1958–59 East German Liga season

The 1958-59 East German 1. Liga season was the seventh season of the second-level competition in East Germany. Nine teams, divided into two groups, participated in the league, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the promotion round to the DDR-Oberliga. The top team there qualified for the league.

Promotion round
There were originally going to be two relegation matches between the last place team in the Oberliga and the winner of the promotion round game between the top two 1. Liga finishers. BSG Turbine Crimmitschau defeated ASK Vorwarts Erfurt (2:2 and 7:4) in this series. However, BSG Aufbau Schönheide withdrew from the Oberliga unexpectedly, and instead a four team tournament featuring the top two teams from each Liga group was arranged to decide the promoted club.