GDR field fistball championships 1966

The GDR field fistball championships in 1966 were the 17th edition of the fistball championships on the field in the GDR . The two final tournaments of the four first-placed women and men in the Oberliga took place on September 10 and 11, 1966 in Hirschfelde .

The mode stipulated that in the final round the first four teams of the main round first played a semi-final first against the fourth and second against the third and then the winners in the final and the losers in the game for third place competed against each other.

Women

Rostock unit Locomotive Schwerin Rathenow engine Turbine hall ISG Hirschfelde Energy Görlitz Locomotive loop SG Leipzig-Eutritzsch

Teams of the women's league, sorted by color according to season

The women's league was held in two seasons, which played against each other on game days 1 and 3 and against the teams of the other season on game days 2 and 4. In season I Energie Görlitz, ISG Hirschfelde, Lokschleife and SG Leipzig-Eutritzsch played. In Season II locomotive Schwerin, unit Rostock, motor Rathenow and Turbine Halle competed.

The games were scheduled for the following days:

• 1st matchday: June 5, 1966: Season I in Görlitz, on June 4, 1966 Season II in Schwerin
• 2nd matchday: June 26, 1966: both seasons in Leipzig
• 3rd matchday: July 31, 1966: Season I in Dresden, Season II in Rathenow
• 4th matchday: August 21, 1966: both seasons in Berlin

The fourth game day took place on September 19, 1966 in Görlitz.

Final table of the main round

space	team	Points	Balls diff.
1.	Görlitz syndicate
2.	ISG Hirschfelde
3.	Locomotive Schwerin (M)
4th	Rostock unit
...	Locomotive loop
...	Rathenow engine
...	SG Leipzig-Eutritzsch
...	Turbine hall (N) (1)

⁽¹⁾Turbine Halle did not appear again on the 3rd match day. This is probably why the team was disqualified.

Promotion / relegation : Newcomer Turbine Halle and SG Leipzig-Eutritzsch were relegated to the league. Eight teams were eligible to participate in the promotion round games on September 3 and 4, 1966 in Magdeburg . These were the winners of the league seasons I and IV and the two best seasons II, III and V. After the rejection of the Berliner Bär unit, Lok Dresden was unbeaten in first place among the teams that played a single round . The SG Heidenau as second placed also achieved promotion.

Placements of the promotion round

space	team	Season	Points
1.	Locomotive Dresden	Season II	12: 0
2.	SG Heidenau	Season II	10: 2
3.	Chemistry white water	Season III	7: 5
4th	Groitzsch progress	Season V	7: 5
5.	Progress Eppendorf	Season IV	4: 8
6th	Activist Staßfurt	Season I.	2:10
7th	Motor Mockau	Season V	0:12
8th.	Unity Berlin Bear	Season III	called off

Finals

Semifinals :

• Syndicate Görlitz - Unit Rostock 39:24
• ISG Hirschfelde - Locomotive Schwerin 29:24

Match for 3rd place :

• Rostock unit - Schwerin 36:29 locomotive

Finals :

• Game community Görlitz - ISG Hirschfelde 34:29

Graduation status :

space	team
1.	Görlitz syndicate
2.	ISG Hirschfelde
3.	Rostock unit
4th	Locomotive Schwerin (M)

Squad of finalists:

	Görlitz syndicate : Ursula Rößler, Gisela Götze, Regina Suckert, Ursula Richter, Helga Kretschmer
	ISG Hirschfelde : Ursula Petzold, Ute Pfitzner, Elfriede Aust, Ursula Aust, Gabriele Buttig
	Rostock unit : Hille Wullekopf, Ilse Hackert, Karin Eikholdt, Christa Hennings, Hannelore Malchow
4th	Schwerin locomotive : Renate Hinrich, Ilona Grundherr, Gerda Köpcke, Renate Stammann, Edith Geßner

Men

H. Motor Dresden East Zittau progress SG Görlitz Progress Eppendorf Motor West Erfurt Chemistry Zeitz Wittstock locomotive Unit hall SG Leipzig-Eutritzsch

Teams of the men's upper league, sorted by color by season H. = ISG Hirschfelde

The teams of the Oberliga played in two seasons, with ISG Hirschfelde, progress Zittau, Motor Dresden-Ost, Energie Görlitz and progress Eppendorf in season I and Chemie Zeitz, Lok Wittstock, Motor West Erfurt, SG Leipzig-Eutritzsch and Einheit Halle in Season II played. The relays only played among themselves on two game days and against the teams of the other relay on two other game days.

The games were played on the following days:

• 1st matchday: June 5, 1966: Season I in Zittau, Season II in Wittstock
• 2nd matchday: June 18 and 19, 1966: both seasons in Zeitz
• 3rd matchday: July 31, 1966: Season I in Dresden, Season II in Leipzig
• 4th matchday: August 20 and 21, 1966: both seasons in Eppendorf

Final table of the main round :

space	team	Points
1.	Chemistry Zeitz (M)	34: 2
2.	ISG Hirschfelde	27: 9
3.	Zittau progress	25:11
4th	Unit hall	20:16
5.	SpG Görlitz	18:18
6th	Wittstock locomotive	16:20
7th	SG Leipzig-Eutritzsch	12:24
8th.	Motor-West Erfurt	12:24
9.	Motor Dresden-East	9:27
10.	Progress Eppendorf (N)	7:29

Promotion / relegation : The last two teams relegated to the GDR league. The two best teams of each of the four league seasons took part in the promotion games to the league on September 17 and 18 in Halle. Empor Rudolstadt and Wissenschaft Halle rose to the top division.

Placement of the promotion round

space	team	League relay	Points	Balls diff.
1.	Up Rudolstadt	1st season III	10: 4	+77
2.	Science hall	2nd season II	10: 4	+48
3.	Chemie Weißwasser-Mitte	1. Season IV	10: 4	+15
4th	Locomotive Güstrow II	1st season I	8: 6
5.	Motor Schleusingen	2nd season III	6: 8	+26
6th	Schwerin locomotive	2nd season I	6: 8	−38
7th	Activist Free Hooves	2nd season IV	4:10
8th.	Activist Böhlen	1st season II	2:12

Finals

Semifinals :

• ISG Hirschfelde - Progress Zittau (22:22)
• Chemistry Zeitz - Unit Hall 66:23

Match for 3rd place :

• Progress Zittau - unit hall 45:41 (16:25)

Finals :

• ISG Hirschfelde - Chemie Zeitz 33:45 (16:23)

Graduation status :

space	team
1.	Chemistry Zeitz
2.	ISG Hirschfelde
3.	Zittau progress
4th	Unit hall

Squad of finalists:

	Chemistry Zeitz : Wolfgang Ehrlich, Eberhard Gasse, Gunter Knauer, Gerhard Beer, Rudolf Beck
	ISG Hirschfelde : Wolfgang Lamprecht, Herbert Steudte, Herbert Seidel, Manfred Aust, Roland Posselt
	Progress in Zittau : Dieter Lehmann, Claus Pfitzner, Werner Rücker, Christian Spantig, Manfred Bru 30
4th	Hall unit : Manfred Worscheck, Ernst-Jürgen Bode, Andreas Bode, Burkhard Keil, Dieter Eckert, Werner Knobloch

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} The gaming committee reports. Schedule for the 1966 summer season . In: DFV (ed.): Der faustball . 11th year, no. 3 , March 1966, ISSN  0323-3138 , p. 7-10 .
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Gunter Herzog: Hirschfelde experienced the final round for the championship. Title win for SG Görlitz and Chemie Zeitz . In: DFV (ed.): Der faustball . 11th year, no. October 10 , 1966, ISSN  0323-3138 , p. 2-5 .
3. ↑ The league began with the point games . In: DFV (ed.): Der faustball . 11th year, no. 7 July 1966, ISSN  0323-3138 , pp. 4 .
4. ↑ ^{a b} The gaming committee reports. Final score of the Oberliga men, Oberliga women, GDR League men 1966 . In: DFV (ed.): Der faustball . 11th year, no. October 10 , 1966, ISSN  0323-3138 , p. 8/9 .
5. ↑ Reports from the women's league games - Oberliga . In: DFV (ed.): Der faustball . 11th year, no. September 9 , 1966, ISSN  0323-3138 , pp. 5-6 .
6. ↑ The gaming committee announces . In: DFV (ed.): Der faustball . 11th year, no. 7 July 1966, ISSN  0323-3138 , pp. 11/12 .
7. ^ Locomotive Dresden and SG Heidenau - climbers in the women's league . In: DFV (ed.): Der faustball . 11th year, no. October 10 , 1966, ISSN  0323-3138 , p. 9-10 .
8. ↑ Empor Rudolstadt and Wissenschaft Halle rise to the top division . In: DFV (ed.): Der faustball . 11th year, no. November 11 , 1966, ISSN  0323-3138 , pp. 6-7 .

Web links

• Fistball - GDR - championships on Sport-komplett.de