Supporters
Dynamo were one of East Germany's best-supported clubs, regularly drawing crowds of around 25,000 during their heyday. Since reunification attendance levels have fluctuated along with the team's fortunes, while today they are one of the most well-supported teams in the lower leagues, drawing an average of around 10-15,000 fans in the 3rd League. Following their 2010 advance to the 2nd League, they are currently drawing an average of 25,000, which is at level with the last seasons attendance figures of the Italian top-team Juventus. In common with many clubs from the former east, the club has occasionally spilling over into hooliganism, but has taken steps to reduce this.
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“No Government can be long secure without a formidable Opposition. It reduces their supporters to that tractable number which can be managed by the joint influences of fruition and hope. It offers vengeance to the discontented, and distinction to the ambitious; and employs the energies of aspiring spirits, who otherwise may prove traitors in a division or assassins in a debate.”
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