1988–89 DDR-Oberliga (ice hockey) season

In the GDR 's Ice Hockey Championship 1988/89 SG Dynamo White Water celebrated an impressive comeback. With six wins from as many matches they took the arch rival of the SC Dynamo Berlin to seven years from the title, which the Lusatians in the play-offs first scored a walkover.

In determining the best Renamed SG Dynamo Berlin Fritz Lesch serial winner of last year won back his lost in the preseason title. Together with the dethroned runner-up of the BSG unit white water now determined the stocked with former internationals "old cadres " of the two Oberliga the performance level of the A group. After the long medalist Motor Bad Muskau was already relegated from the A group last season, could no longer keep up the former record holder from Crimmitschau. Despite permanent home advantage and a traditionally large pool of recreational players, the West Saxons occupied this year knocked off the last place.

Champion team

Coach; Peter Herzig and Rudolf Biela

Oberliga

GDR best determination

The best determination was, has become a tradition, held in Crimmitschau. While the A - group played their final round in March 1989, the teams of the B group met one week earlier one another in February.

Winner

SG Dynamo Fritz Lesch Berlin1

A group

B group

Relegation ( GDR best determination - district league )

The Relegation should be held in winter 1989/90 and did not take place after the canceled district excretions. The BSG HO foods Erfurt thus remained in the B group and also started the following season in the best determination. Moreover, since road transport Dresden two participants had canceled with BSG BSG unit Crimmitschau II and before the tournament starts, the free places with BSG BSG AdW Berlin and construction hall were occupied. The field completed the BSG Spartacus Berlin, the descent voluntarily from the A group. The local last placed, BSG unit Crimmitschau, was therefore able to remain in the highest group.

District excretion

Envisaged in the tender qualifiers were due to the onset throughout the Republic of social upheavals and their impact is not held, inter alia, on the GDR sports.

Name Changes

1The SG Dynamo Fritz Lesch Berlin started in the preseason under the name BSG Foron.

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