1952–53 East German Liga season

The 1952-53 East German Liga season was the first season of the second-level competition in East Germany. Eight teams, divided into two groups, participated in the league, with the top team in each round qualifying for the promotion-relegation round to the DDR-Oberliga.

Liga Qualification Tournament

Regional Championships

Berlin Championship

Teams: HSG Wissenschaft HU Berlin, BSG Lok Schöneweide, BSG Motor Grünau, BSG Einheit Berliner Bär Reserve, BSG Empor Werner Seelenbinder Berlin, BSG Motor Treptow.

Known results:

• BSG Motor Treptow - BSG Lok Schöneweide 23:0
• BSG Einheit Berliner Bär Reserve - BSG Motor Grünau 12:1
• BSG Einheit Berliner Bär Reserve - BSG Lok Schöneweide 16:3
• BSG Motor Treptow - HSG Wissenschaft HU Berlin 5:4

Saxony Championship

Played in January 1952 in Geising.

Pl.	Team	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Pts
1.	BSG Einheit Schönheide	5	5	0	0	53:6	10
2.	BSG Motor Zwickau	5	3	1	1	28:18	7
3.	BSG Konsum Annaberg	5	2	0	3	28:26	4
4.	SG Oberweisenthal	5	2	0	3	10:19	4
5.	BSG Aufbau Südwest Leipzig	5	1	1	3	24:34	3
6.	BSG Nagema Chemnitz	5	1	0	4	6:46	2

Thuringia Championship

• 1/20/52: BSG Turbine Erfurt - BSG Lok Meiningen 5:1 - final @ Oberhof

Liga Qualification

Prior to the season, a qualification tournament between the regional Bezirksliga winners was contested. The top four teams qualified for the Liga.

Pl.	Team	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Pts
1.	BSG Motor Treptow (Berlin)	4	4	-	-	26:10	08:00
2.	BSG Einheit Schönheide (Sachsen)	4	2	1	1	35:14	05:03
3.	BSG Chemie Granschütz (Sachsen-Anhalt)	4	2	1	1	23:18	05:03
4.	BSG Turbine Erfurt (Thüringia)	4	1	-	3	23:17	02:06
5.	BSG Stahl Fürstenberg (Brandenburg)	4	-	-	4	07:55	00:08

Regular season

Group A

Pl.	Team	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Pts
1.	SG Dynamo Berlin	6	3	3	-	33:21	09:03
2.	HSG Wissenschaft HU Berlin	6	3	1	2	22:16	07:05
3.	BSG Motor Zwickau	6	2	1	3	32:32	05:07
4.	BSG Einheit Schönheide	6	1	1	4	16:34	03:09

Group B

Pl.	Team	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Pts
1.	BSG Motor Treptow	6	6	-	-	37:12	12:00
2.	BSG Chemie Granschütz	4	2	-	2	15:14	04:04
3.	BSG Motor Erfurt	4	2	-	2	07:14	04:04
4.	BSG Einheit Schierke	6	-	-	6	08:27	00:12

Relegation (Oberliga – Liga)

Here the bottom team from the Oberliga played against the group winners from the Liga in a round-robin competition. The first place finisher earned a spot in the Oberliga.

Pl.	Team	GP	W	T	L	Goals	Pts
1.	HSG Wissenschaft HU Berlin	2	2	-	-	11:04	04:00
2.	BSG Einheit Dresden Süd	2	1	-	1	07:08	02:02
3.	BSG Chemie Granschütz	2	-	-	2	07:13	00:04

References

• Müller, Stephan (2020). Deutsche Eishockey Meisterschaften 1912 - 2020. Print on Demand.