1998-99 DEL season

The 1998-99 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 5th season of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (German Ice Hockey League). 
Adler Mannheim continued their dominance in German ice-hockey and became the DEL Champion for the third time in row, winning a German title for the fourth time in their history. The league had only 14 teams, as the Kaufbeurer Adler and Düsseldorfer EG were forced out due to financial reasons.
==Regular season==
The first 8 placed teams qualified for the playoffs.
 	Team 	GP	W 	OTW	OTL	L 	GF:GA 	Points
1. 	Nürnberg Ice Tigers 	52	30	7 	2 	15	199:142	106
2. 	Eisbären Berlin 	52	26	4 	5 	17	210:163	91
3. 	Adler Mannheim 	52	24	5 	7 	16	208:182	89
4. 	Frankfurt Lions 	52	25	5 	4 	18	184:168	89
5. 	Kölner Haie 	52	21	9 	7 	15	182:159	88
6. 	EV Landshut 	52	21	8 	9 	14	163:140	88
7. 	Krefeld Pinguine 	52	23	7 	4 	18	183:159	87
8. 	Augsburger Panther 	52	22	8 	3 	19	175:166	85
9. 	Kassel Huskies 	52	24	4 	4 	20	165:145	84
10.	Schwenninger ERC Wild Wings	52	19	4 	7 	22	195:217	72
11.	Hannover Scorpions 	52	18	3 	6 	25	175:195	66
12.	Starbulls Rosenheim 	52	15	6 	5 	26	169:213	62
13.	Berlin Capitals 	52	12	4 	8 	28	146:205	52
14.	Revierlöwen Oberhausen 	52	10	0 	3 	39	148:254	33
GP = Games played, W = Win, OTW = Overtime Win, OTL = Overtime loss, L = Loss
     = Qualified for playoffs     = Season ended
== Player Awards ==
Category 	Name 	Team 	Record
Most points 	Martin Jiranek	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	69 Points
Most goals 	Jan Alston 	Adler Mannheim 	33 Goals
Most assists 	John Chabot 	Frankfurt Lions 	52 Assists
Best goalie 	Petr Bříza 	EV Landshut 	2.51 Goals-Against-Average
Best defender	Chris Snell 	Frankfurt Lions 	51 Points
== Playoff ==
The playoffs were played in a best-of-five mode.
=== Quarterfinals ===
The quarterfinals were played starting March 12, 1999.
 	 	 	Game	1 	2 	3 	4 	5
Nürnberg Ice Tigers	–	Augsburger Panther	3:2 	5:4	5:6 OT	5:1 	1:2 OT	2:1
Eisbären Berlin 	–	Krefeld Pinguine 	3:1 	3:2	2:4 	5:4 OT	6:5 OT	–
Adler Mannheim 	–	EV Landshut 	3:0 	2:0	5:3 	5:2 	– 	–
Frankfurt Lions 	–	Kölner Haie 	3:2 	5:4	1:2 	5:2 	2:3 OT	4:3 OT
 OT = Overtime; SO = Shootout
=== Semifinals ===
The semifinals were played starting March 26, 1999. The regular season best placed team left played against the worst, and the second best vs. third best. 
 	 	 	Game	1 	2 	3 	4 	5
Nürnberg Ice Tigers	–	Frankfurt Lions	3:0 	5:1	3:2	2:1 	– 	–
Eisbären Berlin 	–	Adler Mannheim 	1:3 	2:4	0:6	2:1 OT	3:9	–
 OT = Overtime; SO = Shootout
=== Finals ===
The finals were played starting April 18 with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers playing home first, due to better regular season placement.
 	 	 	Game	1 	2 	3 	4 	5
Nürnberg Ice Tigers	–	Adler Mannheim	2:3 	2:1 OT	1:5	3:2	3:4	2:3
 OT = Overtime; SO = Shootout
With the last game, Adler Mannheim continued their dominance in German ice-hockey and became the DEL Champion for the third time in row, winning a German title for the fourth time in their history.
==Team Photos== 
98-99RoseSB.jpg|Starbulls Rosenheim
98-99KasHus.jpg|Kassel Huskies
98-99NurIT.jpg|Nürnberg Ice Tigers
98-99EisBer.jpg|Eisbären Berlin
98-99FraLio.jpg|Frankfurt Lions
==References==
Category:1998 in hockey
Category:1999 in hockey
Category:Deutsche Eishockey Liga season