1949 Ostzonenmeisterschaft (ice hockey)

The 1949 Ostzonenmeisterschaft season was the first season of ice hockey in East Germany. Four teams participated in the competition, and SG Frankenhausen won the championship.

The competition was held within the framework of the Winter Sports Championships contested within the Soviet Occupation Zone from February 11-13, 1949, in Oberhof.

Four squads won regional championships to qualify for the Ostzonenmeisterschaft. No championships were held in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg.

Regional Championships

Berlin Championship

Won by Grün-Weiß Pankow, who was the only team entered.

Saxony Championship

Played from January 31-February 1 in Crimmitschau.

• SG Frankenhausen - BSG Textil Pleißengrund Crimmitschau 4:3
• SG Frankenhausen - BSG Kristall Weißwasser 4:3
• BSG Textil Pleißengrund Crimmitschau - BSG Kristall Weißwasser 4:3

1. SG Frankenhausen, 2. Crimmitschau, 3. Weißwasser.

Saxony-Anhalt Championship

Played on February 6 in Schierke

• SG Schierke - SG Ballenstedt 1:1
• SG Schierke - Halle 2:0
• SG Ballenstedt - Halle 3:2

Won by SG Schierke.

Thuringia Championship

Won by SG Apolda, who finished ahead of Erfurt.

Semifinals

• SG Frankenhausen - SG Apolda 5:1 (2:0, 1:1, 2:0)
• Grün-Weiß Pankow - SG Schierke 5:0 (2:0, 1:0, 2:0)

3rd place

• SG Apolda - SG Schierke 5:2

Final

• SG Frankenhausen - Grün-Weiß Pankow 8:2 (3:1, 1:1, 4:0)

Final ranking

Pl.	Team	Region
1.	SG Frankenhausen	Sachsen
2.	SG Grün-Weiß Pankow	Ost-Berlin
3.	SG Apolda	Thüringen
4.	SG Schierke	Sachsen-Anhalt

Photographs

• 

  The final between Frankenhausen and Pankow.

References

• Müller, Stephan (2000). Deutsche Eishockey Meisterschaften. Print on Demand. ISBN 3-8311-0997-4. 

External links

• East German results 1949-1970

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This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia