O 1. FC Magdeburg, fundado em 1965, venceu a Recopa Europeia de 1974 ao bater o Milan por 2 a 0, e é o único clube da Alemanha Oriental com um título europeu.
1. FC Magdeburg
1. FC Magdeburg is a German club from the city of Magdeburg, founded on December 22, 1965. It was three-time champion of East Germany and is the only East German club to win a European competition: the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1974.
History
1. FC Magdeburg was founded on December 22, 1965, from the football section of SC Magdeburg. During the existence of East Germany (GDR), the club was one of the strongest in the country. The team won the East German Oberliga in 1972, 1974 and 1975. It also won seven editions of the East German Cup (FDGB-Pokal): 1964, 1965, 1969, 1973, 1978, 1979 and 1983. The greatest achievement was the 1973-74 European Cup Winners' Cup. In the final on May 8, 1974, in Rotterdam, Magdeburg defeated Milan 2-0, with goals by Lindemann and Seguin. It remains the only club from East Germany to win a European trophy. After German reunification, the club spent many years in the lower divisions. Currently it plays its home matches at the MDCC-Arena and returned to the 2. Bundesliga in 2022.