GDR championships in indoor fistball 1958/59

The East German championships in the indoor Fistball 1958/59 were the seventh staging of the East German championships of men and women in the hall Fistball the GDR in the season 1958/59. The championship finals took place on 14./15. March 1959 in Leipzig .

Women

Motor Goerlitz Locomotive Goerlitz Rotation Dresden TSC Oberschöneweide Locomotive Schwerin Lok Koethen Rostock unit Rathenow engine Stahl Eisleben Up Barby Steel Megu Leipzig Weimar unit Chemistry Jena Motor Suhl West

Participants in the women's league, sorted by relay color

The teams were divided into three squadrons. Due to geographical proximity, the two newbies played in season II and Empor Barby switched from season II (back) to season III.

The two best of each season qualified for the championship games.

The game days were scheduled as follows:

1st matchday

• Season I: 6./7. December 1958 in Großenhain
• Season II: January 11, 1959 in Rostock , Marienehe
• Season III: December 14, 1958 in Erfurt

2nd matchday

• Season I: January 31 / January 1 February 1959 in Dresden
• Season II: February 7, 1959 in Staßfurt
• Season III: January 24, 1959 in Staßfurt

Final score

season 1 team Points Locomotive Goerlitz (N) 16: 0 Motor Görlitz Middle I 12: 4 Rotation Dresden center 8: 8 Motor Görlitz middle II 4:12 TSC Oberschöneweide 0:16

season 2 team Points Locomotive Schwerin 14: 2 Lok Koethen 12: 4 Unit / upstairs Rostock 1 8: 8 Motor Rathenow (N) 6:10 Stahl Eisleben (N) 0:16

season 3 team Points Up Barby (M) 16: 0 Weimar unit 10: 6 Steel Megu Leipzig 8: 8 Motor West Suhl 4:12 Chemistry Jena 2:14

¹In Faustball 2/1959 p. 12 (p. 18) still called “Unity Rostock”, the team is called “Empor Rostock” in the final table.

Promotion / Relegation : The last of each season was relegated to the league. The winners of the three league seasons Aktivist Staßfurt (North), ISG Hirschfelde (South) and Motor Zeiss Jena (West) were eligible for promotion.

Finals

space	team	Points
1.	Up Barby (M)	10-0
2.	Locomotive Schwerin	8: 2
3.	Lok Koethen	4: 6
4th	Unit / Medicine 2 Weimar	4: 6
5.	Motor Görlitz Middle I	2: 8
6th	Locomotive Goerlitz	2: 8

²In Faustball 1/1959, p. 10, still called “Unity Weimar”, the name “Medicine Weimar” can be found in the final table.

Men

Motor Rochlitz H. Zittau progress Engine / locomotive Dresden Activist Free Hooves Up Barby Wittstock locomotive F. Glauchau Motor Zwickau Locomotive Bitterfeld Megu Leipzig < Science hall Up Rudolstadt Motor West Erfurt LVB Lok Guestrow

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

The teams were divided into three squadrons, which, with the exception of the promoted and relegated teams, retained the pre-season division .

The two best of each season qualified for the championship games.

The game days were scheduled as follows:

1st matchday

• Season I: 6./7. December 1958 in Großenhain
• Season II: January 4, 1959 in Leipzig , DHfK Halle C
• Season III: December 14, 1958 in Erfurt

2nd matchday

• Season I: January 31 / January 1 February 1959 in Dresden
• Season II: January 25, 1959 in Leipzig, DHfK-Halle
• Season III: January 25, 1959 in Staßfurt

Final score

season 1 team Points ISG Hirschfelde (M) 18: 2 Zittau progress 18: 2 Locomotive Dresden 10:10 Motor Rochlitz 7:13 Motor Dresden East 5:15 Activist Free Hooves (N) 2:18

season 2 team Points Up Barby 20: 0 Wittstock locomotive (N) 11: 9 Progress in Glauchau 10:10 Steel Megu Leipzig 9:11 Motor Zwickau South 8:12 Locomotive Bitterfeld 2:18

season 3 team Points Science hall 20: 0 Up Rudolstadt 13: 7 Motor Erfurt West I. 10:10 LVB Leipzig 9:11 Lok Guestrow 7:13 Motor Erfurt West II (N) 1:19

Promotion / Relegation : The last of each season was relegated to the league. The winners of the three league seasons Lok Schwerin (North), ISG Hirschfelde II (South) and Traktor Schleusingen (West) were eligible for promotion.

Finals

space	team	Points
1.	Activist Hirschfelde (M)	10-0
2.	HSG Science Hall	7: 3
3.	Up Barby	6: 4
4th	Wittstock locomotive	4: 6
5.	Up Rudolstadt	2: 8
6th	Zittau progress	1: 9

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Indoor championships as we would like them to be! In: DFV (Ed.): Faustball . 4th year, no. 4 , April 1959, ISSN  0323-3138 , pp. 4/5 .
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Official announcements of the Presidium No. 9/1958. Gaming committee . In: DFV (Ed.): Faustball . 3rd year, no. November 11 , 1958, ISSN  0323-3138 , p. 8/9 .
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Our top division in the hall . In: DFV (Ed.): Faustball . 4th year, no. 3 , March 1959, ISSN  0323-3138 , p. 7/9 .
4. ↑ ^{a b} From the district groups and promotion games. District group north in Rostock. South in Großenhain. West in Erfurt . In: DFV (Ed.): Faustball . 4th year, no. 4 , April 1959, ISSN  0323-3138 , pp. 5-8 .
5. ↑ Our upper league in the hall . In: DFV (Ed.): Faustball . 4th year, no. 2 , February 1959, ISSN  0323-3138 , p. 17 .