A season-by-season record of SG Dynamo Dresden , who were founded as SG Volkspolizei Dresden in 1950.
Key
Key to league record:
Pld = Matches played
W = Matches won
D = Matches drawn
L = Matches lost
GF = Goals for
GA = Goals against
Pts = Points
Pos = Final position
Key to rounds:
R1 = Round 1
R2 = Round 2
R3 = Round 3
QF = Quarter-finals
SF = Semi-finals
RU = Runners-up
W = Winners
Seasons
Dynamo face Bayern Munich in the 1973–74 European Cup
The championship-winning squad of 1975–76
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S0528-0018, FDGB-Pokal, Finale SG Dynamo Dresden - 1. FC Lok Leipzig 3-2.jpg
Dynamo Dresden's 1980–1981 squad
Dynamo Dresden's 1982–1983 squad
Dynamo Dresden's 1986–1987 squad
Dynamo Dresden's squad celebrate the title in 1989
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1990-0809-029, Mannschaftsfoto 1. FC Dynamo Dresden.jpg
Season
League
Domestic Cup[ 1]
Europe /Local
Top goalscorer(s)
Average attendance
Notes
Division
Tier
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
Pos
Player(s)
Goals
1950–51
DDR-Oberliga
1
34
17
9
8
75
40
43
4th
Günter Schröter
32
1951–52
DDR-Oberliga
1
36
23
3
10
79
53
49
2nd
Winners
Gerhard Hänsicke
24
1952–53
DDR-Oberliga
1
32
15
8
9
51
33
38
1st
Günter Schröter
15
1953–54
DDR-Oberliga
1
28
15
4
9
54
44
34
3rd
Karl-Heinz Holze
12
[ 2]
1954–55
DDR-Liga (Staffel 3)
2
12
3
3
6
21
24
9
10th
1955
2. DDR-Liga Süd
3
13
6
5
2
24
20
17
4th
[ 3]
1956
2. DDR-Liga Süd
3
26
6
6
14
37
29
18
13th
1957
Bezirksliga Dresden
4
26
16
8
2
72
23
40
1st
Round 2
1958
2. DDR-Liga (Staffel 4)
3
26
19
4
3
80
25
42
1st
1959
DDR-Liga
2
26
10
5
11
48
41
25
7th
1960
DDR-Liga
2
26
13
5
8
57
42
31
3rd
Round 2
1961–62
DDR-Liga
2
39
25
10
4
57
42
31
1st
[ 3]
1962–63
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
8
6
12
36
45
22
13th
1963–64
DDR-Liga Süd
2
30
20
9
1
57
14
49
1st
1964–65
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
9
5
12
34
38
23
10th
1965–66
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
11
6
9
34
31
28
5th
Round of 16
Klaus Engels
8
25,615
1966–67
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
11
5
10
35
31
27
4th
Hans-Jürgen Kreische
8
20,538
1967–68
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
5
11
10
25
33
21
13th
Quarter-final
Fairs Cup
R1
19,615
1968–69
DDR-Liga Süd
2
30
20
7
3
57
9
47
1st
Quarter-final
1969–70
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
13
5
8
36
26
31
3rd
Quarter-final
18,500
1970–71
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
18
3
5
56
29
39
1st
Winners
Fairs Cup
R2
Hans-Jürgen Kreische
17
22,769
1971–72
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
12
9
5
59
30
33
3rd
Runners-Up
European Cup
R1
Hans-Jürgen Kreische
14
23,038
1972–73
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
18
6
2
61
30
42
1st
Quarter-final
UEFA Cup
QF
Hans-Jürgen Kreische
26
24,231
1973–74
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
15
5
6
55
40
35
3rd
Runners-Up
European Cup
R2
Peter Kotte
12
27,231
1974–75
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
12
8
6
42
30
32
3rd
Runners-Up
UEFA Cup
R3
25,923
1975–76
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
19
5
2
70
23
43
1st
Semi-final
UEFA Cup
QF
Hans-Jürgen Kreische
24
28,308
1976–77
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
16
6
4
66
27
38
1st
Winners
European Cup
QF
Hans-Jürgen Kreische
13
29,385
1977–78
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
18
5
3
70
25
41
1st
Runners-Up
European Cup
R2
Peter Kotte
11
30,231
1978–79
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
15
9
2
59
19
39
2nd
Semi-final
European Cup
QF
24,154
1979–80
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
20
2
4
65
22
42
2nd
Semi-final
UEFA Cup
R2
Gerd Weber
16
24,615
1980–81
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
16
2
8
49
37
34
4th
Semi-final
UEFA Cup
R3
25,769
1981–82
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
15
4
7
50
24
34
2nd
Winners
UEFA Cup
R2
Ralf Minge
14
22,462
1982–83
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
12
5
9
51
43
29
7th
Semi-final
Cup Winners' Cup
R1
Ralf Minge
17
22,538
1983–84
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
14
9
3
61
28
37
2nd
Winners
Ralf Minge
17
25,154
1984–85
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
15
8
3
69
34
38
2nd
Winners
Cup Winners' Cup
QF
Torsten Gütschow
17
24,769
1985–86
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
10
8
8
40
39
28
6th
Semi-final
Cup Winners' Cup
QF
Ralf Minge
9
19,769
1986–87
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
13
10
3
52
24
36
2nd
Quarter-final
Ralf Minge
14
19,000
1987–88
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
12
9
5
47
24
33
3rd
Quarter-final
UEFA Cup
R1
Torsten Gütschow
9
19,308
1988–89
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
16
8
2
61
26
40
1st
Round 3
UEFA Cup
SF
Torsten Gütschow
17
22,215
1989–90
DDR-Oberliga
1
26
12
12
2
47
26
36
1st
Winners
European Cup
R1
Torsten Gütschow
18
20,230
1990–91
NOFV-Oberliga
1
26
12
8
6
48
28
32
2nd
Round 3
European Cup
QF
Torsten Gütschow
20
10,013
[ 4]
1991–92
Bundesliga
1
38
12
10
16
34
50
34
14th
Round 4
Banned
Torsten Gütschow
10
16,642
[ 5]
1992–93
Bundesliga
1
34
7
13
14
32
49
27
15th
Round 2
Uwe Jähnig
5
15,650
1993–94
Bundesliga
1
34
10
14
10
33
44
30
13th
Semi-final
Olaf Marschall
11
15,984
[ 6]
1994–95
Bundesliga
1
34
4
8
22
33
68
16
18th
Round 3
Johnny Ekström
7
16,700
[ 7]
1995–96
Regionalliga Nordost
3
34
19
10
5
46
23
67
4th
Round 1
Saxony Cup
R1
Igor Lazič
15
5,221
[ 8]
1996–97
Regionalliga Nordost
3
34
16
6
11
57
38
57
7th
Saxony Cup
R2
Torsten Gütschow
12
4,422
1997–98
Regionalliga Nordost
3
34
17
9
8
60
39
60
2nd
Saxony Cup
R4
Torsten Gütschow
16
4,232
1998–99
Regionalliga Nordost
3
34
10
8
16
43
44
38
11th
Saxony Cup
R4
Nico Patschinski
12
3,309
1999–2000
Regionalliga Nordost
3
34
13
13
8
44
34
52
8th
Saxony Cup
R2
Rico Hanke
8
6,173
[ 9]
2000–01
Oberliga Nordost-Süd
4
34
16
8
10
58
35
56
5th
Saxony Cup
R2
Vladimir Manislavić
11
3,833
2001–02
Oberliga Nordost-Süd
4
34
24
6
2
61
16
78
1st
Denis Koslov
16
5,328
[ 10] [ 11]
2002–03
Regionalliga Nord
3
34
13
11
10
34
34
50
7th
Saxony Cup
W
Thomas Neubert
8
6,671
2003–04
Regionalliga Nord
3
34
18
11
5
51
26
65
2nd
Round 1
Saxony Cup
RU
Maik Wagefeld
10
8,702
2004–05
2. Bundesliga
2
34
15
4
15
48
53
49
8th
Round 1
Klemen Lavric
17
16,316
2005–06
2. Bundesliga
2
34
11
8
15
39
45
41
15th
Round 2
Joshua Kennedy
7
15,614
2006–07
Regionalliga Nord
3
36
16
7
13
54
45
55
7th
Round 1
Saxony Cup
W
Alexander Ludwig
11
13,406
2007–08
Regionalliga Nord
3
36
15
10
11
45
39
55
8th
Round 1
Saxony Cup
SF
Thomas Bröker Pavel Dobry
9
9,343
2008–09
3. Liga
3
38
13
11
14
46
46
50
9th
Saxony Cup
R1
Halil Savran
14
10,948
[ 12]
2009–10
3. Liga
3
38
14
8
16
39
46
50
12th
Round 1
Saxony Cup
SF
Halil Savran
12
14,440
2010–11
3. Liga
3
38
19
8
11
55
37
65
3rd
Saxony Cup
QF
Alexander Esswein
17
17,225
[ 13]
2011–12
2. Bundesliga
2
34
12
9
13
50
52
45
9th
Round 2
Zlatko Dedić
13
26,401
[ 14]
2012–13
2. Bundesliga
2
34
9
10
15
35
49
37
16th
Round 2
Mickaël Poté
6
24,964
[ 15]
2013–14
2. Bundesliga
2
34
5
17
12
36
53
32
17th
Banned
Mohamed Aoudia Zlatko Dedić
6
27,004
[ 16]
2014–15
3. Liga
3
38
16
8
14
52
48
56
6th
Round 3
Saxony Cup
QF
Justin Eilers
19
22,748
2015–16
3. Liga
3
38
21
15
2
75
35
78
1st
Saxony Cup
SF
Justin Eilers
23
27,544
2016–17
2. Bundesliga
2
34
13
11
10
53
46
50
5th
Round 2
Stefan Kutschke
16
28,515
2017–18
2. Bundesliga
2
34
11
8
15
42
52
41
14th
Round 2
Lucas Röser
9
28,017
2018–19
2. Bundesliga
2
34
11
9
14
41
48
42
12th
Round 1
Moussa Koné
9
28,434
2019–20
2. Bundesliga
2
34
8
8
18
32
58
32
18th
Round 2
Moussa Koné
7
20,824
2020–21
3. Liga
3
38
23
6
9
61
29
75
1st
Round 2
Saxony Cup
SF
Christoph Daferner
12
676
2021–22
2. Bundesliga
2
34
7
11
16
33
46
32
16th
Round 2
Christoph Daferner
13
13,784
2022–23
3. Liga
3
38
20
9
9
65
44
69
6th
Round 1
Saxony Cup
QF
Ahmet Arslan
25
24,495
2023–24
3. Liga
3
38
19
5
14
58
40
60
4th
Saxony Cup
W
Stefan Kutschke
14
28,752
2024–25
3. Liga
3
6
4
1
1
12
8
13
2nd
Round 2
Saxony Cup
Notes
↑ FDGB-Pokal until 1991, DFB Pokal thereafter. The FDGB-Pokal was named the NOFV-Pokal for its final season.
↑ In 1954, Dynamo Dresden were moved to Berlin to form Dynamo Berlin . The club was left to reform in the second-tier DDR-Liga .
↑ 3.0 3.1 From 1955 to 1960 the East German league operated by calendar year.
↑ After German reunification in 1990, the DDR-Oberliga was named the NOFV-Oberliga , and was used to determine qualification for East German teams in the unified German football league system
↑ Dynamo were banned for two years from European competition after their fans rioted in their 1990–91 European Cup quarter-final against Red Star Belgrade .
↑ Dynamo were docked 4 points in 1993–94 for financial mismanagement
↑ In 1995, Dynamo were relegated two levels into the Regionalliga Nordost for failing to meet the financial requirements for a professional licence
↑ The German league changed from 2 points to 3 points for a win in 1995
↑ The Regionalliga was reduced from four leagues to two in 2000, so the bottom 11 teams in the Regionalliga Nordost were all relegated
↑ Dynamo beat Hertha BSC (A) , champions of the Oberliga Nordost-Nord , in a playoff to reach the Regionalliga Nord
↑ Dynamo were suspended from the Saxony Cup in 2001–02 for providing too few referees in previous seasons
↑ A new, national 3. Liga was founded in 2008
↑ Dynamo faced VfL Osnabrück , who had finished 16th in the 2. Bundesliga , in a playoff, and won 4–2 on aggregate to earn promotion to the second tier.
↑ Dynamo Dresden's home game with FC Ingolstadt 04 during the 2011–12 season was played behind closed doors, after Dynamo's fans had rioted during an earlier DFB-Pokal tie with Borussia Dortmund . With this match taken into account, Dynamo's average attendance is 24,848
↑ Dynamo faced VfL Osnabrück , who had finished 3rd in the 3. Liga , in a playoff, and won 2–1 on aggregate to stay in the 2. Bundesliga
↑ Dynamo were banned from the 2013–14 DFB-Pokal due to their fans rioting in the previous season's competition.
References
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