[207][221] A first group of around 100 supporters of FC Berlin entered the Georg-Schwarz-Sportpark in time for kick-off. [256] 400 supporters of BFC Dynamo invaded the pitch after the final whistle to celebrate the title. [471] The two teams met 12 times in total in Regionalliga Nordost between 1994 and 2000. [205][157][206][207] Masked supporters of FC Berlin rioted in central Jena before the away match against FC Carl Zeiss Jena in the 1989-90 DDR-Oberliga on 8 April 1990. They considered the "BFC" to be free from the Stasi, while they thought the "D" symbolized the exact opposite. [468] FC Berlin under coach Voigt lost 0–6 to 1. They were in the clear majority and could chase the supporters of BFC Dynamo from the streets. [250], In the years after German reunification, the club's eternal outside image attracted people from the underworld. The team currently plays in the fourth tier Regionalliga Nordost. Middle East: How prepared is it for extreme heat waves? A group of 200 people then formed a human swastika in front of the Volkspolizei. FC Union Berlin in the eyes of the supporters. No new president was appointed for the transitional board. [417][415] In the 1976 DFV Football Resolution, focus clubs were also allowed delegate youth players from other football clubs. The team thus broke the previous record of Dynamo Dresden of seven consecutive wins from the 1972-73 DDR-Oberliga. Mario Weinkauf was elected president on 18 June 2004. [334] Dynamo Dresden thus secured the first Double in the history of East German football. [511] It is a registered voluntary association that aims to promote youth sports at BFC Dynamo. [156], Resentment in Dresden over the rise of BFC Dynamo was worsened when three top players of Dynamo Dresden, Gerd Weber, Peter Kotte and Matthias Müller, were arrested on suspicion of planning to defect to West Germany in 1981. These hundred and fifty people, everyone knew each other. [338], Both clubs were affiliated to SV Dynamo and supported by the security organs. Both clubs were formed during the reorganization of East German football in December 1965 and January 1966, when the football departments of ten sports clubs (SC) were reorganized into dedicated football clubs. Mielke should have added that "since BFC Dynamo is also SV Dynamo, the title stays in the family, so to speak, and that is good too". [423] An expression of the supporters of Union Berlin was: "Better to be a loser than a stupid Stasi pig". [170], The development in the supporter scene of BFC Dynamo would eventually catch the attention of the authorities. About the match. A goal by Hartmut Pelka had been disallowed by referee Kulicke due to a foul on Dynamo Dresden goalkeeper Bernd Jakubowski. [431], The derby between BFC Dynamo and Union Berlin was first and foremost a local football derby. It didn’t bother me then and it certainly doesn't bother me now.". [414][415] The focus clubs were meant to be strengthened through player transfers. Right or left, I don't want to classify one. [450][449] Union Berlin Press spokesman Christian Arbeit commented on the reports about Zingler in 2011 saying: "We do have a very unique history, compared to other clubs. BFC Dynamo hosted teams such as Shakhtar Donetsk, Red Star Belgrade, Nottingham Forest, Hamburger SV, Aston Villa, AS Roma FC Aberdeen at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Stadium in the 1970s and 1980. FC Berlin lost the first match 1–0 away in the second round at the Stadion an der Alten Försterei on 8 June 1991. [274][279] 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. The highlights were the matches against 1. [283], The return match between BFC Dynamo and Union Berlin in the 2005–06 NOFV-Oberliga Nord was played at the Stadion im Sportforum on 13 May 2006. FC Berlin thus finished in second place and missed promotion. The match between BFC Dynamo and SG Dynamo Dresden was the most explosive encounter. [259] BFC Dynamo and Berlin Türkspor 1965 agreed to meet in a friendly match later in the season and to organize a joint meal for players and responsible. Collections were organized, donations were made, parties were thrown, and fans traveled as far as Austria and Switzerland to track down creditors and convince them to accept a smaller pay-off. [159][161][151][162], Football-related violence spread in East Germany in the 1970s. (May 2023) The 1989-90 season was tumultuous for BFC Dynamo. [157] Organized fights with other hooligan groups began in 1992 and 1993. [15] More than 20 youth teams of BFC Dynamo regularly train at the facilities. FC Berlin won the first match 3–0 at home in the third round on 31 May 1992. [348] Inexperienced linesman Günter Supp should allegedly have missed an offside position on Riediger in the situation leading up to the equalizer. [394][393][nb 15] Union Berlin defeated BFC Dynamo 1–0 in front of 45,000 spectators at the Stadion der Weltjugend in the first meeting of the 1976–77 season on 4 September 1976. [288][102], The supporter scene played an important part in saving the club from bankruptcy in 2001. [21][22][23], BFC Dynamo continued to use the disputed crest on its kits and webpage. [385] Supporters of Union Berlin embraced the image of the underdog fighting the odds. The colours of BFC Dynamo are claret and white. However, the stadium became vacant when FC Vorwärts Berlin was relocated to Frankfurt an der Oder on 31 July 1971. The profits would thus go to the club. [161][436], Clashes between the supporters of the two teams became increasingly common in the 1970s. [222][223][224][176] Supporters of both camps tried to attack each other in the stadium and the police had difficulties in maintaining a buffer zone. [274] Club management initially considered withdrawing from the match. [539] However, sports associations SV Dynamo and ASV Vorwärts were allowed to continue exist. [147] The Chairman of the Economic Council, Peter Meyer, stated publicly in connection with a friendly match against Hertha BSC in 2007 that the club did not want people who cannot follow the rules and that "anyone who shouts Nazi slogans will be thrown out of the stadium". [363] Their failure to inform authorities was critical. 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[171] All football fan clubs in East Germany had to undergo registration. [241], The youth television programme Elf99 on Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DFF) ran a special story on the hooligans of FC Berlin in August 1991. [146] Right-wing slogans and fascist chants were considered as the most challenging provocations, as anti-fascism was state doctrine and Nazism officially did not exist in East Germany. It was to this fan base that the club turned when the financial situation turned critical in 2001. FC Union Berlin were played at the neutral Stadion der Weltjugend from the 1976–77 season for security reasons. [439] The club had become disadvantaged by the state sports politics compared to local rival BFC Dynamo. BFC Dynamo won 21 matches and Dynamo Dresden won 27 matches. [404] The loss of Lauck was a hard blow for the team. [285] The match was abandoned and Union Berlin was awarded a 2–0 win. [406][410], Union Berlin would remain in the DDR-Liga for several seasons. [145][146][147] There were punks, rockers, hippies and a few early skinheads. The two teams met in the 1981-82 FDGB-Pokal and 1983-84 FDGB-Pokal final. Average league attendances from the 1961–62 season to the 1968–69 season: History of Berliner FC Dynamo (1954–1978), History of Berliner FC Dynamo (1978–1989), History of Berliner FC Dynamo (1989–2004), History of Berliner FC Dynamo (2004–present), opening of the insolvency proceedings in 2001–2002, 10th World Festival of Youth and Students, German Football Association of the GDR (DFV), Stasi Guards Regiment "Felix E. Dzerzhinsky", Learn how and when to remove this template message, "0:2! Hansa Rostock on 16 March 1991. ", "We were stuck in no-man's land," says Lau. The Jugendförderverein has supported youth teams with equipment, covered costs for trips to tournaments and helped youth trainers to be able to obtain their trainer license. However, the team used green away shirts from the end of the 1960s until the mid-1970s. [511], BFC Dynamo had a very successful youth academy during the East German era. [531], The so-called "Jugendförderverein" was founded in 2004. Official website Founded 1966 Address Steffenstr. Union-Fans beschimpfen Hertha", "Latest fan violence points up Bundesliga's security challenges", "Hooligan-Attacken: Dritte Halbzeit im Abseits", "Hooligans stürmen Platz bei Berliner Altherrenspiel", "Paukenschlag! When the wall fell, star players such as Andreas Thom and Thomas Doll upped sticks and headed westwards while new sponsors coming the other way avoided the detested "Stasi club. BFC Dynamo won 3 matches and Dynamo Dresden won 5 matches. Union Berlin explained that its downward trend in the youth area was due to the fact that the club had to delegate its two best players to the focus club every year and that the club could only rely on four districts in East Berlin for further selection. [203] BFC Dynamo was hit particularly hard by the decline. The club was declared a regional district center of excellence (German: Leistungszentrum) by the regional district board of the DTSB on 5 August 1968. [111][112], BFC Dynamo moved its home matches temporary to the Dynamo-Sportforum for the 1986-87 season, as the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark was undrgoing redevelopment during the season for the upcoming 750th anniversary of Berlin. And yet, having lost their official state backing and survived multiple relegations and insolvencies, it's a miracle that the club still exists at all. Pepe Mager was a famous fan of Hertha BSC and fan merchandise dealer. Berliner FC Dynamo next match. FC Berlin moved permanelty to the Stadion im Sportforum at the beginning of the 1992-93 season. [207] The police claim that they were surrounded. [463] Union Berlin would then recruit several players from BFC Dynamo over the years, such as Werner Heine in 1966, Werner Voigt, Bernd Kempke and Michael Jakob in 1973, Rainer Rohde in 1976, Rainer Wroblewski in 1977, Olaf Seier in 1983, Ralf Sträßer in 1984, Olaf Hirsch in 1986, Norbert Trieloff in 1987, Mario Maek in 1988, and Marco Kostmann and Thomas Grether in 1989, and Bernd Schulz in 1990. FC Union als Hauptstadtklub im geteilten Berlin", "Nach Sturm des Spielfelds: Berlins Fußball-Boss fordert Stadion-Verbote", "BFC Dynamo - 1. The song is called "Heb die Faust Hoch (BFC Dynamo Straßenhymne)" and was released in 2008. [145][102][148][149][150] Some were left-leaning and others were right-leaning. However, neither the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark nor the Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion were available for the upcoming UEFA Cup matches.