The German Women's Ice Hockey League (DFEL; german: Deutsche Fraueneishockey-Liga), also known as the German Women's Ice Hockey Bundesliga (german: Deutsche Fraueneishockey-Bundesliga, translation=German Women's Ice Hockey National League), is the top-tier women's

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

league in Germany. It was founded in 1988 by the

German Ice Hockey Federation The German Ice Hockey Federation (), commonly abbreviated as DEB, is the governing federation of German ice hockey associations. It was established on 16 June 1963 in Krefeld. Until 1990 it served only the old Federal Republic of Germany and West ...

(; DEB).

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.

Teams

2022–23 season

Six teams are participating in the 2022–23 DFEL season, following the withdrawal of

Düsseldorfer EG Düsseldorfer EG (short DEG) is a German professional ice hockey team in Düsseldorf. It was Germany's most successful hockey club for a long time and had many international players. The famous Eisstadion at the Brehmstrasse was the home venue for ...

following the 2019–20 season and the withdrawal of EC Köln ("Die Haie") following the 2021–22 season. The regular season began on 1 October 2022 and will conclude on 19 February 2023. Four teams will qualify for the playoffs, which will be played on a best-of-five tournament schedule.

Championship record

Medal table

German Women's Cup

Beginning in the 2001–02 season, the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB) organized an annual tournament called the DEB Women's Cup (), 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.

References

External links

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