1990–91 Dynamo Dresden season

Dynamo Dresden
1990–91 season
Manager East Germany Reinhard Häfner
NOFV-Oberliga 2nd
NOFV-Pokal Round 3
European Cup Quarter final
Deutschland Cup Winners
Top goalscorer Torsten Gütschow (20)

The 1990–91 season in Germany was largely defined by the reunification of the country, particularly for those teams in the East. This was the last season in which the East and West had separate league structures, and the final season of the NOFV-Oberliga (as the DDR-Oberliga was renamed) would decide which teams would qualify for the Bundesliga, 2. Bundesliga and the divisions below.

With the Berlin Wall having fallen, East German players had unprecedented freedom of movement, and like many clubs, Dynamo lost players, notably stars Ulf Kirsten and Matthias Sammer, to Bayer Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart represctively. However, they were able to attract a couple of players from West Germany, in Sergio Allievi and Peter Lux, while two players who had moved west, Matthias Döschner and Hans-Uwe Pilz, returned from Fortuna Köln mid-way through the season.

Dynamo Dresden finished second in the table, behind double winners Hansa Rostock, and therefore qualified for the Bundesliga. Torsten Gütschow's 20 goals made him the league's top scorer for the third consecutive year, and he was also named the last ever East German Footballer of the Year. As reigning champions, Dynamo entered the 1990–91 European Cup, where they reached the quarter-finals before being eliminated by eventual winners Red Star Belgrade. Dynamo's fans rioted during the second leg of this tie, resulting in the club beging banned from competing in the following year's UEFA Cup.

In November, Dynamo beat West German champions Bayern Munich to win the Deutschland Cup, a competition organised to celebrate German reunification.

Squad

Flags relate to players' nationality before German reunification

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
East Germany GK Thomas Köhler
East Germany GK Ronny Teuber
East Germany DF Steffen Büttner
East Germany DF Andreas Diebitz (to January)
East Germany DF Mario Kern
East Germany DF Frank Lieberam
East Germany DF Detlef Schößler
East Germany DF Matthias Maucksch
East Germany DF Andreas Trautmann (from January)
East Germany DF Andreas Wagenhaus
East Germany MF Nico Däbritz
East Germany MF Ralf Hauptmann
No. Position Player
East Germany MF Uwe Jähnig (to January)
East Germany MF Sven Kmetsch
West Germany MF Peter Lux (to November)
East Germany MF Hans-Uwe Pilz (from January)
East Germany MF Heiko Scholz
East Germany MF Jörg Stübner
West Germany FW Sergio Allievi
East Germany FW Torsten Gütschow
East Germany FW Ralf Minge
East Germany FW Sven Ratke
East Germany FW Uwe Rösler (from January)

Results

NOFV-Oberliga

NOFV-Pokal

European Cup

Dynamo Dresden won 6–1 on aggregate.

Dynamo Dresden 2–2 Malmö on aggregate. Dynamo Dresden won 5–4 on penalties.

The match was stopped in the 78th minute by the match referee Emilio Soriano Aladrén, due to Dynamo Dresden fans causing commotion in the stands and throwing objects onto the field. Red Star Belgrade led 2–1 at the time. UEFA awarded a 3–0 win to Red Star Belgrade. Red Star Belgrade won 6–0 on aggregate.

Deutschland Cup

Transfers

In

Player From Date
West Germany Sergio Allievi 1. FC Kaiserslautern Summer
East Germany Nico Däbritz Youth team Summer
West Germany Peter Lux SV Waldhof Mannheim Summer
East Germany Heiko Scholz 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig Summer
East Germany Hans-Uwe Pilz Fortuna Köln Winter
East Germany Uwe Rösler 1. FC Magdeburg Winter
East Germany Andreas Trautmann Fortuna Köln Winter

Out

Player To Date
East Germany Matthias Döschner Fortuna Köln Summer
East Germany Uwe Kirchner Hansa Rostock Summer
East Germany Ulf Kirsten Bayer Leverkusen Summer
East Germany Rocco Milde VfL Bochum Summer
East Germany Hans-Uwe Pilz Fortuna Köln Summer
East Germany Matthias Sammer VfB Stuttgart Summer
East Germany Frank Schulze Viktoria Frankfurt/Oder (loan) Summer
East Germany Andreas Trautmann Fortuna Köln Summer
Germany Peter Lux Eintracht Braunschweig November
East Germany Andreas Diebitz FC Sachsen Leipzig Winter
East Germany Uwe Jähnig 1. FC Magdeburg (loan) Winter

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