GDR field fistball championships 1973

The GDR field fistball championships in 1973 were the 24th edition of the fistball championships in the GDR in 1973 since 1949 .

The finals took place on September 22, 1973 in the “XX. Anniversary ”in Lichtenstein .

Women

SG Görlitz Chemistry white water TSG Berlin-Oberschöneweide ISG Hirschfelde Pentacon Dresden Locomotive Schwerin Rathenow engine Chemistry Jena

Teams of the women's league

Final table after the main round:

space	team	Points	Victories	draw	Defeats	Balls
1.	ISG Hirschfelde	24: 4	12	-	2	418: 338
2.	Chemistry white water	21: 7	10	1	3	407: 330
3.	TSG Berlin-Oberschöneweide	20: 8	10	-	4th	378: 340
4th	Locomotive Schwerin	14:14	7th	-	7th	380: 364
5.	SpG Görlitz (M)	13:15	6th	1	7th	380: 340
6th	Pentacon Dresden	10:18	5	-	9	333: 357
7th	Motor Rathenow (N)	8:20	4th	-	10	348: 436
8th.	Chemistry Jena (N)	2:26	1	-	13	310: 449

The league newcomers Motor Rathenow and Chemie Jena had to relegate back to the league after one season.
Lokschleife and activist Staßfurt were promoted due to the better ball ratio in the promotion games.

Promotion round:

space	team	Points
1.	Locomotive loop	4: 2 +12
2.	Activist Staßfurt	4: 2 0+8
3.	Progress Greutzsch	4: 2 0+3
4th	Locomotive Dresden	0: 6-23

Final tournament

Semi-final pairings:

• ISG Hirschfelde - Lok Schwerin 44:33 (18:20)
• Chemie Weißwasser - TSG Berlin-Oberschöneweide 40:26 (16:13)

3rd place match:

• Lok Schwerin - TSG Berlin-Oberschöneweide 34:32 (23:14)

Final:

• Chemie Weißwasser - ISG Hirschfelde 37:25 (19:14)

Final table:

space	team
1.	Chemistry white water
2.	ISG Hirschfelde
3.	Locomotive Schwerin
4th	TSG Berlin-Oberschöneweide

Squad of the teams:

	BSG Chemie Weißwasser : Gisela Bursch, Ursula Knötschke, Christa Wiedemann, Petra Bergmann, Gudrun Bertko, Waltraud Steide Instructor: Walter Wiedemann
	ISG Hirschfelde : Ute Pfitzner, Hannelore Vietze, Monika Bartsch, Ursula Aust, Isa Vielhaak Exercise instructors: Claus Pfitzner
	Schwerin locomotive : Brunhilde Ramlow, Monika Esemann, Heike Rohr, Renate Stammann, Edith Geßner Exercise instructors: Horst Stammann
4th	TSG Berlin-Oberschöneweide : Waltraud Goltzsch, Gisela Lemcke, Gudrun Richter, Jutta Gutschmidt, Regina Seitz, Monika Heise Exercise instructors: Eberhard Werner

Men

Chemistry Zeitz ISG    Hirschfelde Rotation and locomotive Dresden Motor Greiz Motor Schleusingen Unit hall Progress in Glauchau Wittstock locomotive Activist Free Hooves Unit Jüterbog

Teams of the men's league

The league was increased this season by one team to eleven participants.

Final table after the main round:

space	team	Points	Victories	draw	Defeats	Balls
1.	Chemistry Zeitz	38: 2	19th	-	1	722: 490
2.	ISG Hirschfelde (M)	32: 8	16	-	4th	674: 481
3.	Locomotive Dresden	26:14	13	-	7th	652: 577
4th	Progress in Glauchau	20:20	10	-	10	583: 553
5.	Unit hall	19:21	9	1	10	548: 547
6th	Rotation Dresden	18:22	9	-	11	565: 606
7th	Wittstock locomotive (N)	16:24	8th	-	12	559: 621
8th.	Motor Schleusingen	14:26	7th	-	13	508: 633
9.	Activist Free Hooves (N)	13:27	6th	1	13	536: 616
10.	Motor Greiz	12:28	6th	-	14th	548: 654
11.	Unit Jüterbog (N)	12:28	6th	-	14th	521: 638

Motor Greiz and Einheit Jüterbog were determined because of their placement as relegated to the GDR league. From the promotion tournament in Erfurt, the former upper division medicine Erfurt (relegation 1972) and SpG Görlitz (1970) emerged as promoters.

Promotion round:

space	team	Points	Victories	draw	Defeats	Balls
1.	Medicine Erfurt (A)	8: 2	4th	-	1	154: 135
2.	SpG Görlitz	7: 3	3	1	1	158: 144
3.	Schwerin locomotive	6: 4	2	2	1	147: 139 +8
4th	ISG Hirschfelde II	6: 4	3	-	2	147: 143 +4
5.	Motor ET Suhl	2: 8	1	-	4th	146: 163
6th	Motor Ost Zella-Mehlis	1: 9	-	1	4th	147: 139

Final tournament

Semi-final pairings:

• Chemistry Zeitz - progress Glauchau 45:31 (25:13)
• ISG Hirschfelde - Locomotive Dresden 41:29 (16:19)

3rd place match:

• Locomotive Dresden - Progress Glauchau 42:37 (23:18)

Final:

• Chemie Zeitz - ISG Hirschfelde 37:35 (15:19)

Final table:

space	team
1.	Chemistry Zeitz
2.	ISG Hirschfelde
3.	Dresden locomotive
4th	Progress in Glauchau

Squad of the teams:

	Chemistry Zeitz : Wolfgang Ehrlich, Eberhard Gasse, Gunther Knauer, Gerhard Beer, Manfred Meyer Exercise instructors: -
	ISG Hirschfelde : Rainer Ebermann, Herbert Steudte, Werner Müller, Manfred Aust, Roland Posselt Exercise instructors: Horst Steudte
	Dresden locomotive : Udo Scheithauer, Dieter Bernard, Gunter Bernard, Manfred Haase, Rolf Süß, Gunter Vrejazka Exercise instructor: Werner Franke
4th	Progress in Glauchau : Rolf Malecha, Frank Grießmann, Stefan Taubert, Alfred Rosenberger, Rainer Rudolph, Manfred Walther Exercise instructor: Wolfgang Kolbe

further results

Further GDR field champions 1973:

• Feminine youth: Up Barby
• Male youth: Lok Dresden
• Schoolgirls: SSG Barby
• Student: Lok Berlin

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lichtenstein expects fistball highlight . In: DFV (ed.): Der faustball . 18th year, No. 4 , September 1973, ISSN  0323-3138 , pp. 4 .
2. ^ Günter Herzog: The fistball title after Dresden and Weißwasser. In: New Germany . September 25, 1978, p. 7 , accessed on October 11, 2019 (free online access required). 
3. ↑ Women, Oberliga . In: DFV (ed.): Der faustball . 18th year, No. 3 , August 1973, ISSN  0323-3138 , p. 2 .
4. ↑ goals • points • meters • seconds. In: New Germany . August 12, 1973, p. 8 , accessed on September 18, 2019 (free online access required). 
5. ↑ Briefly noted. In: New Time . August 15, 1973, p. 6 , accessed on September 18, 2019 (free online access required). 
6. ↑ Women, Oberliga. Newcomers loop and Staßfurt 74er Oberligisten . In: DFV (ed.): Der faustball . 18th year, No. 5 , October 1973, ISSN  0323-3138 , p. 7 .
7. ↑ goals • points • meters • seconds. In: New Germany . October 3, 1973, p. 5 , accessed on September 18, 2019 (free online access required). 
8. ↑ ^{a b c d} Gunter Herzog: GDR championship finals in Lichtenstein: chemical agencies triumphed . In: DFV (ed.): Der faustball . 18th year, No. 5 , October 1972, ISSN  0323-3138 , p. 1-4 .
9. ↑ ^{a b c} goals • points • meters • seconds. In: New Germany . September 23, 1973, p. 8 , accessed on September 18, 2019 (free online access required). 
10. ↑ ^{a b} Men, Oberliga. Participation in the final round for Glauchau . In: DFV (ed.): Der faustball . 18th year, No. 5 , October 1973, ISSN  0323-3138 , p. 6-7 .
11. ↑ goals • points • meters • seconds. In: New Germany . September 15, 1973, p. 5 , accessed on September 18, 2019 (free online access required). 
12. ↑ Men, Oberliga. Erfurt and Görlitz back in the upper house . In: DFV (ed.): Der faustball . 18th year, No. 6 , November 1973, ISSN  0323-3138 , pp. 7 .
13. ↑ goals • points • meters • seconds. In: New Germany . November 11, 1973, p. 8 , accessed on September 18, 2019 (free online access required). 

Web links

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