1968–69 FDGB-Pokal


The 1968-69 season saw the 18th competition for the FDGB-Pokal, the East German national football cup.
The first round was competed with 46 teams: 15 Bezirkspokal winners, 29 teams from the DDR-Liga and the two teams relegated from the DDR-Oberliga in the previous season. BSG Chemie Premnitz, a DDR-Liga side, were given a bye to the intermediate round. The competition was played in a knock-out format; if scores were level after 90 minutes, the match went into extra time. If the scores were still level after this, a replay was played.
After an intermediate round, the participants of which were determined by a draw - three Bezirkspokal winners and nine DDR-Liga sides - the 14 current Oberliga teams joined the competition. Three Oberliga sides were already eliminated at this stage: F.C. Hansa Rostock, FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt and BSG Stahl Riesa. 1967 Oberliga champions FC Carl Zeiss Jena needed a replay against Motor Grimma that they won convincingly; 10-1 was the final score. The only other remaining Bezirkspokal winner, Berliner FC Dynamo II was eliminated after a 1-2 loss to DDR-Liga side SG Dynamo Dresden.
The third round saw the repeat of last year's final between 1. FC Union Berlin and Jena. Jena had their revenge, winning 0-1 in berlin and eliminating the title holders. Two DDR-Liga sides, Wismut Gera and Dynamo Dresden had qualified for the quarter finals, but lost their away games and went out. Last year's finalist Jena was eliminated in the quarter finals as well, losing 1-4 to Vorwärts Berlin who in turn went out after a 1-2 loss against FC Karl-Marx-Stadt. Kalr-Marx-Stadt's opposition was 1. FC Magdeburg who had reached their third final by beating Berliner FC Dynamo in their home ground.

First round

Matches played on 11 August 1968.
Home teamAway teamResult
Berliner FC Dynamo II*–BSG Post Neubrandenburg3–1
BSG Chemie Veritas Wittenberge*–SG Lichtenberg 476–1
BSG Post Neubrandenburg II*–FC Hansa Rostock II2–3
BSG Motor Ludwigsfelde*–SG Dynamo Schwerin0–2
SG Dynamo Frankfurt/Oder*–BSG Lokomotive Stendal1–5
BSG Motor Grimma*–BSG Aktivist Karl-Marx Zwickau3–2
ASG Vorwärts Cottbus II*–BSG Motor Hennigsdorf2–5
BSG Lokomotive Halberstadt*–SG Dynamo Eisleben2–3
SG Dynamo Dresden II*–ASG Vorwärts Leipzig0–1
BSG Chemie Buna Schkopau*–FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt II2–3
BSG Motor Gotha*–ASG Vorwärts Meiningen2–4
SG Blau-Weiß Reichenbach*–FSV Lokomotive Dresden2–1
BSG Chemie Schwarza*–BSG Motor Wema Plauen0–1 a.e.t.
SG Dernbach*–BSG Wismut Gera1–4
BSG Einheit Greifswald*–ASG Vorwärts Neubrandenburg2–2 a.e.t.
BSG Motor Bautzen–SG Dynamo Dresden0–3
BSG Motor Babelsberg–FC Energie Cottbus2–1
TSG Wismar–ASG Vorwärts Stralsund0–1 a.e.t.
SC Fortschritt Weißenfels–FC Carl Zeiss Jena II0–2
BSG Aktivist Schwarze Pumpe–BSG Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt2–1
BSG Motor Köpenick–ASG Vorwärts Cottbus1–0
BSG Motor Weimar–BSG Motor Steinach1–1 a.e.t.
BSG Motor Eisenach–BSG Chemie Zeitz2–0

Replays

Bye: BSG Chemie Premnitz

Intermediate round

Matches played on 7 October 1968.
Home teamAway teamResult
BSG Chemie Veritas Wittenberge*–Berliner FC Dynamo II*0–4
SG Blau-Weiß Reichenbach*–BSG Motor Eisenach1–1 a.e.t.
BSG Motor Babelsberg–BSG Wismut Gera0–1
ASG Vorwärts Meiningen–FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt II1–0
BSG Aktivist Schwarze Pumpe–ASG Vorwärts Leipzig2–0
ASG Vorwärts Stralsund–BSG Chemie Premnitz0–0 a.e.t.

Match played in Suhl.

Replays

Second round

Matches played on 16 November 1968.
Home teamAway teamResult
BSG Motor Grimma*–FC Carl Zeiss Jena1–1 a.e.t.
Berliner FC Dynamo II*–SG Dynamo Dresden1–2
ASG Vorwärts Neubrandenburg–1. FC Magdeburg0–6
FC Carl Zeiss Jena II–HFC Chemie1–5
SG Dynamo Eisleben–BSG Wismut Aue2–3 a.e.t.
ASG Vorwärts Meiningen–BSG Sachsenring Zwickau2–3 a.e.t.
SG Dynamo Schwerin–FC Vorwärts Berlin0–3
ASG Vorwärts Stralsund–Berliner FC Dynamo1–1 a.e.t.
BSG Motor Eisenach–BSG Chemie Leipzig0–0 a.e.t.
FC Hansa Rostock II–1. FC Union Berlin1–1 a.e.t.
BSG Motor Steinach–FC Karl-Marx-Stadt1–3 a.e.t.
BSG Motor Hennigsdorf–FC Hansa Rostock2–0
BSG Wismut Gera–FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt2–1
BSG Motor Wema Plauen–BSG Stahl Riesa2–1
BSG Aktivist Schwarze Pumpe–1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig0–2
BSG Motor Köpenick–BSG Lokomotive Stendal1–2

Replays

Home teamAway teamResult
FC Carl Zeiss Jena–BSG Motor Grimma10–1
Berliner FC Dynamo–ASG Vorwärts Stralsund5–0
BSG Chemie Leipzig–BSG Motor Eisenach4–0
1. FC Union Berlin–FC Hansa Rostock II3–1 a.e.t.

Third round

Matches played on 1 December 1968.
Home teamAway teamResult
1. FC Magdeburg–BSG Sachsenring Zwickau4–1
BSG Wismut Gera–HFC Chemie Halle1–0
BSG Motor Wema Plauen–BSG Chemie Leipzig0–2
SG Dynamo Dresden–1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig2–1
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt–BSG Wismut Aue3–1
1. FC Union Berlin–FC Carl Zeiss Jena0–1
BSG Motor Hennigsdorf–FC Vorwärts Berlin0–2
Berliner FC Dynamo–BSG Lokomotive Stendal1–0 a.e.t.

Quarter finals

Matches play on 23 April 1969.
Home teamAway teamResult
FC Vorwärts Berlin–FC Carl Zeiss Jena4–1
Berliner FC Dynamo–SG Dynamo Dresden3–0
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt–BSG Wismut Gera5–3
BSG Chemie Leipzig–1. FC Magdeburg1–2

Seinfinals

Matches played on 8 May 1969.
Home teamAway teamResult
FC Karl-Marx-Stadt–FC Vorwärts Berlin2–1
Berliner FC Dynamo–1. FC Magdeburg1–2

Final

Statistics

Match report

Only Magdeburg's fans were on the losing side of the duel between the third-placed and the seventh-placed Oberliga teams. A mere 200 FCM fans had found the way to Dresden and were vastly outnumbered by 7,000 Karl-Marx-Stadt supporters. On the pitch, however, things were completely different. A clearly superior 1. FC Magdeburg side won the final by the biggest margin since 1950 when EHW Thale had won the cup with a 4-0 scoreline as well.
The meeting began in a hectic fashion, only 15 minutes into the match both FCK's Göcke and FCM's Zapf had had to be treated for injuries, but both could continue. At first, karl-Marx-Stadt, full of enthusiasm, created a number of opportunities. Göcke went close in the 12th, and in the 27th Zapf had to scratch the ball off the goalline. Magdeburg sat back, relying on their safe defense, and waited for opportunities to counter-attack. These came up just a minute after Zapf's save: Stöcker started a run down the left, going past Göcke and outplayed Peter Müller. His cross reached Ohm who scored with a header. From this moment Magdeburg were in control of the match, sending their forwards to attack the very moment they won the ball. Ohm, Seguin and Abraham dominated in midfield and Karl-Marx-Stadt's play was reduced to individual efforts, their forwards reduced to ineffectiveness.
Magdeburg consequently seized their dominance in the second half of the match. Six minutes after kick-off it was again Stöcker who was the starting point of the next goal. his corner kick was headed in by Walter to make it 2-0. Karl-Marx-Stadt attempted to turn the game and threw everything forward, thus offering their opposition even more room. Magdeburg took up the offer, Ohm starting a solo at the half-way line, finishing off with a gentle lob over Gröper for the third goal. Eight minutes later it was Sparwasser who scored the fourth goal after outplaying two opponents. Magdeburg played as if in a frenzy and had several more clear scoring chances, the last in the 85th when Sparwasser forced subbed-in Kaschel to make a great save.
Magdeburg had won their third cup title with an excellent performance. Dresden's footballing hero of times past, Richard Hofmann, complimented the team: