GDR 1977-78


This season saw the relegation of the Army club Vorwärts Frankfurt (formerly Leipzig and Berlin). The writing had been on the wall, as most of the players from the strong Berlin squad had been "retiring", since they didn't want to move to the provinces. Furthermore, since in order to play for the club, you had to sign up for a 5 year military stint, it had lost it's attraction for new players as well. Although they would bounce back into the top flight on several occasions, the glory years were gone.
DDR Oberliga


 1. 	Dynamo Dresden (M,P) 	26 	70:25 	41-11
 2. 	1.FC Magdeburg 		26 	52:17 	38-14
 3. 	Dynamo Berlin 		26 	54:25 	35-17
 4. 	1.FC Lok Leipzig 	26 	57:34 	32-20
 5. 	FC Carl Zeiss Jena 	26 	53:32 	31-21
 6. 	Hallescher FC Chemie 	26 	44:34 	30-22
 7. 	FC Karl-Marx-Stadt 	26 	34:37 	24-28
 8. 	Union Berlin 		26 	27:36 	24-28
 9. 	Rot-Weiß Erfurt 	26 	23:35 	23-39
10. 	Sachsenring Zwickau 	26 	22:45 	23-39
11. 	Wismut Aue 		26 	22:47 	22-30
12. 	Chemie Böhlen (N) 	26 	34:51 	20-32
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13. 	Vorwärts Frankfurt 	26 	19:35 	15-37
14. 	Wismut Gera (N) 	26 	17:75 	 6-46


Cup final: 1.FC Magdeburg - Dynamo Dresden 1:0

Scoring:

15 - Havenstein (Böhlen)
14 - Schnuphase (Jena)
13 - Streich (Magdeburg)
13 - Netz (Dyn. Berlin)
12 - E.Vogel (Jena)


DDR-Liga Staffel A 1. Hansa Rostock (A) 22 75:13 37-7 promoted 2. Vorwärts Stralsund 22 46:20 33-11 3. TSG Wismar 22 46:30 29-15 4. KKW Greifswald 22 36:30 25-19 5. ISG Schwerin Süd (N) 22 35:32 25-19 6. Dynamo Schwerin 22 43:27 23-21 7. TSG Bau Rostock 22 35:25 23-21 8. Schiffahrt/Hafen Rostock 22 32:32 21-23 9. Motor Wolgast (N) 22 31:46 19-25 ------------------------------------------------------------- 10. RB Trinwillershagen 22 22:40 17-27 11. Einheit Güstrow 22 21:64 8-36 12. Demminer Verkehrsbetriebe (N) 22 8:71 4-40 Staffel B 1. Vorwärts Neubrandenburg 22 49:7 33-11 --> Staffel A 2. Motor Babelsberg 22 48:29 32-12 3. Motor Eberswalde 22 33:17 29-15 4. Chemie Schwedt 22 32:23 27-17 5. Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt 22 41:26 26-18 6. Post Neubrandenburg 22 45:34 21-23 --> Staffel A 7. Rotation Berlin 22 30:26 21-23 8. Stahl Hennigsdorf 22 43:40 21-23 9. Bergmann-Borsig Berlin (N) 22 29:48 19-25 ------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Dynamo Fürstenwalde 22 32:42 18-26 11. Motor Hennigsdorf 22 25:55 15-29 12. Traktor Groß-Lindow (N) 22 19:79 2-42 Staffel C 1. Chemie Leipzig 22 45:15 33-11 2. Stahl Blankenburg 22 43:15 32-12 3. Chemie Premnitz (N) 22 42:40 28-16 --> Staffel B 4. Chemie Schkopau 22 38:21 26-18 5. Dynamo Eisleben 22 29:28 23-21 6. Chemie Wolfen (N) 22 39:35 21-23 7. Vorwärts Dessau 22 30:27 21-23 8. Einheit Wernigerode 22 41:44 20-24 9. Stahl Brandenburg 22 32:28 19-25 10. TSG Schkeuditz (N) 22 18:36 17-27 11. Stahl Thale 22 26:41 16-28 12. Chemie Schönebeck (N) 22 18:71 8-36 Staffel D 1. Lok Dresden 22 69:25 34-10 2. Energie Cottbus 22 34:13 31-13 3. Motor Werdau 22 45:29 29-15 4. Aktivist Espenhain 22 43:36 28-16 5. Aktivist Brieske-Senftenberg 22 44:34 26-18 6. Vorwärts Plauen 22 42:32 24-20 7. Fortschritt Bischofswerda 22 28:23 23-21 8. Aktivist Schwarze Pumpe 22 32:30 21-23 9. TSG Gröditz 22 37:47 21-23 10. Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt (N) 22 24:48 12-32 ------------------------------------------------------------- 11. Dynamo Lübben (N) 22 17:52 10-34 12. Motor Görlitz (N) 22 16:62 5-39 Staffel E 1. Stahl Riesa (A) 22 73:15 39-5 promoted 2. Motor Weimar 22 46:32 29-15 3. Motor Suhl 22 51:29 28-16 4. Motor Nordhausen 22 50:31 27-17 5. Kali Werra Tiefenort 22 33:25 25-19 6. Fortschritt Weida 22 30:39 22-22 7. Chemie Zeitz 22 27:38 22-22 8. Robotron Sömmerda 22 39:45 19-25 9. Motor Hermsdorf 22 29:38 19-25 ------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Landbau Bad Langensalza (N) 22 30:34 18-26 11. Dynamo Gera (N) 22 31:67 8-36 12. Motor Steinach (N) 22 19:65 8-36
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