# 2012–13 DEL season

The 2012–13 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 19th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

## Teams

| Team | City | Arena |
| Augsburger Panther | Augsburg | Curt Frenzel Stadium |
| Eisbären Berlin | Berlin | O2 World |
| Düsseldorfer EG | Düsseldorf | ISS Dome |
| Hamburg Freezers | Hamburg | Color Line Arena |
| Hannover Scorpions | Hanover | TUI Arena |
| ERC Ingolstadt | Ingolstadt | Saturn Arena |
| Iserlohn Roosters | Iserlohn | Eissporthalle Iserlohn |
| Kölner Haie | Cologne | Lanxess Arena |
| Krefeld Pinguine | Krefeld | König Palast |
| Adler Mannheim | Mannheim | SAP Arena |
| Red Bull München | Munich | Olympia Eishalle |
| Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | Nuremberg | Nuremberg Arena |
| Straubing Tigers | Straubing | Eisstadion am Pulverturm |
| Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg | Eisarena Wolfsburg |

## Regular season

| | Team | GP | W | OTW | SOW | OTL | SOL | L | Goals | Points |
| 1 | Adler Mannheim | 52 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 164:125 | 99 |
| 2 | Kölner Haie | 52 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 165:137 | 99 |
| 3 | Krefeld Pinguine | 52 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 166:145 | 88 |
| 4 | Eisbären Berlin | 52 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 180:152 | 85 |
| 5 | Hamburg Freezers | 52 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 158:130 | 85 |
| 6 | ERC Ingolstadt | 52 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 161:149 | 84 |
| 7 | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 52 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 161:159 | 77 |
| 8 | Augsburger Panther | 52 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 137:155 | 77 |
| 9 | Straubing Tigers | 52 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 133:145 | 74 |
| 10 | EHC Wolfsburg | 52 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 142:150 | 73 |
| 11 | Hannover Scorpions | 52 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 124:148 | 72 |
| 12 | EHC München | 52 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 125:137 | 71 |
| 13 | Iserlohn Roosters | 52 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 130:167 | 59 |
| 14 | Düsseldorfer EG | 52 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 131:178 | 49 |

## Playoffs
### Playoff qualification

The playoff qualification was played between March 13 and 17, 2013 in a Best-of-three mode.
| | | | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 1–2 | EHC Wolfsburg | 3–2 | 3–4 | 3–5 |
| Augsburger Panther | 0–2 | Straubing Tigers | 2–3 (OT) | 1–4 | – |

#### Augsburger Panther vs. Straubing Tigers
### Bracket

There was a reseeding after the first round.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Adler Mannheim | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | EHC Wolfsburg | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | EHC Wolfsburg | 4 | | | 2 | Kölner Haie | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | EHC Wolfsburg | 0 | | | |
| 2 | Kölner Haie | 4 | | | 10 | EHC Wolfsburg | 0 | | | |
| 9 | Straubing Tigers | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Straubing Tigers | 1 | | | | | | 2 | Kölner Haie | 1 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 2 | Kölner Haie | 1 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 4 | Eisbären Berlin | 3 |
| 3 | Krefeld Pinguine | 4 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Eisbären Berlin | 3 |
| 6 | ERC Ingolstadt | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | ERC Ingolstadt | 2 | | | 3 | Krefeld Pinguine | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Eisbären Berlin | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Eisbären Berlin | 4 | | | 4 | Eisbären Berlin | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Hamburg Freezers | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were played between 20 March and 1 April 2013 in a Best-of-seven mode.

#### Eisbären Berlin vs. Hamburg Freezers
### Semifinals

The semifinals were played between 3 and 12 April 2013 in a Best-of-five mode.

#### Krefeld Pinguine vs. Eisbären Berlin
### Final

The final were played between 14 and 24 April 2013 in a Best-of-five mode.