1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Final

The 1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Final decided the winner of the 1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft, the 1st edition of the Ostzonenmeisterschaft, a knockout football cup competition to decide the champions of the Soviet occupation zone.

1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Final
Soviet occupation zone championship
Event1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft
SG Planitz Freiimfelde Halle
1 0
Date4 July 1948 (1948-07-04)
VenueProbstheidaer Stadion, Leipzig
RefereeKurt Liebschner (Weißenfels)
Attendance40,000

The match was played on 4 July 1948 at the Probstheidaer Stadion in Leipzig.[1][2] SG Planitz won the match 1–0 against Freiimfelde Halle for their 1st title.[3]

Route to the final

The Ostzonenmeisterschaft was a ten team single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of three rounds leading up to the final. Four teams entered the qualifying round, with the two winners advancing to the quarter-finals, where they were joined by six additional clubs who were given a bye. For all matches, the winner after 90 minutes advances. If still tied, extra time was used to determine the winner.

SG Planitz Round Freiimfelde Halle
Opponent Result 1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Opponent Result
SG Schwerin 3–1 Quarter-finals SG Wismar-Süd 3–1
SG Weimar-Ost 5–0 Semi-finals SG Meerane 5–2

Match

Details
SG Planitz1–0Freiimfelde Halle
Weiß  38' Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Kurt Liebschner (Weißenfels)
SG Planitz
Freiimfelde Halle
GK1 Anton Huber
RB Erich Merkel
LB Egon Jugel
RH Günter Schneider
CH Herbert Seltmann
LH Erich Meichsner
OR Hans Meier
IR Johannes Breitenstein
CF Horst Weiß
IL Karl Dittes
OL Helmut Fischer
GK1 Kurt Grimm
RB Fritz Belger
LB Hans Meyer
RH Walter Metzner
CH Karl-Heinz Scheer
LH Kurt Fritzsche
OR Manfred Krüger
IR Heinz Pabst
CF Paul Brandt
IL Horst Blüher
OL Karl Gola

References
  1. "Planitz wurde Fußball-Ostzonenmeister" [Planitz became football champions of the Eastern Zone]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). 4 (154). 6 July 1948. p. 4.
  2. "Planitz und Weißenfels-Mitte sind Ostzonenmeister" [Planitz and Weißenfels-Mitte are champions of the Eastern Zone]. Neues Deutschland (in German). 3 (154). 6 July 1948. p. 4.
  3. "East Germany 1947/48". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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