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

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)	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 Motor Erfurt	4	2	-	2	07:14	04:04
3.	BSG Chemie Granschütz	3	1	-	2	13:14	02:04
4.	BSG Einheit Schierke	5	-	-	5	08:25	00:10

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