German women's ice hockey Bundesliga

German women's ice hockey Bundesliga

Current season, competition or edition: 2017–18 DFEL season
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	1988
Founder	Deutscher Eishockey-Bund
No. of teams	8
Country	Germany
Most recent champion(s)	ESC Planegg-Würmtal (7th)
Most titles	ESC Planegg-Würmtal (7)
Related competitions	DEL DEL2 Oberliga Regionalliga
Official website	www.damen-eishockey.de

The German women's ice hockey Bundesliga (German: Deutsche Fraueneishockey-Liga (DFEL), or Fraueneishockey-Bundesliga) is Germany's top league in Women's ice hockey. It is organized by the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund, which governs the sport in Germany, in which 3,114 players competed in 2013.^[1]

History

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.

2017–18 season

The 2017–18 season featured 8 teams, with each team playing each of the seven others four times, twice at home. The team finishing at the top of the ranking table wins the German Championship.

Teams

Bergkamen

Berlin

Hanover

Düsseldorf

Ingolstadt

Mannheim

Planegg

Memmingen

Teams of the 2017–18 DFEL season

Team	City	Founded	Arena	Capacity
EC Bergkamener Bären	Bergkamen	1983	Eissporthalle Bergkamen-Weddinghofen	500
Eisbären Juniors Berlin	Berlin	2017	Wellblechpalast	4,695
Düsseldorfer EG	Düsseldorf	2015	ISS Dome	13,400
ECDC Memmingen	Memmingen	1989	Eissporthalle Memmingen	3,850
ERC Ingolstadt	Ingolstadt	2012	Saturn Arena	4,815
Maddogs Mannheim	Mannheim	2002	SAP Arena	13,600
ESC Planegg-Würmtal	Planegg	1991	Kunsteisstadion Grafing	1,730
Hannover Lady Scorpions	Hanover	2017	Eisstadion am Pferdeturm	4,608

Championship record

Each club

	Team				Total
1	ESC Planegg-Würmtal	7	5	1	13
2	OSC Berlin	5	5	4	14
3	Mannheimer ERC WildCats	5	4	2	11
4	ESG Esslingen	5	1	3	9
5	EHC Eisbären Düsseldorf	4	3	0	7
6	TV Kornwestheim	4	1	2	7
7	TuS Geretsried	1	3	4	8
8	ECDC Memmingen	1	3	2	6
9	EC Bergkamener Bären	1	2	5	8
10	Neusser EC	1	1	1	3
11	TuS Wiehl	0	2	1	3
12	SC Riessersee	0	1	3	4
13	ERC Ingolstadt	0	1	2	3
14	EV Füssen	0	1	1	2
15	DEC Tigers Königsbrunn	0	1	0	1
16	ESV Kaufbeuren	0	0	1	1
	EDM Köln	0	0	1	1
	Grefrather EC	0	0	1	1

German Women's Cup

Since the 2001-02 season, the Deutscher Eishockey-Bund has organized a Women's cup of Germany. This is a tournament played over several days at the end of the season. It features the six top teams, divided into two groups of three teams each.

See also

• Germany women's national ice hockey team
• Elite Women's Hockey League (EWHL)

References

External links

• (in German) Frauen-Bundesliga (league website)
• (in German) Website on Women's ice hockey in Germany