1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Final
# 1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Final

The 1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Final decided the winner of the 1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft, the 1st edition of the Ostzonenmeisterschaft, a knockout football cup competition to decide the champions of the Soviet occupation zone.

The match was played on 4 July 1948 at the Probstheidaer Stadion in Leipzig. SG Planitz won the match 1–0 against Freiimfelde Halle 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.

| SG Planitz | SG Planitz | Round | Freiimfelde Halle | Freiimfelde Halle |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | 1948 Ostzonenmeisterschaft | Opponent | Result |
| SG Schwerin | 3–1 | Quarter-finals | SG Wismar-Süd | 3–1 |
| SG Weimar-Ost | 5–0 | Semi-finals | SG Meerane | 5–2 |

## Match

### Details

| SG Planitz | Freiimfelde Halle |
| - | - |
| GK | Anton Huber |
| RB | Erich Merkel |
| LB | Egon Jugel |
| RH | Günter Schneider |
| CH | Herbert Seltmann |
| LH | Erich Meichsner |
| OR | Hans Meier |
| IR | Johannes Breitenstein |
| CF | Horst Weiß |
| IL | Karl Dittes |
| OL | Helmut Fischer |
| GK | Kurt Grimm |
| RB | Fritz Belger |
| LB | Hans Meyer |
| RH | Walter Metzner |
| CH | Karl-Heinz Scheer |
| LH | Kurt Fritzsche |
| OR | Manfred Krüger |
| IR | Heinz Pabst |
| CF | Paul Brandt |
| IL | Horst Blüher |
| OL | Karl Gola |
