1974–75_FDGB-Pokal

1974–75 FDGB-Pokal

1974–75 FDGB-Pokal

Football tournament season


The 197475 season saw the 24th competition for the FDGB-Pokal.

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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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

Preliminary round

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Round 1

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Intermediate round

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Round 2

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^* 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.[1]

Last 16

SG Dynamo Dresden1. FC Magdeburg3 3, 1 0
BSG Wismut AueHallescher FC Chemie4 0, 1 3
FC Vorwärts Frankfurt/OderFC Hansa Rostock1 5, 1 1
FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 1 1, 1 3
Berliner FC DynamoBSG Sachsenring Zwickau2 3, 2 4
FC Carl Zeiss Jena1. FC Union Berlin1 0, 1 1
BSG Stahl RiesaBSG Motor Nordhausen West1 0, 1 0
ASG Vorwärts StralsundFC Karl-Marx-Stadtwalkover

Quarter finals

SG Dynamo Dresden - BSG Stahl Riesa2 0, 2 1
ASG Vorwärts Stralsund - BSG Sachsenring Zwickau1 1, 2 4
FC Carl Zeiss Jena - 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig3 1, 0 1
BSG Wismut Aue - FC Hansa Rostock2 0, 2 1

Semifinals

(15 and 22 March 1975)

SG Dynamo Dresden - FC Carl Zeiss Jena3 1, 0 1
BSG Sachsenring Zwickau - BSG Wismut Aue1 0, 1 2

Final

Statistics

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Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Heinz Einbeck (East Berlin)
ZWICKAU:
GKEast Germany Jürgen Croy
DFEast Germany Hans Schykowski
DFEast Germany Roland Stemmler
DFEast Germany Peter Henscheldownward-facing red arrow 74'
DFEast Germany Joachim Schykowski
MFEast Germany Dieter Leuschnerdownward-facing red arrow 11'
MFEast Germany Heinz Dietzsch
MFEast Germany Michael Braun
FWEast Germany Ludwig Blank
FWEast Germany Werner Bräutigam
FWEast Germany Peter Nestler
Substitutes:
MFEast Germany Andreas Reicheltupward-facing green arrow 11'
DFEast Germany Dieter Schubertupward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
East Germany Karl-Heinz Kluge
DRESDEN:
GKEast Germany Claus Boden
DFEast Germany Hans-Jürgen Dörner
DFEast Germany Gerd Weber
DFEast Germany Udo Schmuck
DFEast Germany Siegmar Wätzlich
MFEast Germany Reinhard Häfner
MFEast Germany Eduard Geyer
MFEast Germany Frank Ganzera
FWEast Germany Dieter Riedel
FWEast Germany Peter Kotte
FWEast Germany Gert Heidlerdownward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutes:
DFEast Germany Frank Richterupward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
East Germany Walter Fritzsch

Match review

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

  1. Alexander Mastrogiannopoulos (16 October 2005). "East Germany 1974/75". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 December 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.

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