1949 Ostzonenmeisterschaft final

The 1949 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Final decided the winner of the 1949 Ostzonenmeisterschaft, the 2nd edition of the Ostzonenmeisterschaft, a knockout football cup competition to decide the champions of the Soviet occupation zone.

1949 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Final

Soviet occupation zone championship
Event	1949 Ostzonenmeisterschaft
Union Halle Fortuna Erfurt 4 1
Date	26 June 1949 (1949-06-26)
Venue	Stadion im Ostragehege, Dresden
Referee	Gerhard Schulz (Dresden)
Attendance	50,000

The match was played on 26 June 1949 at the Stadion im Ostragehege in Dresden. Union Halle won the match 4–1 against Fortuna Erfurt for their 1st title.

Route to the final

The Ostzonenmeisterschaft was a ten team single-elimination knockout cup competition. There were a total of three rounds leading up to the final. Four teams entered the qualifying round, with the two winners advancing to the quarter-finals, where they were joined by six additional clubs who were given a bye. For all matches, the winner after 90 minutes advances. If still tied, extra time was used to determine the winner.

Union Halle		Round	Fortuna Erfurt
Opponent	Result	1949 Ostzonenmeisterschaft	Opponent	Result
SG Dresden-Friedrichstadt	2–1	Quarter-finals	SG Wismar-Süd	10–0
Eintracht Stendal	3–0	Semi-finals	SG Meerane	4–3 (a.e.t.)

Match

Details

26 June 1949 (1949-06-26)

Union Halle	4–1	Fortuna Erfurt
Rappsilber 13', 71' Theile 48' Werkmeister 64'	Report	Schmidt 77'

Stadion im Ostragehege, Dresden

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Gerhard Schulz (Dresden)

Union Halle

Fortuna Erfurt

GK 1 Horst Schmidt RB Fritz Belger LB Erich Lehmann RH Kurt Fritzsche CH Otto Knefler LH Erich Blanke OR Rolf Theile IR Otto Werkmeister CF Herbert Rappsilber IL Horst Blüher OL Karl Gola

GK 1 Heinz Grünbeck RB Horst Müller LB Siegfried Vollrath RH Werner Brock CH Helmut Nordhaus LH Jochen Müller OR Herbert Löbe IR Willy Dittmar CF Fritz Schmidt IL Winfried Herz OL Kurt Thein