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
Season1990-91
ChampionsHansa Rostock
Relegated
  • Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt
  • 1. FC Magdeburg
  • FC Berlin
  • Sachsen Leipzig
  • Energie Cottbus
  • Viktoria Frankfurt
European CupHansa Rostock
Cup Winners CupStahl Eisenhüttenstadt
UEFA Cup
  • Rot-Weiß Erfurt
  • Chemie Halle
Matches played182
Goals scored459 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorerTorsten Gütschow (20)
Biggest home winDynamo Dresden 7–0 Sachsen Leipzig (20 October 1990)
Biggest away win1. FC Magdeburg 0–4 Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt (2 March 1991)
Average attendance4,779

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.

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hansa Rostock (C) 26 13 9 4 44 25 +19 35 Qualification to 1991–92 Bundesliga and 1991–92 European Cup first round
2 Dynamo Dresden 26 12 8 6 48 28 +20 32 Qualification to 1991–92 Bundesliga[lower-alpha 1]
3 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 26 11 9 6 30 26 +4 31 Qualification to 1991–92 2. Bundesliga and 1991–92 UEFA Cup first round
4 Chemie Halle 26 10 9 7 40 31 +9 29
5 Chemnitzer FC 26 9 11 6 24 23 +1 29 Qualification to 1991–92 2. Bundesliga
6 Carl Zeiss Jena 26 12 4 10 41 36 +5 28
7 Lokomotive Leipzig 26 10 8 8 37 33 +4 28 Qualification to 2. Bundesliga playoffs
8 Stahl Brandenburg 26 9 9 8 34 31 +3 27
9 Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt 26 7 12 7 29 25 +4 26 Qualification to 2. Bundesliga playoffs and 1991–92 Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 2]
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 Sachsen Leipzig 26 6 10 10 23 38 −15 22
13 Energie Cottbus 26 3 10 13 21 38 −17 16 Qualification to 1991–92 NOFV-Oberliga
14 Viktoria Frankfurt (Oder) 26 4 5 17 29 54 −25 13
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion.
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.
Location of teams in NOFV-Oberliga 1990–91

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 Stahl Brandenburg 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3 9 Qualification to 1991–92 2. Bundesliga — 0–0 2–1 1–0
2 FC Berlin 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 8 Qualification to 1991–92 NOFV-Oberliga 3–1 — 2–0 0–0
3 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 Lokomotive Leipzig 6 4 2 0 11 0 +11 10 Qualification to 1991–92 2. Bundesliga — 3–0 0–0 4–0
2 Stahl Eisenhüttenstadt 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 8 Qualification to 1991–92 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 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. 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
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