The DFV-Supercup (also known as ''Pokal des Deutschen Sportechos'') was the super cup of East German football, played between the winners of the

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and the

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History

It was originally planned to start in 1988, but was postponed as

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had won both competitions. An edition was played in 1989, with the Cup Winners

beating

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4–1. The competition was not played in 1990 with

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underway, and an all-German

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was played instead. In

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, the winners of the last East German titles,

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, along with cup finalists Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt, entered the DFB-Supercup.

Teams

1989 match

Details

Gallery

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with the ball (center) fighting with Jörg Büdner (left) and Marco Köller (in front) during the match.

References

External links

East Germany - List of Cup Finals
RSSSF.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Dfv-Supercup 1989 Defunct football cup competitions in Germany

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