The team of SC Dynamo Berlin in the 1960s was relatively weak. The former Dresden players had started to age and the capable replacements were few. The team was joined by Romanian-born forward Emil Poklitar from BSG Rotation Babelsberg in 1960. Emil Poklitar proved to be a very promising goal scorer during the 1960 DDR-Oberliga season, scoring 14 goals in 19 matches. However, Emil Poklitar and teammate Rolf Starost defected to West Berlin in connection to a friendly match against Boldklubben af 1893 in Copenhagen on 13 August 1961. SC Dynamo Berlin became a lower table side by the 1962-63 DDR-Oberliga season and a second relegation would later occur.