The 1983–84 DDR-Oberliga was the 35th 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

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. The league was contested by fourteen teams.

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won the championship, the club's sixth of ten consecutive East German championships from 1978 to 1988, thereby equalling the record held by

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and FC Vorwärts Berlin.

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of BFC Dynamo was the league's top scorer with 20 goals, while Hans-Jürgen Dörner of Dynamo Dresden took out the seasons

East German Footballer of the year The title Footballer of the Year (German: ''Fußballer des Jahres'') has been awarded in West Germany from 1960 to 1990 and Germany since 1991. Eligible are German players as well as non-German players playing in Germany. In 1996, the title W ...

award. On the strength of the 1983–84 title BFC Dynamo qualified for the

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where the club was knocked out by

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in the second round. Second-placed club

qualified for the

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as the seasons

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winners and lost to

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in the quarter-finals. Third-placed 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig qualified for the

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where it was knocked out by

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in the second round while fourth-placed

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lost to

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in the first round.

Table

The 1983–84 season saw two newly promoted clubs, Stahl Riesa and BSG Chemie Leipzig. * Relegation playoff: 1.FC Union Berlin - BSG Chemie Leipzig 1–1 & 1–2

Results

References

Sources

* gga

External links

Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv
Historic German league tables {{DEFAULTSORT:Ddr-Oberliga 1983-84 1983–84 in German football leagues 1983-84 1