GDR championships in indoor fistball 1959/60

The GDR indoor fistball championships in 1959/60 were the eighth edition of the GDR championships for men and women in indoor fistball in the GDR in the 1959/60 season. The men's championship finals took place on 5./6. March 1960 in Magdeburg , the women's championships on 12./13. March 1960 in the Senftenberg activist sports hall.

Women

Motor / Locomotive Görlitz Lok Koethen Rotation Dresden ISG deer felde SG Leipzig-Eutritzsch Locomotive Schwerin Motor Rostock Activist Staßfurt Up Barby Rathenow engine Medicine Weimar Zeiss Jena engine Motor Suhl West

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

The teams were divided into three squadrons. Lok Görlitz (previously season 1) and Lok Köthen (previously season 2) swapped the squadrons, as did Motor Rathenow (previously season 2) swapped the squadron with SG Leipzig-Eutritzsch (season 3), the latter being the starting place for Stahl Megu Leipzig took over, as the team moved from Stahl to SG Eutritzsch. In addition, the three relegated teams were replaced by promoted players from the league.

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

The game days were scheduled as follows:

1st matchday

• Season I: 5./6. December 1959 in Großenhain
• Season II: February 7, 1960 in Staßfurt
• Season III: November 29, 1959 in Erfurt

2nd matchday

• Season I: January 24, 1960 in Großenhain
• Season II: February 21, 1960 in Staßfurt
• Season III: February 20, 1960 in Erfurt, Thuringia Hall

Final score

season 1 team Points Motor Görlitz Middle I 14: 2 Lok Koethen 12: 4 Rotation Dresden center 10: 6 ISG Hirschfelde (N) 4:12 Motor Görlitz middle II 0:16

season 2 team Points SG Leipzig-Eutritzsch 14: 2 Locomotive Schwerin 12: 4 Motor Rostock 10: 6 Locomotive Goerlitz 4:12 Activist Staßfurt (N) 0:16

season 3 team Points Up Barby (M) 16: 0 Rathenow engine 12: 4 Medicine Weimar 8: 8 Motor West Suhl 4:12 Motor Zeiss Jena (N) 0:16

Promotion / Relegation : The last of each season was relegated to the league. In the promotion games of Group West, Chemie Jena prevailed, Motor Dresden Ost from Group South. Rotation Berlin also rose to the top division for the next season .

League / promotion games

North 1 team Points

South 2 team Points Motor Dresden East 4: 2 Activist Böhlen 3: 3 Motor Oberfrohna 3: 3 Chemie Weißwasser Mitte 2: 4

West 3 team Points Balls Chemistry Jena 4-0 65:32 Unit hall 0: 4 32:65 Medicine Weimar II not started

¹ Districts Rostock, Schwerin, Neubrandenburg, Magdeburg, Potsdam

² Districts Dresden, Leipzig, Karl-Marx-Stadt, Cottbus, Frankfurt (Oder)

³ Districts Halle, Gera, Erfurt, Suhl

Finals

Lok Koethen	-	SG Leipzig-Eutritzsch	20:18
Lok Koethen	-	Locomotive Schwerin	25:13
Lok Koethen	-	Motor Goerlitz center	27:26
Lok Koethen	-	Rathenow engine	17:11
Lok Koethen	-	Up Barby	14:32
Up Barby	-	Motor Goerlitz center	29:14
Up Barby	-	Rathenow engine	27:21
Up Barby	-	Locomotive Schwerin	19:18
Up Barby	-	SG Leipzig-Eutritzsch	15:11
Locomotive Schwerin	-	Motor Goerlitz center	19:16
Locomotive Schwerin	-	SG Leipzig-Eutritzsch	19:18
SG Leipzig-Eutritzsch	-	Motor Goerlitz center	23:21
SG Leipzig-Eutritzsch	-	Rathenow engine	19:13
Motor Goerlitz center	-	Rathenow engine	21:18
Rathenow engine	-	Locomotive Schwerin	23:14

space	team	Points	Balls diff
1.	Up Barby (M)	10-0	122: 78 +44
2.	Lok Koethen	8: 2	103: 100 +3
3.	Locomotive Schwerin	4: 6	83: 101-18
4th	SG Eutritzsch	4: 6	89:88 +1
5.	Motor Görlitz Middle I	2: 8	98: 116-18
6th	Rathenow engine	2: 8	86:98 -12

Men

Motor Rochlitz ISG H. Zittau progress Engine / locomotive Dresden - Wittstock locomotive < Science hall Locomotive Schwerin Up Barby LVB Leipzig Lok Guestrow F. Glauchau Up Rudolstadt Activist Staßfurt Motor West Erfurt Schleusingen tractor

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: 5./6. December 1959 in Großenhain
• Season II: December 13, 1959 in Leipzig (or November 28, 1959 in Leipzig)
• Season III: November 29, 1959 in Erfurt

2nd matchday

• Season I: January 24, 1960 in Dresden
• Season II: January 2, 1960, Guestrow
• Season III: January 10, 1960 in Staßfurt

The composition of season 1 remained the same, only relegated activist Freienhufen was replaced by ISG Hirschfelde II as a promoted member. In season 2, the newcomer Lok Schwerin replaced the relegated Lok Bitterfeld. In season 3, the relegated Motor Erfurt West II was replaced by the ascending tractor Schleusingen.
The teams from Stahl Megu Leipzig (section dissolved) and Motor Zwickau Süd left the league. They were replaced by activist Staßfurt and the second team from Empor Rudolstadt. This required shifts between seasons 2 and 3.

Final score

season 1 team Points ISG Hirschfelde I (M) 18: 2 Zittau progress 15: 5 Locomotive Dresden 12: 8 ISG Hirschfelde II (N) 6:14 Motor Rochlitz 6:14 Motor Dresden East 3:17

season 2 team Points Wittstock locomotive 17: 3 Science hall 16: 4 Locomotive Schwerin (N) 11: 9 Up Barby 7:13 LVB Leipzig 5:15 Lok Guestrow 4:16

season 3 team Points Balls Progress in Glauchau 16: 4 341: 238 +103 Up Rudolstadt I 16: 4 335: 246 +69 Activist Staßfurt (N *) 10:10 267: 310-43 Motor Erfurt West 7:13 237: 314-77 Upstairs Rudolstadt II (N *) 6:14 278: 291-13 Tractor Schleusingen (N) 5:15 250: 309-59

Promotion / Relegation : The last of each season was relegated to the league. In the promotion games in the group West unit hall prevailed. Activist Freienhufen was able to achieve immediate resurgence from the southern districts.

League / promotion games

North 1 team Points

South 2 team Points Balls Activist Free Hooves (A) 10-0 171: 100 +71 Hohenstein progress 8: 2 171: 120 +51 Motor Leipzig-Mockau 4: 4 143: 135 +8 Freienwalde 2: 6 121: 186-65 Radeberg 0: 8 97: 162-65

West 3 team Points Balls Unit hall 6-0 102: 69 +33 Motor West Erfurt 4: 2 76:80 -4 Chemistry Jena 2: 4 83:85 -2 Motor Schleusingen 0: 6 67:94 -27

¹ Districts Rostock, Schwerin, Neubrandenburg, Magdeburg, Potsdam

² Districts Dresden, Leipzig, Karl-Marx-Stadt, Cottbus, Frankfurt (Oder)

³ Districts Halle, Gera, Erfurt, Suhl

Finals

Saturday 5th March 1960

• HSG Science Hall - Empor Rudolstadt 21:39
• Progress Zittau - locomotive Wittstock 32:36
• ISG Hirschfelde - Progress Glauchau 45:18
• Locomotive Wittstock - Empor Rudolstadt 34:28
• ISG Hirschfelde - Progress Zittau 36:33

Sunday March 6, 1960
Results not known

A decision game was necessary for third place due to the tie in points.

space	team	Points
1.	ISG Hirschfelde (M)	10-0
2.	Wittstock locomotive	8: 2
3.	Up Rudolstadt	4: 6
4th	Zittau progress	4: 6
5.	HSG Science Hall	2: 8
6th	Progress in Glauchau	2: 8

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Our indoor championships . In: DFV (Ed.): Faustball . 4th year, no. 4 , April 1960, ISSN  0323-3138 , p. 2-4 .
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Announcements of the Presidium No. 7/1959. Gaming committee . In: DFV (Ed.): Faustball . 4th year, no. November 11 , 1959, ISSN  0323-3138 , p. 18/19 .
3. ↑ ^{a b} Schedule 1960 . In: DFV (Ed.): Faustball . 5th year, no. January 1 , 1960, ISSN  0323-3138 , p. 5 .
4. ↑ ^{a b} From the indoor games of the upper league . In: DFV (Ed.): Faustball . 5th year, no. 4 , April 1960, ISSN  0323-3138 , p. 5 .
5. ↑ ^{a b} From the upper league indoor point games . In: DFV (Ed.): Faustball . 4th year, no. 3 , March 1960, ISSN  0323-3138 , p. 3/4 .
6. ↑ From the districts. Leipzig . In: DFV (Ed.): Faustball . 4th year, no. 4 , April 1960, ISSN  0323-3138 , p. 10 .
7. ↑ ^{a b c d} From the promotion games to the indoor league . In: DFV (Ed.): Faustball . 5th year, no. 4 , April 1960, ISSN  0323-3138 , p. 6 .
8. ↑ Event plan November 1959 . In: DFV (Ed.): Faustball . 4th year, no. November 11 , 1959, ISSN  0323-3138 , p. 20 (contradicts the information in the same source two pages earlier).
9. ↑ ^{a b c} From the indoor games of the major league . In: DFV (Ed.): Faustball . 4th year, no. 2 , February 1960, ISSN  0323-3138 , p. 4/5 .