The East German football champions were the annual winners of the DDR-Oberliga. The 1948 and 1949 East German champions were determined in a single elimination tournament of three rounds. A nationwide football league, the DDR-Oberliga, was established for the 1949–50 season. The Oberliga was dissolved after the 1990–91 season.
| Season | Champion | Runners-up | Third | Top scorer (goals) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Planitz, SGSG Planitz | Halle, SG FreiimfeldeSG Freiimfelde Halle | ||
| 1949 | Halle, ZSG UnionZSG Union Halle | Erfurt, SG FortunaSG Fortuna Erfurt | ||
| 1949–50 | Zwickau, ZSG HorchZSG Horch Zwickau | Dresden-Friedrichstadt, SGSG Dresden-Friedrichstadt | Dessau, BSG WaggonbauBSG Waggonbau Dessau | Satrapa, HeinzHeinz Satrapa (23) |
| 1950–51 | Leipzig, BSG ChemieBSG Chemie Leipzig | Erfurt, BSG TurbineBSG Turbine Erfurt | Zwickau, BSG MotorBSG Motor Zwickau | Schöne, JohannesJohannes Schöne (37) |
| 1951–52 | Halle, BSG TurbineBSG Turbine Halle | Dresden, SG VolkspolizeiSG Volkspolizei Dresden | Leipzig, BSG ChemieBSG Chemie Leipzig | Krause, RudolfRudolf Krause (27) |
| 1952–53 | Dresden, SG DynamoSG Dynamo Dresden | Aue, WismutWismut Aue | Zwickau, BSG MotorBSG Motor Zwickau | Arlt, HarryHarry Arlt (26) |
| 1953–54 | Erfurt, BSG TurbineBSG Turbine Erfurt | Leipzig, BSG ChemieBSG Chemie Leipzig | Dresden, SG DynamoSG Dynamo Dresden | Satrapa, HeinzHeinz Satrapa (21) |
| 1954–55 | Erfurt, SC TurbineSC Turbine Erfurt | Karl-Marx-Stadt, SC WismutSC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | Leipzig, SC RotationSC Rotation Leipzig | Tröger, WillyWilly Tröger (22) |
| 1955 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, SC WismutSC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | Rostock, SC EmporSC Empor Rostock | Berlin, SC DynamoSC Dynamo Berlin | Seligow, KlausKlaus Seligow (12) |
| 1956 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, SC WismutSC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | Brieske-Senftenberg, SC AktivistSC Aktivist Brieske-Senftenberg | Leipzig, SC LokomotiveSC Lokomotive Leipzig | Lindner, ErnstErnst Lindner (18) |
| 1957 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, SC WismutSC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | Berlin, ASK VorwärtsASK Vorwärts Berlin | Leipzig, SC RotationSC Rotation Leipzig | Kaulmann, HeinzHeinz Kaulmann (15) |
| 1958 | Berlin, ASK VorwärtsASK Vorwärts Berlin | Jena, SC MotorSC Motor Jena | Brieske-Senftenberg, SC AktivistSC Aktivist Brieske-Senftenberg | Mueller, HelmutHelmut Müller (17) |
| 1959 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, SC WismutSC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | Berlin, ASK VorwärtsASK Vorwärts Berlin | Berlin, SC DynamoSC Dynamo Berlin | Bauchspieß, BerndBernd Bauchspieß (18) |
| 1960 | Berlin, ASK VorwärtsASK Vorwärts Berlin | Berlin, SC DynamoSC Dynamo Berlin | Leipzig, SC LokomotiveSC Lokomotive Leipzig | Bauchspieß, BerndBernd Bauchspieß (25) |
| 1961–62 | Berlin, ASK VorwärtsASK Vorwärts Berlin | Rostock, SC EmporSC Empor Rostock | Berlin, SC DynamoSC Dynamo Berlin | Bialas, ArthurArthur Bialas (23) |
| 1962–63 | Jena, SC MotorSC Motor Jena | Rostock, SC EmporSC Empor Rostock | Berlin, ASK VorwärtsASK Vorwärts Berlin | Ducke, PeterPeter Ducke (19) |
| 1963–64 | Leipzig, BSG ChemieBSG Chemie Leipzig | Rostock, SC EmporSC Empor Rostock | Leipzig, SCSC Leipzig | Backhaus, GerdGerd Backhaus (15) |
| 1964–65 | Berlin, ASK VorwärtsASK Vorwärts Berlin | Jena, SC MotorSC Motor Jena | Leipzig, BSG ChemieBSG Chemie Leipzig | Bauchspieß, BerndBernd Bauchspieß (14) |
| 1965–66 | Berlin, FC VorwärtsFC Vorwärts Berlin | Jena, FC Carl ZeissFC Carl Zeiss Jena | Leipzig, 1. FC Lokomotive1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | Frenzel, HenningHenning Frenzel (22) |
| 1966–67 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, FCFC Karl-Marx-Stadt | Leipzig, 1. FC Lokomotive1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | Zwickau, BSG MotorBSG Motor Zwickau | Rentzsch, HartmundHartmund Rentzsch (17) |
| 1967–68 | Jena, FC Carl ZeissFC Carl Zeiss Jena | Rostock, FC HansaFC Hansa Rostock | Magdeburg, 1. FC1. FC Magdeburg | Kostmann, GerhardGerhard Kostmann (15) |
| 1968–69 | Berlin, FC VorwärtsFC Vorwärts Berlin | Jena, FC Carl ZeissFC Carl Zeiss Jena | Magdeburg, 1. FC1. FC Magdeburg | Kostmann, GerhardGerhard Kostmann (18) |
| 1969–70 | Jena, FC Carl ZeissFC Carl Zeiss Jena | Berlin, FC VorwärtsFC Vorwärts Berlin | Dresden, SG DynamoSG Dynamo Dresden | Skrowny, OttoOtto Skrowny (12) |
| 1970–71 | Dresden, SG DynamoSG Dynamo Dresden | Jena, FC Carl ZeissFC Carl Zeiss Jena | Hallescher FC Chemie | Kreische, Hans-JürgenHans-Jürgen Kreische (17) |
| 1971–72 | Magdeburg, 1. FC1. FC Magdeburg | Berliner FC Dynamo | Dresden, SG DynamoSG Dynamo Dresden | Kreische, Hans-JürgenHans-Jürgen Kreische (14) |
| 1972–73 | Dresden, SG DynamoSG Dynamo Dresden | Jena, FC Carl ZeissFC Carl Zeiss Jena | Magdeburg, 1. FC1. FC Magdeburg | Kreische, Hans-JürgenHans-Jürgen Kreische (26) |
| 1973–74 | Magdeburg, 1. FC1. FC Magdeburg | Jena, FC Carl ZeissFC Carl Zeiss Jena | Dresden, SG DynamoSG Dynamo Dresden | Matoul, Hans-BertHans-Bert Matoul (20) |
| 1974–75 | Magdeburg, 1. FC1. FC Magdeburg | Jena, FC Carl ZeissFC Carl Zeiss Jena | Dresden, SG DynamoSG Dynamo Dresden | Vogel, ManfredManfred Vogel (17) |
| 1975–76 | Dresden, SG DynamoSG Dynamo Dresden | Berliner FC Dynamo | Magdeburg, 1. FC1. FC Magdeburg | Kreische, Hans-JürgenHans-Jürgen Kreische (24) |
| 1976–77 | Dresden, SG DynamoSG Dynamo Dresden | Magdeburg, 1. FC1. FC Magdeburg | Jena, FC Carl ZeissFC Carl Zeiss Jena | Streich, JoachimJoachim Streich (17) |
| 1977–78 | Dresden, SG DynamoSG Dynamo Dresden | Magdeburg, 1. FC1. FC Magdeburg | Berliner FC Dynamo | Havenstein, KlausKlaus Havenstein (15) |
| 1978–79 | Berliner FC Dynamo | Dresden, SG DynamoSG Dynamo Dresden | Jena, FC Carl ZeissFC Carl Zeiss Jena | Streich, JoachimJoachim Streich (23) |
| 1979–80 | Berliner FC Dynamo | Dresden, SG DynamoSG Dynamo Dresden | Jena, FC Carl ZeissFC Carl Zeiss Jena | Kuehn, DieterDieter Kühn (21) |
| 1980–81 | Berliner FC Dynamo | Jena, FC Carl ZeissFC Carl Zeiss Jena | Magdeburg, 1. FC1. FC Magdeburg | Streich, JoachimJoachim Streich (20) |
| 1981–82 | Berliner FC Dynamo | Dresden, SG DynamoSG Dynamo Dresden | Leipzig, 1. FC Lokomotive1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | Schnuphase, RüdigerRüdiger Schnuphase (19) |
| 1982–83 | Berliner FC Dynamo | Frankfurt, FC VorwärtsFC Vorwärts Frankfurt | Jena, FC Carl ZeissFC Carl Zeiss Jena | Streich, JoachimJoachim Streich (19) |
| 1983–84 | Berliner FC Dynamo | Dresden, SG DynamoSG Dynamo Dresden | Leipzig, 1. FC Lokomotive1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | Ernst, RainerRainer Ernst (20) |
| 1984–85 | Berliner FC Dynamo | Dresden, SG DynamoSG Dynamo Dresden | Leipzig, 1. FC Lokomotive1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | Ernst, RainerRainer Ernst (24) |
| 1985–86 | Berliner FC Dynamo | Leipzig, 1. FC Lokomotive1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | Jena, FC Carl ZeissFC Carl Zeiss Jena | Sträßer, RalfRalf Sträßer (14) |
| 1986–87 | Berliner FC Dynamo | Dresden, SG DynamoSG Dynamo Dresden | Leipzig, 1. FC Lokomotive1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | Pastor, FrankFrank Pastor (17) |
| 1987–88 | Berliner FC Dynamo | Leipzig, 1. FC Lokomotive1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | Dresden, SG DynamoSG Dynamo Dresden | Thom, AndreasAndreas Thom (20) |
| 1988–89 | Dresden, SG DynamoSG Dynamo Dresden | Berliner FC Dynamo | Karl-Marx-Stadt, FCFC Karl-Marx-Stadt | Guetschow, TorstenTorsten Gütschow (17) |
| 1989–90 | Dresden, SG DynamoSG Dynamo Dresden | Karl-Marx-Stadt, FCFC Karl-Marx-Stadt | Magdeburg, 1. FC1. FC Magdeburg | Guetschow, TorstenTorsten Gütschow (18) |
| 1990–91 | Rostock, FC HansaFC Hansa Rostock | Dresden, 1. FC Dynamo1. FC Dynamo Dresden | Erfurt, FC Rot-WeißFC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | Guetschow, TorstenTorsten Gütschow (20) |
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