DDR-OberligaJahrestabelle 1953 der DDR-Oberliga
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chemie Leipzig | 19 | 43:27 | 16 | 26:12 | |
| 2 | Lauter | 19 | 32:19 | 13 | 23:15 | |
| 3 | Aue | 19 | 33:22 | 11 | 23:15 | |
| 4 | Rotation Dresden | 19 | 26:21 | 5 | 23:15 | |
| 5 | Erfurt | 19 | 37:27 | 10 | 22:16 | |
| 6 | Dresden | 19 | 34:28 | 6 | 20:18 | |
| 7 | Brieske | 18 | 30:27 | 3 | 19:17 | |
| 8 | Halle | 19 | 15:20 | -5 | 18:20 | |
| 9 | Zwickau | 18 | 26:35 | -9 | 18:18 | |
| 10 | Stendal | 18 | 29:31 | -2 | 17:19 | |
| 11 | Babelsberg | 19 | 31:34 | -3 | 17:21 | |
| 12 | Meerane | 14 | 21:18 | 3 | 14:14 | |
| 13 | Dessau | 18 | 22:34 | -12 | 14:22 | |
| 14 | Thale | 18 | 16:34 | -18 | 11:25 | |
| 15 | Ost Leipzig | 14 | 24:31 | -7 | 10:18 | |
| 16 | Obersch | 5 | 9:6 | 3 | 5:5 | |
| 17 | Gera | 5 | 6:6 | 0 | 5:5 | |
| 18 | Vorw | 5 | 7:12 | -5 | 3:7 | |
| 19 | Jena | 5 | 3:12 | -9 | 2:8 |
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