German women's ice hockey Bundesliga

The German Women's Ice Hockey Bundesliga or DFEL ( or ) is the top-tier women's ice hockey league in Germany. It was founded in 1988 by the German Ice Hockey Federation ().
==History==
The German Women's Ice Hockey Bundesliga was created in 1988–89. Previously, the national championship took the form of a tournament featuring the best teams from the various regional federations. The Bundesliga was initially split into two divisions, North and South, with a final championship tournament at the end of the season, but in April 2006, the participating teams voted to have only a single division, starting from the 2006-07 season.
==2017–18 season==
The 2017–18 season featured 8 teams, with each team playing each of the seven others four times, twice at home. The team finishing at the top of the ranking table wins the German Championship.
===Teams===
Team 	City 	Founded	Arena 	Capacity
EC Bergkamener Bären 	Bergkamen 	1982 	Eissporthalle Bergkamen-Weddinghofen	500
Eisbären Juniors Berlin	Berlin 	2017 	Wellblechpalast 	4,695
Düsseldorfer EG 	Düsseldorf	2015 	ISS Dome 	13,400
Hannover Lady Scorpions	Hanover 	2017 	Eisstadion am Pferdeturm 	4,608
ERC Ingolstadt 	Ingolstadt	2012 	Saturn Arena 	4,815
ECDC Memmingen 	Memmingen 	1989 	Eissporthalle Memmingen 	3,850
Maddogs Mannheim 	Mannheim 	2002 	SAP Arena 	13,600
ESC Planegg-Würmtal 	Planegg 	1991 	Kunsteisstadion Grafing 	1,730
==Championship record==
 Year by year
Season 	Champion 	Second 	Third 	
Endrunde 	Endrunde 	Endrunde 	Endrunde 	Endrunde
1983–84 	ESG Esslingen 	EC Bergkamener Bären 	ESV Kaufbeuren 	
1984–85 	EHC Eisbären Düsseldorf 	EV Füssen 	ESG Esslingen 	
1985–86 	EHC Eisbären Düsseldorf 	EC Bergkamener Bären 	EDM Köln 	
1986–87 	EHC Eisbären Düsseldorf 	ESG Esslingen 	EV Füssen 	
1987–88 	Mannheimer ERC WildCats 	EHC Eisbären Düsseldorf 	ESG Esslingen 	
Fraueneishockey-Bundesliga	Fraueneishockey-Bundesliga 	Fraueneishockey-Bundesliga 	Fraueneishockey-Bundesliga	Fraueneishockey-Bundesliga
1988–89 	EHC Eisbären Düsseldorf 	Mannheimer ERC WildCats 	ESG Esslingen 	
1989–90 	Mannheimer ERC WildCats 	EHC Eisbären Düsseldorf 	OSC Berlin 	
1990–91 	OSC Berlin 	EHC Eisbären Düsseldorf 	Mannheimer ERC WildCats 	
1991–92 	Mannheimer ERC WildCats 	Neusser EC 	EC Bergkamener Bären 	
1992–93 	Neusser EC 	Mannheimer ERC WildCats 	TuS Geretsried 	
1993–94 	TuS Geretsried 	Mannheimer ERC WildCats 	Neusser EC 	
1994–95 	ESG Esslingen 	DEC Tigers Königsbrunn 	TuS Geretsried 	
1995–96 	ESG Esslingen 	TuS Wiehl 	TuS Geretsried 	
1996–97 	ESG Esslingen 	TuS Wiehl 	Grefrather EC 	
1997–98 	ESG Esslingen 	Mannheimer ERC WildCats 	TuS Geretsried 	
1998–99 	Mannheimer ERC WildCats 	TuS Geretsried 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal 	
1999–2000 	Mannheimer ERC WildCats 	TuS Geretsried 	TuS Wiehl 	
2000–01 	TV Kornwestheim 	TuS Geretsried 	EC Bergkamener Bären 	
2001–02 	TV Kornwestheim 	SC Riessersee 	OSC Berlin 	
2002–03 	TV Kornwestheim 	OSC Berlin 	Mannheimer ERC WildCats 	
2003–04 	TV Kornwestheim 	OSC Berlin 	SC Riessersee 	
2004–05 	EC Bergkamener Bären 	TV Kornwestheim 	OSC Berlin 	
2005–06 	OSC Berlin 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal 	TV Kornwestheim 	
2006–07 	OSC Berlin 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal 	SC Riessersee 	
2007–08 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal 	OSC Berlin 	SC Riessersee 	
2008–09 	OSC Berlin 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal 	EC Bergkamener Bären 	
2009–10 	OSC Berlin 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal 	EC Bergkamener Bären 	
2010–11 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal 	OSC Berlin 	EC Bergkamener Bären 	
2011–12 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal 	ECDC Memmingen 	EC Bergkamener Bären 	
2012–13 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal 	ECDC Memmingen 	OSC Berlin 	
2013–14 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal 	OSC Berlin 	ECDC Memmingen 	
2014–15 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal 	ECDC Memmingen 	ERC Ingolstadt 	
2015–16 	ECDC Memmingen 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal 	ERC Ingolstadt 	
2016–17 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal 	ERC Ingolstadt 	ECDC Memmingen 	
2017–18 	ECDC Memmingen 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal 	ERC Ingolstadt 	
2018–19 	ECDC Memmingen 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal 	ERC Ingolstadt 	
2019–20 	German Championship Finals cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; finalists: CDC Memmingen and ESC Planegg	German Championship Finals cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; finalists: CDC Memmingen and ESC Planegg	ERC Ingolstadt 	
 Each club
 	Team 	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal 	7 	5 	1 	13
2 	OSC Berlin 	5 	5 	4 	14
3 	Mannheimer ERC WildCats	5 	4 	2 	11
4 	ESG Esslingen 	5 	1 	3 	9
5 	EHC Eisbären Düsseldorf	4 	3 	0 	7
6 	TV Kornwestheim 	4 	1 	2 	7
7 	TuS Geretsried 	1 	3 	4 	8
8 	ECDC Memmingen 	1 	3 	2 	6
9 	EC Bergkamener Bären 	1 	2 	5 	8
10	Neusser EC 	1 	1 	1 	3
11	TuS Wiehl 	0 	2 	1 	3
12	SC Riessersee 	0 	1 	3 	4
13	ERC Ingolstadt 	0 	1 	2 	3
14	EV Füssen 	0 	1 	1 	2
15	DEC Tigers Königsbrunn 	0 	1 	0 	1
16	ESV Kaufbeuren 	0 	0 	1 	1
 	EDM Köln 	0 	0 	1 	1
 	Grefrather EC 	0 	0 	1 	1
==German Women's Cup==
Beginning in the 2001–02 season, the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB) organized an annual tournament called the DEB Women's Cup (), which would be played over several days at the end of the DFEL season. It featured the top four or six teams from the most recent DFEL season, divided into two groups of two or three teams each. The tournament has not been held since 2018. 
 Record
Season 	Champion 	Finalist
2001–02	Grefrather EC 	EHC Memmingen
2002–03	WSV Braunlage 	ERC Sonthofen
2003–04	Grefrather EC 	ECDC Memmingen
2004–05	Grefrather EC 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal
2005–06	EC Bergkamener Bären	ECDC Memmingen
2006–07	EC Bergkamener Bären	ESC Planegg/Würmtal
2007–08	OSC Berlin 	Hamburger SV
2008–09	OSC Berlin 	ECDC Memmingen
2009–10	ESC Planegg-Würmtal 	OSC Berlin
2010–11	OSC Berlin 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal
2011–12	ESC Planegg-Würmtal 	OSC Berlin
2012–13	ECDC Memmingen 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal
2013–14	OSC Berlin 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal
2014–15	ESC Planegg-Würmtal 	ERC Ingolstadt
2015–16	ECDC Memmingen 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal
2016–17	ECDC Memmingen 	ESC Planegg-Würmtal
2017–18	ECDC Memmingen 	ERC Ingolstadt
==See also==
*Germany women's national ice hockey team
*Elite Women's Hockey League (EWHL)
==References==
==External links==
*League statistics and data sourced from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or HockeyArchives.info (in French)
*Frauen-Bundesliga (league website-in German)
*Website on Women's ice hockey in Germany (In German)
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