as Block U, a reference to the initial plan of designating the various sections of the new stadium with letters instead of numbers. Block U unites a number of different ultra and fan groups. Currently, 49 fan clubs have registered with 1. FC Magdeburg. Magdeburg have fan rivalries with Hallescher FC and Dynamo Dresden. The rivalry with Hallescher FC centers around the question of being no. 1 in Saxony-Anhalt, while the Dresden rivalry can be traced back to the 1970s, when both clubs formed the elite of East German football. There is a friendly relation to Eintracht Braunschweig, accepted by a large part of Magdeburg supporters. Some, however, merely respect the friendship, while remaining generally critical. The fans have also friendly relations with fans of Polish team Hutnik Kraków, as well as Welsh club Wrexham AFC (against whom they played in the Cup Winners Cup in 1979–80). Honours European UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Winners: 1973–74 League DDR-Oberliga Winners: 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75 Runners-up: 1976–77, 1977–78 DDR-Liga (II) Winners: 1966–67 Runners-up: 1954–55, 1959 3. Liga (III) Winners: 2017–18, 2021–22 Cup FDGB-Pokal Winners: 1963–64, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1972–73, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1982–83 (record shared with SG Dynamo Dresden) DFV-Toto-Sonderrunde (de) Winners: 1976 Regional NOFV-Oberliga Mitte (III) Runners-up: 1991–92 Regionalliga Nordost (IV) Winners: 2014–15 Runners-up: 2013–14 NOFV-Oberliga Süd (IV) Winners: 1996–97, 2000–01, 2005–06 Saxony-Anhalt Cup (III-VII) Winners: (13) 1993, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022 (record) Runners-up: 1994, 2008, 2016 Double 1973–74: League and Cup Winners' Cup Players Current squad Notable former players Jürgen Sparwasser, 57 DDR caps (1969–77), well known for his goal against West Germany in the 1974 FIFA World Cup Martin Hoffmann, 66 DDR caps Jürgen Pommerenke, 57 DDR caps Joachim Streich, 98 DDR caps. Holds both the records for most appearances and most goals scored in the national team. Wolfgang Steinbach, 28 DDR caps Dirk Stahmann, 46 DDR caps Detlef Schößler, 18 DDR Caps Uwe Rösler, 6 DDR caps Anatoliy Demyanenko, 80 USSR Caps Denis Wolf, 14 PHI caps Managers Magdeburg in European competitions European record Youth teams 1. FC Magdeburg's U19 team is coached by Olympic gold medalist Martin Hoffmann. For the 2010–11 season the team competes in the U19 Bundesliga, the top flight league it had competed in during the 2007–08 season. Talents from the club's youth teams make the step up to the men's team on a regular basis. Altogether, more than