Deutsche Eishockey Liga

E16033

The Deutsche Eishockey Liga is Germany’s top-tier professional ice hockey league, featuring the country’s leading clubs and many international players.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf professional ice hockey league
sports organization
abbreviation DEL
alsoKnownAs German Ice Hockey League
competitionType club competition
confederation International Ice Hockey Federation
continent Europe
country Germany
governingBody Deutscher Eishockey-Bund
hasInternationalPlayers yes
hasParticipant Adler Mannheim
Augsburger Panther
Düsseldorfer EG
EHC Red Bull München
ERC Ingolstadt
Eisbären Berlin
Fischtown Pinguins Bremerhaven
Frankfurt Lions (historical)
Grizzlys Wolfsburg
Hamburg Freezers (historical)
Hannover Scorpions (historical)
Iserlohn Roosters
Kassel Huskies (historical)
Krefeld Pinguine (historical)
Kölner Haie
Maddogs München (historical)
Moskitos Essen (historical)
Nürnberg Ice Tigers
Schwenninger Wild Wings
Straubing Tigers
hasRelegation no direct sporting relegation for most of its history
headquartersLocation Germany
Neuss
North Rhine-Westphalia
importsLimit regulated number of foreign players per team
inception 1994
languageOfWorkOrName German
leagueLevel top tier
mostChampionshipsClub Eisbären Berlin
numberOfTeams 14
officialWebsite https://www.del.org
organizer Deutsche Eishockey Liga GmbH
playsForTitle German ice hockey championship
replaced Eishockey-Bundesliga
seasonDuration autumn to spring
seasonFormat regular season and playoffs
secondaryLeague DEL2
sport ice hockey
televisionBroadcaster MagentaSport
ServusTV (historical)
usesPromotionRelegationSystem limited or conditional promotion and relegation with DEL2


Please wait…