# 2021–22 Erste Liga season

The 2021–22 Erste Liga was a season of the Erste Liga. The league's title sponsor was Erste Group. The defending champions were HSC Csíkszereda.

## Teams

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| DEAC | Debrecen | Debreceni Jégcsarnok | 590 |
| Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák | Dunaújváros | Dunaújvárosi Jégcsarnok | 4,500 |
| DVTK Jegesmedvék | Miskolc | Miskolc Ice Hall | 2,200 |
| Ferencvárosi TC | Budapest, IX. ker | Pesterzsébeti Jégcsarnok | 2,400 |
| MAC HKB Újbuda | Budapest, XI. ker | Tüskecsarnok | 2,540 |
| Fehérvári Titánok | Székesfehérvár | Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall | 3,600 |
| UNI Győr ETO HC | Győr | Győr Ice Rink | 500 |
| Újpesti TE | Budapest, IV. ker | Megyeri úti Jégcsarnok | 2,000 |
| Brașov Wolves | Brașov | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink | 1,604 |
| Gyergyói HK | Gheorgheni | Gyergyószentmiklósi Műjégpálya | 1,000 |
| HSC Csíkszereda | Miercurea Ciuc | Lajos Vákár Ice Hall | 3,500 |

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | HSC Csíkszereda | 40 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 195 | 110 | +85 | 92 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | FTC-Telekom | 40 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 146 | 86 | +60 | 84 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | UTE | 40 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 129 | 78 | +51 | 84 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Gyergyói Hoki Klub | 40 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 166 | 122 | +44 | 82 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 5 | MAC HKB Újbuda | 40 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 146 | 122 | +24 | 68 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 6 | Brașov Wolves | 40 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 151 | 128 | +23 | 67 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 7 | DEAC | 40 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 56 | Qualification to Round of 16 |
| 8 | DVTK Jegesmedvék | 40 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 132 | 136 | −4 | 47 | Qualification to Round of 16 |
| 9 | UNI Győr ETO HC | 40 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 94 | 146 | −52 | 32 | Qualification to Round of 16 |
| 10 | Titánok | 40 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 92 | 192 | −100 | 32 | Qualification to Round of 16 |
| 11 | Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák | 40 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 76 | 207 | −131 | 16 | |

## Play-offs
### Bracket

| Wild card round (best-of-5) | Wild card round (best-of-5) | Wild card round (best-of-5) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) |
| | | | 1 | HSC Csíkszereda | 4 | | | | | | |
| 7 | DEAC | 3 | 5 | MAC HKB Újbuda | 1 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Titánok | 0 | | | | 1 | HSC Csíkszereda | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | DEAC | 1 | | | |
| | | | 2 | FTC-Telekom | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| | | | 8 | DVTK Jegesmedvék | 1 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| | | | | | | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | 1 | HSC Csíkszereda | 4 |
| | | | | | | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | 2 | FTC-Telekom | 1 |
| | | | 3 | UTE | 2 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| 8 | DVTK Jegesmedvék | 3 | 7 | DEAC | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | | | |
| 9 | UNI Győr ETO HC | 1 | | | | 2 | FTC-Telekom | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Gyergyói HK | 1 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Gyergyói HK | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Brașov Wolves | 0 | | | | | | |

### Wild card round

DEAC – Titánok 3–0 :
| 21.02.2022 | DEAC | Titánok | 5-0 |
| 22.02.2022 | Titánok | DEAC | 4-3 |
| 24.02.2022 | DEAC | Titánok | 2-5 |
| DEAC won the series 3–0. ||||
DVTK Jegesmedvék – UNI Győr ETO HC 3–1 :
| 21.02.2022 | DVTK Jegesmedvék | UNI Győr ETO HC | 4-2 |
| 22.02.2022 | UNI Győr ETO HC | DVTK Jegesmedvék | 1-2 |
| 24.02.2022 | DVTK Jegesmedvék | UNI Győr ETO HC | 0-3 |
| 25.02.2022 | UNI Győr ETO HC | DVTK Jegesmedvék | 2-5 |
| DVTK Jegesmedvék won the series 3–1. ||||

### Quarterfinals

HSC Csíkszereda – MAC HKB Újbuda 4-1 :
| 03.03.2022 | HSC Csíkszereda | MAC HKB Újbuda | 4-1 |
| 04.03.2022 | HSC Csíkszereda | MAC HKB Újbuda | 5-4 |
| 07.03.2022 | MAC HKB Újbuda | HSC Csíkszereda | 5-2 |
| 08.03.2022 | MAC HKB Újbuda | HSC Csíkszereda | 2-5 |
| 11.03.2022 | HSC Csíkszereda | MAC HKB Újbuda | 5-4 ОТ |
| HSC Csíkszereda won the series 4–1. ||||
FTC-Telekom – DVTK Jegesmedvék 4-1 :
| 01.03.2022 | FTC-Telekom | DVTK Jegesmedvék | 3-2 |
| 02.03.2022 | FTC-Telekom | DVTK Jegesmedvék | 4-3 |
| 05.03.2022 | DVTK Jegesmedvék | FTC-Telekom | 3-5 |
| 06.03.2022 | DVTK Jegesmedvék | FTC-Telekom | 3-1 |
| 09.03.2022 | FTC-Telekom | DVTK Jegesmedvék | 4-1 |
| FTC-Telekom won the series 4–1. ||||
UTE – DEAC 2-4 :
| 01.03.2022 | UTE | DEAC | 2-3 |
| 02.03.2022 | UTE | DEAC | 4-2 |
| 05.03.2022 | DEAC | UTE | 5-3 |
| 06.03.2022 | DEAC | UTE | 6-2 |
| 09.03.2022 | UTE | DEAC | 2-1 ОТ |
| 11.03.2022 | DEAC | UTE | 7-4 |
| DEAC won the series 4–2. ||||
Gyergyói HK – Brașov Wolves 4-0 :
| 03.03.2022 | Gyergyói HK | Brașov Wolves | 4-1 |
| 04.03.2022 | Gyergyói HK | Brașov Wolves | 4-1 |
| 07.03.2022 | Brașov Wolves | Gyergyói HK | 1-5 |
| 08.03.2022 | Brașov Wolves | Gyergyói HK | 1-2 |
| Gyergyói HK won the series 4–0. ||||

### Semifinals

HSC Csíkszereda – DEAC 4-1 :
| 18.03.2022 | HSC Csíkszereda | DEAC | 7-4 |
| 19.03.2022 | HSC Csíkszereda | DEAC | 1-0 |
| 22.03.2022 | DEAC | HSC Csíkszereda | 1-4 |
| 23.03.2022 | DEAC | HSC Csíkszereda | 4-3 |
| 25.03.2022 | HSC Csíkszereda | DEAC | 5-3 |
| HSC Csíkszereda won the series 4–1 ||||
FTC-Telekom – Gyergyói HK 4-1 :
| 16.03.2022 | FTC-Telekom | Gyergyói HK | 0-1 |
| 17.03.2022 | FTC-Telekom | Gyergyói HK | 4-2 |
| 20.03.2022 | Gyergyói HK | FTC-Telekom | 0-7 |
| 21.03.2022 | Gyergyói HK | FTC-Telekom | 0-5 (awarded) |
| 24.03.2022 | FTC-Telekom | Gyergyói HK | 5-0 (awarded) |
| FTC-Telekom won the series 4–1 ||||

### Finals
## Final rankings

| | HSC Csíkszereda |
| | FTC-Telekom |
| | Gyergyói HK |
| 4 | DEAC |
| 5 | UTE |
| 6 | MAC HKB Újbuda |
| 7 | Brașov Wolves |
| 8 | DVTK Jegesmedvék |
| 9 | UNI Győr ETO HC |
| 10 | Titánok |
| 11 | Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák |