The 1949 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Final decided the winner of the 1949 Ostzonenmeisterschaft, the 2nd edition of the Ostzonenmeisterschaft, a knockout football cup competition to decide the champions of the Soviet occupation zone.
The match was played on 26 June 1949 at the Stadion im Ostragehege in Dresden. Union Halle won the match 4–1 against Fortuna Erfurt 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.
Union Halle Round Fortuna Erfurt Opponent Result 1949 Ostzonenmeisterschaft Opponent Result SG Dresden-Friedrichstadt 2–1 Quarter-finals SG Wismar-Süd 10–0 Eintracht Stendal 3–0 Semi-finals SG Meerane 4–3
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GK 1 Horst SchmidtRB Fritz BelgerLB Erich LehmannRH Kurt FritzscheCH Otto KneflerLH Erich BlankeOR Rolf TheileIR Otto WerkmeisterCF Herbert RappsilberIL Horst BlüherOL Karl Gola GK 1 Heinz GrünbeckRB Horst MüllerLB Siegfried VollrathRH Werner BrockCH Helmut NordhausLH Jochen MüllerOR Herbert LöbeIR Willy DittmarCF Fritz SchmidtIL Winfried HerzOL Kurt Thein
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