1973–74 DDR-Oberliga

The 1973/74 DDR-Oberliga season was the 24th season of the top football league in East Germany. As in the season before, 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 loss.

1974 saw 1. FC Magdeburg win their second of eventually three Oberliga titles.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	1. FC Magdeburg (C)	26	16	7	3	50	27	+23	39	1974–75 European Cup
2	FC Carl Zeiss Jena	26	16	4	6	55	26	+29	36	1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup
3	Dynamo Dresden	26	15	5	6	55	40	+15	35	1974–75 UEFA Cup
4	FC Vorwärts Frankfurt	26	13	8	5	48	27	+21	34
5	1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig	26	11	8	7	49	35	+14	30
6	Berliner FC Dynamo	26	12	3	11	42	41	+1	27
7	Hansa Rostock	26	10	5	11	37	35	+2	25
8	BSG Sachsenring Zwickau	26	10	5	11	37	41	−4	25
9	FC Karl-Marx-Stadt	26	7	9	10	42	46	−4	23
10	BSG Wismut Aue	26	7	8	11	29	38	−9	22
11	BSG Stahl Riesa	26	7	9	10	25	42	−17	0211
12	FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt	24	5	9	10	27	29	−2	19
13	BSG Chemie Leipzig (R)	26	3	9	14	22	39	−17	15	Relegation to DDR-Liga
14	FC Energie Cottbus (R)	26	1	8	17	16	58	−42	10

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
¹Stahl Riesa had 2 points deducted for improper training camp
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.

References

• RSSSF, accessdate 3 May 2012