1990–91 NOFV-Oberliga

The 1990–91 season of the former DDR-Oberliga, renamed NOFV-Oberliga for this season, was the last season of the top East German league.

NOFV-Oberliga

Season	1990-91
Dates	11 August 1990 – 25 May 1991
Champions	Hansa Rostock
Relegated	Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt 1. FC Magdeburg FC Berlin Sachsen Leipzig Energie Cottbus Viktoria Frankfurt
European Cup	Hansa Rostock
Cup Winners Cup	Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt
UEFA Cup	Rot-Weiß Erfurt Chemie Halle
Matches played	182
Goals scored	459 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorer	Torsten Gütschow (20)
Biggest home win	Dynamo Dresden 7–0 Sachsen Leipzig (20 October 1990)
Biggest away win	1. FC Magdeburg 0–4 Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt (2 March 1991)
Average attendance	4,779
← 1989–90 1991–92 Bundesliga 1991–92 2. Bundesliga 1991–92 NOFV-Oberliga →

After the season, all East German leagues were dissolved and their teams placed in the German football league system. The top two teams joined the Bundesliga, while those ranked third through sixth went to the 2. Bundesliga. The bottom two teams remained in the NOFV-Oberliga, which absorbed all but the relegated teams of the former East German second tier DDR-Liga (also renamed NOFV-Liga) and joined the German league system at the third tier. The seventh through twelfth placed teams were drawn into a playoff with the two NOFV-Liga group champions for two additional 2. Bundesliga places, with unsuccessful teams also remaining in the NOFV-Oberliga.

The competition was contested by 14 teams. Hansa Rostock won the championship and Dynamo Dresden came in second, thus claiming the other available qualification for the Bundesliga. A total of 8 Eastern teams remained professional into both two national German championships.

Berlin

Jena

Chemnitz

Dresden

Eisenhüttenstadt

Cottbus

Frankfurt

Halle

Leipzig

Magdeburg

Erfurt

Leipzig

Brandenburg

Rostock

Location of teams in NOFV-Oberliga 1990–91

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	F.C. Hansa Rostock (C)	26	13	9	4	44	25	+19	35	Qualification to Bundesliga and European Cup first round
2	1. FC Dynamo Dresden	26	12	8	6	48	28	+20	32	Qualification to Bundesliga; banned from European competition[a]
3	FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt	26	11	9	6	30	26	+4	31	Qualification to 2. Bundesliga and UEFA Cup first round
4	Hallescher FC Chemie	26	10	9	7	40	31	+9	29
5	Chemnitzer FC	26	9	11	6	24	23	+1	29	Qualification to 2. Bundesliga
6	FC Carl Zeiss Jena	26	12	4	10	41	36	+5	28
7	1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig	26	10	8	8	37	33	+4	28	Qualification to 2. Bundesliga playoffs
8	BSV Stahl Brandenburg	26	9	9	8	34	31	+3	27
9	Eisenhüttenstädter FC Stahl	26	7	12	7	29	25	+4	26	Qualification to 2. Bundesliga playoffs and Cup Winners' Cup first round[b]
10	1. FC Magdeburg	26	9	8	9	34	32	+2	26	Qualification to 2. Bundesliga playoffs
11	FC Berlin	26	7	8	11	25	39	−14	22
12	FC Sachsen Leipzig	26	6	10	10	23	38	−15	22
13	FC Energie Cottbus	26	3	10	13	21	38	−17	16	Qualification to NOFV-Oberliga
14	FC Viktoria 91 Frankfurt	26	4	5	17	29	54	−25	13

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Dynamo Dresden was banned from European football for two years due to rioting in the 1990–91 European Cup quarterfinals. The two UEFA Cup positions were passed to the third- and fourth-placed teams.
2. As 1990–91 NOFV-Pokal champions Hansa Rostock qualified for the European Cup through league position, their position in the Cup Winners' Cup passed to Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt as runners-up.

Results

Home \ Away	BER	CHE	CZJ	DRE	EFS	ECO	HFC	HRO	LOK	MAG	RWE	SLE	STB	VFO
FC Berlin		2–1	0–1	1–4	1–1	1–2	0–0	0–3	1–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	1–0	2–1
Chemnitzer FC	1–0		1–1	0–0	3–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	0–2	2–0	0–0	1–0	2–0
Carl Zeiss Jena	4–0	1–2		3–2	2–1	2–0	0–2	0–3	3–1	2–0	0–0	1–0	1–1	4–1
Dynamo Dresden	4–1	1–1	2–0		3–3	1–1	3–1	0–0	2–0	1–0	3–0	7–0	1–0	5–0
Eisenhüttenstädter Stahl	0–0	2–1	3–2	0–0		2–1	2–4	0–0	3–0	0–0	0–0	3–0	0–0	3–0
Energie Cottbus	0–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–0		1–0	1–1	1–1	0–0	0–1	4–1	1–1	0–1
Hallescher FC Chemie	1–0	0–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	1–1		1–1	2–2	2–0	1–2	2–1	0–2	1–1
Hansa Rostock	3–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	1–1		1–4	2–0	0–1	2–1	2–0	2–0
Lokomotive Leipzig	2–2	3–0	2–0	1–2	0–0	3–1	0–3	3–2		2–0	2–0	1–0	2–0	4–3
1. FC Magdeburg	3–3	4–0	4–3	3–1	0–4	5–1	2–0	2–1	1–1		1–2	0–0	1–0	1–0
Rot-Weiß Erfurt	4–0	0–0	1–1	0–0	2–0	3–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–0		0–1	2–1	2–1
Sachsen Leipzig	1–4	0–0	–[a]	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–3	1–1	0–0	1–1	2–2		3–3	3–0
Stahl Brandenburg	1–0	1–1	3–2	4–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–3	1–1	2–2	2–1	0–0		4–2
Viktoria Frankfurt (Oder)	1–2	0–1	1–2	1–2	0–0	2–2	3–3	1–3	2–0	3–2	4–1	1–3	0–0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

1. The match between Sachsen Leipzig and Carl Zeiss Jena (originally finished 0–1; played in the 6th round), was awarded with 2–0 points and 3–0 goals for Jena, the game was stopped in the 83rd minute due to spectator riots (Leipzig).

Top goalscorers

	Player	Club	Goals
1.	Torsten Gütschow	SG Dynamo Dresden	20
2.	Lutz Schülbe	HFC Chemie	13
3.	Henri Fuchs	FC Hansa Rostock	11
4.	Heiko Laeßig	1. FC Magdeburg	10

2. Bundesliga play-off

The 7th through 12th placed clubs were joined by the winners of the two second-tier NOFV-Liga groups, Union Berlin and FSV Zwickau. The teams were drawn into two groups of four, with the group champions qualifying for the 1991–92 2. Bundesliga.

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		STB	BER	UBE	MAG
1	BSV Stahl Brandenburg	6	4	1	1	9	6	+3	9	Qualification to 2. Bundesliga		—	0–0	2–1	1–0
2	FC Berlin	6	3	2	1	10	5	+5	8	Qualification to NOFV-Oberliga		3–1	—	2–0	0–0
3	1. FC Union Berlin	6	2	1	3	5	7	−2	5			0–2	1–0	—	2–0
4	1. FC Magdeburg	6	0	2	4	6	12	−6	2			2–3	3–5	1–1	—

Source: RSSSF

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		LOK	STE	ZWI	SLE
1	1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig	6	4	2	0	11	0	+11	10	Qualification to 2. Bundesliga		—	3–0	0–0	4–0
2	Eisenhüttenstädter FC Stahl	6	3	2	1	8	6	+2	8	Qualification to NOFV-Oberliga		0–0	—	2–2	3–0
3	FSV Zwickau	6	1	2	3	5	9	−4	4			0–3	0–1	—	1–2
4	FC Sachsen Leipzig	6	1	0	5	4	13	−9	2			0–1	1–2	1–2	—

Source: RSSSF

Championship-winning squad

Below is the squad of the league champions, Hansa Rostock. They were coached by Uwe Reinders.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  GER Daniel Hoffmann — GK  GER Jens Kunath — DF  GER Bernd Arnholdt — DF  GER Gernot Alms — DF  USA Paul Caligiuri — DF  GER Thomas Gansauge — DF  GER Uwe Kirchner (to October) — DF  GER Heiko März — DF  GER Axel Rietentiet — DF  GER Frank Rillich — DF  GER Jens Wahl — DF  GER Mike Werner (from January)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  GER Andreas Babenderende — MF  GER Jens Dowe — MF  GER Thomas Finck — MF  GER Thomas Lässig — MF  GER Sven Oldenburg — MF  GER Axel Schulz — MF  GER Juri Schlünz — MF  GER Hilmar Weilandt — FW  GER Henri Fuchs — FW  GER Thomas Reif — FW  GER Volker Röhrich — FW  GER Florian Weichert

External links

• RSSSF, accessdate 3 May 2012
• NOFV-Online – official website of the North-East German Football Association (in German)