1974–75 FDGB-Pokal

July 2020 FDGB-Pokal 1974–75 East Germany BSG Sachsenring Zwickau Dynamo Dresden 1973–74 1975–76 The 1974–75 season saw the 24th competition for the FDGB-Pokal. 89 teams participated. After a qualifying round pitting 6 clubs from the second-tier DDR-Liga against each other, the first round and an additional intermediate round were played with 55 teams from the 1973-74 DDR-Liga, the teams relegated from the first-tier DDR-Oberliga after the 1973-74 season and the 15 winners of the various 1973-74 Bezirkspokal competitions. By the round of the last 16, all Bezirkspokal winners had been eliminated, and only two second-tier teams, 1. FC Union Berlin and Motor Nordhausen remained in the competition. As had been done in the past two competitions, fixtures were played over two legs from the round of 16 to the semifinals.July 2020 The semifinal saw a repeat of last year's final, with Dynamo Dresden and FC Carl Zeiss Jena playing each other. Dresden won through and met BSG Sachsenring Zwickau who had beaten BSG Wismut Aue in the semifinal. For the first time since 1950 the final was held in East Berlin's Stadion der Weltjugend. For the first time ever an FDGB-Pokal final was decided on penalties.July 2020 Preliminary round Home team Away team ResultBSG Stahl Maxhütte1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig II0 – 8FC Karl-Marx-Stadt IIASG Vorwärts Plauen3 – 1 a.e.t.BSG Aktivist Schwarze PumpeSG Dynamo Fürstenwalde4 – 0 Round 1 Home team Away team Result1. FC Union Berlin IIBSG Aufbau Schwedt4 – 0SG Dynamo LübbenBSG EAB 47 Lichtenberg Berlin2 – 1 aetBSG WaMa GörlitzSG Dynamo Dresden II1 – 5BSG Lokomotive ErfurtBSG Motor Steinach2 – 1BSG Aufbau EisenhüttenstadtBSG Motor Eberswalde0 – 1 aetFC Carl Zeiss Jena IIIFC Rot-Weiß Erfurt II1 – 0SG Dynamo EislebenBSG Zentronik Sömmerda2 – 1BSG Fortschritt KrumhermersdorfFSV Lokomotive Dresden1 – 2SC DHfK Leipzig BSG Wismut Gera2 – 4 aetBSG Stahl Blankenburg1. FC Magdeburg II1 – 5 aetBSG Lokomotive MalchinBSG Post Neubrandenburg2 – 1BSG Motor HennigsdorfBSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt 3 – 2BSG Lokomotive BergenFC Hansa Rostock II1 – 2BSG Aufbau BoitzenburgSG Dynamo Schwerin1 – 2BSG Aktivist Kali Werra TiefenortBSG Motor Ernst Thälmann Suhl 4 – 0ASG Vorwärts NeubrandenburgFC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder II1 – 5BSG Demminer VerkehrsbetriebeBerliner FC Dynamo II0 – 5BSG Motor SchwerinBSG Stahl Brandenburg1 – 4BSG Motor Köpenick BerlinBSG Chemie Veritas Wittenberge0 – 2BSG Rotation 1950 LeipzigBSG Chemie Zeitz4 – 4 aet, 4 – 3 penBSG Chemie WolfenBSG Motor Germania Karl-Marx-Stadt2 – 4TSG Bau RostockTSG Wismar2 – 3ASG Vorwärts LöbauTSG Gröditz2 – 1BSG Motor Eisenach BSG Lokomotive/Vorwärts Halberstadt2 – 3 aetBSG Chemie SchwarzaBSG Sachsenring Zwickau II2 – 0BSG Motor SchönebeckBSG Motor Babelsberg1 – 5BSG Lokomotive StendalBSG Stahl Hennigsdorf1 – 0FC Energie CottbusASG Vorwärts Dessau1 – 0BSG Motor Nordhausen WestBSG Chemie Buna Schkopau5 – 2ASG Vorwärts KamenzBSG Motor Werdau3 – 1BSG KKW Nord Greifswald 1. FC Union Berlin3 – 3 aet, 4 – 5 penBSG Einheit GüstrowBSG Schiffahrt/Hafen Rostock3 – 1BSG Stahl Riesa IIFC Carl Zeiss Jena II3 – 11. FC Lokomotive Leipzig IIBSG Chemie Leipzig4 – 5FC Karl-Marx-Stadt IIBSG Chemie Böhlen1 – 2BSG Aktivist Schwarze PumpeBSG Akt. Brieske/Senftenberg3 – 0 Intermediate round Home team Away team ResultBSG Lokomotive MalchinFC Hansa Rostock II0 – 1BSG Einheit GüstrowTSG Wismar3 – 1BSG Chemie Veritas WittenbergeSG Dynamo Schwerin1 – 2BSG Rotation 1950 LeipzigBSG Lokomotive Stendal3 – 2BSG Lokomotive/Vorwärts HalberstadtBSG Chemie Leipzig0 – 41. FC Magdeburg IISG Dynamo Eisleben3 – 2BSG Stahl BrandenburgBSG Chemie Böhlen1 – 1 aet, 5 – 6 penFC Carl Zeiss Jena IIIBSG Motor Nordhausen West0 – 3BSG Lokomotive ErfurtBSG Aktivist Kali Werra Tiefenort2 – 1BSG Chemie SchwarzaBSG Wismut Gera0 – 11. FC Union Berlin IIBSG Motor Babelsberg3 – 2SG Dynamo LübbenFC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder II0 – 2BSG Motor EberswaldeBerliner FC Dynamo II1 – 2BSG Motor Hennigsdorf1. FC Union Berlin0 – 4BSG Stahl Riesa IIBSG Aktivist Schwarze Pumpe1 – 0ASG Vorwärts LöbauFSV Lokomotive Dresden4 – 1ASG Vorwärts KamenzFC Energie Cottbus0 – 2BSG Motor Germania Karl-Marx-StadtSG Dynamo Dresden II1 – 2 Round 2 Home team Away team ResultFC Energie CottbusSG Dynamo Dresden1 – 2 aetFC Hansa Rostock II1. FC Magdeburg1 – 2BSG Motor Nordhausen WestBSG Chemie Leipzig2 – 0ASG Vorwärts LöbauFC Karl-Marx-Stadt0 – 11 *1. FC Magdeburg IIFC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder0 – 2BSG Chemie BöhlenBSG Wismut Aue1 – 3BSG Lokomotive ErfurtFC Carl Zeiss Jena0 – 2BSG Stahl Riesa II1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig0 – 5Berliner FC Dynamo IIFC Hansa Rostock0 – 4BSG Einheit GüstrowBerliner FC Dynamo0 – 4FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder IIBSG Stahl Riesa0 – 2SG Dynamo Dresden IIFC Rot-Weiß Erfurt0 – 2SG Dynamo SchwerinASG Vorwärts Stralsund2 – 4BSG Rotation 1950 LeipzigBSG Sachsenring Zwickau1 – 31. FC Union Berlin IIHallescher FC Chemie0 – 3BSG Wismut Gera1. FC Union Berlin0 – 3 1 *The match was counted as a loss for FCK as they had fielded an ineligible player. However, as Löbau failed to spot the infraction while reviewing the opposition's lineup as is customary, they were not awarded a win. Neither team progressed. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/ddr75.html East Germany 1974/75 Alexander Mastrogiannopoulos 2005-10-16 2008-12-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20081226215600/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/ddr75.html 26 December 2008 RSSSF live Last 16 SG Dynamo Dresden – 1. FC Magdeburg 3 – 3, 1 – 0BSG Wismut Aue – Hallescher FC Chemie 4 – 0, 1 – 3FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/Oder – FC Hansa Rostock 1 – 5, 1 – 1FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt – 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 1 – 1, 1 – 3Berliner FC Dynamo – BSG Sachsenring Zwickau 2 – 3, 2 – 4FC Carl Zeiss Jena – 1. FC Union Berlin 1 – 0, 1 – 1BSG Stahl Riesa – BSG Motor Nordhausen West 1 – 0, 1 – 0ASG Vorwärts Stralsund – FC Karl-Marx-Stadt walkover Quarter finals SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Stahl Riesa 2 – 0, 2 – 1ASG Vorwärts Stralsund - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau 1 – 1, 2 – 4FC Carl Zeiss Jena - 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 3 – 1, 0 – 1BSG Wismut Aue - FC Hansa Rostock 2 – 0, 2 – 1 Semifinals (15 and 22 March 1975) SG Dynamo Dresden - FC Carl Zeiss Jena 3 – 1, 0 – 1BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - BSG Wismut Aue 1 – 0, 1 – 2 Final Statistics 14 May 1975 BSG Sachsenring Zwickau 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) Dynamo Dresden Heidler 65Richter 110 Schykowski 73Nestler 119 Stadion der Weltjugend, East Berlin 55,000 Heinz Einbeck (East Berlin) Dietzsch Blank Bräutigam H. Schykowski Croy 4 – 3 Wätzlich Weber Geyer Dörner Kotte ZWICKAU: GK GDR Jürgen Croy DF GDR Hans Schykowski DF GDR Roland Stemmler DF GDR Peter Henschel 74 DF GDR Joachim SchykowskiMF GDR Dieter Leuschner 11MF GDR Heinz Dietzsch MF GDR Michael Braun FW GDR Ludwig Blank FW GDR Werner BräutigamFW GDR Peter Nestler Substitutes:MF GDR Andreas Reichelt 11DF GDR Dieter Schubert 74Manager:GDR Karl-Heinz KlugeDRESDEN: GK GDR Claus BodenDF GDR Hans-Jürgen DörnerDF GDR Gerd WeberDF GDR Udo SchmuckDF GDR Siegmar WätzlichMF GDR Reinhard HäfnerMF GDR Eduard GeyerMF GDR Frank GanzeraFW GDR Dieter RiedelFW GDR Peter KotteFW GDR Gert Heidler 80Substitutes:DF GDR Frank Richter 80Manager:GDR Walter Fritzsch Match review thumb|130px|Zwickau's players celebrate their cup win Dynamo Dresden were clear cut favorites in this Saxon derby. They had finished third in the league and had three East German internationals in their line-up: Dörner, Wätzlich and Häfner. Sachsenring Zwickau had finished 7th in the league and their only international player was goalkeeper Jürgen Croy. But in front of a crowd of 55,000 Dresden could not cope with their role as favorites from the beginning. Their famous midfield with Häfner, Geyer and Ganzera couldn't find their rhythm, instead Dynamo's play was dominated by nervousness. On the other hand, Zwickau failed to put their opponents under pressure, despite valiant efforts. Additionally, bad luck struck them when midfielder Leuschner had to be substituted due to injury in the 11th minute. When Heidler eventually put Dresden in the lead after 65 minutes, the match seemed to go in the expected direction, but Zwickau struck back. Eight minutes later, their goalscorer Schykowski equalised and the match went into extra time. Ten minutes before the end of extra time, Dresden again took the lead through a goal by Richter who had been subbed in after 80 minutes, but just before the final whistle Zwickau's left winger Nestler could equalise once more. Therefore, the final, for the first time in FDGB-Pokal history, had to be decided by penalty kicks. Here Zwickau's goalkeeper Croy became the hero of the day, first saving two penalty kicks and then converting the final kick for the 4–3 victory. References 1974-75 East Cup