The 1949–50 DDR-Oberliga, playing as the DS-Liga in its first season as the ''DDR'', the German Democratic Republic was only formed after the start of the season, was the inaugural 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 Allied-occupied G ...
, the first tier of
league football in
East Germany
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...
.
The league was contested by 14 teams and
ZSG Horch Zwickau won the championship. It was Zwickau's second and last East German championship, having previously won the 1948 edition under the name SG Planitz.
Heinz Satrapa of
ZSG Horch Zwickau was the league's top scorer with 23 goals.
Table
The 1949–50 season was the inaugural season of the league.
Results
Name changes
East German clubs were subject to frequent name changes in this era. The following 1949–50 DDR-Oberliga clubs changed their name during the off-season and in the season.
References
Sources
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External links
Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv Historic German league tables
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1949–50 in European association football leagues
1949-50
1949–50 in German football leagues
1949–50 in East German football