2025–26 DEL season

2025–26 DEL season
LeagueDeutsche Eishockey Liga
SportIce hockey
Duration9 September 2025 – 7 May 2026
Regular season
Season championsKölner Haie
Top scorerEvan Barratt
(65 points)
Finals

The 2025–26 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season is the 32nd season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.[1] It started 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 Kölner Haie 52 36 3 2 11 200 136 +64 116 Advance to Playoffs and Champions Hockey League
2 Adler Mannheim 52 29 6 4 13 182 122 +60 103
3 Straubing Tigers 52 32 2 1 17 180 150 +30 101 Playoffs
4 EHC Red Bull München 52 29 5 3 15 179 126 +53 100
5 ERC Ingolstadt 52 28 5 0 19 197 152 +45 94
6 Eisbären Berlin 52 23 6 4 19 171 157 +14 85
7 Fischtown Pinguins 52 24 4 3 21 162 154 +8 83 Pre-playoffs
8 Grizzlys Wolfsburg 52 20 3 7 22 156 153 +3 73
9 Schwenninger Wild Wings 52 21 3 3 25 147 157 −10 72
10 Nürnberg Ice Tigers 52 20 2 4 26 162 178 −16 68
11 Augsburger Panther 52 13 6 9 24 150 189 −39 60
12 Iserlohn Roosters 52 14 6 4 28 131 167 −36 58
13 Löwen Frankfurt 52 13 3 8 28 132 196 −64 53
14 Dresdner Eislöwen (R) 52 6 2 4 40 109 221 −112 26 Relegated to DEL2
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.
(R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away AUG BER BRE DRE FRA ING ISE KÖL MAN MUN NÜR SCH STR WOL AUG BER BRE DRE FRA ING ISE KÖL MAN MUN NÜR SCH STR WOL
Augsburger Panther — 3–4[a] 2–5 2–4 5–3 4–2 4–1 4–2 3–6 3–8 1–5 5–1 4–9 2–1[a] — 2–1 1–2 6–3 6–3 3–4 2–3[b] 1–3 2–3[b] 2–4 2–3[a] 7–6 2–3[b] 5–6[b]
Eisbären Berlin 3–4[a] — 1–4 6–2 4–2 3–0 5–3 3–4[b] 4–3[a] 1–3 3–2 1–2 2–3[a] 3–2 6–3 — 1–3 5–1 2–3 2–1 5–2 3–4[b] 4–2 5–1 5–2 2–0 2–3 1–2
Fischtown Pinguins 3–4[b] 5–1 — 4–2 5–2 5–2 2–1 2–5 3–6 4–1 4–5 2–1 2–5 0–4 2–1[a] 6–4 — 6–1 5–4[a] 2–3 3–2[b] 2–4 1–2[a] 3–6 3–1 2–5 1–3 2–3[a]
Dresdner Eislöwen 1–4 2–3[a] 4–5[a] — 4–3[b] 2–4 1–6 2–5 0–3 2–4 1–5 0–2 2–4 0–4 3–1 2–5 2–3 — 4–6 3–2 1–4 1–8 2–6 2–5 3–4 4–3[a] 3–5 1–4
Löwen Frankfurt 4–2 2–3[b] 7–3 3–6 — 0–8 3–0 2–1 3–2 2–1[a] 0–3 3–6 1–3 1–9 3–4[a] 2–3[a] 4–1 3–0 — 1–2[b] 4–5[a] 1–4 2–6 0–5 3–4 1–2 3–7 3–2[a]
ERC Ingolstadt 5–1 5–2 5–2 3–2[a] 5–2 — 2–3 10–3 5–2 6–3 7–4 5–2 6–5[a] 3–2 7–4 8–5 2–3 4–1 6–3 — 4–2 4–5 0–4 1–3 4–1 4–1 5–4 2–1[b]
Iserlohn Roosters 1–4 3–4 1–5 4–3[a] 3–4 5–6[a] — 1–3 0–4 3–1 6–5[b] 2–3[b] 4–0 3–2[a] 4–2 4–3 0–5 5–4 6–4 5–3 — 4–7 1–2 3–4[a] 4–3 4–2 2–4 2–1[a]
Kölner Haie 3–4[b] 3–7 4–1 5–0 5–0 4–3 3–1 — 3–2[b] 2–4 7–4 4–1 7–4 4–2 6–2 0–1 3–0 7–2 1–4 6–3 4–2 — 5–4 0–2 5–2 6–5 4–2 4–1
Adler Mannheim 7–0 7–1 4–0 3–1 2–3[a] 2–1 4–1 5–2 — 4–3[b] 2–4 0–3 3–0 3–1 3–4[a] 8–5 4–3 2–5 4–3[a] 2–5 5–3 5–1 — 4–3[b] 2–4 4–2 2–3 2–1
EHC Red Bull München 6–3 3–2 3–4 2–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–1[a] 4–0 — 4–1 5–4 5–3 5–7 3–2[a] 2–3 6–3 3–1 3–2[a] 4–0 6–0 0–1 2–4 — 3–1 3–1 10–1 4–1
Nürnberg Ice Tigers 3–1 4–5[b] 4–3 8–2 5–2 3–5 2–1 2–4 1–5 2–3 — 4–5[b] 3–5 4–2 3–1 4–5 4–6 5–1 4–3 1–4 1–4 2–4 2–3[a] 5–4 — 2–5 2–3 4–2
Schwenninger Wild Wings 3–5 3–4[a] 2–6 4–1 6–1 2–4 3–0 1–4 2–4 4–2 5–2 — 4–1 3–2 2–1 3–5 0–4 2–5 4–1 5–3 3–2 2–3 0–5 3–1 3–4[b] — 4–2 4–3[b]
Straubing Tigers 5–3 2–4 3–1 6–1 2–1 4–6 2–0 0–2 0–4 6–2 4–1 1–0 — 6–0 1–4 5–3 3–2 5–3 5–4 6–3 0–2 3–6 4–1 3–6 3–1 5–3 — 4–0
Grizzlys Wolfsburg 3–0 1–6 2–4 6–3 4–1 2–4 3–1 3–4 2–4 4–3 5–3 4–1 2–5 — 4–3[a] 5–2 4–5 4–2 5–2 4–1 4–1 8–5 5–2 2–3[b] 1–4 2–4 2–5 —
Source: DEL
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Playoffs

The playoffs will be held between 17 March and 7 May 2026. The first round will be played in a best-of-three mode, afterwards it will be best-of-seven.[4]

Bracket

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Kölner Haie
7 Fischtown Pinguins 1  
10 Nürnberg Ice Tigers 0  
 
2 Adler Mannheim (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
 
 
 
3 Straubing Tigers 0
8 Grizzlys Wolfsburg 0 6 Eisbären Berlin 0
9 Schwenninger Wild Wings 0  
 
4 EHC Red Bull München 0
5 ERC Ingolstadt 0


Pre-playoffs

The pre-playoffs will be played between 17 and 22 March 2026 in a best-of-three mode.

Fischtown Pinguins vs Nürnberg Ice Tigers

17 March 2026 Fischtown Pinguins 4–0 Nürnberg Ice Tigers Eisarena Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven Recap  
Ross Mauermann – 14:47 First period No scoring
Nico Krämmer – 36:11 Second period No scoring
Ross Mauermann – 43:55
C. J. Smith (PP) – 58:38 		Third period No scoring
Kristers Gudļevskis (25 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats Niklas Treutle (27 saves / 31 shots)
20 March 2026 Nürnberg Ice Tigers vs Fischtown Pinguins PSD Bank Nürnberg Arena, Nuremberg
22 March 2026 Fischtown Pinguins vs Nürnberg Ice Tigers Eisarena Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven leads series 1–0

Grizzlys Wolfsburg vs Schwenninger Wild Wings

18 March 2026 Grizzlys Wolfsburg vs Schwenninger Wild Wings Eis Arena Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg
20 March 2026 Schwenninger Wild Wings vs Grizzlys Wolfsburg Helios Arena, Villingen-Schwenningen
22 March 2026 Grizzlys Wolfsburg vs Schwenninger Wild Wings Eis Arena Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals will be played between 24 March and 6 April 2025 in a best-of-seven mode.

Kölner Haie vs PO winner

25 March 2026 Kölner Haie vs PO winner Lanxess Arena, Cologne
27 March 2026 PO winner vs Kölner Haie
29 March 2026 Kölner Haie vs PO winner Lanxess Arena, Cologne
31 March 2026 PO winner vs Kölner Haie
2 April 2026 Kölner Haie vs PO winner Lanxess Arena, Cologne
4 April 2026 PO winner vs Kölner Haie
6 April 2026 Kölner Haie vs PO winner Lanxess Arena, Cologne

Adler Mannheim vs PO winner

25 March 2026 Adler Mannheim vs PO winner SAP Arena, Mannheim
27 March 2026 PO winner vs Adler Mannheim
29 March 2026 Adler Mannheim vs PO winner SAP Arena, Mannheim
31 March 2026 PO winner vs Adler Mannheim
2 April 2026 Adler Mannheim vs PO winner SAP Arena, Mannheim
4 April 2026 PO winner vs Adler Mannheim
6 April 2026 Adler Mannheim vs PO winner SAP Arena, Mannheim

Straubing Tigers vs Eisbären Berlin

24 March 2026 Straubing Tigers vs Eisbären Berlin Eisstadion am Pulverturm, Straubing
27 March 2026 Eisbären Berlin vs Straubing Tigers Uber Arena, Berlin
29 March 2026 Straubing Tigers vs Eisbären Berlin Eisstadion am Pulverturm, Straubing
31 March 2026 Eisbären Berlin vs Straubing Tigers Uber Arena, Berlin
2 April 2026 Straubing Tigers vs Eisbären Berlin Eisstadion am Pulverturm, Straubing
4 April 2026 Eisbären Berlin vs Straubing Tigers Uber Arena, Berlin
6 April 2026 Straubing Tigers vs Eisbären Berlin Eisstadion am Pulverturm, Straubing

EHC Red Bull München vs ERC Ingolstadt

24 March 2026 EHC Red Bull München vs ERC Ingolstadt SAP Garden, Munich
27 March 2026 ERC Ingolstadt vs EHC Red Bull München Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt
29 March 2026 EHC Red Bull München vs ERC Ingolstadt SAP Garden, Munich
31 March 2026 ERC Ingolstadt vs EHC Red Bull München Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt
2 April 2026 EHC Red Bull München vs ERC Ingolstadt SAP Garden, Munich
4 April 2026 ERC Ingolstadt vs EHC Red Bull München Saturn Arena, Ingolstadt
6 April 2026 EHC Red Bull München vs ERC Ingolstadt SAP Garden, Munich

Semifinals

The quarterfinals will be played between 8 and 22 April 2026 in a best-of-seven mode.

QF1 winner vs QF4 winner

8 April 2026 QF1 winner vs QF4 winner TBD
10 April 2026 QF4 winner vs QF1 winner TBD
12 April 2026 QF1 winner vs QF4 winner TBD
14–15 April 2026 QF4 winner vs QF1 winner TBD
17 April 2026 QF1 winner vs QF4 winner TBD
19–20 April 2026 QF4 winner vs QF1 winner TBD
21–22 April 2026 QF1 winner vs QF4 winner TBD

QF2 winner vs QF3 winner

8 April 2026 QF2 winner vs QF3 winner TBD
10 April 2026 QF3 winner vs QF2 winner TBD
12 April 2026 QF2 winner vs QF3 winner TBD
14–15 April 2026 QF3 winner vs QF2 winner TBD
17 April 2026 QF2 winner vs QF3 winner TBD
19–20 April 2026 QF3 winner vs QF2 winner TBD
21–22 April 2026 QF2 winner vs QF3 winner TBD

Final

The final will be played between 24 April and 7 May 2026 in a best-of-seven mode.


24 April 2026 WSF1 vs WSF2 TBD
26 April 2026 WSF2 vs WSF1 TBD
28 April 2026 WSF1 vs WSF2 TBD
30 April 2026 WSF2 vs WSF1 TBD
3 May 2026 WSF1 vs WSF2 TBD
5 May 2026 WSF2 vs WSF1 TBD
7 May 2026 WSF1 vs WSF2 TBD

References

  1. ^ "PENNY DEL blickt auf weitere Rekorde in der Saison 2024/25 zurück". penny-del.org. 29 April 2025.
  2. ^ "PENNY DEL veröffentlicht den Spielplan für die Saison 2025/26 – Freiluftspiel in Dresden". penny-del.org. 30 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Eisbären krönen sich zum Meister der PENNY DEL 2025". penny-del.de. 25 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Die Termine für die Playoffs 2026 - Haie als erster Club sicher im Viertelfinale". penny-del.org. 24 February 2026.
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