DDR-OberligaJahrestabelle 1953 der DDR-Oberliga
| Pl. | Mannschaft | Sp. | Tore | Diff. | Pkt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chemie Leipzig | 26 | 51:32 | 19 | 34:18 | |
| 2 | Aue | 26 | 49:33 | 16 | 33:19 | |
| 3 | Lauter | 27 | 44:32 | 12 | 31:23 | |
| 4 | Rotation Dresden | 26 | 45:35 | 10 | 31:21 | |
| 5 | Stendal | 26 | 44:34 | 10 | 31:21 | |
| 6 | Erfurt | 27 | 49:36 | 13 | 30:24 | |
| 7 | Brieske | 26 | 46:37 | 9 | 29:23 | |
| 8 | Dresden | 26 | 41:35 | 6 | 26:26 | |
| 9 | Zwickau | 26 | 33:48 | -15 | 26:26 | |
| 10 | Babelsberg | 27 | 50:52 | -2 | 24:30 | |
| 11 | Halle | 25 | 26:32 | -6 | 22:28 | |
| 12 | Thale | 25 | 30:41 | -11 | 22:28 | |
| 13 | Dessau | 26 | 30:54 | -24 | 18:34 | |
| 14 | Meerane | 14 | 21:18 | 3 | 14:14 | |
| 15 | Obersch | 13 | 22:20 | 2 | 12:14 | |
| 16 | Vorw | 11 | 19:20 | -1 | 11:11 | |
| 17 | Ost Leipzig | 14 | 24:31 | -7 | 10:18 | |
| 18 | Gera | 13 | 12:31 | -19 | 7:19 | |
| 19 | Jena | 12 | 9:24 | -15 | 5:19 |
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— Heribert Faßbender