The 1968-69 Gruppenliga season was the seventh season of the Gruppenliga and the fourth season of the league as the second-level competition in East Germany.
Regular season
Group 1
ASG Vorwärts Oberhof withdrew prior to the start of the season.
| Pl.
|
Team
|
GP
|
W
|
T
|
L
|
Goals
|
Pts
|
| 1.
|
BSG Stahl Brotterode
|
7 |
7 |
- |
-
|
62:13
|
14:00
|
| 2.
|
BSG Motor Weimar
|
5 |
3 |
- |
2
|
20:24
|
06:04
|
| 3.
|
BSG Einheit Oberhof
|
5 |
2 |
- |
3
|
17:22
|
04:06
|
| 4.
|
BSG Empor Ilmenau
|
7 |
- |
- |
7
|
13:53
|
00:14
|
Group 2
| Pl.
|
Team
|
GP
|
W
|
T
|
L
|
Goals
|
Pts
|
| 1.
|
BSG Chemie Leuna
|
8 |
7 |
- |
1
|
88:29
|
20:00
|
| 2.
|
SG Dynamo Schierke
|
8 |
5 |
- |
3
|
56:35
|
10:06
|
| 3.
|
HSG Wissenschaft KMU Leipzig
|
4 |
3 |
- |
1
|
22:17
|
06:02
|
| 4.
|
HSG Chemie TH Merseburg
|
8 |
1 |
- |
7
|
21:87
|
02:14
|
| 5.
|
BSG Einheit Ballenstedt
|
4 |
- |
- |
4
|
07:26
|
00:08
|
Group 3
| Pl.
|
Team
|
GP
|
W
|
T
|
L
|
Goals
|
Pts
|
| 1.
|
SG Dynamo Klingenthal
|
7 |
7 |
- |
-
|
89:12
|
14:00
|
| 2.
|
BSG Aufbau Schönheide
|
8 |
6 |
- |
2
|
49:34
|
12:04
|
| 3.
|
BSG Traktor Oberwiesenthal
|
6 |
2 |
- |
4
|
24:37
|
04:08
|
| 4.
|
BSG Aufbau Waldheim
|
7 |
1 |
- |
6
|
27:48
|
02:12
|
| 5.
|
BSG Fortschritt Lichtenstein
|
8 |
1 |
- |
7
|
24:82
|
02:14
|
Group 4
| Pl.
|
Team
|
GP
|
W
|
T
|
L
|
Goals
|
Pts
|
| 1.
|
SG Dynamo Zittau
|
4 |
3 |
- |
1
|
29:06
|
06:02
|
| 2.
|
BSG Einheit Niesky
|
4 |
3 |
- |
1
|
35:20
|
06:02
|
| 3.
|
ZSG Seifhennersdorf
|
4 |
- |
- |
4
|
08:46
|
00:08
|
Group 5
| Pl.
|
Team
|
GP
|
W
|
T
|
L
|
Goals
|
Pts
|
| 1.
|
BSG Turbine Boxberg
|
5 |
5 |
- |
-
|
85:01
|
10:00
|
| 2.
|
BSG Motor Bad Muskau
|
5 |
3 |
- |
2
|
15:53
|
06:04
|
| 3.
|
BSG Traktor Groß Düben
|
3 |
1 |
- |
2
|
09:27
|
02:04
|
| 4.
|
BSG Aktivist Knappenrode-Lohsa
|
5 |
- |
- |
5
|
06:31
|
00:10
|
Gruppenliga Championship
- Final
| BSG Turbine Boxberg |
– |
SG Dynamo Klingenthal |
9:0
|
Klingenthal conceded the second leg
BSG Turbine Boxberg advanced to play in the promotion-relegation round of the DDR-Oberliga.
- Semifinals
| BSG Stahl Brotterode |
– |
BSG Turbine Boxberg |
1:13
|
| (Group 1 winner) |
|
(Group 5 winner) |
|
| SG Dynamo Zittau |
– |
SG Dynamo Klingenthal |
2:40–02:8
|
| (Group 2/4 winner) |
|
(Group 3 winner) |
|
- Qualification round (between the two worst group winners [?])
| BSG Chemie Leuna |
– |
SG Dynamo Zittau |
1:80–01:7
|
| (Group 2 winner) |
|
(Group 4 winner) |
|
Relegation (Oberliga – Gruppenliga)
| SC Karl-Marx-Stadt |
– |
BSG Turbine Boxberg |
6:40–04:3
|
| (Last in Oberliga) |
|
(Gruppenliga champion) |
|
Relegation (Gruppenliga – Bezirksliga)
It is not known if other relegation matches took place as well.
| BSG Fortschritt Lichtenstein |
– |
BSG Traktor Eibenstock |
|
| (Last in Gruppenliga Group 3) |
|
(Karl-Marx-Stadt Champion) |
|
Eibenstock forfeit victory
BSG Traktor Eibenstock qualified for the next season of the Gruppenliga. Other teams to earn spots in the league were:
- BSG Aufbau Halle (Bez. Halle)
- ASG Vorwärts Crimmitschau ([Bez. Karl-Marx-Stadt)
- BSG Einheit Geising (Bez. Dresden)
References
- Müller, Stephan (2000). Deutsche Eishockey Meisterschaften. Print on Demand. ISBN 3-8311-0997-4.