GDR 1956


Actually, the most memorable event this season was when champions Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt hosted 1.FC Kaiserslautern with Fritz and Ottmar Walter. The friendly was held in Leipzig in front of 110,000 fans, with FCK winning an exciting 5-3 match.
DDR Oberliga

 1. 	Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt (P) 	26 	53:21 	38-14
 2. 	Aktivist Brieske-Senftenberg 	26 	34:15 	36-16
 3. 	Lok Leipzig 			26 	45:22 	34-18
 4. 	Lok Stendal (N) 		26 	55:54 	28-24
 5. 	Einheit Dresden 		26 	50:46 	26-26
 6. 	Vorwärts Berlin 		26 	41:41 	26-26
 7. 	Rotation Babelsberg 		26 	41:53 	26-26
 8. 	Rotation Leipzig 		26 	35:41 	24-28
 9. 	Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt 		26 	24:48 	23-29
10. 	Fortschritt Weißenfels (N) 	26 	36:38 	22-30
11. 	Motor Zwickau 			26 	47:52 	22-30
12. 	Turbine Erfurt (M) 		26 	36:38 	21-31
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13. 	Dynamo Berlin 			26 	37:47 	20-32
14. 	Empor Rostock 			26 	31:49 	18-34


Cupfinal: Chemie Halle-Leuna - Vorwärts Berlin   2:1

Scoring:

18 - Lindner (stendal)
16 - Tröger (Wis. Karl-Marx-Stadt)
14 - Meinhold (Zwickau)
13 - Viertel (Wis. Karl-Marx-Stadt)
12 - Konzack (Lok Leipzig)
12 - Meyer (Weissenfels)
12 - Selignow (Babelsberg)


DDR-Liga, Staffel Nord (A) 1. Motor Jena 26 89:23 42-10 2. Chemie Halle (A) 26 82:31 38-14 ------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Motor Mitte Magdeburg 26 55:36 33-19 4. Fortschritt Meerane (A) 26 51:32 31-21 5. Wissenschaft Halle 26 59:46 29-23 6. Empor Wurzen 26 39:36 28-24 7. Wismut Gera 26 36:36 27-25 8. Chemie Zeitz 26 36:46 23-29 9. Chemie Wolfen 26 47:60 20-32 10. Motor Dessau 26 33:49 20-32 11. Chemie Glauchau 26 28:54 19-33 12. Motor Altenburg 26 33:69 19-33 ------------------------------------------------------------- 13. Motor Nordhausen-West 26 39:69 18-34 14. Aufbau Großräschen 26 22:62 17-35
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