DDR-Oberliga (ice hockey)

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DDR-Oberliga (ice hockey)
Sport Ice hockey
Founded1949
Ceased1990
No. of teams2 (from 1970)
Country Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
Last
champion(s)		 SG Dynamo Weißwasser
(1989-90)
Most titles SG Dynamo Weißwasser (25)

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 (SG Dynamo Weißwasser and SC Dynamo Berlin) was abruptly ended by the Politburo. Some of the de-funded teams went on to participate in the DDR-Bestenermittlung, an unofficial continuation of the former "Gruppenliga" (the second league below the Oberliga until 1970). [1]

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Teams

1970-1990

1949-1970

Past winners

[2]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "DDR-Meisterschaft - bis 1970 kein Einerlei". Archived from the original on 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
  2. ↑ Müller, Stephan (2000). Deutsche Eishockey Meisterschaften. Print on Demand. ISBN   3-8311-0997-4.
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