based in Jena, Thuringia. Formed in 1903 and initially associated with the Carl Zeiss AG factory, they were one of the strongest clubs in East Germany from the 1960s to the 1980s, winning the DDR-Ober ...
lead the ranking by points.
Wismut Aue
Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V., commonly known as simply FC Erzgebirge Aue or Erzgebirge Aue (), is a German football club based in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony. The former East German side was a founding member of the 3. Liga in 2008–09, ...
, however, hold the record for most seasons, 38. Altogether, 44 clubs competed in the DDR-Oberliga during its history.
Frequent club name changes were a characteristic of East German football and clubs are shown here by the name they last competed under in their final DDR-Oberliga seasons. All other names used by a club when they were part of the DDR-Oberliga are given, but name changes made outside first division play and following German reunification are not shown; see articles on individual clubs for more information.
The all-time table of the DDR-Oberliga:
Oberliga .:. Ewige Tabelle
All-Time DDR-Oberliga Table at Weltfussball.de, accessed: 7 March 2012
* Current division as of 2020–21 season.
See also
*All-time Bundesliga table
The All-time Bundesliga table (german: link=no, Ewige Tabelle der Bundesliga) is a ranking of all German football clubs based on their performance in the Bundesliga, the top division of German football. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a wi ...
*List of football clubs in East Germany
The history of East German football is complex, and that of its clubs particularly so. After World War II, the occupying Allies disbanded most German organisations, including sports clubs.
While some clubs were re-formed, others were not, and man ...
References
External links
DDR-Fußball-Ewige Tabelle
All-time DDR-Oberliga table at the ''DFB'' website
Die Ewige Tabelle
All-time DDR-Oberliga table at Fussballdaten.de
Oberliga .:. Ewige Tabelle
All-time DDR-Oberliga table at Weltfussball.de
Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv
historical German domestic league tables
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DDR-Oberliga
All-time football league tables