| Season | 1964–65 |
|---|---|
| Champions | ASK Vorwärts Berlin |
| Relegated | |
| European Cup | ASK Vorwärts Berlin |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | SC Aufbau Magdeburg |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | SC Leipzig |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 529 (2.91 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bernd Bauchspieß (14)[1] |
| Total attendance | 1,767,500[2] |
| Average attendance | 9,712[2] |
1965–66 → | |
The1964–65 DDR-Oberliga was the 16th season of theDDR-Oberliga, the first tier ofleague football inEast Germany.
The league was contested by fourteen teams.National People's Army clubASK Vorwärts Berlin won the championship, the club's fourth of six national East German championships all up.[3][4]
Bernd Bauchspieß ofBSG Chemie Leipzig was the league's top scorer with 14 goals, becoming the first player to finish as top scorer on three occasions.[5] For the third time the titleEast German Footballer of the year was awarded, going toHorst Weigang ofSC Leipzig.[6]
On the strength of the 1964–65 title Vorwärts qualified for the1965–66 European Cup where the club was knocked out byManchester United in the first round. Seventh-placed clubSC Aufbau Magdeburg qualified for the1965–66 European Cup Winners' Cup as the seasonsFDGB-Pokal winner and was knocked out byWest Ham United in the quarter-finals. Fourth-placedSC Leipzig qualified for the1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup where it was knocked out in the second round byLeeds United.[7]
The 1964–65 season saw two newly promoted clubs,Dynamo Dresden andSC Neubrandenburg.[8][9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASK Vorwärts Berlin(C) | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 37 | Qualification toEuropean Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | SC Motor Jena | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 32 | |
| 3 | BSG Chemie Leipzig | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 31 | |
| 4 | SC Leipzig | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 30 | Qualification toInter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 5 | SC Empor Rostock | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 28 | |
| 6 | BSG Lokomotive Stendal | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 26 | |
| 7 | SC Aufbau Magdeburg | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 25 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 8 | BSG Motor Zwickau | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 24 | |
| 9 | BSG Wismut Aue | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 24 | |
| 10 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 23 | |
| 11 | SC Karl-Marx-Stadt | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 23 | |
| 12 | SC Dynamo Berlin | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 22 | |
| 13 | SC Neubrandenburg(R) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 58 | −24 | 20 | Relegation toDDR-Liga |
| 14 | BSG Motor Steinach(R) | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 19 |
| Home \ Away | MAG | CHM | DBE | DRE | ROS | KMS | LEI | LST | MJE | STE | ZWI | NEU | VBE | AUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aufbau Magdeburg | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | |
| Chemie Leipzig | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Dynamo Berlin | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Dynamo Dresden | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | |
| Empor Rostock | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2–1 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| SC Leipzig | 6–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Lokomotive Stendal | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2–6 | 3–0 | |
| Motor Jena | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Motor Steinach | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| Motor Zwickau | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 1–4 | 3–1 | |
| SC Neubrandenburg | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Vorwärts Berlin | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Wismut Aue | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |