GDR Oberliga (ice hockey)
The ice hockey league was in the German Democratic Republic ( GDR ) from 1952 to 1990 the top division in the game of ice hockey in the GDR . From 1970 to 1990 only two clubs played in the so-called "smallest league in the world", SG Dynamo Weißwasser and SC Dynamo Berlin .
history
In 1949 an ice hockey championship was played in the form of a tournament for the first time in the Soviet occupation zone . The first GDR champion in 1950 was also determined in a tournament. In 1951 , the German Sports Committee introduced the league called championship. After seven teams participated in the league in the 1951/52 season and other clubs showed interest, the strongest teams in the league were combined in 1952 , the league became the second division.
In August 1958, the German Ice Skating Association of the GDR (DELV) was founded for ice sports. He also took over the league.
In September 1970, ice hockey experienced the effects of the sports classification carried out by the GDR government and the German Gymnastics and Sports Association (DTSB) in 1969 , according to which ice hockey was only listed in Category II ("funded") along with other sports. The official reason for this was the cost and foreign exchange intensity of this sport, since most of the equipment such as clubs and ice skates were not manufactured in the GDR and had to be imported. The competitive sport resolution resulted in the dissolution of the ice hockey centers after the 1969/70 season. The only exception were the two Dynamo teams - Weißwasser and Berlin - which were allowed to continue due to an intervention by the Minister for State Security and Chairman of the SV Dynamo , Erich Mielke . After considerations to integrate the two remaining teams into the top division of Poland - GDR champions should be the higher ranked team in the end - the game operations of the now reduced league were continued.
In the course of the change in the GDR on December 4, 1989, the admission of Crimmitschau into the league was decided. But that didn't happen. Rather, the two Dynamo teams were accepted into the ice hockey Bundesliga before reunification for the 1990/91 season , after an admission to the 2nd Bundesliga North had previously been discussed.
Substructure
With the 1955/56 season, the 2nd division was renamed the 1st division and a 2nd division was created as the 3rd division above the district championships. From the 1962/63 season, the 3rd division was renamed the group league . From the 1965/66 season, the 2nd league level was abolished, so that the group league was now the 2nd league level. From the 1970/71 season, the group league was dissolved. Below the league, a best determination of the winners of the district championships was carried out from 1970/71 . A promotion to the league was abolished. With the 1974/75 season, the determination of the best was divided into 2 game groups, so that with the determination of the best, class A, a division under the league was introduced again. For the 1990/91 season, the two league clubs SG Dynamo Weißwasser and SC Dynamo Berlin were included in the ice hockey Bundesliga .
mode
The mode of the ice hockey league was changed several times: Up until the 1958/59 season, the league was played as one round. For the 1959/60 season the mode of the league was changed, so that first in a season preliminary round and then in a final round of the champions or in a relegation round of the relegated was played. For the 1961/62 season, it was decided to switch to a single-track preliminary round with a subsequent final round or relegation round. And from the 1962/63 season there was a return to the mode of a single round. From 1965/66 the teams in places 1 to 3 from the previous season were qualified for the final round, plus the winner of the preliminary round. The preliminary round contested the teams in places 4 to 8 of the pre-season 1964/65. From the 1967/68 season there was a return to the mode of a single round with all teams. For the 1968/69 season, the mode was changed so that the league was played in the form of a preliminary round from a single round with subsequent final round and relegation round. For the 1969/70 season, places 3 to 7 of the previous season took part in the preliminary round and in the final round, in addition to places 1 and 2 in the preliminary round, places 1 and 2 of the previous season.
From the 1970/71 season the league was played with only 2 teams. Up to and including the 1985/86 season, this was done in the form of a multiple round. From the 1986/87 season the mode was changed into 3 play-off series, each of which was played according to the best of three mode with changing home rights. The team that won two of the three series became champions. For the 1989/90 season, the mode was expanded to 4 playoff series.
Playing times
Final rounds / league (1949 to 1952)
| season | master | Other participants | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | SG Frankenhausen | SG Grün-Weiß Pankow, SG Apolda, SG Schierke | |
| 1950 | SG Frankenhausen | BSG Empor Berlin, BSG KWU Erfurt, BSG Kristall Weißwasser , BSG Textil Crimmitschau , SG Schierke | |
| 1951 | BSG Ostglas Weißwasser | SG Frankenhausen, BSG Textil Pleißengrund Crimmitschau , BSG Empor Berlin | |
| 1951/52 | BSG Chemie Weißwasser | BSG Bismut Erz Frankenhausen , BSG Progress Crimmitschau, BSG Unit Dresden South, BSG Unit Berlin Bear , SG DVP Berlin , BSG Progress Apolda | Decision about the championship: 6: 5 n.V. against BSG Wismut Erz Frankenhausen in Berlin, Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle, on May 3, 1952 |
Oberliga (1952 to 1970)
| season | master | Other participants | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952/53 | BSG Chemie Weißwasser | BSG Bismut Erz Frankenhausen, BSG Turbine Crimmitschau, BSG Unit Berliner Bär, BSG Unit Dresden Süd | |
| 1953/54 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | BSG Wismut Frankenhausen, BSG Unit Berlin Bear, BSG Turbine Crimmitschau, BSG Motor Treptow, HSG Science HU Berlin | |
| 1954/55 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt , SC Einheit Berlin , HSG Wissenschaft HU Berlin, BSG Turbine Crimmitschau, SC Motor Berlin , BSG Wismut Zwickau | |
| 1955/56 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | SC unit Berlin, SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | withdrawn : HSG Science HU Berlin |
| 1956/57 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | SC Unit Berlin, SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt, SC Dynamo Berlin , SC Motor Berlin, SG Dynamo Rostock | |
| 1957/58 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt, SC Einheit Berlin, SC Dynamo Berlin, TSC Oberschöneweide , SG Dynamo Rostock | |
| 1958/59 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | SC Dynamo Berlin, SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt, ASK Vorwärts Berlin , TSC Oberschönweide, SC Einheit Berlin | withdrawn : BSG construction Schönheide |
| 1959/60 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | SC Dynamo Berlin, ASK Vorwärts Berlin, SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt | |
| 1960/61 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | SC Dynamo Berlin, SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt, ASK Vorwärts Crimmitschau | |
| 1961/62 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | SC Dynamo Berlin, SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt, SC Einheit Berlin | |
| 1962/63 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | SC Dynamo Berlin, ASK Vorwärts Crimmitschau, SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt, SC Empor Rostock, SC Einheit Berlin | |
| 1963/64 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | SC Dynamo Berlin, ASK Vorwärts Crimmitschau, SC Karl-Marx-Stadt, TSC Berlin , SC Empor Rostock | |
| 1964/65 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | SC Dynamo Berlin, ASK Vorwärts Crimmitschau, TSC Berlin, SC Empor Rostock, SC Karl-Marx-Stadt, SC Einheit Dresden, SC Turbine Erfurt | |
| 1965/66 | SC Dynamo Berlin | SG Dynamo Weißwasser, ASK Forward Crimmitschau, TSC Berlin | |
| 1966/67 | SC Dynamo Berlin | SG Dynamo Weißwasser, ASK Forward Crimmitschau, SC Empor Rostock | |
| 1967/68 | SC Dynamo Berlin | SG Dynamo Weißwasser, ASK Vorwärts Crimmitschau, SC Empor Rostock, TSC Berlin, SC Turbine Erfurt, SC Einheit Dresden, SC Karl-Marx-Stadt | |
| 1968/69 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | SC Dynamo Berlin, ASK Forward Crimmitschau, SC Empor Rostock | |
| 1969/70 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | TSC Berlin, SC Dynamo Berlin, SC Empor Rostock |
Major league with two teams (1970 to 1990)
| season | master | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1970/71 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | SC Dynamo Berlin |
| 1971/72 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | SC Dynamo Berlin |
| 1972/73 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | SC Dynamo Berlin |
| 1973/74 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | SC Dynamo Berlin |
| 1974/75 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | SC Dynamo Berlin |
| 1975/76 | SC Dynamo Berlin | SG Dynamo Weißwasser |
| 1976/77 | SC Dynamo Berlin | SG Dynamo Weißwasser |
| 1977/78 | SC Dynamo Berlin | SG Dynamo Weißwasser |
| 1978/79 | SC Dynamo Berlin | SG Dynamo Weißwasser |
| 1979/80 | SC Dynamo Berlin | SG Dynamo Weißwasser |
| 1980/81 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | SC Dynamo Berlin |
| 1981/82 | SC Dynamo Berlin | SG Dynamo Weißwasser |
| 1982/83 | SC Dynamo Berlin | SG Dynamo Weißwasser |
| 1983/84 | SC Dynamo Berlin | SG Dynamo Weißwasser |
| 1984/85 | SC Dynamo Berlin | SG Dynamo Weißwasser |
| 1985/86 | SC Dynamo Berlin | SG Dynamo Weißwasser |
| 1986/87 | SC Dynamo Berlin | SG Dynamo Weißwasser |
| 1987/88 | SC Dynamo Berlin | SG Dynamo Weißwasser |
| 1988/89 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | SC Dynamo Berlin |
| 1989/90 | SG Dynamo Weißwasser | SC Dynamo Berlin |
literature
- Stephan Müller: German ice hockey championships. Books On Demand, Norderstedt 2000, ISBN 3-8311-0997-4 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Müller, p. 137.