2008 - 09 Bavarian ice hockey season The Bavarian ice hockey league season 2008 - 09 started on 17 October 2008 with the first round in the " Bayernliga " and finished on 22 March 2009 with the second " Bayernliga " final , with the " ERV Schweinfurt " taking out the title for a third time , having previously won it in 1990 and 2000 . Two clubs finished the season with only one loss to their name , the " Bezirksliga " and " Landesliga " champions " TSV Schliersee " and " EHC Bayreuth " , while the " TSV Trostberg II " was the only team not to record a win , having now not won a league game since January 2006 . Champions . The three levels of the Bavarian league system were won by the following teams : Bayernliga . Group phase : Final table . Championship round . The eight teams qualified for this round were split into two groups ; Group A consisted of the teams having finished 1st , 4th , 5th and 8th in the main round . Group B consisted of the 2nd , 3rd , 6th and 7th team . The top two teams of each group qualified for the play - off semi - finals . Relegation round . The eight teams qualified for this round were also split into two groups . Group A consisted of the teams having finished 9th , 12th , 13th and 16th in the main round . Group B consisted of the 10th , 11th , 14th and 15th team . The bottom two teams of each group had to enter the play - downs while the top two teams were qualified for next seasons " Bayernliga " . Play - Offs . The semi - finals and the final are played in a best - of - three modus . Landesliga . The four regional divisions played out a home - and - away round to determined the four clubs from each league who enter the sixteen team promotion round . Split into two groups of eight , the top team of each division gains promotion to the " Bayernliga " . Should one or more teams from this league move up to the " Oberliga " without a Bavarian team being relegated from there , additional clubs from that round may gain promotion . The remaining sixteen clubs played out a relegation round with the last two team in each of the two groups being relegated to the " Bezirksliga " . First round . Top four teams enter the " promotion round " . Promotion round . Top team in each division promoted to the " Bayernliga " . The second placed teams may have a promotion chance if a Bavarian team is promoted from the " Bayernliga " to the " Oberliga " . Finals . The two division winners will play a two match series to determine the " Landesliga " champions while the two division runners - up will play for third place , which could also determine who will be pro moted if a third team was to move up to the " Bayernliga " . Relegation round . The two bottom teams in each division are relegated to the " Bezirksliga " . Bezirksliga . The four regional division played out a home - and - away round to determined the league winner . The four league champions are promoted to the " Landesliga " and also are qualified for the " Bezirksliga " championship round . Main round . First placed team enters championship round and is promoted to " Landesliga " . Championship round . The " Bezirksliga " championship was decided in a home - and - away round with the club with the best aggregate score taking out the series . All four teams are already promoted to the " Landesliga " .