2025–26 DEL season
| 2025–26 DEL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 9 September 2025 – 7 May 2026 |
| Regular season | |
| Finals | |
The 2025–26 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season will be the 32nd season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.[1] It will start on 9 September 2025 and end at the latest on 7 May 2026.[2]
Eisbären Berlin are the two-time defending champions.[3]
Format
The teams will play a double round-robin for 52 games each. After the regular season, places one to six are qualified for the playoffs while place seven to ten will play in the pre-playoffs. The playoffs will be played in a best of seven mode. The last team from the regular season is relegated to DEL2.
Teams
Locations of the Teams of the 2025–26 DEL season
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augsburger Panther | Augsburg | Curt Frenzel Stadium | 6,218 |
| Eisbären Berlin | Berlin | Uber Arena | 14,200 |
| Fischtown Pinguins | Bremerhaven | Eisarena Bremerhaven | 4,674 |
| Dresdner Eislöwen | Dresden | Joynext Arena | 4,412 |
| Löwen Frankfurt | Frankfurt | Eissporthalle Frankfurt | 6,000 |
| ERC Ingolstadt | Ingolstadt | Saturn Arena | 4,815 |
| Iserlohn Roosters | Iserlohn | Eissporthalle Iserlohn | 5,000 |
| Kölner Haie | Cologne | Lanxess Arena | 18,500 |
| Adler Mannheim | Mannheim | SAP Arena | 13,600 |
| EHC Red Bull München | Munich | SAP Garden | 11,000 |
| Nürnberg Ice Tigers | Nuremberg | PSD Bank Nürnberg Arena | 7,810 |
| Schwenninger Wild Wings | Villingen-Schwenningen | Helios Arena | 6,215 |
| Straubing Tigers | Straubing | Eisstadion am Pulverturm | 6,000 |
| Grizzlys Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg | Eis Arena Wolfsburg | 4,660 |
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Augsburger Panther | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Eisbären Berlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Fischtown Pinguins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Dresdner Eislöwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Löwen Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | ERC Ingolstadt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Iserlohn Roosters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pre-playoffs |
| 8 | Kölner Haie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Adler Mannheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | EHC Red Bull München | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Schwenninger Wild Wings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Straubing Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Grizzlys Wolfsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to DEL2 |
First match(es) will be played: 9 September 2025. Source: DEL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored.
Results
Playoffs
Bracket
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
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| 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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References
- ^ "PENNY DEL blickt auf weitere Rekorde in der Saison 2024/25 zurück". penny-del.org. 29 April 2025.
- ^ "PENNY DEL veröffentlicht den Spielplan für die Saison 2025/26 - Freiluftspiel in Dresden". penny-del.org. 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Eisbären krönen sich zum Meister der PENNY DEL 2025". penny-del.de. 25 April 2025.