German women's ice hockey Bundesliga


The German women's ice hockey Bundesliga is Germany's top league in women's ice hockey. It is organized by the German Ice Hockey Federation, which governs the sport in Germany, in which 3,114 players competed in 2013.

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

TeamCityFoundedArenaCapacity
EC Bergkamener BärenBergkamen1983Eissporthalle Bergkamen-Weddinghofen500
Eisbären Juniors BerlinBerlin2017Wellblechpalast4,695
Düsseldorfer EGDüsseldorf2015ISS Dome13,400
ECDC MemmingenMemmingen1989Eissporthalle Memmingen3,850
ERC IngolstadtIngolstadt2012Saturn Arena4,815
Maddogs MannheimMannheim2002SAP Arena13,600
ESC Planegg-WürmtalPlanegg1991Kunsteisstadion Grafing1,730
Hannover Lady ScorpionsHanover2017Eisstadion am Pferdeturm4,608

Championship record

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.