1968–69 FDGB-Pokal

July 2020 August 2021 July 2020 FDGB-Pokal 1968–69 East Germany 1967–68 1969–70 The 1968-69 season saw the 18th competition for the FDGB-Pokal, the East German national football cup. The first round was competed with 46 teams: 15 Bezirkspokal winners (indicated by an asterisk), 29 teams from the DDR-Liga and the two teams relegated from the DDR-Oberliga in the previous season. BSG Chemie Premnitz, a DDR-Liga side, were given a bye to the intermediate round. The competition was played in a knock-out format; if scores were level after 90 minutes, the match went into extra time. If the scores were still level after this, a replay was played. After an intermediate round, the participants of which were determined by a draw - three Bezirkspokal winners and nine DDR-Liga sides - the 14 current Oberliga teams joined the competition. Three Oberliga sides were already eliminated at this stage: F.C. Hansa Rostock, FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt and BSG Stahl Riesa. 1967 Oberliga champions FC Carl Zeiss Jena needed a replay against Motor Grimma that they won convincingly; 10-1 was the final score. The only other remaining Bezirkspokal winner, Berliner FC Dynamo II was eliminated after a 1–2 loss to DDR-Liga side SG Dynamo Dresden. The third round saw the repeat of last year's final between 1. FC Union Berlin and Jena. Jena had their revenge, winning 0–1 in berlin and eliminating the title holders. Two DDR-Liga sides, Wismut Gera and Dynamo Dresden had qualified for the quarter-finals, but lost their away games and went out. Last year's finalist Jena was eliminated in the quarter-finals as well, losing 1–4 to Vorwärts Berlin who in turn went out after a 1–2 loss against FC Karl-Marx-Stadt. Karl-Marx-Stadt's opposition was 1. FC Magdeburg who had reached their third final by beating Berliner FC Dynamo in their home ground. First round Matches played on 11 August 1968. Home team Away team ResultBerliner FC Dynamo II* – BSG Post Neubrandenburg 3–1BSG Chemie Veritas Wittenberge* – SG Lichtenberg 47 6–1BSG Post Neubrandenburg II* – FC Hansa Rostock II 2–3BSG Motor Ludwigsfelde* – SG Dynamo Schwerin 0–2SG Dynamo Frankfurt/Oder* – BSG Lokomotive Stendal 1–5BSG Motor Grimma* – BSG Aktivist Karl-Marx Zwickau 3–2ASG Vorwärts Cottbus II* – BSG Motor Hennigsdorf 2–5BSG Lokomotive Halberstadt* – SG Dynamo Eisleben 2–3SG Dynamo Dresden II* – ASG Vorwärts Leipzig 0–1BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau* – FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt II 2–3BSG Motor Gotha* – ASG Vorwärts Meiningen 2–4SG Blau-Weiß Reichenbach* – FSV Lokomotive Dresden 2–1BSG Chemie Schwarza* – BSG Motor Wema Plauen 0–1 a.e.t.SG Dernbach* – BSG Wismut Gera 1–4BSG Einheit Greifswald* – ASG Vorwärts Neubrandenburg 2–2 a.e.t.BSG Motor Bautzen – SG Dynamo Dresden 0–3BSG Motor Babelsberg – FC Energie Cottbus 2–1TSG Wismar – ASG Vorwärts Stralsund 0–1 a.e.t.SC Fortschritt Weißenfels – FC Carl Zeiss Jena II 0–2BSG Aktivist Schwarze Pumpe – BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt 2–1BSG Motor Köpenick – ASG Vorwärts Cottbus 1–0BSG Motor Weimar – BSG Motor Steinach 1–1 a.e.t.BSG Motor Eisenach – BSG Chemie Zeitz 2–0 Replays Home team Away team ResultBSG Motor Steinach – BSG Motor Weimar 2–0ASG Vorwärts Neubrandenburg – BSG Einheit Greifswald* 4–3 Bye: BSG Chemie Premnitz Intermediate round Matches played on 7 October 1968. Home team Away team ResultBSG Chemie Veritas Wittenberge* – Berliner FC Dynamo II* 0–4SG Blau-Weiß Reichenbach* – BSG Motor Eisenach 1–1 a.e.t.BSG Motor Babelsberg – BSG Wismut Gera 0–1ASG Vorwärts Meiningen – FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt II 1–0 aBSG Aktivist Schwarze Pumpe – ASG Vorwärts Leipzig 2–0ASG Vorwärts Stralsund – BSG Chemie Premnitz 0–0 a.e.t. aMatch played in Suhl. Replays Home team Away team ResultBSG Motor Eisenach – SG Blau-Weiß Reichenbach 2–0BSG Chemie Premnitz – ASG Vorwärts Stralsund 1–2 a.e.t. Second round Matches played on 16 November 1968. Home team Away team ResultBSG Motor Grimma* – FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1–1 a.e.t.Berliner FC Dynamo II* – SG Dynamo Dresden 1–2ASG Vorwärts Neubrandenburg – 1. FC Magdeburg 0–6FC Carl Zeiss Jena II – HFC Chemie 1–5SG Dynamo Eisleben – BSG Wismut Aue 2–3 a.e.t.ASG Vorwärts Meiningen – BSG Sachsenring Zwickau 2–3 a.e.t.SG Dynamo Schwerin – FC Vorwärts Berlin 0–3ASG Vorwärts Stralsund – Berliner FC Dynamo 1–1 a.e.t.BSG Motor Eisenach – BSG Chemie Leipzig 0–0 a.e.t.FC Hansa Rostock II – 1. FC Union Berlin 1–1 a.e.t.BSG Motor Steinach – FC Karl-Marx-Stadt 1–3 a.e.t.BSG Motor Hennigsdorf – FC Hansa Rostock 2–0BSG Wismut Gera – FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt 2–1BSG Motor Wema Plauen – BSG Stahl Riesa 2–1BSG Aktivist Schwarze Pumpe – 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 0–2BSG Motor Köpenick – BSG Lokomotive Stendal 1–2 Replays Home team Away team ResultFC Carl Zeiss Jena – BSG Motor Grimma 10–1Berliner FC Dynamo – ASG Vorwärts Stralsund 5–0BSG Chemie Leipzig – BSG Motor Eisenach 4–01. FC Union Berlin – FC Hansa Rostock II 3–1 a.e.t. Third round Matches played on 1 December 1968. Home team Away team Result1. FC Magdeburg – BSG Sachsenring Zwickau 4–1BSG Wismut Gera – HFC Chemie Halle 1–0BSG Motor Wema Plauen – BSG Chemie Leipzig 0–2SG Dynamo Dresden – 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 2–1FC Karl-Marx-Stadt – BSG Wismut Aue 3–11. FC Union Berlin – FC Carl Zeiss Jena 0–1BSG Motor Hennigsdorf – FC Vorwärts Berlin 0–2Berliner FC Dynamo – BSG Lokomotive Stendal 1–0 a.e.t. Quarter finals Matches play on 23 April 1969. Home team Away team ResultFC Vorwärts Berlin – FC Carl Zeiss Jena 4–1Berliner FC Dynamo – SG Dynamo Dresden 3–0FC Karl-Marx-Stadt – BSG Wismut Gera 5–3BSG Chemie Leipzig – 1. FC Magdeburg 1–2 Seinfinals Matches played on 8 May 1969. Home team Away team ResultFC Karl-Marx-Stadt – FC Vorwärts Berlin 2–1Berliner FC Dynamo – 1. FC Magdeburg 1–2 Final Statistics 1 June 1969 1. FC Magdeburg 4 – 0(1 – 0) FC Karl-Marx-Stadt Ohm 28, 60Walter 51Sparwasser 68 Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden 20,000 Hans-Joachim Schulz (Görlitz) MAGDEBURG: GK GDR Hans-Georg MoldenhauerSW GDR Manfred ZapfDF GDR Günter FronzeckDF GDR Peter SykoraDF GDR Jörg OhmDF GDR Rolf RetschlagMF GDR Hermann Stöcker MF GDR Wolfgang SeguinMF GDR Wolfgang AbrahamFW GDR Jürgen SparwasserFW GDR Joachim WalterManager:GDR Heinz KrügelFC KARL-MARX-STADT: GK GDR Joachim Gröper 63DF GDR Albrecht MüllerDF GDR Eberhard SchusterDF GDR Fritz FeisterDF GDR Peter MüllerMF GDR Friedrich-Wilhelm GöckeMF GDR Rolf SteinmannMF GDR Dieter ErlerFW GDR Gotthard Zölfl 46FW GDR Manfred LienemannFW GDR Everhard VogelSubstitutes:GK GDR Manfred Kaschel 63FW GDR Karl-Heinz Zeidler 46Manager:GDR Bringfried Müller Match report Only Magdeburg's fans were on the losing side of the duel between the third-placed and the seventh-placed Oberliga teams. A mere 200 FCM fans had found the way to Dresden and were vastly outnumbered by 7,000 Karl-Marx-Stadt supporters. On the pitch, however, things were completely different. A clearly superior 1. FC Magdeburg side won the final by the biggest margin since 1950 when EHW Thale had won the cup with a 4–0 scoreline as well. The meeting began in a hectic fashion, only 15 minutes into the match both FCK's Göcke and FCM's Zapf had had to be treated for injuries, but both could continue. At first, karl-Marx-Stadt, full of enthusiasm, created a number of opportunities. Göcke went close in the 12th, and in the 27th Zapf had to scratch the ball off the goalline. Magdeburg sat back, relying on their safe defense, and waited for opportunities to counter-attack. These came up just a minute after Zapf's save: Stöcker started a run down the left, going past Göcke and outplayed Peter Müller. His cross reached Ohm who scored with a header. From this moment Magdeburg were in control of the match, sending their forwards to attack the very moment they won the ball. Ohm, Seguin and Abraham dominated in midfield and Karl-Marx-Stadt's play was reduced to individual efforts, their forwards reduced to ineffectiveness. Magdeburg consequently seized their dominance in the second half of the match. Six minutes after kick-off it was again Stöcker who was the starting point of the next goal. his corner kick was headed in by Walter to make it 2–0. Karl-Marx-Stadt attempted to turn the game and threw everything forward, thus offering their opposition even more room. Magdeburg took up the offer, Ohm starting a solo at the half-way line, finishing off with a gentle lob over Gröper for the third goal. Eight minutes later it was Sparwasser who scored the fourth goal after outplaying two opponents. Magdeburg played as if in a frenzy and had several more clear scoring chances, the last in the 85th when Sparwasser forced subbed-in Kaschel to make a great save. Magdeburg had won their third cup title with an excellent performance. Dresden's footballing hero of times past, Richard Hofmann, complimented the team: "Thanks a lot boys for this footballing joy. This was real advertising for our beautiful sport. You won outright and deservedly. Your defense was positioned dead right, played cleverly. Your attackers were more and more dominant with the ongoing game. You won the cup in a superior manner. It was a great game, it was a joy to watch you play." none Volksstimme 1969-06-02 References Category:FDGB-Pokal seasons East Cup