1990–91 NOFV-Oberliga

The 1990–91 season of the former DDR-Oberliga, renamed NOFV-Oberliga for this season, was the last season of the top East German league.

NOFV-Oberliga
Season1990-91
Dates11 August 1990 – 25 May 1991
ChampionsHansa Rostock
Relegated
European CupHansa Rostock
Cup Winners CupStahl Eisenhüttenstadt
UEFA Cup
Matches played182
Goals scored459 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorerTorsten Gütschow (20)
Biggest home winDynamo Dresden 7–0 Sachsen Leipzig (20 October 1990)
Biggest away win1. FC Magdeburg 0–4 Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt (2 March 1991)
Average attendance4,779

After the season, all East German leagues were dissolved and their teams placed in the German football league system. The top two teams joined the Bundesliga, while those ranked third through sixth went to the 2. Bundesliga. The bottom two teams remained in the NOFV-Oberliga, which absorbed all but the relegated teams of the former East German second tier DDR-Liga (also renamed NOFV-Liga) and joined the German league system at the third tier. The seventh through twelfth placed teams were drawn into a playoff with the two NOFV-Liga group champions for two additional 2. Bundesliga places, with unsuccessful teams also remaining in the NOFV-Oberliga.

The competition was contested by 14 teams. Hansa Rostock won the championship and Dynamo Dresden came in second, thus claiming the other available qualification for the Bundesliga. A total of 8 Eastern teams remained professional into both two national German championships.

League standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F.C. Hansa Rostock (C) 26 13 9 4 44 25 +19 35 Qualification to Bundesliga and European Cup first round
2 1. FC Dynamo Dresden 26 12 8 6 48 28 +20 32 Qualification to Bundesliga; banned from European competition[a]
3 FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt 26 11 9 6 30 26 +4 31 Qualification to 2. Bundesliga and UEFA Cup first round
4 Hallescher FC Chemie 26 10 9 7 40 31 +9 29
5 Chemnitzer FC 26 9 11 6 24 23 +1 29 Qualification to 2. Bundesliga
6 FC Carl Zeiss Jena 26 12 4 10 41 36 +5 28
7 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 26 10 8 8 37 33 +4 28 Qualification to 2. Bundesliga playoffs
8 BSV Stahl Brandenburg 26 9 9 8 34 31 +3 27
9 Eisenhüttenstädter FC Stahl 26 7 12 7 29 25 +4 26 Qualification to 2. Bundesliga playoffs and Cup Winners' Cup first round[b]
10 1. FC Magdeburg 26 9 8 9 34 32 +2 26 Qualification to 2. Bundesliga playoffs
11 FC Berlin 26 7 8 11 25 39 −14 22
12 FC Sachsen Leipzig 26 6 10 10 23 38 −15 22
13 FC Energie Cottbus 26 3 10 13 21 38 −17 16 Qualification to NOFV-Oberliga
14 FC Viktoria 91 Frankfurt 26 4 5 17 29 54 −25 13
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Dynamo Dresden was banned from European football for two years due to rioting in the 1990–91 European Cup quarterfinals. The two UEFA Cup positions were passed to the third- and fourth-placed teams.
  2. ^ As 1990–91 NOFV-Pokal champions Hansa Rostock qualified for the European Cup through league position, their position in the Cup Winners' Cup passed to Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt as runners-up.

Results edit

Home \ Away BER CHE CZJ DRE EFS ECO HFC HRO LOK MAG RWE SLE STB VFO
FC Berlin 2–1 0–1 1–4 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1
Chemnitzer FC 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–0
Carl Zeiss Jena 4–0 1–2 3–2 2–1 2–0 0–2 0–3 3–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 4–1
Dynamo Dresden 4–1 1–1 2–0 3–3 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 7–0 1–0 5–0
Eisenhüttenstädter Stahl 0–0 2–1 3–2 0–0 2–1 2–4 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 3–0
Energie Cottbus 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 4–1 1–1 0–1
Hallescher FC Chemie 1–0 0–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–1 0–2 1–1
Hansa Rostock 3–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–4 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–0
Lokomotive Leipzig 2–2 3–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 0–3 3–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 4–3
1. FC Magdeburg 3–3 4–0 4–3 3–1 0–4 5–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–0
Rot-Weiß Erfurt 4–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 3–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1
Sachsen Leipzig 1–4 0–0 [a] 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 3–3 3–0
Stahl Brandenburg 1–0 1–1 3–2 4–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–3 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 4–2
Viktoria Frankfurt (Oder) 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 3–3 1–3 2–0 3–2 4–1 1–3 0–0
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match between Sachsen Leipzig and Carl Zeiss Jena (originally finished 0–1; played in the 6th round), was awarded with 2–0 points and 3–0 goals for Jena, the game was stopped in the 83rd minute due to spectator riots (Leipzig).

Top goalscorers edit

Player Club Goals
1.   Torsten Gütschow SG Dynamo Dresden 20
2.   Lutz Schülbe HFC Chemie 13
3.   Henri Fuchs FC Hansa Rostock 11
4.   Heiko Laeßig 1. FC Magdeburg 10

2. Bundesliga play-off edit

The 7th through 12th placed clubs were joined by the winners of the two second-tier NOFV-Liga groups, Union Berlin and FSV Zwickau. The teams were drawn into two groups of four, with the group champions qualifying for the 1991–92 2. Bundesliga.

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STB BER UBE MAG
1 BSV Stahl Brandenburg 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 9 Qualification to 2. Bundesliga 0–0 2–1 1–0
2 FC Berlin 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 8 Qualification to NOFV-Oberliga 3–1 2–0 0–0
3 1. FC Union Berlin 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 5 0–2 1–0 2–0
4 1. FC Magdeburg 6 0 2 4 6 12 −6 2 2–3 3–5 1–1
Source: RSSSF

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LOK STE ZWI SLE
1 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 6 4 2 0 11 0 +11 10 Qualification to 2. Bundesliga 3–0 0–0 4–0
2 Eisenhüttenstädter FC Stahl 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 8 Qualification to NOFV-Oberliga 0–0 2–2 3–0
3 FSV Zwickau 6 1 2 3 5 9 −4 4 0–3 0–1 1–2
4 FC Sachsen Leipzig 6 1 0 5 4 13 −9 2 0–1 1–2 1–2
Source: RSSSF

Championship-winning squad edit

Below is the squad of the league champions, Hansa Rostock. They were coached by Uwe Reinders.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   GER Daniel Hoffmann
GK   GER Jens Kunath
DF   GER Bernd Arnholdt
DF   GER Gernot Alms
DF   USA Paul Caligiuri
DF   GER Thomas Gansauge
DF   GER Uwe Kirchner (to October)
DF   GER Heiko März
DF   GER Axel Rietentiet
DF   GER Frank Rillich
DF   GER Jens Wahl
DF   GER Mike Werner (from January)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   GER Andreas Babenderende
MF   GER Jens Dowe
MF   GER Thomas Finck
MF   GER Thomas Lässig
MF   GER Sven Oldenburg
MF   GER Axel Schulz
MF   GER Juri Schlünz
MF   GER Hilmar Weilandt
FW   GER Henri Fuchs
FW   GER Thomas Reif
FW   GER Volker Röhrich
FW   GER Florian Weichert

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