The 1949–50 DDR-Oberliga, playing as the DS-Liga in its first season as the DDR, the German Democratic Republic was only formed after the start of the season, was the inaugural season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.
The league was contested by 14 teams and ZSG Horch Zwickau won the championship. It was Zwickau's second and last East German championship, having previously won the 1948 edition under the name SG Planitz.
Heinz Satrapa of ZSG Horch Zwickau was the league's top scorer with 23 goals.
Table The 1949–50 season was the inaugural season of the league.
Results
Name changes East German clubs were subject to frequent name changes in this era. The following 1949–50 DDR-Oberliga clubs changed their name during the off-season and in the season. 1948–49 name1949–50 name1950–51 nameSG PlanitzZSG Horch Zwickau BSG Motor ZwickauWaggonbau Dessau Motor Dessau Eintracht ErfurtKWU Erfurt Turbine ErfurtUnion Halle Turbine Halle Franz Mehring Marga Aktivist Brieske-OstSG BabelsbergMärkische Volksstimme Babelsberg Rotation Babelsberg Industrie Leipzig Chemie Leipzig SG MeeraneEinheit Meerane Fortschrit MeeraneHans Wendler Stendal Lokomotive StendalSG Gera Motor Gera SG Altenburg-NordZSG Altenburg Stahl AltenburgWismar-SüdAnker WismarSG SchwerinVorwärts Schwerin
References
Sources
External links Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv Historic German league tables