East German football club BFC Dynamo had developed a very successful youth academy during the 1970s. The first team had an average age of only 22.7 years before the 1978–79 season. Young talented play
Lutz Eigendorf (left) in a duel with Jürgen Renn of ASG Vorwärts Stralsund during a match between ASG Vorwärts Stralsund and BFC Dynamo in the 1974-75 DDR-Oberliga on 21 May 1975.
The team of BFC Dynamo after winning its first title in the DDR-Oberliga on 26 May 1979. Club Chairman Manfred Kirste is seen standing second from left.
Hans-Jürgen Riediger and defending Holger Hieronymus of Hamburger SV in the 1982-83 European Cup at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark on 15 September 1982.
The team of BFC Dynamo celebrate its sixth consecutive league title at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark on 19 May 1984.
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The Berlin derby is the name given to any association football match between two clubs in Berlin, Germany, but has more recently referred to the derby between 1. FC Union Berlin and Hertha BSC.
The Berlin Wall in 1986, separating East and West Berlin and their football teams
A match between ASK Vorwärts Berlin and SC Dynamo Berlin at the Walther-Ulbricht-Stadion of 18 October 1959.
BFC Dynamo star Andreas Thom with the ball during a match between 1. FC Union Berlin and BFC Dynamo at the Stadion an der Alten Försterei on 18 March 1989.