Austria women's ice hockey Bundesliga

The Austria women's ice hockey Bundesliga (German: or DEBL) is the upper league in women's ice hockey in Austria. It is organized by the . Austria had 652 female players in 2013.IIHF, http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/countries/austria.html
== History ==
Founded in 1998, the league uses a format of home and away matches. In the 2004–05 season, the best Austrian teams additionally also competed in the international Elite Women's Hockey League (EWHL). From the following season onward, the top teams only played in the EWHL, making the Bundesliga in a sense the second-level league of Austrian Women's ice hockey. As a result, the title of Austrian champion is decided in a separate tournament titled (National Championship), featuring the three teams that play in the EWHL and the top DEBL team. Exceptions were the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons where EWHL clubs were the only competing teams. Since 2008, following the example of the Austrian men's ice hockey league, the DEBL has also featured teams from neighboring countries such as Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary.
== 2017–18 season ==
; Format
The nine teams of the DEBL are assembled into one division. The teams play each other three times a year.
The top DEBL team qualifies for the Staatsmeisterschaft where it meets the three Austrian teams from the EWHL. The tournament uses a home- and away-game format. The two top teams contest the final, using a best-of-three format. The better-placed team has the right to contest the first game in its home ground. The other two teams contest the third-place play-off, also using a best-of-three format. "Staatsmeisterschaft – Austragungsmodus" (description of championship format), ÖEHV Women"s Ice Hockey website
; Teams
Dameneishockey-Bundesliga
* SPG Kitzbühel/Kufstein
* SPG Wien/Neuberg
* DHC IceCats Linz
* Gipsy Girls Villach
* DEC Devils Graz
* KMH Budapest II
* OHA Budapest
* Marilyn Budapest
* KHL Grič Zagreb
==Championship record==
 Season by season
Season 	Staatsmeisterschaft 	Dameneishockey-Bundesliga
1998-99	Gipsy Girls Villach 	Gipsy Girls Villach
1999-00	Gipsy Girls Villach 	Gipsy Girls Villach
2000-01	EHC Vienna Flyers 	EHC Vienna Flyers
2001-02	EHV Sabres 	EHV Sabres
2002-03	EHV Sabres 	EHV Sabres
2003-04	EHV Sabres 	EHV Sabres
2004-05	EHV Sabres 	EHV Sabres
2005-06	Ravens Salzburg 	Red Angels Innsbruck
2006-07	EHV Sabres 	Gipsy Girls Villach
2007-08	EHV Sabres 	DEC Dragons Klagenfurt
2008-09	Ravens Salzburg 	HK Merkur Triglav Kranj
2009-10	EHV Sabres 	SPG Kitzbühel/Salzburg
2010-11	EHV Sabres Life the Dream, Kiira Dosdall and the Vienna Sabres Capture Gold, http://www.womenshockeylife.com/blogs_view_dsp.cfm?BlogId=266&CatId=6 , April 12, 2011.	Neuberg Highlanders
2011-12	EHV Sabres 	Neuberg Highlanders
2012-13	EHV Sabres 	Neuberg Highlanders
2013-14	EHV Sabres 	KHL Grič Zagreb
2014-15	EHV Sabres 	EHV Sabres II
2015-16	EHV Sabres 	HK Triglav/Olimpija
2016-17	EHV Sabres 	KMH Budapest II
 Leading teams(Staatsmeisterschaft)
 	Team 	Titles
1	EHV Sabres 	14
2	Ravens Salzburg 	2
-	Gipsy Girls Villach	2
4	EHC Vienna Flyers 	1
 Leading teams(Dameneishockey-Bundesliga)
 	Team 	Titles
1	EHV Sabres 	5[*]
2	Neuberg Highlanders 	3
-	Gipsy Girls Villach 	3
4	HK Triglav 	2
5	EHC Vienna Flyers 	1
-	Red Angels Innsbruck 	1
-	DEC Dragons Klagenfurt	1
-	SPG Kitzbühel/Salzburg	1
-	KHL Grič Zagreb 	1
-	KMH Budapest II 	1
[*] – includes one title from affiliate team, EHV Sabres II
== DEBL II ==
In 2004, due to the increasing number of teams, a second division titled DEBL II was created. There was no match play in this league in the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons. 
The team that finishes at the bottom of the DEBL league table at the end of the season meets the top team of the DEBL II over a best-of-three series. The winner of that contest then plays in the DEBL during the next season, while the loser is relegated to the second DEBL. "DEBL II – Austragungsmodus" (description of 2nd league format), ÖEHV Women"s Ice Hockey website
; Teams for 2017–18 season
* DEC Dragons Klagenfurt
* EHC Lustenau
* EHV Sabres II
* Red Angels Innsbruck
* SPG Salzburg/Linz
 Regular season champions
Season 	Champion
2004-05	Kundl Crocodiles
2005-06	EHV Sabres II
2006-07	Ravens Salzburg II
2007-09	not contested
2009-10	FTC Eagles Budapest
2010-11	EC "Die Adler" Kitzbühel
2011-12	Neuberg Highlanders II
2012-13	DEC Devils Graz
2013-14	SPG Kitzbühel/Salzburg
2014-15	SPG Kitzbühel/Salzburg
2015-16	HDK Maribor
2016-17	Red Angels Innsbruck
==See also==
* Austria women's national ice hockey team
* Elite Women's Hockey League (EWHL)
* Ravens Salzburg
==References==
* This article incorporates information from the French and German Wikipedias.
==External links==
* League website
* Women's ice hockey page on ÖEHV website
* Austria women's ice hockey on www.eishockey.org
* EWHL website
* Austria women's ice hockey pages in hockey365
Category:Ice hockey leagues in Austria
Category:Women's ice hockey leagues in Europe
Category:Established in 1998