DDR-Bestenermittlung

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DDR-Bestenermittlung
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 1971
Ceased 1990
No. of teams 8 (from 1974)
Country Flag of the German Democratic Republic.svg East Germany
Most titles BSG Monsator Berlin (11)

The DDR-Bestenermittlung was the unofficial and amateur second level ice hockey league in East Germany from 19711990.

East Germany former communist country, 1949-1990

East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic, was a country that existed from 1949 to 1990, when the eastern portion of Germany was part of the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War. It described itself as a socialist "workers' and peasants' state", and the territory was administered and occupied by Soviet forces at the end of World War II — the Soviet Occupation Zone of the Potsdam Agreement, bounded on the east by the Oder–Neisse line. The Soviet zone surrounded West Berlin but did not include it; as a result, West Berlin remained outside the jurisdiction of the GDR.

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History

It was formed by two teams that were removed from the DDR-Oberliga for the 1970-71 season, when it was reduced from five to two teams, and two teams from the former second level league, the Gruppenliga. BSG Einheit Crimmitschau, and BSG Motor Optima Erfurt from the Oberliga were joined by BSG Chernie Leuna and SG Dynamo Schierke from the Gruppenliga.

The Oberliga or DDR-Eishockey-Oberliga was the top level of ice hockey in East Germany. From 1949 to 1970, the increasingly popular sport of ice hockey saw the creation of a variety of leagues, with the Oberliga at the top level. However, in 1970 funding for all but two ice hockey teams was abruptly ended. Some of the de-funded teams went on to participate in the DDR-Bestenermittlung, an unofficial continuation of the former "Gruppenliga".

ETC Crimmitschau sports club

ETC Crimmitschau, also known as Eispiraten Crimmitschau, is an ice hockey team in Crimmitschau, Germany. They currently play in DEL2, the second level of ice hockey in Germany. Prior to the 2013–14 season they played in the 2nd Bundesliga league.

Promotion and relegation between Group A and Group B started in 1974 and continued until the championship ceased in 1990.

The Bestenermittlung operated as the unofficial second level of ice hockey in East Germany until the Reunification of Germany in 1990. [1]

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References

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