The Ostzonenmeisterschaft 1948 (English: Championship of the Eastern Zone) was the first championship in what was to become East Germany. It was played in a one-leg knock-out format with ten participating teams. Each of the five Länder—Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt—sent two representatives. The regional championships of Saxony, Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt were ended after the semi finals as by then two participants had been determined. The Ostzone champion was supposed to take part in the 1948 German championship, playing 1. FC Nuremberg in Stuttgart, but the team of SG Planitz was not allowed to travel for political reasons.
Teams qualified for the play-offs
| Club |
Qualified as |
| SG Planitz |
Representative of Saxony |
| SG Meerane |
Representative of Saxony |
| SG Weimar-Ost |
Representative of Thuringia |
| SG Sömmerda |
Representative of Thuringia |
| SG Freiimfelde Halle |
Representative of Saxony-Anhalt |
| SG Sportfreunde Burg |
Representative of Saxony-Anhalt |
| SG Cottbus-Ost |
Brandenburg champions |
| SG Babelsberg |
Brandenburg vice-champions |
| SG Schwerin |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern champions |
| SG Wismar-Süd |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern runners-up |
Play-offs
Qualifying round
SG Sportfreunde Burg v SG Sömmerda
| SG Sportfreunde Burg |
1 – 0 |
SG Sömmerda |
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Quarter finals
SG Meerane v SG Sportfreunde Burg
| SG Meerane |
2 – 1
(a.e.t.) |
SG Sportfreunde Burg |
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SG Cottbus-Ost v SG Weimar-Ost
| SG Cottbus-Ost |
0 – 1
(a.e.t.) |
SG Weimar-Ost |
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SG Freiimfelde Halle v SG Wismar-Süd
| SG Freiimfelde Halle |
3 – 1 |
SG Wismar-Süd |
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Semi finals
SG Freiimfelde Halle v SG Meerane
| SG Freiimfelde Halle |
5 – 2 |
SG Meerane |
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SG Planitz v SG Weimar-Ost
| SG Planitz |
5 – 0 |
SG Weimar-Ost |
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Final
SG Planitz v SG Freiimfelde Halle
| SG Planitz |
1 – 0 |
SG Freiimfelde Halle |
Weiß  38' |
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| SG PLANITZ[1] |
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Anton Huber |
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Erick Merkel |
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Egon Jugel |
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Günther Schneider |
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Herbert Seltmann |
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Erich Meichser |
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Hans Meier |
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Johannes Breitenstein |
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Horst Weiß |
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Karl Dittes |
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Helmut Fischer |
| Manager: |
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| SG FREIIMFELDE HALLE[1] |
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Kurt Grimm |
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Fritz Belger |
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Hans Meyer |
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Walter Metzner |
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Karl-Heinz Scheer |
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Kurt Fritzsche |
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Manfred Krüger |
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Heinz Pabst |
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Paul Brandt |
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Horst Blüher |
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Karl Golla |
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Sources
East Germany 1947/48 at rsssf.com
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| Domestic cups |
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| Domestic leagues |
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| Domestic cups |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
