1964–65 DDR-Oberliga
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The 1964–65 DDR-Oberliga was the 16th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.
Season | 1964–65 |
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Champions | ASK Vorwärts Berlin |
Relegated | |
European Cup | ASK Vorwärts Berlin |
European Cup Winners' Cup | SC Aufbau Magdeburg |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | SC Leipzig |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 529 (2.91 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Bernd Bauchspieß (14)[1] |
Total attendance | 1,767,500[2] |
Average attendance | 9,712[2] |
← 1963–64 1965–66 → |
The league was contested by fourteen teams. National People's Army club ASK Vorwärts Berlin won the championship, the club's fourth of six national East German championships all up.[3][4]
Bernd Bauchspieß of BSG Chemie Leipzig was the league's top scorer with 14 goals, becoming the first player to finish as top scorer on three occasions.[5] For the third time the title East German Footballer of the year was awarded, going to Horst Weigang of SC Leipzig.[6]
On the strength of the 1964–65 title Vorwärts qualified for the 1965–66 European Cup where the club was knocked out by Manchester United in the first round. Seventh-placed club SC Aufbau Magdeburg qualified for the 1965–66 European Cup Winners' Cup as the seasons FDGB-Pokal winner and was knocked out by West Ham United in the quarter-finals. Fourth-placed SC Leipzig qualified for the 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup where it was knocked out in the second round by Leeds United.[7]