FDGB-Pokal (handball)
The FDGB-Pokal was a handball cup competition for club teams in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and - as in other sports - was advertised as a challenge cup by the unified Free German Trade Union Federation (FDGB) .
The cup was organized annually from 1970 to 1990 by the German Handball Association . At the same time, cup events such as the tournament championship or the DHV Cup were held as a league cup for upper division teams in the early years . The cup winner was entitled to participate in the European Cup Winners' Cup from 1977 in the following season . During the 1989/90 season the name FDGB-Pokal was given up, the competition was simply called Pokal for 1990 . The DHV ceased to exist during the last season of 1990/91. The competition was continued by the German Handball Federation and simply referred to as the Cup (East) .
mode
In the 1970/71 to 1975/76 seasons, the FDGB Cup took place without the top division. Instead, they played a so-called tournament championship five times between 1969 and 1972, which can be regarded as the forerunner of the later FDGB Cup final tournament. With the introduction of the European Cup Winners' Cup from 1977 onwards, the cup winners had the first opportunity to qualify for a European Cup competition. From the 1976/77 season onwards, the top division also took part in the competition. There were initially several knockout rounds , after the end of which five teams had qualified for a final tournament in which everyone played against everyone. From the 1985/86 season, the final tournament was increased to six teams and the five sports clubs of the Oberliga SC Leipzig , SC Dynamo Berlin , SC Magdeburg , SC Empor Rostock and ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt (Oder) were automatically set for it. A sixth team qualified through knockout games.
In the 1990/91 season, the cup was played for the first time and completely in knockout mode. The last winner was HC Preußen Berlin (formerly 1. PSC Berlin, before that SC Dynamo Berlin), who defeated SV Post Schwerin on both legs. HC Prussia was immediately merged with SV Blau-Weiß Spandau .
FDGB cup winner
| year | Men | year | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| without top division teams | |||
| 1971 | BSG Chemie Premnitz | 1971 | SC Leipzig II |
| 1972 | BSG Chemie Premnitz | 1972 | BSG Halloren Hall II |
| 1973 | BSG Chemie Premnitz | 1973 | BSG Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe |
| 1974 | SG Dynamo Halle-Neustadt | 1974 | BSG Halloren Hall II |
| 1975 | ASK forward Frankfurt (Oder) II | 1975 | BSG Umformtechnik Erfurt |
| 1976 | ASK forward Frankfurt (Oder) II | 1976 | BSG Halloren Hall II |
| with top division teams | |||
| 1977 | SC Magdeburg | 1977 | TSC Berlin |
| 1978 | SC Magdeburg | 1978 | TSC Berlin |
| 1979 | ASK forward Frankfurt (Oder) | 1979 | TSC Berlin |
| 1980 | SC Empor Rostock | 1980 | TSC Berlin |
| 1981 | SC Empor Rostock | 1981 | ASK forward Frankfurt (Oder) |
| 1982 | SC Leipzig | 1982 | ASK forward Frankfurt (Oder) |
| 1983 | ASK forward Frankfurt (Oder) | 1983 | SC Leipzig |
| 1984 | SC Magdeburg | 1984 | ASK forward Frankfurt (Oder) |
| 1985 | SC Empor Rostock | 1985 | TSC Berlin |
| 1986 | SC Empor Rostock | 1986 | ASK forward Frankfurt (Oder) |
| 1987 | SC Empor Rostock | 1987 | SC Leipzig |
| 1988 | SC Empor Rostock | 1988 | SC Empor Rostock |
| 1989 | SC Empor Rostock | 1989 | SC Empor Rostock |
| 1990 | SC Magdeburg | 1990 | ASK forward Frankfurt (Oder) |
| 1991 | HC Prussia Berlin | 1991 | TSC Berlin |
Most successful clubs
Men's
The most successful club in the GDR men's handball cup was SC Empor Rostock with a total of seven wins. Between 1985 and 1989 alone, the club was able to win the cup competition five times in a row. SC Magdeburg and ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt (Oder) won four cups, BSG Chemie Premnitz three. These clubs could also defend the cup at least once.
| rank | society | title | Title years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SC Empor Rostock | 7th | 1980 , 1981 , 1985 , 1986 , 1987 , 1988 , 1989 |
| 2. | SC Magdeburg | 4th | 1977 , 1978 , 1984 , 1990 |
| ASK forward Frankfurt (Oder) | 4th | 1975 , 1976 , 1979 , 1983 | |
| 4th | BSG Chemie Premnitz | 3 | 1971 , 1972 , 1973 |
| 5. | SG Dynamo Halle-Neustadt | 1 | 1974 |
| SC Leipzig | 1 | 1982 | |
| HC Prussia Berlin | 1 | 1991 |
Ladies
With a total of six victories, TSC Berlin was the most successful women's club in the FDGB Cup. Between 1977 and 1980 the sports club was able to win the cup four times in a row. The ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt (Oder) came to five cup wins. Furthermore, the SC Leipzig and the BSG Halloren Halle won the FDGB Cup three times and the SC Empor Rostock twice.
| rank | society | title | Title years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | TSC Berlin | 6th | 1977 , 1978 , 1979 , 1980 , 1985 , 1991 |
| 2. | ASK forward Frankfurt (Oder) | 5 | 1981 , 1982 , 1984 , 1986 , 1990 |
| 3. | SC Leipzig | 3 | 1971 , 1983 , 1987 |
| BSG Halloren Halle | 3 | 1972 , 1974 , 1976 | |
| 5. | SC Empor Rostock | 2 | 1988 , 1989 |
| 6th | BSG Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe | 1 | 1973 |
| BSG Umformtechnik Erfurt | 1 | 1975 |
Tournament championship
The handball season in the GDR was divided into an indoor season (in autumn / winter) and a field season (in the subsequent spring / summer) until 1968. After the IOC decided in autumn 1967 that only indoor handball, but not field handball, should become an Olympic sport from 1972 onwards, the field handball league in the GDR , which only became a single track in the game year 1966/67, became effective immediately (i.e. after the end of the current season 1967/68) abolished. In order to maintain the competitions of the top players in the summer, an indoor handball tournament was introduced for the league teams instead, in which the teams competed against each other in several tournaments at different venues until each team had played once against each other team. From its character a league cup , the tournament championship was a second official national competition next to the league.
The tournament championship was initially (until 1971) carried out in late spring after the conclusion of the indoor league , from 1971 in the summer before the start of the league season, which is why two tournament championships were held in 1971 due to the change in rhythm. In the 1973/74 season the tournament championship was no longer held as a separate competition, but included once as a "neutral round" in the rating of the league, which was followed by the usual round-trip round. Leader of the table after the nine match days of the "neutral round" was the future champions ASK Vorwärts Frankfurt (Oder) .
| season | Men |
|---|---|
| only major league teams | |
| 1968/69 | SC Dynamo Berlin |
| 1969/70 | SC Magdeburg |
| 1970/71 | SC DHfK Leipzig |
| 1971/72 | SC DHfK Leipzig |
| 1972/73 | SC Empor Rostock |
DHV Cup
For the women's league teams, the so-called DHV Cup was held twice, in 1972 and 1976, as a cup competition. This was also a league cup according to its character, as only upper division teams were eligible to participate. The final tournaments took place in Premnitz in the sports hall at Tor II . In 1972 the team of TSC Berlin and in 1976 that of SC Magdeburg won the competition.
| season | Women |
|---|---|
| only major league teams | |
| 1972 | TSC Berlin |
| 1976 | SC Magdeburg |
Individual evidence
- ↑ FDGB cup winners in the GDR. Archived from the original on May 3, 2007 ; Retrieved October 3, 2007 .
- ↑ a b Cup winners in the GDR (women) . Published on www.bundesligainfo.de. Accessed March 12, 2016.
- ↑ Cup winners in the GDR (men) on bundesligainfo.de; Accessed March 12, 2016.