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1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft final

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1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Final
Soviet occupation zone championship
Event1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft
Date4 July 1948 (1948-07-04)
VenueProbstheidaer Stadion, Leipzig
RefereeKurt Liebschner (Weißenfels)
Attendance40,000
1949

The 1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Final decided the winner of the 1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft, the 1st edition of the Ostzonenmeisterschaft, a knockout football cup competition to decide the champions of the Soviet occupation zone.

The match was played on 4 July 1948 at the Probstheidaer Stadion in Leipzig.[1][2] SG Planitz won the match 1–0 against Freiimfelde Halle for their 1st title.[3]

Route to the final

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The Ostzonenmeisterschaft was a ten team single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of three rounds leading up to the final. Four teams entered the qualifying round, with the two winners advancing to the quarter-finals, where they were joined by six additional clubs who were given a bye. For all matches, the winner after 90 minutes advances. If still tied, extra time was used to determine the winner.

SG Planitz Round Freiimfelde Halle
Opponent Result 1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Opponent Result
SG Schwerin 3–1 Quarter-finals SG Wismar-Süd 3–1
SG Weimar-Ost 5–0 Semi-finals SG Meerane 5–2

Match

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Details

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SG Planitz1–0Freiimfelde Halle
Weiß 38' Report
SG Planitz
Freiimfelde Halle
GK 1 Soviet occupation zone Anton Huber
RB Soviet occupation zone Erich Merkel
LB Soviet occupation zone Egon Jugel
RH Soviet occupation zone Günter Schneider
CH Soviet occupation zone Herbert Seltmann
LH Soviet occupation zone Erich Meichsner
OR Soviet occupation zone Hans Meier
IR Soviet occupation zone Johannes Breitenstein
CF Soviet occupation zone Horst Weiß
IL Soviet occupation zone Karl Dittes
OL Soviet occupation zone Helmut Fischer
GK 1 Soviet occupation zone Kurt Grimm
RB Soviet occupation zone Fritz Belger
LB Soviet occupation zone Hans Meyer
RH Soviet occupation zone Walter Metzner
CH Soviet occupation zone Karl-Heinz Scheer
LH Soviet occupation zone Kurt Fritzsche
OR Soviet occupation zone Manfred Krüger
IR Soviet occupation zone Heinz Pabst
CF Soviet occupation zone Paul Brandt
IL Soviet occupation zone Horst Blüher
OL Soviet occupation zone Karl Gola

References

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  1. ^ "Planitz wurde Fußball-Ostzonenmeister" [Planitz became football champions of the Eastern Zone]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 4, no. 154. 6 July 1948. p. 4.
  2. ^ "Planitz und Weißenfels-Mitte sind Ostzonenmeister" [Planitz and Weißenfels-Mitte are champions of the Eastern Zone]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 3, no. 154. 6 July 1948. p. 4.
  3. ^ "East Germany 1947/48". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 November 2016.