1978–79 DDR-Oberliga
The championship-winning team of BFC Dynamo
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| Season | 1978–79 |
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| Champions | Berliner FC Dynamo |
| Relegated | BSG Chemie Böhlen |
| European Cup | Berliner FC Dynamo |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | 1. FC Magdeburg |
| UEFA Cup | Dynamo Dresden FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Top goalscorer | Joachim Streich (23) |
| Total attendance | 2,044,500 |
| Average attendance | 11,234 |
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1979–80 →
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The 1978–79 DDR-Oberliga was the 30th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.
The league was contested by fourteen teams. Berliner FC Dynamo won the championship, the club's first of ten consecutive East German championships from 1978 to 1988.
Joachim Streich of 1. FC Magdeburg was the league's top scorer with 23 goals, with Streich also taking out the seasons East German Footballer of the year award.
On the strength of the 1978–79 title BFC Dynamo qualified for the 1979–80 European Cup where the club was knocked out by Nottingham Forest in the quarter finals. Fourth-placed club 1. FC Magdeburg qualified for the 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup as the seasons FDGB-Pokal winners and was knocked out by Arsenal in the second round. Second-placed Dynamo Dresden qualified for the 1979–80 UEFA Cup where it was knocked out in the second round by VfB Stuttgart while third-placed FC Carl Zeiss Jena lost to Red Star Belgrade, also in the second round.
The 1978–79 season saw two newly promoted clubs Stahl Riesa and .
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