City of Dynamo Dresden played a significant part in German football before and during World War II.
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50 Facts About Dynamo Dresden
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BSG VVB Tabak Dynamo Dresden was planned to take over the place of SG Friedrichstadt in the DDR-Oberliga.
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However, most players from the former team of SG Friedrichstadt, including player-coach Helmut Schon, did not agree with the move and left Dynamo Dresden to join Hertha BSC or other clubs under the German football Association.
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SV Deutsche Volkspolizei Dynamo Dresden played in the Stadtliga Dynamo Dresden at the time of the dissolution of SG Fredrichsstadt.
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SV Deutsche Volkspolizei Dynamo Dresden was thus able to enter DDR-Oberliga without having to progress through divisions.
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SV Deutsche Volkspolizei Potsdam lost its five top-performers to Dynamo Dresden, including Herbert Schoen, Johannes Matzen and Gunter Schroter, and was severely weakened.
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SV Deutsche Volkspolizei Dynamo Dresden quickly established itself as a force in East German football.
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SV Dynamo Dresden was formed from SV Deutsche Volkspolizei and the sports communities of the Secretariat of State Security, commonly known as the Stasi.
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The president of SV Dynamo Dresden was Erich Mielke, at the time deputy head of the Stasi.
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The remainder of Dynamo Dresden was left to regroup in the second-tier DDR-Liga, taking over the place in the DDR-Liga, as well as points and goals, from dissolved SC DHFK Leipzig.
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Dynamo Dresden were left with a team composed of youth and reserve players, and had dropped to the fourth tier by 1957, playing in the local Bezirksliga.
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Dynamo Dresden began to climb the divisions, though, and by 1962 they were back in the DDR-Oberliga, and although this first season ended in relegation, they bounced back immediately.
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The football department of SC Einheit Dynamo Dresden was reorganized as FSV Lokomotive Dynamo Dresden on 12 January 1966.
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Dynamo Dresden was then declared a regional district center of excellence in Bezirk Dresden by the district board of the DTSB on 5 August 1968.
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Dynamo Dresden would enjoy the same funding and the same privileges as a designated football club, although it retained its designation as a "Sports Community".
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The Stasi had tapped the salon at the Interhotel Newa in Dynamo Dresden were the Bayern Munich team held their final meeting before the second leg.
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BFC Dynamo Dresden was considered the favorite club of the president of SV Dynamo Dresden and the head of the Stasi Erich Mielke.
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Under the patronage of Erich Mielke and the Stasi, BFC Dynamo Dresden would get access to the best training facilities, equipment, coaching staff and talents.
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Dynamo Dresden was a center of excellence in Bezirk Dresden, which meant that the club had privileged access to talents in the whole regional district.
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However, BFC Dynamo would be able to draw on talents from all parts of East Germany, except Bezirk Dresden.
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BFC Dynamo Dresden would have the best material conditions in the league and the best team by far.
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The rivalry between fans of the two Dynamo clubs spread to units within the Stasi Guards Regiment "Felix E Dzerzhinsky".
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Kotte and Muller, who had decided to stay in Dynamo Dresden, were nonetheless punished for their knowledge of Weber's plans.
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Dynamo Dresden lost two star players during the summer of 1990: Ulf Kirsten and Matthias Sammer joining Bayer Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart respectively.
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Dynamo Dresden finished second, behind Hansa Rostock, thus qualifying for the Bundesliga.
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Dynamo Dresden sought to regroup in the Regionalliga, and again looked to former players to manage the team, being led by Hans-Jurgen Kreische, Udo Schmuck and Hartmut Schade, but failed to seriously challenge for promotion.
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Dynamo Dresden finished a respectable 7th in their first season back in the third tier, and followed that with another promotion, finishing second behind Rot-Weiß Essen.
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Dynamo Dresden were back in the Regionalliga with the immediate aim of promotion, but despite a successful start, Peter Pacult left the club after six matches for a chance to manage his former club, Rapid Vienna.
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Dynamo Dresden was replaced by Norbert Meier, but Dynamo could not keep up their promotion bid, and finished seventh, due in part to poor away form.
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Dynamo Dresden secured qualification on the last day, finishing eighth, but Geyer was dismissed due to disagreements with the board.
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Dynamo Dresden performed well in their first season back in the league.
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Dynamo Dresden was replaced by Peter Pacult, returning to the club after more than six years.
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Dynamo Dresden's form improved after Pacult's arrival but the team still finished the league as 16th.
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Dynamo Dresden had drawn half of their matches, winning just five all season.
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Dynamo Dresden were the most powerful of all the sports societies, and this conferred certain advantages on the club.
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Dynamo Dresden plays at the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, which was opened in 1923, and originally named the Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion after local track and field athlete Rudolf Harbig.
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Dynamo Dresden were one of East Germany's best-supported clubs, regularly drawing crowds of around 25,000 during their heyday.
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Dynamo Dresden's supporters have very close relations with FK Sarajevo fans, Horde zla.
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In December 2020, Dynamo Dresden fans bought 72,000 tickets for the cup match at home to Darmstadt, even though it was played in an empty stadium – to show support for the struggling club.
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Dynamo Dresden have a particularly fractious relationship with BFC Dynamo, who took over the first team and the place in the DDR-Oberliga from Dynamo Dresden in 1954, then as a football section of SC Dynamo Berlin.
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BFC Dynamo Dresden were their main obstacle to success in the 1980s, but the two clubs rarely meet these days.
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In 1968, the club was declared a regional center of excellence in Bezirk Dynamo Dresden and adopted its current colours of yellow and black, the city colours of Dynamo Dresden.
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In 1953 they adopted the D logo of SV Dynamo Dresden, which was retained until reunification, when its wine red background was replaced with Saxon green.
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Club's reserve team, Dynamo Dresden II, played until 2015 in the tier five NOFV-Oberliga Sud.
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Dynamo Dresden enjoyed its greatest successes under Walter Fritzsch, capturing the first division DDR-Oberliga title in 1971,1973,1976,1977,1978, as well as finishing as vice-champions four times.
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Twelve Dynamo Dresden players won Olympic medals, including six gold medallists in 1976.
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Five Dynamo Dresden players were named East German Footballer of the Year: Hans-Jurgen Dorner, Hans-Jurgen Kreische, Andreas Trautmann, Ulf Kirsten and Torsten Gutschow.
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Dynamo Dresden played for the club from 1985 to 1990, during which he won 23 caps for East Germany.
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Dynamo Dresden later made 51 appearances for Germany, winning the European Championship in 1996 and played at club level for VfB Stuttgart, Internazionale and Borussia Dortmund.
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