Manfred Roßner had been approached by the incensed DFV vice president Franz Rydz after the match, who took him to task for his performance with the words "You can't always go by the book, but have to officiate in a way that placates the Dresden public". BFC Dynamo won the match 4-0 and became the only winner of the DFV-Supercup in the history of East German football. [40][35] The upper tier of elite clubs in East Germany had privileged access to talents within designated geographical and administrative areas and were able to establish structured programs for their development in special training centers and sports schools. [282] The group was blocked from entering the stadium by police equipped with helmets and shields, despite showing valid tickets. Gefühlt wurde Dynamo nicht nur bei der Personalpolitik, sondern auch von Schiedsrichtern bevorteilt. FC Magdeburg being broadcast by Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk television. ", "I can imagine there was referee manipulation due to the immense pressure from the government and Ministry for State Security. Herbert Warnke died in 1975 and was replaced as chairman of the FDGB by Harry Tisch. We were direct and provocative, kind and evil, in love, or drunk. [287] Numerous cars were demolished and up to 31 shops were smashed and looted. [345][48][387][235] BFC Dynamo would be disliked all over East Germany for its successes and its connection to the Stasi. [355] BFC Dynamo struggled during the 1966-67 season and was threatened with relegation. [303] Also bystanders were affected. [289] Riots at the train station after the match had to be suppressed with tear gas and water cannons. [62][63] Lutz Eigendorf was one of the most promising players in East German football. [176] The claim by BFC Dynamo was controversial because the club had been the favorite club of Erich Mielke and had a connection to the Stasi during the East German era. [147][294] One of those involved in the assault on French policeman Daniel Nivel during the 1998 FIFA World Cup had connections to the hooligan scene of FC Berlin. FC Lokomotive Leipzig and BFC Dynamo on 22 March 1986. [65] Afterwards, his name would disappear from all statistics and annals of East German football. Der BFC DYNAMO ist ein Fußballverein aus Berlin, der am 15. The stadium capacity of the Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark had been limited and ticket prices had been increased due to requirements by the DFB. [46], Football in East Germany was also a contested sphere. [391] BFC Dynamo lost 8-0. [393] The club would be disadvantaged by the state sports politics compared to BFC Dynamo. Neverless, BFC Dynamo played its home matches in the 1972-73 UEFA Cup at the Dynamo-Stadion im Sportforum. [284][288], Matches involving FC Berlin were all security matches and the violent faction of FC Berlin would come to shape the entire 1990–91 season. FC Union Berlin in the DDR-Oberliga and FDGB-Pokal. [278], After the shootings, some supporters of FC Berlin left the S-Bahn station by train. [277][278][283] The group returned to the S-Bahn station and made an attempt to reach the stadium from the Pettenkofer Straße instead. [409] The matches between the two local rivals were hard-fought on the pitch. [273] Reports and sources vary on what happened on the scene and how the situation was. during a match at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in April 1983. 2021 Březen 2021. It was only used during the spring of 1990. He was a graduated sports teacher and held the rank of lieutenant colonel. FC Union Berlin was often won with big numbers in the late 1970s and 1980s. [67] The authorities had allegedly been particularly alarmed when supporters of BFC Dynamo unfurled a poster in memory of Lutz Eigendorf with the text "Iron Foot, we mourn you!" [334][42] The team embarked on a period of unparalleled success in the 1978-79 season under head coach Jürgen Bogs. [47][112][113][92] The benefit of controlling important matches in Western Europe, gift to wives and other forms of patronage, might have put indirect pressure on referees to take preventive action, in so called pre-emptive obedience. [352][363] This meant that BFC Dynamo had gained a much stronger position in East Berlin than 1. During the season, coach Volkan Uluc was replaced by former Hamburger SV player and coach of SSV Jahn Regensburg, Thomas Stratos. [3][41] However, BFC Dynamo would be able to draw on talents from all parts of East Germany. FC Union Berlin was more strongly represented in other parts. Sie grüßen als überdimensionale Bilder von der Wand des Vereinsheims. Mario Weinkauf was succeeded as club president by Volkmar Wanski. [345][367] 1. FC Union Berlin was: "Better to be a loser than a stupid Stasi pig". The 2014–15 season marked the return of the club to live television (the DFB-Pokal cup matches against 1. [351] The DTSB stood in turn under direct control of the SED Central Committee. These players would influence the team for years. The relocation aroused a sense of victimhood among the fans of SG Dynamo Dresden which would later be compounded by the successes of BFC Dynamo. [147] The supporter scene annually arranges the Mike-Polley-Gedenkturnier, which is a football fan tournament in memory of Mike Polley. Most seats were instead allocated to Stasi employees, Volkspolizei officers and SED functionaries. [67] All fan merchandise with the name or image of Lutz Eigendorf were also removed from the market. In the early 1990s a number of Dynamo clubs across East Germany, such as the professional ice hockey club SC Dynamo Berlin (today Eisbären Berlin) in 1992, eliminated its Dynamo names. Hooligans erziehen Hooligans. „All die Arbeit, die Mühen und die Hoffnung, die ich in diesen Tag gesteckt habe, sind in diesem Moment wie ein Kartenhaus zusammengefallen.“ Lüdtke hat irgendwann die Seiten gewechselt, seit 15 Jahren ist er Fanbetreuer bei Dynamo und kämpft seitdem dafür, den Verein vom Image des Randaleklubs zu befreien. [22], A bitter dispute erupted between SC Dynamo Berlin and SG Dynamo Schwerin in 1965 over the delegation of three players from SG Dynamo Schwerin to SC Dynamo Berlin. Klaus Bittroff was elected as the new president on 10 February 1995. According to Christian Backs, the team only received more political training, and there were no reprisals. Expensive sneakers was now the new fashion. He asked to be relieved from the office due to professional stress as a lawyer, but continued as vice president. 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[176] The team displayed the three stars for first time in the match against FC Energie Cottbus II on 25 March 2005. FC Union Berlin", "GDR » Oberliga 1978/1979 » 24. Die Mannschaft aus Hooligans von Hertha BSC und BFC Dynamo. [278][282] The Volkspolizei had also fired at fleeing supporters. Durch die Gewaltorgie im Pokal gegen Kaiserslautern sind alle Bemühungen verblasst, den BFC Dynamo wieder zu einem normalen Fußballklub zu machen. The Stasi assigned a group of two full-time officers from the district administration to the supporter scene during 1982-83 season. FC Union Berlin often went to away matches in large numbers. This was a novelty among football supporters in East Germany in the 1970s. [67] The youth television programme Elf99 on Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DFF) ran a special story on the hooligans of FC Berlin in August 1991. [319] Younger hooligans of BFC Dynamo have contacts with supporter group Kaliber 030 at Hertha BSC. [338] Gerd Weber received a prison sentence and a lifetime ban from playing football at any level in East Germany, while Peter Kotte and Matthias Müller received lifetime bans from playing in the top two tiers for alleged complicity. 2021 Březen 2021. Diese Leute sind ein Problem für den Verein, denn sie tauchen nur auf, wenn für den BFC ein größeres Spiel ansteht. BFC Dynamo won the match 3-1 and Hans Modrow, then SED First secretary in Bezirk Dresden, blamed the unrest on "inept officiating". [74][75][76] The players were also under surveillance by the Stasi. [386], The derby between BFC Dynamo and 1. Fashion played a big role in the BFC Dynamo supporter scene. Immer wieder produziert Dynamo negative Schlagzeilen, sobald der Verein auf einer größeren Bühne auftaucht. [234] Many are active in the supporter group 79er. [364] Reinhard Lauck would make a successful appearance for East Germany in the 1974 FIFA World Cup and would win gold with East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. Supporters of FC Berlin stormed the opposing block armed with clubs and hunted down fans of 1. What happened after is subject to various rumors. They were in the clear majority and could chase the supporters of BFC Dynamo from the streets. Erich Mielke!" FC Berlin won three matches and 1. On 12 June 2013, BFC Dynamo won the Berlin Cup (Berlin Pokal) for a third time, beating SV Lichtenberg 47 1–0, thus qualifying for the national cup of the DFB, the DFB-Pokal. The title was secured after a 3–1 win against SG Dynamo Dresden in the 24th match day in front of 22,000 spectators at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark. [50][389] There was a simple rule in East German football, where the least privileged club got the most sympathy. [246] All football fan clubs in East Germany had to undergo registration. [356][348] But there were also transfers in the other direction. [303][299] There were speculations that police also took revenge for riots during the match between BFC Dynamo and SV Yeşilyurt at the opening of the season, when supporters of BFC Dynamo had attacked the police with 13 police officers injured. [105][99][106] Manfred Roßner and his two assistants had committed an above-average number of errors during the final. [163] Rayk Bernt demanded a seven-digit sum, according to former club president Mario Weinkauf. The team was re-established as BFC Dynamo shortly before the drop, and ended up as a new entity that was completely separated from the sports club it was once a part of. [57][212][56] 1. [337][3] Gerd Weber had solicited plans to defect, but the other two had not. [246] From then, supporters were accompanied, observed and documented. Sports director Hans Reker succeeded Karin Halsch as president on 25 June 2000. FC Union Berlin had only access to 6 training centers (TZ), all of which were located in the Berlin area.[52]. [273][274] Some were former skinheads who had been deported by the Stasi to West Germany in the late 1980s. 14,117 spectators watched a 0–2 loss against Schalke 04. [159] Pepe Mager held the opinion that the club should buy its merchandise from him, or simply buy the rights to the crest. Gewalt und Dynamo – das hat Tradition. Ob es jemals klappt? FC Union Berlin recruited a couple of players from BFC Dynamo in the 1980s who did some of their best seasons at 1. We were right, left, punk, hippie, skinhead. BFC Dynamo won its tenth league title in a row in the 1987–88 season. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. But the decisive factor causing the riots was perceived manipulation of the game by the referee. [209][210], The Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion was built in 1951 and had a capacity of 30,000 spectators at the time. [84] Many fans grew disillusioned by the alleged Stasi involvement. [176][177][100][172] Critics in the DFB environment pointed to politically influenced championships in East Germany. hard fight, win BFC Dynamo” [168][169] The company is controlled by Rayk Bernt, who sells occasional items with the former crest at his own webpage. Formal title celebrations took place in June 1978 at the hotel and restaurant Bastein at Prager Straße in Dresden. The 1. [164] BFC Dynamo ended these sponsorship deals in 2006. Andreas Thom would make a terrific debut. FC Union Berlin are said to have gathered outside his apartment, to appeal to him to stay in the team and play in the second tier. The system awarded one star for three titles, two stars for five titles, and three stars for ten titles. [230] The supporters of BFC Dynamo eventually began to appear extremely well organized and began to fight back in the early 1980s. FC Union Berlin was awarded a 2–0 win. FC Kaiserslautern stürmten zirka 300 Hooligans den Block der Lauterer. [10][11][21] SC Dynamo Berlin moved its home matches to the Dynamo-Sportforum after the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. [48] East Berliners were generally unpopular outside the city limits, especially in the southern districts of East Germany. [147] There were more than 800 children and youth players in the club as of 2019. Berliner FC Dynamo was founded on 15 January 1966. FC Union Berlin was awarded a 2-0 victory. [88] And the club came to be widely disliked and even hated around the country for its privileges, and for being a representative of the capital and the Stasi. Eight spectators were arrested after the match between BFC Dynamo and 1. [129][51] The Stasi allegedly did not want to take this risk in the return leg in Bremen for fear of controls. These hundred and fifty people, everyone knew each other. [295] Police made a controversial razzia against the discotheque Jeton in Friedrichshain where supporters of BFC Dynamo and other people had gathered to celebrate in connection to a fan tournament in memory of Mike Polley on the night of 20 August 2005. FC Union, FC Vorwärts, BFC Dynamo: Als die DDR ihren Fußballbetrieb revolutionierte", "Vom Mauerblümchen zum Fußball-Leuchtturm", "Die gesellschaftspolitische Stellung des 1. [97] A special review was also made of the final between BFC Dynamo and SG Dynamo Dresden in the 1984–85 FDGB-Pokal. [365][367] The DFV had allegedly advised him to switch to BFC Dynamo in order to continue playing in the national team. [184][187][188][189], SC Dynamo Berlin played its first seasons at the Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion in Mitte. [335] However, also SG Dynamo Dresden had its supporters in the Stasi. [33] Club president Manfred Kirste was a native of Berlin. Aber auch in der linken Szene besteht Interesse am BFC. [267][268][269] Many supporters stopped attending matches after the Peaceful revolution, as the best players were sold off to clubs in West Germany, sports performance slumped, tickets prices rose, mass unemployment spread and hooligans had come to dominate the stands. [379] The derby between BFC Dynamo 1. [59] Günter Schröter served as his first assistant coach.[60]. The BFC:ers were completely organized. FC Union Berlin from the era have testified that their support for the club had nothing to do with politics. [8] Many came from working class families in Prenzlauer Berg. [35] Also former referee Bernd Heynemann, who has testified that he was once greeted in person by Erich Mielke in the locker room at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion, said in an interview with the Leipziger Volkszeitung in 2017: "The BFC is not ten times champions because the referees only whistled for Dynamo. [87][84] The study showed that 45 yellow cards had been handed out to SG Dynamo Dresden and 36 to 1. [238] Fans of BFC Dynamo would sometimes respond to the hatred they met by singing chants in praise of Erich Mielke as a provocation. FC Union Berlin was able to trace its origins back to FC Olympia Oberschöneweide in 1906. BFC Dynamo has 20 youth teams in the 2020–21 season. [6][211] However, all matches against local rival 1. The capacity of the Stadion im Sportforum is now reduced to 10,000 standing places and 2,000 seated places, of which 400 are roofed. The new Fredrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark is going to be multi-sports facility with 20,000 seats. [89][8] The sense that BFC Dynamo benefited from referee bias did not, as popularly believed, arise first after 1978. [145] BFC Dynamo thus reclaimed its East German crest, but found out that the rights now belonged to Pepe Mager. [355][356] The performance of the referees had been "catastrophic" according to private notes from the then vice club secretary of 1. The neglect was likely due to managerial inexperience. When SC Dynamo Berlin tried to exercise its right as a sports club to draw talented players from SG Dynamo Schwerin, they put up stern resistance. A match between SG Dynamo Schwerin and BFC Dynamo in Schwerin during the 1967–68 DDR-Liga season ended with disorder among home fans. [170][173][174][171] BFC Dynamo received support from SG Dynamo Dresden and 1. In den Wirren der Wendezeit hatten die Hooligans das Zepter auf den Tribünen des Sportforums übernommen. [343][344] The founding of. [130], Average home attendance fell from 15,000 to 9,000 during the 1980s. The most recent meetings between BFC Dynamo and 1. BFC Dynamo reached the final of the 1970–71 FDGB-Pokal, but lost 2–1 to SG Dynamo Dresden at the Kurt-Wabbel-Stadion in Halle. [350] Supporters of 1. They stood as a block like a wall." [152] The chairman of the Economic Council Peter Meyer later claimed that the spelling was a deliberate marketing ploy, in order to have new crest immediately known across Germany. [343] SC Dynamo Berlin and ASK Vorwärts Berlin were both associated with the armed and security organs. BFC Dynamo and SG Dynamo Dresden also met 10 times in the Regionalliga Nordost between 1995 and 2000. As a focus club (German: Schwerpunktclub), BFC Dynamo had the privilege to accommodate twelve students in the district Children and Youth Sports Schools (KJS) every year. [240] The supporter scene included groups such as Black Eagles, Norbert Trieloff, Bobbys, Iron Fist, Die Ratten and Berliner Wölfe in the 1980s. FC Magdeburg in its attempts to achieve recognition for East German titles. East German football was reorganized in 1965–1966, when some football departments were made independent from their multi-sports clubs to create ten football clubs. [317][307] 40 stadium bans was issued only in 2006. UA Ξ Youth HTF (Dynamo Kyjev) vs youth SPC (Metalist, Kharkiv), 8x8, výhra HTF. FC Magdeburg with its three titles in the DDR-Oberliga. [130][131] The player bus then got stuck in West German morning traffic. as a provocative fun, to the dismay of the club. The duo Andreas Thom and Thomas Doll, paired with sweeper Frank Rohde, were one of the most effective goal scorers in the late 1980s of East German football. [270][278][283] One supporter of FC Berlin was hit in the head and suffered critical injuries, but survived. [150][151][152], BFC Dynamo continued to use the disputed crest on its kits and webpage. [233][306][307] Polish fans of Pogoń Szczecin were allegedly linked to riots during a match against Berliner AK 07 in the final of the 2009-10 Berlin Cup. Now they chanted "Mielke, we love you!" Jürgen Bogs was removed as head coach after the 1988–89 season, and replaced by Helmut Jäschke, who had previously served as head coach of the reserve team. However, due to the supporters' desire, in 1999 the club again took up its traditional name BFC Dynamo. [211][232] It would also attempt to infiltrate the fan clubs by unofficial collaborators (IM). [249], The supporter scene of BFC Dynamo came to be increasingly associated with skinheads and far-right tendencies from the mid-1980s. Bonan sitzt unter dem Pavillon des Vereinsheims, einige Fans haben sich zu ihm gesellt. FC Union Berlin during a match at the Stadion an der Alten Försterei on 23 September 1990. The president of SV Dynamo was Erich Mielke, at the time Deputy State Secretary of the State Secretariat for State Security, commonly known as the Stasi. [413][414][356] 112 police officers were injured in the turmoil and 175 supporters were arrested. [233][234] Some fans of BFC Dynamo found delight in the unpopularity of their club and took pride in the hatred they met. FC Berlin from the era concede that it is an exaggeration to call the club a "resistance club". [357] One example was the talented Detlef Helms, who was delegated to BFC Dynamo in 1977. In den Bomberjacken steckten nicht selten Kinder von Parteiangehörigen, die ihre Auflehnung gegen den Staat und vor allem gegen die eigenen Eltern demonstrieren wollten. Besonders hatten sich die Zustände im Zusammenhang mit Spielen des seit Februar 1990 als FC Berlin antretenden BFC Dynamo verschärft. However, also other clubs in East Germany had enjoyed similar advantages, which put the DFB in a difficult situation. [291] An asylum shelter in Greifswald was attacked during an away match against Greifswalder SC 1926 on 3 November 1991. [78][77] During an away trip to Belgrade for a match against Partizan Belgrade in the second round of the 1983-84 European Cup, players Falko Götz and Dirk Schlegel defected to West Germany. Erich Mielke was a huge football enthusiast, who saw football as a way of aggrandizing East Germany and socialism. [345][390], Clashes between the supporters of the two teams became increasingly common in the 1970s. SG Dynamo Dresden managed to capture a third league title in a row at the end of the 1977–78 season. [40][126][127] These transfers would often be labeled delegations by fans of other teams, but Thomas Doll left Hansa Rostock to ensure a chance to play for the national team, and had the opportunity to choose between BFC Dynamo and SG Dynamo Dresden, but wanted to go to Berlin to be able to stay close to his family and because he already knew players in BFC Dynamo from the national youth teams.[128].