Berliner FC Dynamo
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Berliner FC Dynamo is a German association football club
and is the successor organization to the club that played in East Berlin
as Dynamo Berlin from 1953 to 1966.
sports club under the name SG Dynamo Berlin. After a 14th place result in the 1953–54 season the team was sent down to the Bezirksliga Berlin (III). The club was again re-named, being christened Sport Club Dynamo Berlin
on 1 October 1954.
In late 1954 the team members of Dynamo Dresden
, one of the better teams in East Germany at the time, were ordered to leave for the capital to establish a competitive side in Berlin while the Dresden
club was left to carry on using its second team players. Initially a local side, the team was promoted to the DDR-Liga (II) in 1957 and captured the division championship that year to immediately advance to the DDR Oberliga. Dynamo enjoyed some success in the late 50s and early 60s with a number of top-three finishes and an East German Cup
win in 1959. However, by 1963 their play had fallen off and they had become a lower table side leading to their relegation in 1967.
The club was re-established on 15 January 1966 as Berliner Fußballclub Dynamo (BFC Dynamo) when the football department was disassociated as a football club
in a general re-organisation of football in the country. Dynamo Berlin quickly returned to first division play after a single season's absence and would soon become infamous under the patronage of Erich Mielke
, head of East Germany's Stasi
(the secret police), for the various means used to manipulate the outcome of the team's games and ensure its dominance.
Playing in the DDR-Oberliga
BFC won ten consecutive titles from 1979 to 1988 assisted by crooked referees, unfair player transfers from other teams and assorted other unsportmanlike practices. Dynamo was reviled by many of the citizens of Berlin and the cheating was so blatant that it incurred the unofficially expressed displeasure of the country's ruling Politburo. Alleged Manipulation of the 1986 championship match between Dynamo and Lokomotive Leipzig
which ended in a 1:1 draw led to nationwide protests, but resulted only in sanctions against referee Bernd Stumpf
.
(Deutscher Fussball Bund or German Football Association) to play out the balance of its games for the season as "mandatory friendlies", which did not count in league standings, using available third string players – not an uncommon practise in these types of circumstances. The farce was played out in a series of lopsided defeats.
The club recovered to win the Verbandsliga Berlin
(V) championship in 2004 and return to fourth division play in the Oberliga Nordost-Nord (IV) where they have settled in as upper-table side, finishing in the top-six in three out of the last four seasons.
(Deutscher Fussball Bund or German Football Association) introduced the Verdiente Meistervereine – a system to honor the most successful teams in Bundesliga history awarding one star for three titles, two stars for five, and three stars for ten – allowing qualifying teams to display on their jerseys the stars they have earned
. Dynamo Berlin petitioned the league to have their East German titles recognized, but received no reply. They eventually took matters into their own hands and emblazoned their jerseys with three stars. This caused considerable debate given the tainted nature of their championships, and more generally, that the DFB did not recognize East German championships, only those championships won since the 1963 formation of the Bundesliga. The issue also affected other former East German teams including Dynamo Dresden
(8 titles), Vorwärts Berlin
(6), SC Wismut Karl Marx Stadt
, FC Carl Zeiss Jena
, and 1. FC Magdeburg
.
The DFB has since updated this practice by broadening recognition to include all national level men's competitions since 1903 (when the first recognized national championship was staged), including those of the former East Germany, as well as all women's competitions since 1974. In addition, new standards for how championship stars are to be displayed on a team's uniform have been established. The DFB governs the use of championship stars and a club must have that governing body's approval before displaying any such badge.
Dynamo has since occasionally used the championship star in accordance with DFB graphic standards, displaying a star bearing the number 10 in the current website design.
built in 1970. It has a capacity of 10,000 spectators (~2,000 seats) and is part of a larger sports complex opened in 1986 with facilities for speed skating, athletics, and cycling. When opened it offered the world's first covered indoor speed skating oval. The football stadium was renovated in 2005–06 to include fences and player tunnels required to meet security standards.
Dynamo played more important games – European Cup matches for example – in the larger, more secure Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark
.
, Türkiyemspor Berlin
, 1. FC Magdeburg
, FC Sachsen Leipzig
, and 1. FC Union Berlin
while enjoying friendly relations with 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig and VFL Bochum
.
Dynamos situation was complicated as they had neglected to copyright their old logo and found that when they tried to recover it in early 1999 that they no longer held title, having to share it with sports souvenir seller Peter "Pepe" Mager who laid claim to the orphaned image in March 1997. Control of the logo image has since passed to André Sommer and Rayk Bernt and their marketing firm Ra-Be GmbH through which they take ten percent of the value of all fan articles sold. Sommer and Bernt also served as directors in the period following the club's bankruptcy in 2001. This was the cause of additional concern for the beleaguered football association as the pair were known to have links to violent fan groups and the Hells Angels
motorcycle club.
The situation has long remained unresolved and Dynamo has been working to recover the rights to its familiar traditional logo. Several alternative logos have been developed and registered in the event that they are unsuccessful in the attempt. The disputed image continued to be used on Dynamo' s first team uniforms, at its website, and in other limited contexts, but the club was still unable to fully exploit the commercial value of the logo to its benefit. In 2009, in response to the problem the club decided to introduce a new logo that abandoned the traditional stylized "D" in favour of the Berlin bear
.
Dynamo club member and referee Lutz-Michael Fröhlich was awarded the 2007 Fair Play Trophy as selected by German journalists. Fröhlich has over 200 first division matches to his credit and was recognized for his even-handed treatment of Michael Ballack
in a 6 November 2004 match between Bayern Munich and Hannover 96
, withdrawing a yellow card that would have put the player out of the match after consulting with his assistant over the correctness of the call. He was also a leading figure in uncovering the match fixing scandal of 2005 involving referee Robert Hoyzer.
Football in Germany
Association football is the most popular sport in Germany. The German Football Association is the sport's national governing body, with 6.6 million members organized in over 26,000 football clubs. There is a league system, with the 1. and 2. Bundesliga on top, and the winner of the first...
and is the successor organization to the club that played in East Berlin
East Berlin
East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...
as Dynamo Berlin from 1953 to 1966.
Founding and Stasi patronage
A predecessor side to the current-day club was established in 1949 as Sportgemeinde Deutsche Volkspolizei Berlin. In March 1953 this team assumed the place of SC Volkspolizei Potsdam in the DDR-Liga, East Germany's tier two competition. The Potsdam and Berlin sides were later formally merged and after 27 March 1953 played as part of the larger Sportvereinigung DynamoSV Dynamo
The Sports Club Dynamo was the sport organization of the security agencies of former East Germany. The sports club was founded on 27 March 1953 and was headquartered in Hohenschönhausen in East Berlin...
sports club under the name SG Dynamo Berlin. After a 14th place result in the 1953–54 season the team was sent down to the Bezirksliga Berlin (III). The club was again re-named, being christened Sport Club Dynamo Berlin
SC Dynamo Berlin
The Sports Club Dynamo Berlin was an East German sports club that existed from 1954 to 1991. It was a training center for the Sports Club Dynamo .-Sporting spectrum:...
on 1 October 1954.
In late 1954 the team members of Dynamo Dresden
Dynamo Dresden
SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...
, one of the better teams in East Germany at the time, were ordered to leave for the capital to establish a competitive side in Berlin while the Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
club was left to carry on using its second team players. Initially a local side, the team was promoted to the DDR-Liga (II) in 1957 and captured the division championship that year to immediately advance to the DDR Oberliga. Dynamo enjoyed some success in the late 50s and early 60s with a number of top-three finishes and an East German Cup
FDGB Pokal
The FDGB-Pokal was an elimination football tournament held annually in the former East Germany. It was the second most important national title in East German football after the DDR-Oberliga championship...
win in 1959. However, by 1963 their play had fallen off and they had become a lower table side leading to their relegation in 1967.
The club was re-established on 15 January 1966 as Berliner Fußballclub Dynamo (BFC Dynamo) when the football department was disassociated as a football club
Football club (GDR)
Football club was a designation for the elite football teams in the GDR . They were formed in the mid-1960s as centers of high-level football....
in a general re-organisation of football in the country. Dynamo Berlin quickly returned to first division play after a single season's absence and would soon become infamous under the patronage of Erich Mielke
Erich Mielke
Erich Fritz Emil Mielke was a German communist politician and Minister of State Security—and as such head of the Stasi —of the German Democratic Republic between 1957 and 1989. Mielke spent more than a decade as an operative of the NKVD during the rule of Joseph Stalin...
, head of East Germany's Stasi
Stasi
The Ministry for State Security The Ministry for State Security The Ministry for State Security (German: Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (MfS), commonly known as the Stasi (abbreviation , literally State Security), was the official state security service of East Germany. The MfS was headquartered...
(the secret police), for the various means used to manipulate the outcome of the team's games and ensure its dominance.
Playing in the DDR-Oberliga
DDR-Oberliga
The DDR-Oberliga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the elite level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Oberliga or Bundesliga in West Germany.-Overview:Following World...
BFC won ten consecutive titles from 1979 to 1988 assisted by crooked referees, unfair player transfers from other teams and assorted other unsportmanlike practices. Dynamo was reviled by many of the citizens of Berlin and the cheating was so blatant that it incurred the unofficially expressed displeasure of the country's ruling Politburo. Alleged Manipulation of the 1986 championship match between Dynamo and Lokomotive Leipzig
Lokomotive Leipzig
1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig is a German football club based in the city of Leipzig in Saxony and may be more familiar to many of the country's football fans as the historic side VfB Leipzig, the first national champions of Germany...
which ended in a 1:1 draw led to nationwide protests, but resulted only in sanctions against referee Bernd Stumpf
Bernd Stumpf
Bernd Stumpf is a football referee from Jena who served as a match official in the first division DDR-Oberliga of the former East Germany...
.
Post-unification
After German re-unification in 1990 the side was re-named FC Berlin in an attempt to re-package it and distance it from its unsavory past (Dynamo admitted to tier III in 1991–92 season), but in 1999, they again took up the name BFC Dynamo. Without its powerful patron and the papered crowds that it brought, the side quickly fell to tier III play and since the 2000–01 season has toiled in IV or V division leagues. The team went bankrupt in 2001–02 but was required by the German Football AssociationGerman Football Association
The German Football Association is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB organises the German football leagues, including the national league, the Bundesliga, and the men's and women's national teams. The DFB is based in Frankfurt and is...
(Deutscher Fussball Bund or German Football Association) to play out the balance of its games for the season as "mandatory friendlies", which did not count in league standings, using available third string players – not an uncommon practise in these types of circumstances. The farce was played out in a series of lopsided defeats.
The club recovered to win the Verbandsliga Berlin
Verbandsliga Berlin
The Berlin-Liga is the highest league for football teams exclusively in the German capital. Since German reunification in 1990, it is the highest level of domestic football in Berlin, replacing the Oberliga Berlin in this position...
(V) championship in 2004 and return to fourth division play in the Oberliga Nordost-Nord (IV) where they have settled in as upper-table side, finishing in the top-six in three out of the last four seasons.
Championship stars controversy
In 2004, the German Football AssociationGerman Football Association
The German Football Association is the governing body of football in Germany. A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA, the DFB organises the German football leagues, including the national league, the Bundesliga, and the men's and women's national teams. The DFB is based in Frankfurt and is...
(Deutscher Fussball Bund or German Football Association) introduced the Verdiente Meistervereine – a system to honor the most successful teams in Bundesliga history awarding one star for three titles, two stars for five, and three stars for ten – allowing qualifying teams to display on their jerseys the stars they have earned
Star (football crest)
In association football, some national and club sides include one or more stars as part of the crest appearing on their shirt, to represent important trophies the team has previously won. Sometimes this is a unilateral decision by the team concerned rather than a privilege earned and sanctioned...
. Dynamo Berlin petitioned the league to have their East German titles recognized, but received no reply. They eventually took matters into their own hands and emblazoned their jerseys with three stars. This caused considerable debate given the tainted nature of their championships, and more generally, that the DFB did not recognize East German championships, only those championships won since the 1963 formation of the Bundesliga. The issue also affected other former East German teams including Dynamo Dresden
Dynamo Dresden
SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...
(8 titles), Vorwärts Berlin
FC Viktoria Frankfurt
Frankfurter FC Viktoria is a German association football club based in Frankfurt , Brandenburg. The club was originally founded in East Germany as the army club SV Vorwärts der HVA Leipzig in 1951 in the city of Leipzig.- History :One of the characteristics of East German football after World War...
(6), SC Wismut Karl Marx Stadt
FC Erzgebirge Aue
FC Erzgebirge Aue is a German football club based in Aue, Saxony. The former East German side was a charter member of the 3. Liga in 2008–09, after being relegated from the 2. Bundesliga in 2007–08. The city of Aue has a population of about 18,000 making it one of the smallest cities to ever...
, FC Carl Zeiss Jena
FC Carl Zeiss Jena
FC Carl Zeiss Jena is a German association football club based in Jena, Thuringia.-History:The club was founded in May 1903 by workers at the Carl Zeiss AG optics factory as the company-sponsored Fussball-Club der Firma Carl Zeiss. The club underwent name changes in 1911 to Fussball Club Carl Zeiss...
, and 1. FC Magdeburg
1. FC Magdeburg
1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club playing in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt.-History:Football has been played in Magdeburg since the end of the 19th century. On 15 June 1896 SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg was founded, a club that had its best days before World War II, when it participated...
.
The DFB has since updated this practice by broadening recognition to include all national level men's competitions since 1903 (when the first recognized national championship was staged), including those of the former East Germany, as well as all women's competitions since 1974. In addition, new standards for how championship stars are to be displayed on a team's uniform have been established. The DFB governs the use of championship stars and a club must have that governing body's approval before displaying any such badge.
Dynamo has since occasionally used the championship star in accordance with DFB graphic standards, displaying a star bearing the number 10 in the current website design.
Stadiums
The home of the club is the stadium at the Sportforum HohenschönhausenSportforum Hohenschönhausen
Sportforum Hohenschönhausen is a multi-use sports complex in Berlin-Hohenschönhausen, Germany that includes facilities for speed skating, athletics, cycling, and other sports.-Ice sports arena:...
built in 1970. It has a capacity of 10,000 spectators (~2,000 seats) and is part of a larger sports complex opened in 1986 with facilities for speed skating, athletics, and cycling. When opened it offered the world's first covered indoor speed skating oval. The football stadium was renovated in 2005–06 to include fences and player tunnels required to meet security standards.
Dynamo played more important games – European Cup matches for example – in the larger, more secure Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark
The Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark is a sports site in the Prenzlauer Berg district of Berlin. In the south it borders on the Eberswalder Straße, in the north on the Max Schmeling Halle, in the west on the Mauerpark, where part of the Berlin Wall once stood. It includes a football and athletics...
.
Club culture
The BFC has rivalries with Dynamo DresdenDynamo Dresden
SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...
, Türkiyemspor Berlin
Türkiyemspor Berlin
Türkiyemspor Berlin is German association football club from Berlin. The club began in 1978 as a loose association of young footballers playing recreationally as Kreuzberg Gençler Birliği , named after the Berlin district of Kreuzberg...
, 1. FC Magdeburg
1. FC Magdeburg
1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club playing in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt.-History:Football has been played in Magdeburg since the end of the 19th century. On 15 June 1896 SV Victoria 96 Magdeburg was founded, a club that had its best days before World War II, when it participated...
, FC Sachsen Leipzig
FC Sachsen Leipzig
FC Sachsen Leipzig was a German football club from Leipzig, Saxony. The roots of the club go back to 1899 and the founding of Britannia Leipzig. Following World War I, a 1919 merger with FC Hertha 05 Leipzig created Leipziger Sportverein 1899...
, and 1. FC Union Berlin
1. FC Union Berlin
1. FC Union Berlin is a German association football club based in Berlin. It is one of two sides in the city bearing the name Union that emerged during the Cold War and played in East Germany, while the other played in the west. The club currently plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga.-Foundation to...
while enjoying friendly relations with 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig and VFL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...
.
Ownership of the BFC logo
After German re-unification many former East German clubs rushed to drop the names they were often forced to bear during the Communist era and return to traditional names used prior to the end of World War II or to adopt completely new identities. Dynamo was among the clubs to do so, becoming FC Berlin. However, like many others of these clubs they found more value and fan recognition in the names, colours and crests they had played under in East Germany and so returned to these.Dynamos situation was complicated as they had neglected to copyright their old logo and found that when they tried to recover it in early 1999 that they no longer held title, having to share it with sports souvenir seller Peter "Pepe" Mager who laid claim to the orphaned image in March 1997. Control of the logo image has since passed to André Sommer and Rayk Bernt and their marketing firm Ra-Be GmbH through which they take ten percent of the value of all fan articles sold. Sommer and Bernt also served as directors in the period following the club's bankruptcy in 2001. This was the cause of additional concern for the beleaguered football association as the pair were known to have links to violent fan groups and the Hells Angels
Hells Angels
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motorcycle club.
The situation has long remained unresolved and Dynamo has been working to recover the rights to its familiar traditional logo. Several alternative logos have been developed and registered in the event that they are unsuccessful in the attempt. The disputed image continued to be used on Dynamo
Flag of Berlin
The flag of Berlin has three stripes of red-white-red, the two outer stripes each occupying a fifth of its height, the middle the remaining three fifths. It is defaced with a bear in the case of the civil flag, and the coat of arms of Berlin on the state flag....
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Current squad
Coaches
1954–1973 Helmut Petzold 1954–1956 (from Dynamo Dresden Dynamo Dresden SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles... )  Istvan Orczifalvi/Fritz Bachmann 1957–1958 Fritz Bachmann 1959 Janos GyarmatiJános Gyarmati János Gyarmati was a Hungarian footballer and coach. He played for Szeged FC, and won three caps for Hungary between 1937 and 1938. He later coached in East Germany, managing VP Dresden, DHfK Leipzig, Vorwärts Berlin and Dynamo Berlin, as well as coaching the East German national team from 1955 to... 1961–62 Fritz Gödicke 1962–1965 Karl Schäffner 1965–66 Bela Volentik Béla Volentik Béla Volentik was a Hungarian footballer and football manager. He played for Nemzeti FC, Újpest, FC Lugano and for the Hungarian national team, capping once.... 1966–67 Karl Schäffner 1967–1969 Hans Geitel 1969–1971 Günter Schröter Günter Schröter Günter Schröter is a German former footballer and coach who has appeared in 39 matches for East Germany.... 1972–73 Harry Nippert 1974–1977 |
1977–2003 Jürgen Bogs Jürgen Bogs Jürgen Bogs is a German football manager who managed Berliner FC Dynamo to ten consecutive DDR-Oberliga titles .-References:... 1977–1989 Helmut Jäschke 1989–90 Peter Rohde 1989–1991 Jürgen Bogs Jürgen Bogs Jürgen Bogs is a German football manager who managed Berliner FC Dynamo to ten consecutive DDR-Oberliga titles .-References:... 1990–1994 Helmut Koch 1994–1996 Werner Voigt Werner Voigt Werner Voigt is a German football coach and former player.-References:... 1996–1998 Ingo Rentzsch 1997–98 Henry Häusler 1998–99 Klaus Goldbach 1999–2000 Jürgen Bogs Jürgen Bogs Jürgen Bogs is a German football manager who managed Berliner FC Dynamo to ten consecutive DDR-Oberliga titles .-References:... 2000–01 Mario Maek Mario Maek Mario Maek is a German former footballer who played as a defender.Maek began his career with Berliner FC Dynamo, making his debut in 1983 at a time when the club were dominating football in East Germany... 2001–02 Dirk Vollmar Dirk Vollmar -External links:... 2002–03 |
2003– Sven Orbanke 2002–04 Christian Backs Christian Backs Christian Backs is a German former footballer who was last manager of Berliner FC Dynamo.-Career:Backs played for Dynamo Berlin for 12 years, winning eight East German titles and two cups in the 1980s.-International career:... 2004–05 Bodo Rudwaleit Bodo Rudwaleit Bodo Rudwaleit is a former German former football goalkeeper who played in East Germany. He played during most of his career for the football club Dynamo Berlin where he was East German champion ten times in a row from 1979 to 1988... 2004–05 Rajko Fijalek 2004–05 Jürgen Piepenburg Jürgen Piepenburg Jürgen Piepenburg is a German former footballer who played as a forward. He spent his entire top level career with ASV Vorwärts, the team of the East German Army, playing for Vorwärts Berlin from 1963 to 1971, and continuing with the club for another four years after it had moved to Frankfurt... 2005–06 Rajko Fijalek 2006–07 Nico Thomaschewski Nico Thomaschewski Nico Thomaschewski is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Berliner FC Dynamo. He has spent almost his entire career in Berlin, apart from six months with SV Babelsberg of Potsdam.-External links:*... , Jörn Lenz Jörn Lenz Jörn Lenz is a German former footballer who played as a defender. During his career, Lenz had four different spells with Berliner FC Dynamo, and continues to serve as part of the club's backroom staff after retiring in 2008.... 2006–07 Ingo Rentzsch 2006–07 Nico Thomaschewski Nico Thomaschewski Nico Thomaschewski is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Berliner FC Dynamo. He has spent almost his entire career in Berlin, apart from six months with SV Babelsberg of Potsdam.-External links:*... , Jörn Lenz Jörn Lenz Jörn Lenz is a German former footballer who played as a defender. During his career, Lenz had four different spells with Berliner FC Dynamo, and continues to serve as part of the club's backroom staff after retiring in 2008.... 2006–07 Volkan Uluc 2007–2009 Christian Backs Christian Backs Christian Backs is a German former footballer who was last manager of Berliner FC Dynamo.-Career:Backs played for Dynamo Berlin for 12 years, winning eight East German titles and two cups in the 1980s.-International career:... 2009–2010 Heiko Bonan 2010–2011 Igor Lazič Igor Lazič (footballer born 1967) Igor Lazič is a Bosnian former footballer, who is now manager of BFC Dynamo.-External links:*... 2011- |
Former players
| Christian Backs Christian Backs Christian Backs is a German former footballer who was last manager of Berliner FC Dynamo.-Career:Backs played for Dynamo Berlin for 12 years, winning eight East German titles and two cups in the 1980s.-International career:... (1973–1991) Heiko Brestrich Heiko Brestrich -External links:*... (1984–1988, 1991–1999) Thomas Doll Thomas Doll Thomas Doll is a former footballer and coach. He is currently the Manager of Al-Hilal.- Career :... (1986–1990) Lutz Eigendorf Lutz Eigendorf Lutz Eigendorf was a German football player.-International career:He made his debut for the GDR in an August 1978 match against Bulgaria, immediately scoring his first two goals in a 2–2 draw. He went on to collect six caps, scoring three goals... † (−1979) Rainer Ernst Rainer Ernst Rainer Ernst is a former German footballer who amassed 56 caps for East Germany.-Career:Until the age of 14, Ernst played in the Dynamo Neutrelitz youth side. He then transferred to BFC Dynamo, where he played in 203 league games, scoring 88 goals, until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1990, when... (1975–1990) Falko Götz Falko Götz Falko Götz is a German former football player and current manager.He is the current manager of Vietnam national football team and Vietnam Under-23..-Career:... (1971–1983) Werner Heine Werner Heine -External links:*... (1955–1966) Hendrik Herzog Hendrik Herzog Hendrik Herzog is a German football coach and a former player. He is currently a kit manager for Hertha BSC.-Honours:* DDR-Oberliga: 1986–87, 1987–88* FDGB-Pokal: 1987–88, 1988–89* DFB-Pokal winner: 1996–97... (1981–1991) Waldemar Ksienzyk Waldemar Ksienzyk Waldemar Ksienzyk is a German former footballer.-External links:*... (1984–1991) |
Reinhard Lauck Reinhard Lauck Reinhard Lauck was a German football player.Lauck played for 1. FC Union Berlin and BFC Dynamo .... † (1973–1980) Jörn Lenz Jörn Lenz Jörn Lenz is a German former footballer who played as a defender. During his career, Lenz had four different spells with Berliner FC Dynamo, and continues to serve as part of the club's backroom staff after retiring in 2008.... (1985–1992, 1994, 1998–2001, 2003–2008) Werner Lihsa Werner Lihsa Werner Lihsa is a former East Germany international goalkeeper. He played for Berliner FC Dynamo and 1. FC Union Berlin as well as the East Germany national football team.-References:... (1967–1975) Aka Adek Mba Aka Adek Mba Adeck Akah Mba is a professional Cameroonian footballer currently playing for Hapoel Acre F.C..- Biography :Adeck was born and brought up in Batibo where football was very much discouraged by many parents. It was considered by many parents as a game for lazy people but his parents were... (2002–2003) Wolf-Rüdiger Netz Wolf-Rüdiger Netz Wolf-Rüdiger Netz is a German former soccer player. He played for BFC Dynamo and represented East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he won the silver medal.-References:... (1971–1984) Michael Noack Michael Noack Michael Noack is the current Chief Financial Officer of Australian Vintage Limited. Michael Noack is the current Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Australian Vintage Limited. Michael Noack is the current Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Australian Vintage Limited. (formerly known as Mcguigan Simeon... (1974–1984) Frank Pastor Frank Pastor Frank Pastor is a German former footballer. He played for Chemie Halle and Berliner FC Dynamo and was top scorer of the DDR-Oberliga in 1987. He made seven appearances for East Germany, but was unable to record a goal at international level. After reunification he moved to Malaysia and then... (1984–1989) Burkhard Reich Burkhard Reich Burkhard Reich is a retired German football player. He is currently the athletic director for Karlsruher SC II.-Honours:* DFB-Pokal finalist: 1996.* DDR-Oberliga champion: 1987, 1988.* FDGB-Pokal winner: 1988, 1989.... (1986–1991) Hans-Jürgen Riediger Hans-Jürgen Riediger Hans Jürgen Riediger , is a former German soccer player. Hans Jürgen Riediger played for youth team Motor Finsterwalde Süd and represented Berlin club BFC Dynamo for 14 years. The striker came to prominence with 34 youth international matches and made his league debut with Dynamo Berlin... (1970–1983) |
Frank Rohde Frank Rohde Frank Rohde is a German football coach and a former player who is currently coaching Oranienburger FC Eintracht.-Honours:* DDR-Oberliga champion: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988... (1971–1990) Bodo Rudwaleit Bodo Rudwaleit Bodo Rudwaleit is a former German former football goalkeeper who played in East Germany. He played during most of his career for the football club Dynamo Berlin where he was East German champion ten times in a row from 1979 to 1988... (1969–1990) Günter Schröter Günter Schröter Günter Schröter is a German former footballer and coach who has appeared in 39 matches for East Germany.... (1954–1963) Bernd Schulz Bernd Schulz Bernd Schulz is a German former footballer. Schulz began his career with Berliner FC Dynamo, and was part of the all-conquering team of the 1980s. He won nine consecutive East German titles, and two Cups between 1979 and 1989. He also won three caps for East Germany in 1984 and 1985, scoring one... (1980–1989) Frank Terletzki Frank Terletzki Frank Terletzki is a Germany football coach and former football player.Frank Terletzki played from 1966 to 1986 for the Berliner FC Dynamo. The midfield player obtained 91 goals for the citizens of Berlin in the GDR upper league in 373 plays... (1966–1986) Andreas Thom Andreas Thom Andreas Thom is a former German football player who was capped by East Germany, and later Germany. He is a youth coach at Hertha BSC.-Club career:... (1974–1990) Norbert Trieloff Norbert Trieloff Norbert Trieloff is a German former soccer player. He played for BFC Dynamo and represented East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he won the silver medal.- References :... (1972–1987) Rainer Troppa Rainer Troppa Rainer Troppa is a retired football defender.During his club career, Troppa played for Energie Cottbus and BFC Dynamo. He played once for the East German national team, featuring in the unsuccessful qualifying campaigns for the 1982 and 1986 World Cups and the 1984 European Championship-External... (1976–1989) |
Honours
Dynamo Berlin was East Germany's most successful club capturing 10 national titles, and is second in the country only to Bayern Munich who have 20 national titles to their credit. Those 10 titles came consecutively – a feat no other team in Germany has matched at the top level of competition.- DDR-OberligaDDR-OberligaThe DDR-Oberliga was, prior to German reunification in 1990, the elite level of football competition in the DDR , being roughly equivalent to the Oberliga or Bundesliga in West Germany.-Overview:Following World...
: 10 (Record)- Winners 1979DDR-Oberliga 1978-79-League standings:-References:...
, 1980DDR-Oberliga 1979-80-League standings:-References:...
, 1981DDR-Oberliga 1980-81-League standings:-References:...
, 1982DDR-Oberliga 1981-82-League standings:-References:...
, 1983DDR-Oberliga 1982-83-League standings:-References:...
, 1984DDR-Oberliga 1983-84-League standings:relegation playoff: 1.FC Union Berlin - BSG Chemie Leipzig 1 : 1 ; 1 : 2-References:...
, 1985DDR-Oberliga 1984-85-League standings:-References:...
, 1986DDR-Oberliga 1985-86-League standings:-References:...
, 1987DDR-Oberliga 1986-87-League standings:-References:...
, 1988DDR-Oberliga 1987-88-League standings:-References:... - Runners-up 1960DDR-Oberliga 1960-Overview:It was contested by 14 teams, and ASK Vorwärts Berlin won the championship.-League standings:-References:...
, 1972DDR-Oberliga 1971-72The 1971/72 DDR-Oberliga season was the 22nd season of the top football league in East Germany. As in the previous season, 14 teams from all over the GDR competed. The teams played each other twice, once at home and once on the road. Two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a...
, 1976DDR-Oberliga 1975-76-League standings:-References:...
, 1989DDR-Oberliga 1988-89-League standings:-References:...
- Winners 1979
- FDGB-Pokal: 3
- Winners 1959, 1988FDGB-Pokal 1987-88The 1987–88 FDGB-Pokal was the 37th edition of the East German Cup. The competition was won by Berliner FC Dynamo, who beat FC Carl Zeiss Jena 2-0 after extra time.- Preliminary round :- First round :- Second round :- Round of 16 :- Quarter-final :...
, 1989FDGB-Pokal 1988-89The 1988–89 FDGB-Pokal was the 38th edition of the East German Cup. The competition was won by Berliner FC Dynamo, who secured their third title with a win over FC Karl-Marx-Stadt.- Preliminary round :- First round :- Second round :- Round of 16 :... - Runners-up 1962, 1971, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985
- Winners 1959, 1988
- GDR Supercup: 1
- Winners 1989
- Berlin CupBerlin CupThe Berliner Landespokal is an annual football cup competition held by the Berlin Football Association . The cup winner qualifies for the national DFB-Pokal. Cup finals are usually held in the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark. The competition has been held since 1906, with various interruptions...
: 1- Winners: 1999
- Runners-up 2000
- NOFV-Oberliga NordNOFV-Oberliga NordThe NOFV-Oberliga Nord is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the northern states of former East Germany and West-Berlin. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and...
: 2- Winners 1992, 2002
- Verbandsliga BerlinVerbandsliga BerlinThe Berlin-Liga is the highest league for football teams exclusively in the German capital. Since German reunification in 1990, it is the highest level of domestic football in Berlin, replacing the Oberliga Berlin in this position...
: 1- Winners 2004
Dynamo club member and referee Lutz-Michael Fröhlich was awarded the 2007 Fair Play Trophy as selected by German journalists. Fröhlich has over 200 first division matches to his credit and was recognized for his even-handed treatment of Michael Ballack
Michael Ballack
Michael Ballack is a German professional footballer, who is currently playing for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. He is among the top goal scorers in the history of his international team. Ballack has worn the number 13 shirt for every team he has played for except for Kaiserslautern...
in a 6 November 2004 match between Bayern Munich and Hannover 96
Hannover 96
Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:...
, withdrawing a yellow card that would have put the player out of the match after consulting with his assistant over the correctness of the call. He was also a leading figure in uncovering the match fixing scandal of 2005 involving referee Robert Hoyzer.
Seasons since end of GDR
| Year | Division | Level | Position |
| 1991–92 | NOFV-Oberliga Nord NOFV-Oberliga Nord The NOFV-Oberliga Nord is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the northern states of former East Germany and West-Berlin. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and... |
III | 1st |
| 1992–93 | NOFV-Oberliga Nord NOFV-Oberliga Nord The NOFV-Oberliga Nord is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the northern states of former East Germany and West-Berlin. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and... |
III | 4th |
| 1993–94 | NOFV-Oberliga Nord NOFV-Oberliga Nord The NOFV-Oberliga Nord is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the northern states of former East Germany and West-Berlin. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and... |
III | 4th |
| 1994–95 | Regionalliga Nordost Regionalliga Nordost The Regionalliga Nordost was the third tier of the German football league system in the states of former East Germany and West-Berlin from 1994 to 2000. As such, it was almost identical in territorial cover to the old DDR-Oberliga.... |
III | 11th |
| 1995–96 | Regionalliga Nordost Regionalliga Nordost The Regionalliga Nordost was the third tier of the German football league system in the states of former East Germany and West-Berlin from 1994 to 2000. As such, it was almost identical in territorial cover to the old DDR-Oberliga.... |
III | 13th |
| 1996–97 | Regionalliga Nordost Regionalliga Nordost The Regionalliga Nordost was the third tier of the German football league system in the states of former East Germany and West-Berlin from 1994 to 2000. As such, it was almost identical in territorial cover to the old DDR-Oberliga.... |
III | 13th |
| 1997–98 | Regionalliga Nordost Regionalliga Nordost The Regionalliga Nordost was the third tier of the German football league system in the states of former East Germany and West-Berlin from 1994 to 2000. As such, it was almost identical in territorial cover to the old DDR-Oberliga.... |
III | 11th |
| 1998–99 | Regionalliga Nordost Regionalliga Nordost The Regionalliga Nordost was the third tier of the German football league system in the states of former East Germany and West-Berlin from 1994 to 2000. As such, it was almost identical in territorial cover to the old DDR-Oberliga.... |
III | 8th |
| 1999–2000 | Regionalliga Nordost Regionalliga Nordost The Regionalliga Nordost was the third tier of the German football league system in the states of former East Germany and West-Berlin from 1994 to 2000. As such, it was almost identical in territorial cover to the old DDR-Oberliga.... |
III | 17th ↓ |
| 2000–01 | NOFV-Oberliga Nord NOFV-Oberliga Nord The NOFV-Oberliga Nord is the fifth tier of the German football league system in the northern states of former East Germany and West-Berlin. Until the introduction of the 3. Liga in 2008, it was the fourth tier of the league system. It covers the German states of Berlin, Brandenburg and... |
IV | 1st |
| 2001–02 | NOFV-Oberliga Nord | IV | 17th ↓ |
| 2002–03 | Verbandsliga Berlin Verbandsliga Berlin The Berlin-Liga is the highest league for football teams exclusively in the German capital. Since German reunification in 1990, it is the highest level of domestic football in Berlin, replacing the Oberliga Berlin in this position... |
V | 3rd |
| 2003–04 | Verbandsliga Berlin | V | 1st ↑ |
| 2004–05 | NOFV-Oberliga Nord | IV | 6th |
| 2005–06 | NOFV-Oberliga Nord | IV | 6th |
| 2006–07 | NOFV-Oberliga Nord | IV | 10th |
| 2007–08 | NOFV-Oberliga Nord | IV | 5th |
| 2008–09 | NOFV-Oberliga Nord | V | 2nd |
| 2009–10 | NOFV-Oberliga Nord | V | 2nd |
| 2010–11 | NOFV-Oberliga Nord | V | not yet finished |
BFC Dynamo in European competitions
| Season | Competition | Round | Land | Club | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971/1972 | Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but... |
1st round |  |
Cardiff City Cardiff city Cardiff City may refer to:* Cardiff city centre* Cardiff City Council* Cardiff City F.C.* Cardiff City L.F.C.* Cardiff City Stadium... |
1:1, 1:1, 5:6 (a.p.) |
| 1/8 final |  |
K. Beerschot V.A.C. K. Beerschot V.A.C. Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbal en Atletiek Club is a former Belgian football club from Antwerp. The club was founded in 1899 when most players of R. Antwerp F.C. left the club. It played in the 1920 Olympic Games Stadium named the "Kiel". After many financial problems over the years, the club was... |
3:1, 3:1 | ||
| quarter-final |  |
Åtvidabergs FF Åtvidabergs FF Åtvidabergs FF is a Swedish football club located in Åtvidaberg. The club, formed 1 July 1907 as Åtvidabergs IF, is currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. The club changed to the present name before the 1935–1936 season. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund... |
2:0, 2:2 | ||
| semi-final |  |
FC Dynamo Moscow FC Dynamo Moscow Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, currently playing in the Russian Premier League. Dynamo's traditional kit colours are blue and white... |
1:1, 1:1, 4:1 (a.p.) | ||
| 1972/73 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
1st round |  |
Angers SCO Angers SCO Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest is a French association football club based in Angers. The club was founded in 1919 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second division of French football having achieved promotion to the league in 2007. Angers play its home matches at the Stade Jean Bouin located... |
1:1, 2:1 |
| 2nd round |  |
PFC Levski Sofia PFC Levski Sofia "Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria... |
3:0, 0:2 | ||
| 1/8 final |  |
Liverpool FC | 0:0, 1:3 | ||
| 1976/77 | UEFA Cup | 1st round | |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 0:3, 1:1 |
| 1978/79 | UEFA Cup | 1st round |  |
Red Star Belgrade Red Star Belgrade Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions... |
5:2, 1:4 |
| 1979/80 | European Cup UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
1st round |  |
Ruch Chorzów Ruch Chorzów Ruch Chorzów is a Polish association football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland: 14 time national champion, and 3 time winner of the Polish Cup. Currently the team plays in the top Polish league, the Ekstraklasa. Their stadium capacity... |
4:1, 0:0 |
| 1/8 round |  |
Servette FC Servette FC Servette FC is a Swiss football club, based in Geneva currently playing in the Swiss Super League. They were playing in the Swiss Challenge League, the second highest tier of Swiss football having been relegated from the Swiss Super League at the end of 2004/05 season... |
2:1, 2:2 | ||
| quarter-final | |
Nottingham Forest | 1:0, 1:3 | ||
| 1980/81 | European Cup | 1st round |  |
3:0, 1:2 | |
| 1/8 final |  |
Baník Ostrava | 0:0, 1:1 | ||
| 1981/82 | European Cup | 1st round | |
FC Zürich | 2:0, 1:3 |
| 1/8 final | |
Aston Villa | 1:2, 1:0 | ||
| 1982/83 | European Cup | 1st round |  |
Hamburger SV Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department... |
1:1, 0:2 |
| 1983/84 | European Cup | 1st round |  |
Jeunesse Esch Jeunesse Esch Jeunesse Esch is a football club, based in Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg.- History :... |
4:1, 2:0 |
| 1/8 final | |
Partizan Belgrade FK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978... |
2:0, 0:1 | ||
| quarter-final |  |
AS Roma | 0:3, 2:1 | ||
| 1984/85 | European Cup | 1st round |  |
Aberdeen FC | 1:2, 2:1, 5:4 (a.p.) |
| 1/8 final |  |
FK Austria Wien FK Austria Wien Fußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA... |
3:3, 1:2 | ||
| 1985/86 | European Cup | 1st round | |
FK Austria Wien FK Austria Wien Fußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA... |
0:2, 1:2 |
| 1986/87 | European Cup | 1st round | |
Örgryte IS Örgryte IS Örgryte IS, also commonly referred to as ÖIS, is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg.-History:The club was founded on 4 December 1887 and participated in the first football match in Sweden on 22 May 1892. Örgryte IS has won 12 national championship titles and one national cup title. After... |
3:2, 4:1 |
| 1/8 final |  |
Brøndby IF Brøndby IF Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short... |
1:2, 1:1 | ||
| 1987/88 | European Cup | 1st round | |
Girondins de Bordeaux | 0:2, 0:2 |
| 1987/88 | European Cup | 1st round | |
Werder Bremen | 3:0, 0:5 |
| 1989/90 | Cup Winners' Cup | 1st round |  |
Valur Valur Knattspyrnufélagið Valur is an Icelandic athletic club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. One of Iceland's most prolific clubs it celebrates its 100th birthday in 2011. The club is situated close to the city centre, in the traditional east side of town, at the old farmgrounds of Hlíðarendi... |
2:1, 2:1 |
| 1/8 final |  |
AS Monaco | 0:0, 1:1 | ||
External links
- Official team site
- The Abseits Guide to German Soccer
- Facts and Figures
- das deutsche Fußball-Archiv (Historical German league results archive)
See also
- Verdiente Meistervereine (Recognition system for national football championships in Germany)