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German women's ice hockey Bundesliga

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German Women's Ice Hockey League
Deutsche Fraueneishockey-Liga (German)
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024–25 DEFL season
FormerlyFraueneishockey-Endrunde
SportIce hockey
Founded1988 (1988)
FounderGerman Ice Hockey Federation
First season1988–89
No. of teams6
Countries Germany
 Hungary
Most recent
champion(s)		ECDC Memmingen
(2023–24)
Most titlesESC Planegg-Würmtal (8)
TV partner(s)DEB-Online
Level on pyramid1st
Relegation to2. Liga Nord or Landesliga
Domestic cup(s)DEB-Pokal der Frauen
International cup(s)EWHL Super Cup
Related
competitions		EWHL
Official websiteOfficial website

The German Women's Ice Hockey League (German: Deutsche Fraueneishockey-Liga) or DFEL, also known as the German Women's Ice Hockey Bundesliga (German: Deutsche Fraueneishockey-Bundesliga, lit. 'German Women's Ice Hockey Confederated League'), is the top-tier women's ice hockey league in Germany. An amateur league, it was founded in 1988 by the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB, Deutscher Eishockey Bund).

History

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The German Women's Ice Hockey Bundesliga was created in 1988–89. Previously, the national championship took the form of a tournament featuring the best teams from the various regional federations. The Bundesliga was initially split into two divisions, North and South, with a final championship tournament at the end of the season, but in April 2006, the participating teams voted to have only a single division, starting from the 2006–07 season.

2022–23 season

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Six teams participated in the 2022–23 DFEL season, following the withdrawal of Düsseldorfer EG after the 2019–20 season and the withdrawal of EC Köln ("Die Haie") after the 2021–22 season.[1][2] The regular season began on 1 October 2022 and concluded on 19 February 2023. ECDC Memmingen were the regular season champions; the team featured both the league’s top scorer, American forward Theresa Knutson, and best goaltender, Emma Schweiger.[3]

The top four teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs, which were played on a best-of-five tournament schedule.[4] In the semifinals, ECDC Memmingen swept ESC Planegg-Würmtal to take the series in three games and the Mad Dogs Mannheim bested ERC Ingolstadt in four games.[5]

ECDC Memmingen did not slow down in the German Championship finals, sweeping Mad Dogs Mannheim in three games to claim the team’s fourth championship title.[6]

2023–24 season

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With the addition of the Amsterdam Tigers, seven teams participated in the 2023–24 DFEL season; the Amsterdam Tigers were the 2022–23 winners of the Netherlands' championship. The regular season began on 23 September 2023 and concluded on 25 February 2024. Each team played 24 games, facing every opponent twice at home and twice away.[7][8]

Teams

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Location in Germany of teams participating in the 2023–24 DFEL season.
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Location in Hungary of teams participating in the 2024–25 DFEL season.

2024–25 season

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Team Location Founded Home venue Head coach
HK Budapest Hungary Budapest Tüskesátor Levente Szilágyi
EC Bergkamener Bären Bergkamen 1982 Eissporthalle Bergkamen (500) Miriam Thimm
Eisbären Juniors Berlin Berlin 2017 Wellblechpalast (4,695) Philipp Richter
ERC Ingolstadt Ingolstadt 2012 Saturn Arena (4,815) Christian Sohlmann
Mad Dogs Mannheim Mannheim 2002 SAP Arena (13,600) Randall Karsten
ECDC Memmingen Memmingen 1989 Eissporthalle Memmingen (3,850) Waldemar Dietrich

Championship record

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Season Champion Second Third
Fraueneishockey-Endrunde
1983–84 ESG Esslingen EC Bergkamener Bären ESV Kaufbeuren
1984–85 EHC Eisbären Düsseldorf EV Füssen ESG Esslingen
1985–86 EHC Eisbären Düsseldorf EC Bergkamener Bären EDM Köln
1986–87 EHC Eisbären Düsseldorf ESG Esslingen EV Füssen
1987–88 Mannheimer ERC WildCats EHC Eisbären Düsseldorf ESG Esslingen
DFEL
1988–89 EHC Eisbären Düsseldorf Mannheimer ERC WildCats ESG Esslingen
1989–90 Mannheimer ERC WildCats EHC Eisbären Düsseldorf OSC Berlin
1990–91 OSC Berlin EHC Eisbären Düsseldorf Mannheimer ERC WildCats
1991–92 Mannheimer ERC WildCats Neusser EC EC Bergkamener Bären
1992–93 Neusser EC Mannheimer ERC WildCats TuS Geretsried
1993–94 TuS Geretsried Mannheimer ERC WildCats Neusser EC
1994–95 ESG Esslingen DEC Tigers Königsbrunn TuS Geretsried
1995–96 ESG Esslingen TuS Wiehl TuS Geretsried
1996–97 ESG Esslingen TuS Wiehl Grefrather EC
1997–98 ESG Esslingen Mannheimer ERC WildCats TuS Geretsried
1998–99 Mannheimer ERC WildCats TuS Geretsried ESC Planegg-Würmtal
1999–2000 Mannheimer ERC WildCats TuS Geretsried TuS Wiehl
2000–01 TV Kornwestheim TuS Geretsried EC Bergkamener Bären
2001–02 TV Kornwestheim SC Riessersee OSC Berlin
2002–03 TV Kornwestheim OSC Berlin Mannheimer ERC WildCats
2003–04 TV Kornwestheim OSC Berlin SC Riessersee
2004–05 EC Bergkamener Bären TV Kornwestheim OSC Berlin
2005–06 OSC Berlin ESC Planegg-Würmtal TV Kornwestheim
2006–07 OSC Berlin ESC Planegg-Würmtal SC Riessersee
2007–08 ESC Planegg-Würmtal OSC Berlin SC Riessersee
2008–09 OSC Berlin ESC Planegg-Würmtal EC Bergkamener Bären
2009–10 OSC Berlin ESC Planegg-Würmtal EC Bergkamener Bären
2010–11 ESC Planegg-Würmtal OSC Berlin EC Bergkamener Bären
2011–12 ESC Planegg-Würmtal ECDC Memmingen EC Bergkamener Bären
2012–13 ESC Planegg-Würmtal ECDC Memmingen OSC Berlin
2013–14 ESC Planegg-Würmtal OSC Berlin ECDC Memmingen
2014–15 ESC Planegg-Würmtal ECDC Memmingen ERC Ingolstadt
2015–16 ECDC Memmingen ESC Planegg-Würmtal ERC Ingolstadt
2016–17 ESC Planegg-Würmtal ERC Ingolstadt ECDC Memmingen
2017–18 ECDC Memmingen ESC Planegg-Würmtal ERC Ingolstadt
2018–19 ECDC Memmingen ESC Planegg-Würmtal bronze medal not contested
2019–20 Finals between ECDC Memmingen and ESC Planegg-Würmtal cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic no bronze medal match
2020–21 ESC Planegg-Würmtal Eisbären Juniors Berlin ERC Ingolstadt
2021–22 ERC Ingolstadt ECDC Memmingen bronze medal not contested
2022–23 ECDC Memmingen Mad Dogs Mannheim bronze medal not contested
2023–24 ECDC Memmingen ERC Ingolstadt bronze medal not contested

Medal table

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Team 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
ESC Planegg-Würmtal 8 7 1 16
OSC Berlin 5 5 4 14
ECDC Memmingen 5 4 2 11
Mannheimer ERC WildCats 5 4 2 11
ESG Esslingen 5 1 3 9
EHC Eisbären Düsseldorf 4 3 0 7
TV Kornwestheim 4 1 1 6
TuS Geretsried 1 3 4 8
EC Bergkamener Bären 1 2 5 8
ERC Ingolstadt 1 2 4 7
Neusser EC 1 1 1 3
TuS Wiehl 0 2 1 3
SC Riessersee 0 1 3 4
EV Füssen 0 1 1 2
DEC Tigers Königsbrunn 0 1 0 1
Eisbären Juniors Berlin 0 1 0 1
Mad Dogs Mannheim 0 1 0 1
ESV Kaufbeuren 0 0 1 1
Kölner EC 0 0 1 1
Grefrather EC 0 0 1 1

German Women's Cup

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Beginning in the 2001–02 season, the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB) organized an annual tournament called the DEB Women's Cup (German: DEB-Pokal der Frauen), which would be played over several days at the end of the DFEL season. It featured the top four or six teams from the most recent DFEL season, divided into two groups of two or three teams each. The tournament has not been held since 2018.

Record
Season Champion Finalist
2001–02 Grefrather EC EHC Memmingen
2002–03 WSV Braunlage ERC Sonthofen
2003–04 Grefrather EC ECDC Memmingen
2004–05 Grefrather EC ESC Planegg-Würmtal
2005–06 EC Bergkamener Bären ECDC Memmingen
2006–07 EC Bergkamener Bären ESC Planegg/Würmtal
2007–08 OSC Berlin Hamburger SV
2008–09 OSC Berlin ECDC Memmingen
2009–10 ESC Planegg-Würmtal OSC Berlin
2010–11 OSC Berlin ESC Planegg-Würmtal
2011–12 ESC Planegg-Würmtal OSC Berlin
2012–13 ECDC Memmingen ESC Planegg-Würmtal
2013–14 OSC Berlin ESC Planegg-Würmtal
2014–15 ESC Planegg-Würmtal ERC Ingolstadt
2015–16 ECDC Memmingen ESC Planegg-Würmtal
2016–17 ECDC Memmingen ESC Planegg-Würmtal
2017–18 ECDC Memmingen ERC Ingolstadt

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "DEB gibt Rahmentermine von Oberliga, Frauen-Bundesliga und Nachwuchs bekannt" (in German). Deutscher Eishockey Bund. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. ^ "DEB-Ligen: Bewerbungsfrist für die Zulassung zur Teilnahme am Spielbetrieb in der DFEL und den Oberligen Nord und Süd abgelaufen". Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (in German). 7 June 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. ^ "ECDC Memmingen Indians sichern sich Hauptrundentitel". Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (in German). 20 February 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Spieltermine der DFEL Saison 2022/2023 mit Pokalwettbewerb stehen fest". Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (in German). 2 August 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Frauen Bundesliga – Saison 2022/23, Playoffs". Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (in German). 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  6. ^ "DFEL: ECDC Memmingen Frauen sichern sich Meisterschaftstitel". Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (in German). 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Amsterdam Tigers steigen ein – Fraueneishockey-Liga startet mit sieben Teams in die neue Saison 2023/24". Eishockey NEWS (in German). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Frauen Bundesliga > Spielplan > Saison 2023/24, Hauptrunde". Deutscher Eishockey-Bund (in German). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
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